Container clues

One set of letters is placed inside another. Each part usually comes from a synonym or an abbreviation, and a word like 'in', 'about' or 'holding' tells you which part goes where.

How to spot one

• Look for words about holding, keeping, eating, entering or going round.
• Work out which word is the outside and which is the inside: 'A in B' puts A inside B.
• Short parts are often abbreviations such as S for son or E for English.
• Once you have one part, look for where the other could slot in.

Common indicators

in, inside, into, about, around, round, holding, keeps, grips, clutching, eats, swallows, takes in, contains, boxes, embraces, outside, without, entering, during, held by, surrounding

Examples

• Son in boat to brag (5)
• What about English crop? (5)
• Poet holding English whiskers (5)
• Hotel keeps son for cheap lodging (6)
• Stride round LA to find royal home (6)
• Snoop around insect in larder (6)