| Help for a stumped solver | New York Times | 14 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Clue wraith in Tolkien hides | The Times Quick Cryptic | 10 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Helpful tip for a puzzler | Universal | 04 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Help for a crossword solver, say |  |  | 
          
            | Suggest curtain material perhaps without frills | The Telegraph Cryptic | 04 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Indirect indication (4) | Mirror Classic | 28 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Helpful clue | Newsday | 18 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Suggestion | The Sun Two Speed | 04 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Some gibberish in this clue | The Sun Two Speed | 04 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Slightest suggestion |  |  | 
          
            | Subtle clue |  |  | 
          
            | Suggestion from monarch in trouble |  |  | 
          
            | "Latvia and Luxembourg are not involved in this meta," e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Whiff or whisper | Wall Street Journal | 05 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Clue from witch in Telford | The Sun Two Speed | 02 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Suggestion | The Sun Two Speed | 02 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Pointer | Thomas Joseph | 13 May 2025 | 
          
            | Innuendo or insinuation |  |  | 
          
            | Taste buffet sandwiches first in nightclub (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Subtle suggestion | Universal | 16 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Crossword-solving aid |  |  | 
          
            | Current head of Telegraph will uphold hard clue | The Telegraph Cryptic | 04 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | When doubled, comment made with a wink | New York Times | 20 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Clue in a puzzle |  |  | 
          
            | Slight amount | Newsday | 09 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Tiny amount of thin solution (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Leave a small tip | New York Times | 25 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Clue | The Telegraph Quick | 19 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Half thinking a change is needed in the clue (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Intimate | Eugene Sheffer | 10 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Clue | Universal | 06 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Clue, pointer | The Times Concise | 30 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Tip of the month in this paper (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Small amount of helpful advice |  |  | 
          
            | You may need one to get the answer to this (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Very small trace | Mirror Classic | 06 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Intimate clue (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Clue | USA Today Quick | 19 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Suggestion lacking in substance, first to last (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Clue | USA Today | 21 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Trace of flavor | Universal | 19 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Clue or suggestion (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Help for a crossword solver, say |  |  | 
          
            | Clue | Universal | 15 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Subtle suggestion | New York Times | 15 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Dialogue from an NPC, often |  |  | 
          
            | Subtle help feature in DTC |  |  | 
          
            | Bit of help | LA Times Daily | 13 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Crossword title to the puzzle's theme, say |  |  | 
          
            | Means of getting unstuck | New York Times | 27 Oct 2024 | 
          
            | Tip load of mulch in trailer (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Gentle suggestion | LA Times Daily | 01 Oct 2024 | 
          
            | Bit of a thin time, let's suggest |  |  | 
          
            | Clue, suggestion (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Clue | LA Times Daily | 09 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Intimation | Mirror Classic | 02 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Clue may be got from paragraph in text (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Helpful suggestion | Universal | 27 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Puzzle solver's request |  |  | 
          
            | Clue in truth interesting | The Times Quick Cryptic | 26 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Clue | The Sun Two Speed | 26 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Suggestion from wraith in Tolkien | The Sun Two Speed | 26 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Help for the stumped | LA Times Daily | 15 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Clue in a puzzle |  |  | 
          
            | Tiny bit of a clue | Mirror Cryptic | 09 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Suggestion | Mirror Quick | 09 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Suggestion | The Telegraph Quick | 01 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Word repeated to indicate an insinuation |  |  | 
          
            | A mere touch, possibly less than nothing |  |  | 
          
            | Tip, suggestion (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Suggestion from coach in team |  |  | 
          
            | Help for a guesser, in a puzzle |  |  | 
          
            | Unusually thin clue (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Clue - it's in match, international! (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Stitch in time - there's a clue in there | The Times Quick Cryptic | 08 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Synonym for what you're looking at |  |  | 
          
            | Clue | The Telegraph Quick | 05 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Subtle suggestion (4) | Puzzler | 05 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Pass as a worker (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Tip; subtle indication | The Times Concise | 25 May 2024 | 
          
