1. present participle of clue; providing a hint or piece of information that helps solve a mystery or puzzle

1. the act or process of providing clues; hints or information given to help solve something
Usage: often used in the context of crossword puzzles or mystery games

Examples

• The detective was cluing in the witness about the suspect's whereabouts.
• She spent the afternoon cluing the crossword puzzle for the newspaper.
• The cluing in that mystery novel was clever and kept readers guessing.
• He appreciated the teacher cluing him in on what would be on the test.
• The game show host enjoyed cluing the contestants toward the correct answer.
• Good cluing makes a crossword puzzle enjoyable rather than frustrating.