| DEVICE B: | THE ANAGRAM |
| The word
is represented as an anagram. eg. Gretta goes out for a goal = TARGET. In some ways an anagram is one of the more straightforward (although anything but straight) ways of coding a word. All the letters of the word are given, but in the wrong order, just as the letters in "Gretta" when rearranged produce "target". In cryptic crosswords the anagram is often composed of several words. eg. It isn't an ode arrangement where you end up = destination. |
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Suspect the use of an anagram when you see words that indicate a reshuffle of letters, i.e. goes out, out, in a way, twisted, mad, arrangement, change, movement, about, agitated, etc. |
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