            | High-interest housing indicator (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Tip that's very little, indeed (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Suggest bash round beginning of November (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Thinking the tap is broken - the tip (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Escape room request |  |  | 
          
            | Nudge in an escape room |  |  | 
          
            | Such a clue could be thin (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Nudge that points a guesser in the right direction |  |  | 
          
            | Crossword-solving aid |  |  | 
          
            | As a clue it may be thin (4) |  |  | 
          
            | "Can't you take a __!?" | LA Times Daily | 09 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | "Can't you take a ___!?" |  |  | 
          
            | A clue that's thin, taken head-to-tail (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Success, accepting new suggestion |  |  | 
          
            | Bit of help | Newsday | 28 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Help for a guesser, in a puzzle |  |  | 
          
            | Slight tinge |  |  | 
          
            | Suggestion | Mirror Quick | 23 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | Terribly thin clue | Mirror Cryptic | 23 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | Thin sort of indication (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Indirect indication or suggestion (4) |  |  | 
          
            | This clue is one | Universal | 30 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Characters hiding in patch in the shade (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Vague suggestion | Newsday | 28 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Intimate it should be just the teeniest bit (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Man extremely lucky with property has a slight come down (6,4) |  |  | 
          
            | Indication, clue | Mirror Tea Time | 11 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Soupçon | LA Times Daily | 06 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Intimation | Mirror Classic | 04 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Inkling | New York Times | 03 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | When doubled, comment made with a wink | New York Times | 02 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Suggestion | The Sun Two Speed | 21 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Stitch in time gives clue | The Sun Two Speed | 21 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Pointer | Premier Sunday | 05 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Pointer | New York Times | 05 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | "Can you give me a ___?" (stumped puzzle solver's ask) |  |  | 
          
            | Suspicion of strike around November | The Times Quick Cryptic | 17 Oct 2023 | 
          
            | Some truth in this clue | The Telegraph Cryptic | 10 Oct 2023 | 
          
            | Subtle help, such as "See Wrong" in this game |  |  | 
          
            | Help for a puzzler | Universal | 11 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | Bit of help with solving a puzzle | USA Today | 15 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Pointer | Eugene Sheffer | 11 May 2023 | 
          
            | What a clue is | Family Time | 07 May 2023 | 
          
            | Clue to an answer, say |  |  | 
          
            | Puzzle hunt aid | USA Today | 24 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Brain teaser aid | LA Times Daily | 10 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Subtle suggestion | USA Today | 15 Feb 2023 | 
          
            | Puzzle solver's clue |  |  | 
          
            | "Can you give me a ___?" (some clue) |  |  | 
          
            | Helpful suggestion | Newsday | 11 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | Escape room nudge | Universal | 20 Dec 2022 | 
          
            | Slight indication or clue |  |  | 
          
            | Imply gangland killing involves money essentially | The Telegraph Toughie | 08 Nov 2022 | 
          
            | Clue | The Telegraph Quick | 02 Nov 2022 | 
          
            | Helpful suggestion | Newsday | 02 Nov 2022 | 
          
            | Pointer | Wall Street Journal | 26 Oct 2022 | 
          
            | Some rubbish in this clue | The Times Cryptic | 18 Oct 2022 | 
          
            | Touch | New York Times | 08 Oct 2022 | 
          
            | Trace | LA Times Daily | 06 Sep 2022 | 
          
            | Clue is success, Neo at first admitted |  |  | 
          
            | Leave a small tip | New York Times | 13 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | Puzzle solver's aid |  |  | 
          
            | Bit of help with a riddle | USA Today | 25 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Bit of help | Universal | 19 Jun 2022 | 
          
            | Indirect indication | The Times Concise | 02 Jun 2022 | 
          
            | Clue | Universal | 21 May 2022 | 
          
            | Intimation | Thomas Joseph | 02 May 2022 | 
          
            | "This answer is within this clue," e.g | Universal | 25 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | Clue or tip | Family Time | 18 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | Indirectly indicate | The Times Concise | 17 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | Clue | The Washington Post | 23 Feb 2022 | 
          
