A word or phrase within a clue that serves as an indicator, rather than being fodder.
A post bearing a sign that gives information on directions.
To indicate logical progress of a discourse using words or phrases such as now, right, to recap, to sum up, as I was saying, etc.
To install signposts on.
To signal, as if with a signpost
To direct (somebody) to services, resources, etc.
A hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority.
A stick, branch, or stalk, especially of willow.
An instrument shaped like a wand, such as a curling wand.
A card of a particular suit of the minor arcana in tarot, the wands.
A stick or rod used by a magician (a magic wand), conjurer or diviner (divining rod).
To scan (e.g. a passenger at an airport) with a metal detector.