clueing
Providing puzzle hints
Clueing is the present participle of clue, meaning to provide someone with information or hints: I spent ten minutes clueing her in on what happened at the meeting.
In crossword contexts, clueing refers to the craft of writing clues—the skill of hinting at answers without giving them away directly.
Indirect suggestion
- tipEnd or gratuity
- pointerReference to memory location
- cueTrigger for action
- indicationSign of what's coming
inkling · lead · sign · signal · nudge · prompt · suggestion · intimation
Professional crime investigator
- sleuthPrivate investigator
- whodunitCrime fiction identifying perpetrator
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- suspectBelieve to be likely
alibi · evidence · misdirection · deduction · revelation · twist · unmasking · solving
From side to side
- downToward lower ground
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
- crypticObscure in meaning
- solverOne who finds solutions
setter · wordplay · anagram · definition · answer · fill · theme · penciling
Concise information session
- updatingMaking something current
- alertingGiving urgent notice
- notifyingCommunicating information formally
- advisingGiving informed guidance
enlightening · disclosure · revelation · divulging · conveying · communication · explanation · elucidation
hint
Indirect suggestion
indication · inkling · lead · sign · signal · nudge · prompt · suggestion · intimation · allusion
detective
Professional crime investigator
- sleuthPrivate investigator
- whodunitCrime fiction identifying perpetrator
- investigationFormal examination of facts
suspect · alibi · evidence · misdirection · deduction · revelation · twist · unmasking · solving · cracking
across
From side to side
solver · setter · wordplay · anagram · definition · answer · fill · theme · penciling · erasing
briefing
Concise information session
- updatingMaking something current
- alertingGiving urgent notice
- notifyingCommunicating information formally
advising · enlightening · disclosure · revelation · divulging · conveying · communication · explanation · elucidation · debriefing
clueingconcealing
Keeping something secret
misleading · deceiving · hiding · withholding · obscuring
clueingpuzzling
Causing confusion or bewilderment
confusing · baffling · stumping · perplexing · bewildering