            | Clue | LA Times Daily | 23 Feb 2022 | 
          
            | Clue in Telegraph intractable |  |  | 
          
            | Clue in Telegraph intractable | The Guardian Cryptic | 19 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | Help for a stumped solver | LA Times Daily | 04 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | Intimate | Eugene Sheffer | 26 Nov 2021 | 
          
            | Whisper | LA Times Daily | 24 Nov 2021 | 
          
            | Clue that might give 'thee' | The Telegraph Toughie | 04 Nov 2021 | 
          
            | Trace of flavor | Universal | 28 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Slight suggestion | Newsday | 06 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | "Getting warmer," for one | Universal | 02 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Suggestion | LA Times Daily | 04 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | Suggestion | The Washington Post | 04 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | Clue | Universal | 01 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | 'It starts with an H,' for this answer | USA Today | 03 Aug 2021 | 
          
            | Aid for someone stumped | Newsday | 20 Jul 2021 | 
          
            | Clue | The Telegraph Quick | 07 Jul 2021 | 
          
            | The clue to why there are no wagons in Washington | Irish Times Crosaire | 02 Jun 2021 | 
          
            | Whiff, as of perfume | Universal | 23 May 2021 | 
          
            | Suggestion | Wall Street Journal | 10 May 2021 | 
          
            | Something to lend a hand | Newsday | 02 May 2021 | 
          
            | Clue | The Telegraph Quick | 29 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | Bit of help | New York Times | 22 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | Suggestion | The Sun Two Speed | 02 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | Stitch in time gives clue | The Sun Two Speed | 02 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | Trivia host's clue | Universal | 05 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | What's essential to distinguish, in this clue |  |  | 
          
            | Aid for a stumped puzzle solver | USA Today | 09 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Crossword title, often | The Washington Post | 20 Dec 2020 | 
          
            | Crossword title, often | LA Times Daily | 20 Dec 2020 | 
          
            | Helpful clue | Newsday | 07 Dec 2020 | 
          
            | Slight taste | Wall Street Journal | 27 Oct 2020 | 
          
            | Clue | USA Today | 01 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Riddle-solving aid | USA Today | 29 Aug 2020 | 
          
            | Clue | The Sun Two Speed | 12 Jul 2020 | 
          
            | Suggestion from wraith in Tolkien | The Sun Two Speed | 12 Jul 2020 | 
          
            | 'Give me a ___' | USA Today | 22 Jun 2020 | 
          
            | Clue | Universal | 19 Jun 2020 | 
          
            | Helpful clue | USA Today | 19 Jun 2020 | 
          
            | Helpful suggestion | The Telegraph Quick | 15 Jun 2020 | 
          
            | Bit of help | Newsday | 24 May 2020 | 
          
            | "See Wrong" or "+10 Letters" in this puzzle |  |  | 
          
            | It might get you an answer | Jonesin | 12 May 2020 | 
          
            | Clue from winner eclipsing Boatman's last |  |  | 
          
            | Clue is tenuous, time to finish! | The Telegraph Toughie | 09 Apr 2020 | 
          
            | Inkling | Premier Sunday | 29 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Pointer | Wall Street Journal | 21 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Bit of help in an escape room | New York Times | 11 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Let it be known indirectly there are no wagons in Washington | Irish Times Crosaire | 09 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Clue for the clueless | New York Times | 02 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Indicate indirectly | USA Today | 19 Feb 2020 | 
          
            | Very small amount | New York Times | 14 Feb 2020 | 
          
            | Subtle taste | Wall Street Journal | 01 Feb 2020 | 
          
            | Help for a solver |  |  | 
          
            | Help for a crossword solver, say |  |  | 
          
            | Guesser's request | USA Today | 14 Oct 2019 | 
          
            | First letter falls in transparent clue | The Telegraph Toughie | 20 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | Guessing game aid | USA Today | 09 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | Subtle help |  |  | 
          
            | Subtle suggestion | Newsday | 18 Aug 2019 | 
          
            | Some gibberish in this clue | The Sun Two Speed | 22 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | Subtle clue |  |  | 
          
