Juxtaposition indicators tell the solver that an element produced by one part of the wordplay should be placed either before or after another element. So in the clue “Bog plant succeeded at front of border” for SEDGE, ‘at front of’ simply tells the solver that the S (‘succeeded’) is followed by EDGE (‘border’), while in “Running behind Chinese distance champion” for LION the ON (‘Running’) is to be placed after the LI (‘Chinese distance’).<\/p>\n
Purists will generally try to avoid juxtaposition indicators which tell the solver that element 1 is to be placed before element 2 as these represent superfluous text, but sometimes the surface reading will demand the inclusion of a ‘no action required’ indicator (such as the ‘at front of’ in the first example above).<\/p>\n
Although ‘has’ (or its abbreviation, apostrophe-s) is often seen as a ‘before’ indicator, I can’t find a meaning of the verb ‘have’ which justifies this and therefore I have excluded it from the list, along with similar terms such as ‘gets’ and ‘receives’; however, many setters do use these verbs to indicate juxtaposition, and therefore solvers should be prepared to encounter them.<\/p>\n
When using verbal juxtaposition indicators in the present tense, such as ‘introduces’ or ‘follows’, setters should take particular care that the cryptic reading of the clue is syntactically valid. “Sweden introduces European tax returns for staff” for STAVE – S (‘Sweden’) followed by E VAT (‘European tax’) reversed (‘returns’) – contains two main verbs;\u00a0 ‘returned’ or ‘returning’ would be fine.<\/p>\n
The list below can be sorted alphabetically on Indicator (default), Before\/After, or Across\/Down, in either ascending (default) or descending sequence. The Search box allows full and partial searching of the first two columns in the list.<\/p>\n
Date last modified: 17\/02\/26<\/em> Juxtaposition indicators tell the solver that an element produced by one part of the wordplay should be placed either before or after another element. So in the clue “Bog plant succeeded at front of...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"yasr_overall_rating":0,"yasr_post_is_review":"","yasr_auto_insert_disabled":"","yasr_review_type":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1563","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yasr_visitor_votes":{"stars_attributes":{"read_only":false,"span_bottom":false},"number_of_votes":0,"sum_votes":0},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/clueclinic.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/clueclinic.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/clueclinic.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clueclinic.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clueclinic.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1563"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/clueclinic.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1563\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6415,"href":"https:\/\/clueclinic.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1563\/revisions\/6415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/clueclinic.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nRecent changes: <\/em>(01\/05\/24) added at end of<\/em>, tailing\/tails<\/em>, tipping\/tips<\/em>, tipped by\/tipped with<\/em>, (23\/04\/25) added faces\/facing\/faced with<\/em>, (17\/02\/26) added carries\/carrying<\/em>, confronts\/confronting<\/em>, shadows\/shadowing<\/em>, rides\/riding<\/em>.\n\n\n
\n\t \nIndicator<\/th> Alternative form(s)<\/th> Before or After<\/th> Across or Down<\/th> Type<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n \n\t above<\/td> <\/td> Before<\/td> Down<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t accompanying<\/td> accompanies<\/td> Either<\/td> Either<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t added to<\/td> <\/td> Either<\/td> Either<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t adjacent to<\/td> <\/td> Either<\/td> Either<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t adjoining<\/td> adjoins<\/td> Either<\/td> Either<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t after<\/td> <\/td> After<\/td> Either<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t against<\/td> <\/td> Either<\/td> Either<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t ahead of<\/td> <\/td> Before<\/td> Either<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t alongside<\/td> <\/td> Either<\/td> Across<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t and<\/td> <\/td> Before<\/td> Either<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t at end of<\/td> <\/td> After<\/td> Either<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t backing<\/td> backs<\/td> After<\/td> Across<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t bearing<\/td> bears<\/td> After<\/td> Down<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t before<\/td> <\/td> Before<\/td> Either<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t behind<\/td> <\/td> After<\/td> Either<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t below<\/td> <\/td> After<\/td> Down<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t beneath<\/td> <\/td> After<\/td> Down<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t beside<\/td> <\/td> Either<\/td> Across<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t beyond<\/td> <\/td> After<\/td> Either<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t bolstered by<\/td> <\/td> Before<\/td> Down<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t bolstering<\/td> bolsters<\/td> After<\/td> Down<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t bordering<\/td> borders<\/td> Either<\/td> Either<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t borne by<\/td> <\/td> Before<\/td> Down<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t by<\/td> joined by<\/td> Either<\/td> Across<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t capped by<\/td> <\/td> After<\/td> Down<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t capping<\/td> caps<\/td> Before<\/td> Down<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t carrying<\/td> carries<\/td> After<\/td> Down<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t close on<\/td> <\/td> After<\/td> Either<\/td> Advanced<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t close to<\/td> close by<\/td> Either<\/td> Either<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t confronting<\/td> confronts<\/td> Before<\/td> Across<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t covered with<\/td> covered by<\/td> After<\/td> Down<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t covering<\/td> covers<\/td> Before<\/td> Down<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t crowned by<\/td> <\/td> After<\/td> Down<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t crowning<\/td> crowns<\/td> Before<\/td> Down<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t faced with<\/td> <\/td> After<\/td> Across<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t facing<\/td> faces<\/td> Before<\/td> Across<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t followed by<\/td> <\/td> Before<\/td> Either<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t following<\/td> follows<\/td> After<\/td> Either<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t fronting<\/td> fronts\/in front of<\/td> Before<\/td> Across<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t given<\/td> <\/td> Before<\/td> Either<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t headed by<\/td> <\/td> After<\/td> Either<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t heading<\/td> heads<\/td> Before<\/td> Either<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t held up by<\/td> <\/td> Before<\/td> Down<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t heralded by<\/td> <\/td> After<\/td> Either<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t heralding<\/td> heralds<\/td> Before<\/td> Either<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t holding up<\/td> holds up<\/td> After<\/td> Down<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t inferior to<\/td> <\/td> After<\/td> Down<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t introducing<\/td> introduces<\/td> Before<\/td> Either<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t leading <\/td> leads<\/td> Before<\/td> Either<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t led by<\/td> <\/td> After<\/td> Either<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t near<\/td> <\/td> Either<\/td> Either<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t neighbouring<\/td> <\/td> Either<\/td> Across<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t next to<\/td> <\/td> Either<\/td> Either<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t on<\/td> <\/td> Either<\/td> Either<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t over<\/td> <\/td> Before<\/td> Down<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t past<\/td> <\/td> After<\/td> Either<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t plus<\/td> <\/td> Before<\/td> Either<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t preceding<\/td> precedes<\/td> Before<\/td> Either<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t prior to<\/td> <\/td> Before<\/td> Either<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t riding<\/td> rides<\/td> Before<\/td> Down<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t shadowing<\/td> shadows<\/td> After<\/td> Across<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t superior to<\/td> <\/td> Before<\/td> Down<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t supported by<\/td> <\/td> Before<\/td> Down<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t supporting<\/td> supports<\/td> After<\/td> Down<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t tailing<\/td> tails<\/td> After<\/td> Either<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t tipped with<\/td> tipped by<\/td> Before<\/td> Either <\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t tipping<\/td> tips<\/td> After<\/td> Either<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t to<\/td> <\/td> Either<\/td> Either<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t topped with<\/td> topped by<\/td> After<\/td> Down<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t topping<\/td> tops<\/td> Before<\/td> Down<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t under<\/td> underneath<\/td> After<\/td> Down<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t underpinned by<\/td> <\/td> Before<\/td> Down<\/td> Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t underpinning<\/td> underpins<\/td> After<\/td> Down<\/td> 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