Hidden

/ˈhɪd.(ə)n/ · verb

Meaning

past participle of hide.

Definitions by Sense

1. past participle of hide
2. Located or positioned out of sight; not visually apparent.
3. Obscure.
4. (crosswording) A hidden answer clue; one in which the letters of the solution appear consecutively in the wordplay.

Example Sentences

hidden treasure; hidden talents

It was the Lost Oasis, the Oasis of the vision in the sand. […] Deep-hidden in the hollow, beneath the cliffs, it lay; and round it the happy verdure spread for many a rood.

One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains. Isolating a city’s effluent and shipping it away in underground sewers has probably saved more lives than any medical procedure except vaccination.

Hiddens are indicated thus; (e.g.) Grow (maraudinG ROWdies).

The two types of clue which everyone should aim to solve at first reading are anagrams and hiddens.

16 of the 30 clues in this puzzle are hiddens; these are asterisked.

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Word Forms

• more hidden
• most hidden
• hiddens

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