            | Clue | LA Times Daily | 02 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | Clue | The Washington Post | 02 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | Help for a stumped solver | The Washington Post | 28 May 2019 | 
          
            | Help for a stumped solver | LA Times Daily | 28 May 2019 | 
          
            | 'Getting warmer,' e.g | USA Today | 02 May 2019 | 
          
            | Clue | Eugene Sheffer | 01 May 2019 | 
          
            | Suggest knight is involved in planned murder |  |  | 
          
            | Soupçon | LA Times Daily | 03 Apr 2019 | 
          
            | Soupçon | The Washington Post | 03 Apr 2019 | 
          
            | Clue on this puzzle, say |  |  | 
          
            | Subtle amount | Newsday | 15 Mar 2019 | 
          
            | Clue from wraith in Tolkien | The Sun Two Speed | 04 Mar 2019 | 
          
            | Clue | Canadiana | 25 Feb 2019 | 
          
            | A dash within, the clue within | The Telegraph Toughie | 25 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Clue for success without name |  |  | 
          
            | Guessing game aid |  |  | 
          
            | Guesser's request |  |  | 
          
            | "Getting warmer," e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Soupçon |  |  | 
          
            | Help for a stumped solver |  |  | 
          
            | Clue |  |  | 
          
            | Clue | Newsday | 12 Dec 2018 | 
          
            | "You're getting warmer," e.g | Universal | 30 Nov 2018 | 
          
            | Intimate | Eugene Sheffer | 26 Nov 2018 | 
          
            | Clue | Family Time | 26 Nov 2018 | 
          
            | Suggestion | LA Times Daily | 01 Nov 2018 | 
          
            | Suggestion | The Washington Post | 01 Nov 2018 | 
          
            | Clue penned by wordsmith in Times |  |  | 
          
            | Tip: horse is not trying, just starting |  |  | 
          
            | Suggestion made by husband in jest, ultimately |  |  | 
          
            | You can reveal this answer using one |  |  | 
          
            | Tiny amount | Newsday | 06 Sep 2018 | 
          
            | Suggestion | Thomas Joseph | 11 Aug 2018 | 
          
            | Clue to an answer |  |  | 
          
            | Help for the stumped | USA Today | 08 Jul 2018 | 
          
            | Suggestion inadequate, first to last |  |  | 
          
            | Dash, as of a spice | The Washington Post | 21 May 2018 | 
          
            | Dash, as of a spice | LA Times Daily | 21 May 2018 | 
          
            | Clue |  |  | 
          
            | Clue | New York Times | 29 Apr 2018 | 
          
            | Indirect indication | The Times Concise | 13 Apr 2018 | 
          
            | Clue relative | Universal | 16 Mar 2018 | 
          
            | "Can you give me a ___?" (Stumped puzzler's request) |  |  | 
          
            | Clue for 'Shinto' unlimited | The Sun Two Speed | 16 Feb 2018 | 
          
            | Imply | The Sun Two Speed | 16 Feb 2018 | 
          
            | Subtle clue | Universal | 14 Jan 2018 | 
          
            | Help for the stumped |  |  | 
          
            | Clue |  |  | 
          
            | Suggestion |  |  | 
          
            | Dash, as of a spice |  |  | 
          
            | "You're getting warmer," e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Subtle clue |  |  | 
          
            | Anorexic from top to bottom tip |  |  | 
          
            | Small clue | Newsday | 13 Dec 2017 | 
          
            | Indirect assistance | Newsday | 16 Nov 2017 | 
          
            | 60-Across, to 34-Across, e.g | New York Times | 11 Nov 2017 | 
          
            | This answer ends in 'T,' e.g | New York Times | 22 Oct 2017 | 
          
            | Aid for the stumped | Newsday | 01 Oct 2017 | 
          
            | Bottle a flash in the pan as a pointer | Irish Times Crosaire | 15 Sep 2017 | 
          
            | Tip | Wall Street Journal | 09 Sep 2017 | 
          
            | Cue or clue | Premier Sunday | 25 Jun 2017 | 
          
            | Another word for a clue you would use when stuck |  |  | 
          
            | Inkling | Newsday | 25 May 2017 | 
          
            | Soupçon | New York Times | 19 May 2017 | 
          
            | Greeting given by Matthew etc bringing a suggestion | The Telegraph Cryptic | 05 May 2017 | 
          
