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Reversals
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How reversals are used in cryptic clues
Reversals are words that make another word when written in reverse. They are used in cryptic crossword clues with reversal indicators. Most reversal indicators can be applied to any clue. Some only work for down clues (e.g. heading north) and a few are limited to across clues (e.g. to the left). Use these lists of reversal indicators and word reversals to help solve clues quickly. Related content Palindromes |
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Reversal indicators
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about
about face arise ascend back up backfire backing bring back bring over bring up capsize climb come up contrary comeback ebb echo elevate erect fall over flick flip from behind from the east from the right get backing go west go wrong way haul up heading north hold back |
in decline
in hindsight in recess in retirement in retrospect in return in revolt in the mirror invert knock back left to right lift looking back lying back mount northbound on reflection on the contrary on the rise over overthrow overturn promote pull over put up raise reactionary reared rebound recall recede |
recession
reflective regress reject repel resurrect retire retreat retro retrograde retrospective return reverse review revolutionary right to left rising roll rotate roundabout rouse send back send up serve up set up setback soaring somersault spin stand up swivel |
take a turn
take over take up taken aback taken the wrong way tip tip over to the left turn turn around turn over turn up twirl round up upcoming upend upheld uplift uprising upset upside down upstanding upturned upwardly mobile used up wheel with hindsight withdraw write up wrong direction wrong way round |
Word reversals
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3 letters
are - era bad - dab ban - nab bat - tab bin - nib bud - dub bun - nub bur - rub dam - mad dew - wed dim - mid dog - god don - nod duo - oud eel - lee gal - lag gar - rag gas - sag gel - leg gum - mug gut - tug lap - pal mar - ram may - yam nap - pan net - ten new - wen nip - pin nit - tin not - ton now - won nut - tun par - rap pat - tap pay - yap pit - tip pot - top pus - sup rat - tar raw - war saw - was way - yaw |
4 letters
abut - tuba ajar - raja avid - diva bard - drab bats - stab bins - snib brag - garb buns - snub buts - stub deem - meed deep - peed deer - reed dial - laid doom - mood door - rood draw - ward dray - yard dual - laud edit - tide emit - time ergo - ogre eros - sore evil - live flog - golf flow - wolf gals- slag gnat - tang gnus - sung gulp - plug gums -smug guns - snug |
4 letters
keel - leek keep - peek knar - rank leer - reel liar - rail loop - pool loot - tool maps - spam meet - teem moor - room naps - span nips - spin nuts - stun pals - slap pans - snap part - trap paws - swap pees - seep pets - step pins - snip pots - stop raps - spar rats - star saps - spas spat - taps spay - yaps spit - tips spot - tops stew - wets sway - yaws |
5 letters
denim - mined depot - toped devil - lived draws - sward fires - serif keels - sleek knaps - spank knits - stink lager - regal leper - repel lever - revel loops - spool loots - stool mures - serum nonet - tenon pacer - recap parts - strap peels - sleep pools - sloop ports - strop rebut - tuber remit - timer smart - trams snaps - spans snips - spins spots - stops straw - warts 6 letters denier - reined drawer - reward pupils - slip-up recaps - spacer rennet - tenner sloops - spools snoops - spoons sports - strops 7 letters deliver - reviled gateman - nametag 8 letters desserts - stressed |
