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This is a list of juxtaposition indicators, often used as "X <word> Y" to mean the concatenation "XY" or "YX", depending on the specific connotations of the indicator. Those exclusively suggestive of position above or below something are in general only permitted in down clues, and those exclusively suggestive of position to the side of something are in general permitted only in across clues.

  • above
  • abutting
  • added to
  • adjacent to
  • after
  • against
  • alongside
  • and
  • appended to
  • associated with
  • at the end of
  • attracted to
  • attracting
  • before
  • behind
  • beside
  • by
  • coming first
  • first
  • followed by
  • following
  • in front of
  • joining
  • married to
  • next to
  • on
  • over
  • with
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