Clue
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good clue | good indicator |
| best | best clue | best indicator |
| direct | direct clue | direct indicator |
| solid | solid clue | solid indicator |
| Other adjectives: true, critical, single, obvious, visible, strong, actual, definite, real, big, great, huge, subtle, main, key, early, major, useful, possible, final, different, visual, biggest. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Also see A Sinister Clue, another indicator of evil stemming from an ancient superstition.
Source: Evil Redhead -
The UK version combined both approaches; initially, an indicator would appear on the screen to show where the object was hidden, but if time was running low, host Neil Buchanan would try to clue the players in to the object's location (sometimes all but telling them exactly where to look).
Source: Series / Finders Keepers -
When she becomes a vector for The Virus, it serves as a clue to her and her son's shared biological resistance to the virus, and an indicator of when they become exposed but remain unturned: one eye becomes bloodshot like a normal zombie's infected would, the other remains clear.
Source: Mark of the Supernatural
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