Parseword #47

The Clue

"Riding pig in advertisement"

6 letters · 2 transforms

1. Hint 1Hidden until revealed
2. Hint 2Hidden until revealed
3. Hint 3Hidden until revealed
4. Hint 4Hidden until revealed
5. Hint 5Hidden until revealed
6. Hint 6Hidden until revealed
7. Hint 7Hidden until revealed

Answer

ABOARD

Definition: Riding (at the start of the clue)

How to solve it

1. 1.substitution

   Replace 'pig' with its synonym BOAR (a wild pig).

   pig → BOAR
2. 2.substitution

   Replace 'advertisement' with its standard abbreviation AD.

   advertisement → AD
3. 3.container

   'In' is the container indicator — insert BOAR into AD to get A-BOAR-D.

   BOAR in AD → ABOARD

What you learned today

This puzzle teaches you about substitution and container.

• Substitution
• Container