Possible Clues:

• Indirect clue
• Indicate subtly
• Intimate hugs just begun in time
• "etting warmer,"e.g
• Comment from over the shoulder, maybe
• Helpful ___
• Clue that produces suspicion
• Suggestion of a strike around the North
• 'Slight indication, indirect suggestion (4)'
• When repeated, a subtle (or sometimes not-so-subtle) comment