Anagram clues

Some letters in the clue are shuffled to make the answer. A nearby word tells you to mix them up, and the letters you need are written out in full in the clue.

How to spot one

• Look for a word suggesting change, damage, movement or confusion.
• Count the letters in the words next to it: they will match the answer length exactly.
• The definition is at the other end of the clue from the letters being shuffled.
• Unusual words that don't fit the surface meaning are often anagram fodder.

Common indicators

broken, mashed, wild, confused, unsettled, reorganised, spreads, upset, mixed, shuffled, arranged, novel, poorly, crazy, damaged, cooked, moving, off, out, wrong, badly, tangled, strange, odd, ruined

Examples

• Fruit from melon, mashed (5)
• Peril in wild garden (6)
• Disease spreads to coast (7)
• Cheater, confused, finds instructor (7)
• Class remains unsettled (7)
• Pantries redecorated by artists (8)