{"id":2797,"date":"2022-06-04T21:07:45","date_gmt":"2022-06-04T20:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.clueclinic.com\/?page_id=2797"},"modified":"2026-07-25T12:09:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T11:09:51","slug":"drag-and-drop-indicators","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/clueclinic.com\/index.php\/drag-and-drop-indicators\/","title":{"rendered":"Drag and Drop Indicators"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Drag and drop indicators<\/em> tell the solver that part of a word (or phrase) indicated by the wordplay should be moved to a different position, or that two elements of it should be swapped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-1&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-medium-font-size\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-1-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-1\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">Examples<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-1\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-1-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cycling elite returns (6) = ELECTS (an element of the word SELECT must be taken from one end and moved to the other).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Swapping sides, plunder firearm (4) [Across clue] = TOOL (the two &#8216;sides&#8217; of LOOT must be swapped over in order to produce the answer).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-2&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-medium-font-size\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-2-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-2\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">Using the List<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-2\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-2-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The list can be sorted by &#8216;Indicator&#8217;, &#8216;Across or Down&#8217;, or  &#8216;Type&#8217;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The list can be filtered using the drop-downs on &#8216;Across or Down&#8217;, &#8216;Effect&#8217; and &#8216;Type&#8217;. To reset a filter, select the heading from the top of the drop-down list.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-3&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-medium-font-size\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-3-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-3\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">Notes for Setters<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-3\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-3-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>As with reversal indicators, when applied to a single word in order to produce the solution (rather than part of it) there is a risk of ambiguity if the indicator is placed between the definition and the indication of the word to be manipulated. &#8220;Famous cycling sailors (4)&#8221; could be equally well be a clue to STAR or TARS.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A reversal is not in general the same as a &#8216;drag and drop&#8217; operation because it typically involves multiple moves (although a reversal of LEVER, say, or TOOL in the example above, has the same effect as a side swap).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When it comes to the movement of a specified letter or group of letters within a word, only a subset of the possible indicators is shown here, sufficient to demonstrate the possibilities. Anything which suggests movement forwards, backwards, downwards or upwards is likely to be valid &#8211; so while &#8216;x demoted&#8217; is listed, the similar, and equally sound, &#8216;x relegated&#8217; is not.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-4&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-medium-font-size\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-4-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-4\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">Recent Changes<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-4\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-4-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Date last modified: 21\/10\/24<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-18\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-18 tablepress-responsive\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Indicator<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Alternative form(s)<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Across or Down<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Effect<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">Type<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">back at the start<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Across<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Last letter to start<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">back to front<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Either<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Last letter to start<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">beginning to end<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Either<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">First letter to end<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">beginning to fall<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">start to fall<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Down<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">First letter moved down<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">beginning to retreat<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">first to retreat<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Across<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">First letter moved back<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">cycling<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">cycles, cycled<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Either<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Cyclic shift<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">ending on top<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Down<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Last letter to start<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">first to back<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">start to back<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Across<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">First letter to end<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">first to be relegated<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Down<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">First letter moved down<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">first to finish<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Either<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">First letter to end<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">first to last<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Either<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">First letter to end<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">head down<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Down<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">First letter moved down<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">head to foot<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Down<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">First letter to end<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">head to tail<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Either<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">First letter to end<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-16\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">leader retreating<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">leader dropping back<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Across<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">First letter moved back<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-17\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">leads to retreat<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Across<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">First two letters moved back<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-18\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">leads to reverse<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Either<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">First two letters swapped<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-19\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">preposterous<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Either<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Last letter to start<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Advanced<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-20\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">second to last<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Either<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Second letter to end<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-21\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">swapping sides<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Across<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">End letters exchanged<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-22\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">swapping tips<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">exchanging tips<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Either<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">End letters exchanged<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-23\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">tail first<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">tail aloft<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Either<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Last letter to start<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-24\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">with head dropping<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Down<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">First letter moved down<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-25\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">with opener dropping down<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Down<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">First letter moved down<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-26\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">with parts exchanged<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">with parts swapped<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Either<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Cyclic shift<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-27\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">x advanced<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">x advancing<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Either<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">x moved nearer to start<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-28\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">x brought forward<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Across<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">x moved nearer to start<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-29\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">x coming to fore<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">x coming to head<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Either<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">x moved to start<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-30\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">x demoted<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">with demotion of x<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Down<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">x moved nearer to end<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-31\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">x dropping<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">x stepping down<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Down<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">x moved nearer to end<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-32\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">x given a boost<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">x given a lift<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Down<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">x moved nearer to start<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-33\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">x promoted<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">with promotion of x<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Down<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">x moved nearer to start<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-34\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">x pushed back<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Across<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">x moved nearer to end<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-35\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">x 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