Question 1

What does the cryptic crossword clue "Haunting fear papa's harbouring dreadful secret? On the contrary (7)" mean?

Accepted Answer

The definition part of the clue is "Haunting fear". The wordplay technique is an anagram. The answer is SPECTRE. Explanation: “On the contrary” changes the clue to give us an anagram [dreadful] of SECRET containing [harbouring] P (papa – NATO alphabet)

Question 2

What is the answer to "Haunting fear papa's harbouring dreadful secret? On the contrary (7)"?

Accepted Answer

The answer is SPECTRE.

Question 3

What type of wordplay is used in "Haunting fear papa's harbouring dreadful secret? On the contrary (7)"?

Accepted Answer

This clue uses an anagram as its wordplay technique.