Crossword clues for provider of hintsAnswerClueORACULARProviding hints of the futureMIDDLEMARCHGeorge Eliot novel that's not the contest answer, but provides a hint to itANIFORANEYEPayback phrase altered to provide a hint to solving four other puzzle answersRISEWord providing a hint to the hidden theme answersALLFORONEWith 21-Down, catchphrase that provides a hint to eight answers in this puzzleHELOISEProvider of hintsSILENTNot providing any hints, sayTINCTProvide a hint of colorCLUEINProvide a hint regardingTHEIDESDate that provides a phonetic hint to four other answers in this puzzleGIVEANINKLINGOFProvide a slight hint, to a calligrapher?CLUEDProvided with a hintSCOUTProvide recon, and another hint to this puzzle's long answersDEEJAYWedding music provider ... and a homophonic hint to six puzzle answersFRESHPAIROFEYESNew look provider ... or a homophonic hint to this puzzle's themeREDCROSSAid provider since 1864 ... or a hint to this puzzle's shaded squaresCOMPASSProvider of directions ... or a hint to the four "+" shapes in this puzzle's gridPREINSTALLATIONSoftware service provided by hardware sellers ... and a hint to three long puzzle answers