Others would put a useless clue into their knapsack and later die in humiliating fashion because they did not have the right key to a particular door, or the right spell to dismiss a monster.
I put a couple of clues in [the book] just before I put the reveal in, and it's like, "Here you go, I'm giving you clues as to what the answer is going to be, and then here's the answer.
You are also in the mind of a child, Robert Lee Chatham, and your job is to remain patient while putting a few clues together: the Chathams are African-American, the year is 1927 and something has happened to Robert's older brother that has destroyed his mother's peace of mind.
Many factors—social, demographic, economic, political affect crime rates, so it is difficult to put a finger on the vital clue.
Put a tape player somewhere and record a clue on it.
Long before those two, the Mad Bomber terrified New Yorkers for 16 years before his thirst for public attention gave officials in 1956 enough clues to put a name to the string of explosions: George P. Metesky.
If the children are too small and you are still baby-proofing the house to keep them away from things, make sure you don't put any clues on a stairway path.
This is a similar case for the negation class, as speakers can easily negate a polar clue and put it with a clue of opposite polarity, which is quite common in informal texts.
The answer will lead your lover to the next clue (if the answer if "Roses", put the next clue in a bouquet of roses you will leave in the next room).
Oh, weep for ADONAIS! though our tears Thaw not the frost which binds so dear a head!" — Percy Bysshe Shelley SUNDAY'S PUZZLE — Sorry to start off with such a weepy quote, but I thought it would be helpful to put the clue for 11 Down, "Whom Shelley wept for," into context.