            | Clue | Wall Street Journal | 10 Apr 2017 | 
          
            | Aid in solving | Premier Sunday | 26 Mar 2017 | 
          
            | Subtle helper | Universal | 23 Mar 2017 | 
          
            | Suggest a clue for this answer | The Telegraph Cryptic | 06 Mar 2017 | 
          
            | Vaguely suggest | Universal | 02 Mar 2017 | 
          
            | Small trace | The Washington Post | 26 Jan 2017 | 
          
            | Small trace | Wall Street Journal | 11 Jan 2017 | 
          
            | Vaguely suggest |  |  | 
          
            | Soupçon |  |  | 
          
            | This answer ends in "T," e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | 60-Across, to 34-Across, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Clue |  |  | 
          
            | Subtle bit of help | The Washington Post | 27 Dec 2016 | 
          
            | Subtle bit of help | USA Today | 13 Dec 2016 | 
          
            | Aid for a solver | USA Today | 19 Nov 2016 | 
          
            | Tip | The Washington Post | 14 Nov 2016 | 
          
            | Tip, clue | The Telegraph Quick | 25 Sep 2016 | 
          
            | Aid for the stumped | Wall Street Journal | 03 Sep 2016 | 
          
            | Help for a guesser | USA Today | 21 Aug 2016 | 
          
            | Tip — small amount | The Guardian Quick | 16 Jul 2016 | 
          
            | "Gimme a __" | LA Times Daily | 21 May 2016 | 
          
            | Clue's success describes Spinner, essentially |  |  | 
          
            | Subtle suggestion | Universal | 15 May 2016 | 
          
            | Subtlety | LA Times Daily | 13 May 2016 | 
          
            | Help for the puzzled | USA Today | 29 Apr 2016 | 
          
            | New parts have an effect on signal |  |  | 
          
            | For which you need to search within this clue | The Telegraph Cryptic | 31 Jan 2016 | 
          
            | Help for the puzzled | New York Times | 20 Jan 2016 | 
          
            | It can be dropped |  |  | 
          
            | Help for a guesser |  |  | 
          
            | Help for the puzzled |  |  | 
          
            | Subtlety |  |  | 
          
            | "Gimme a __" |  |  | 
          
            | When repeated, a subtle (or sometimes not-so-subtle) comment | New York Times | 22 Dec 2015 | 
          
            | Hotel opens in no time - that's some clue! | Irish Times Crosaire | 22 Dec 2015 | 
          
