Charade (building blocks) indicators
The answer is built from pieces placed side by side.
A charade builds the answer from pieces placed one after another, like a word game. These linking words often indicate the order of the pieces. In down clues “on” and “over” can mean “after” and “before”.
Common Charade (building blocks) indicators
- above
- added to
- adding
- adjoining
- after
- against
- ahead of
- alongside
- and
- atop
- before
- behind
- below
- beneath
- beside
- by
- following
- follows
- joining
- joins
- meeting
- meets
- next to
- on
- over
- plus
- precedes
- preceding
- then
- under
- with
Other indicator types
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