The real world was far too real to leave neat little hints.

They have left no confirmed archaeological traces and only hints in the written record.

By leaving hints in his online blog, Mac and the team are able to rescue him.

Sometimes people leave hints in cards on desks, others create other special ways to make themselves known.

The boy was too smart to leave obvious hints of where he was going.

That, and distance, left barest hints of any further details.

And so he left hints, not too extremely broad, behind him.

The note they left hints at some such intention.

The Deer leaves subtle hints as a trail.

He'd left hints in his letters to King Geoffrey.