            | Intimate clinch in TV part |  |  | 
          
            | Allusive remark | The Sun Two Speed | 22 Oct 2015 | 
          
            | Suggest a bash round beginning of November | The Sun Two Speed | 22 Oct 2015 | 
          
            | Treasure hunt aid | Family Time | 27 Sep 2015 | 
          
            | "Getting warmer," e.g | Universal | 21 Sep 2015 | 
          
            | "You're getting warmer," e.g | USA Today | 17 Sep 2015 | 
          
            | Bit to go on? | New York Times | 04 Jun 2015 | 
          
            | Merest suggestion | Newsday | 29 May 2015 | 
          
            | Suggestion having some worth in time |  |  | 
          
            | Intimation | Newsday | 24 May 2015 | 
          
            | Intimation | Thomas Joseph | 13 May 2015 | 
          
            | Suspicion of faith, in truth |  |  | 
          
            | Whiff | The Chronicle of Higher Education | 27 Feb 2015 | 
          
            | "Warm" or "cold" | Universal | 24 Feb 2015 | 
          
            | California's ___ Valley | New York Times | 12 Feb 2015 | 
          
            | "Can you give me a __?" | LA Times Daily | 28 Jan 2015 | 
          
            | Trace | LA Times Daily | 25 Jan 2015 | 
          
            | Hardly noticeable amount | LA Times Daily | 07 Jan 2015 | 
          
            | Help for the flummoxed |  |  | 
          
            | "Warm" or "cold" |  |  | 
          
            | "Can you give me a __?" |  |  | 
          
            | Hardly noticeable amount |  |  | 
          
            | Aid in answering |  |  | 
          
            | Touch |  |  | 
          
            | Soupçon |  |  | 
          
            | Mystery hunt aid |  |  | 
          
            | Trace |  |  | 
          
            | When repeated, a subtle (or sometimes not-so-subtle) comment |  |  | 
          
            | Nudge |  |  | 
          
            | "Getting warmer," e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Whiff |  |  | 
          
            | "You're getting warmer," e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Bit to go on? |  |  | 
          
            | Merest suggestion |  |  | 
          
            | Intimation |  |  | 
          
            | Clue that's hard in Times initially |  |  | 
          
            | Suspicion |  |  | 
          
            | Intimation |  |  | 
          
            | Bit of color |  |  | 
          
            | Jose Gonzalez might drop one |  |  | 
          
            | Clue |  |  | 
          
            | Whiff or whisper |  |  | 
          
            | Helpful information |  |  | 
          
            | Help for the puzzled |  |  | 
          
            | Request from the puzzled |  |  | 
          
            | Clue about new album |  |  | 
          
            | Something dropped orally |  |  | 
          
            | Help for a solver |  |  | 
          
            | Innuendo |  |  | 
          
            | Something dropped |  |  | 
          
            | Word from the wise |  |  | 
          
            | Indicate indirectly |  |  | 
          
            | Slightest amount |  |  | 
          
            | Indirect indication |  |  | 
          
            | Help from Heloise |  |  | 
          
            | A bit of help |  |  | 
          
            | Clue |  |  | 
          
            | Treble Charger song for you right now? |  |  | 
          
            | "The Sharp ___ of New Tears" Dashboard Confessional |  |  | 
          
            | Subtle suggestion |  |  | 
          
            | Inkling |  |  | 
          
            | Helpful suggestion |  |  | 
          
            | Guesser's request |  |  | 
          
            | Some people can't take one |  |  | 
          
            | Help for the stumped |  |  | 
          
            | Helpful clue |  |  | 
          
            | Insinuate |  |  | 
          
            | Help with an answer |  |  | 
          
            | Inkling |  |  | 
          
            | Treble Charger's 19 min. song |  |  | 
          
            | Inkling |  |  | 
          
            | Helpful clue |  |  | 
          
            | Request from the stumped |  |  | 
          
            | Insinuate |  |  | 
          
            | Whiff |  |  | 
          
            | What [wink wink] may signify |  |  | 
          
            | Help for a guesser |  |  | 
          
            | "Getting warmer," e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | "I can take a ___" |  |  | 
          
            | Slight amount |  |  | 
          
            | Small clue |  |  | 
          
            | Helpful tip |  |  | 
          
            | Aid for the puzzled |  |  | 
          
            | Insinuate |  |  | 
          
            | Get (at) |  |  | 
          
            | Help with an answer |  |  | 
          
            | Clue or cue |  |  | 
          
            | Thing intentionally dropped |  |  | 
          
            | Clue or cue |  |  | 
          
            | Request from one who's stumped |  |  | 
          
            | Subtle help |  |  | 
          
            | Subtle taste |  |  | 
          
            | What 1-Across and 59-Across couldn't take in '76 |  |  | 
          
            | One might get dropped in an interview |  |  | 
          
            | Clue |  |  | 
          
            | Request from one who's stumped |  |  | 
          
            | Tinge |  |  | 
          
            | Spill a little? |  |  | 
          
            | Pointer |  |  | 
          
            | Trace |  |  | 
          
            | Subtle taste |  |  | 
          
            | Tinge |  |  | 
          
            | Subtle help |  |  | 
          
            | Suggestion |  |  | 
          
            | Aid for the puzzled |  |  | 
          
            | Clue |  |  | 
          
            | Subtle suggestion |  |  | 
          
            | Indicate subtly |  |  | 
          
            | Suggestion |  |  | 
          
            | "This answer ends in a T," e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Trace |  |  | 
          
