Evidence that supports a hypothesis or helps to solve a problem.
1 The clew of the mainsail was lashing about wildly in the gale.
2 Absolutely none; I am groping in the dark, without a single clew .
3 The most careful search revealed nothing in the nature of a clew .
4 The poor wretch had crossed the road and given the hounds clew .
5 That clew was sufficient- asuddentrain of associated ideas did the rest.
6 There was as yet no clew regarding the cause of the assault.
7 Thus vague premonitions furnish the clew to much of the best thought.
8 Then suddenly, beneath the disguise of the mess, he saw the clew .
9 Remember that the smallest trifle may be a clew to the crime.
10 The first thing we did was to clew up the three top-gallant-sails.
11 They looked the room over thoroughly for some clew to the mystery.
12 Having discovered the clew to the process, Saint-Simon is able to predict.
13 I thought it might be a clew , and I read it aloud.
14 There were no papers on the three dead men giving any clew .
15 A difficulty came to my knowledge last night that supplies the clew .
16 Child, you have wondered how I found the clew to your existence.
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