signpost

Meanings

1. A post bearing a sign that gives information on directions.
2. A word or phrase within a clue that serves as an indicator, rather than being fodder.

1. To install signposts on.
2. To direct (somebody) to services, resources, etc.
3. To signal (something) intentionally, as if with a signpost.
4. To indicate (as the logical progress of a discourse) using words or phrases such as now, right, to recap, to sum up, as I was saying, etc.

Etymology

From sign + post.