            | Bit of help |  |  | 
          
            | Help you might drop |  |  | 
          
            | Subtle flavor |  |  | 
          
            | Soupçon |  |  | 
          
            | Crossword-puzzle clue, basically |  |  | 
          
            | Comment from over the shoulder, maybe |  |  | 
          
            | Inkling |  |  | 
          
            | Subtle help |  |  | 
          
            | Thing intentionally dropped |  |  | 
          
            | Small clue |  |  | 
          
            | Help for the stumped |  |  | 
          
            | Heloise suggestion |  |  | 
          
            | Thing intentionally dropped |  |  | 
          
            | Intimation |  |  | 
          
            | Indirect suggestion |  |  | 
          
            | Subtle flavor |  |  | 
          
            | Clue |  |  | 
          
            | Suggest |  |  | 
          
            | Charades gesture, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Suggest |  |  | 
          
            | "The first word of the answer to each of the six starred clues describes the number of that clue," e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Soupçon |  |  | 
          
            | Intimate |  |  | 
          
            | "Warmer" or "colder" |  |  | 
          
            | Pointer |  |  | 
          
            | Inkling |  |  | 
          
            | Inkling |  |  | 
          
            | Intimation |  |  | 
          
            | Help of a kind |  |  | 
          
            | Words leading to the answer, perhaps |  |  | 
          
            | Inkling |  |  | 
          
            | Helpful suggestion |  |  | 
          
            | "Getting warmer," e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | "Warm" or "cold" |  |  | 
          
            | Clue |  |  | 
          
            | Help of a kind |  |  | 
          
            | Request from the stumped |  |  | 
          
            | Solver's aid |  |  | 
          
            | Slight amount |  |  | 
          
            | Inkling |  |  | 
          
            | Bit of useful info |  |  | 
          
            | Give a clue |  |  | 
          
            | Drop a suggestion |  |  | 
          
            | Small clue |  |  | 
          
            | Small trace |  |  | 
          
            | Helpful information |  |  | 
          
            | Help for the puzzled |  |  | 
          
            | Heloise offering |  |  | 
          
            | Heloise offering |  |  | 
          
            | Something that is often dropped, but rarely picked up |  |  | 
          
            | Thing to drop |  |  | 
          
            | Teacher's aid? |  |  | 
          
            | Help for the clueless |  |  | 
          
            | "Warm" or "cold," e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Some people can't take one |  |  | 
          
            | Solving aid |  |  | 
          
            | Heloise offering |  |  | 
          
            | Helpful pointer |  |  | 
          
            | Solving aid |  |  | 
          
            | Suggestion |  |  | 
          
            | "It's bigger than a breadbox," for one |  |  | 
          
            | Something dropped |  |  | 
          
            | Clue |  |  | 
          
            | Help for the stumped |  |  | 
          
            | Not say directly |  |  | 
          
            | Touch |  |  | 
          
            | One may be dropped |  |  | 
          
            | Trace amount |  |  | 
          
            | Indirect suggestion |  |  | 
          
            | Clue |  |  | 
          
            | "Warmer," perhaps |  |  | 
          
            | Heloise offering |  |  | 
          
            | Subtle bit of help |  |  | 
          
            | Suggest |  |  | 
          
            | Charades gesture, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Trace amount |  |  | 
          
