cluing
Providing puzzle hints
Cluing is giving someone hints or information to help them understand something: I spent ten minutes cluing her in on what she'd missed.
In crossword construction, cluing refers to the craft of writing clues—the hints that lead solvers to answers: The cluing in this puzzle is particularly clever.
Clue-based letter grid
- crypticObscure in meaning
- acrosticVertically spelled hidden message
- anagramReshuffled letter word
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
wordplay · solver · across · down · enumeration · definition · indicator · pattern
Idea proposed for consideration
- tipEnd or gratuity
- pointerReference to memory location
- indicationSign of what's coming
- cueTrigger for action
inkling · intimation · lead · signal · sign · nudge · prompt · allusion
Formal examination of facts
- sleuthPrivate investigator
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- deductionConclusion from premises
- mysterySomething unexplained or unknown
whodunit · suspense · motive · culprit · alibi · forensics · witness · interrogation
Concise information session
- updateNew version or information
- disclosureAct of revealing information
- notificationFormal notice given
- tip-offAdvance secret warning
intelligence · insider · informant · revelation · enlightenment · awareness · insight · debriefing
crossword
Clue-based letter grid
grid · wordplay · solver · across · down · enumeration · definition · indicator · pattern · letters
suggestion
Idea proposed for consideration
- tipEnd or gratuity
- pointerReference to memory location
- indicationSign of what's coming
cue · inkling · intimation · lead · signal · sign · nudge · prompt · allusion · implication
investigation
Formal examination of facts
mystery · whodunit · suspense · motive · culprit · alibi · forensics · witness · interrogation · surveillance
briefing
Concise information session
- updateNew version or information
- disclosureAct of revealing information
- notificationFormal notice given
tip-off · intelligence · insider · informant · revelation · enlightenment · awareness · insight · debriefing · leak
cluingconcealing
Keeping something secret
hiding · stonewalling · suppressing · holding back · keeping mum
cluingconfusing
Causing mental uncertainty
stumping · baffling · mystifying · puzzling · perplexing
cluingblindsiding
Surprising with sudden impact
deceiving · fooling · duping · bamboozling · snowing