            | Hardly noticeable amount |  |  | 
          
            | Suggest tactfully |  |  | 
          
            | Allude to |  |  | 
          
            | Intimate |  |  | 
          
            | "Give me a ___" |  |  | 
          
            | Aid to the stumped |  |  | 
          
            | Whiff |  |  | 
          
            | Cue |  |  | 
          
            | Indicate subtly |  |  | 
          
            | Intimate |  |  | 
          
            | Indicate subtly |  |  | 
          
            | Trace |  |  | 
          
            | Request from the stumped |  |  | 
          
            | "Give me a ___" |  |  | 
          
            | Clue |  |  | 
          
            | Subtle taste |  |  | 
          
            | Tip-off |  |  | 
          
            | Heloise offering |  |  | 
          
            | Subtle bit of help |  |  | 
          
            | Indication |  |  | 
          
            | Indirect suggestion |  |  | 
          
            | Help for the puzzled |  |  | 
          
            | Some people can't take one |  |  | 
          
            | Treasure hunt aid |  |  | 
          
            | "I can take a ___" |  |  | 
          
            | Slight indication |  |  | 
          
            | Beat around the bush |  |  | 
          
            | Something dropped |  |  | 
          
            | Give me a ___ |  |  | 
          
            | Tip from Heloise |  |  | 
          
            | Soupcon |  |  | 
          
            | Vague supposition |  |  | 
          
            | Test help |  |  | 
          
            | Pointer |  |  | 
          
            | Puzzle help |  |  | 
          
            | Suggestion |  |  | 
          
            | Dash  as spice |  |  | 
          
            | Heloise's offering |  |  | 
          
            | Help for the stumped |  |  | 
          
            | Little help |  |  | 
          
            | Soup on |  |  | 
          
            | Helpful suggestion |  |  | 
          
            | Helpful ___ |  |  | 
          
            | Give a clue |  |  | 
          
            | Give a clue |  |  | 
          
            | Slightest amount |  |  | 
          
            | Give a clue |  |  | 
          
            | Helpful tip |  |  | 
          
            | "You're getting warmer," e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Act suggestively |  |  | 
          
            | "Warm" or "cold" |  |  | 
          
            | Faint trace |  |  | 
          
            | Whisper |  |  | 
          
            | Suggestion |  |  | 
          
            | Baffled person's request, perhaps |  |  | 
          
            | Soupcon |  |  | 
          
            | Intimate |  |  | 
          
            | Word to the wise |  |  | 
          
            | Suggest |  |  | 
          
            | Kibitzer's bit |  |  | 
          
            | Trace |  |  | 
          
            | Slight suggestion |  |  | 
          
            | Something often dropped |  |  | 
          
            | Slightest amount |  |  | 
          
            | Tip |  |  | 
          
            | Intimation |  |  | 
          
            | Intimate |  |  | 
          
            | Tinge |  |  | 
          
            | Inkling |  |  | 
          
            | Allusion |  |  | 
          
            | Little bit |  |  | 
          
            | Help in puzzle-solving |  |  | 
          
            | Indication |  |  | 
          
            | Allusion's cousin |  |  | 
          
            | Tip-off of a sort |  |  | 
          
            | Insinuate |  |  | 
          
            | Suggest subtly |  |  | 
          
            | Give an inkling |  |  | 
          
            | Tip-off |  |  | 
          
            | Cue |  |  | 
          
            | Give a sign of |  |  | 
          
            | Imply |  |  | 
          
            | Covert suggestion. |  |  | 
          
            | Forewarning |  |  | 
          
            | "Give me a ___" |  |  | 
          
            | "Think about bowling" for 33-Down, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Solving aid |  |  | 
          
            | Trace amount |  |  | 
          
            | Insinuate. |  |  | 
          
            | Clew. |  |  | 
          
            | Inkling. |  |  | 
          
            | Clue. |  |  | 
          
            | Suggest. |  |  | 
          
            | Imply. |  |  | 
          
            | Slight indication. |  |  | 
          
            | Intimate. |  |  | 
          
            | Remote allusion. |  |  | 
          
            | Cue. |  |  | 
          
            | Slight mention. |  |  | 
          
            | Whisper. |  |  | 
          
            | Dash. |  |  | 
          
            | Faint suggestion. |  |  | 
          
            | Allusion. |  |  | 
          
            | Slight amount |  |  | 
          
            | Covert allusion. |  |  | 
          
            | Forewarning. |  |  | 
          
            | An indirect allusion. |  |  | 
          
            | Indirect allusion. |  |  | 
          
            | Tip. |  |  | 
          
            | Intimation. |  |  | 
          
            | Suggestion. |  |  |