Minute Cryptic offers a daily dose of delightful wordplay with a single cryptic crossword clue. Unlike regular crosswords, cryptic clues have two parts: a straightforward definition and a second meaning hidden through clever wordplay. Your challenge is to decipher both layers to find the answer that fits the grid.
If you need help finding the solution for today, the answers for Minute Cryptic can be found below.
Caretaker watching ‘Scrubs’ with nurses starts to take inspiration Minute Cryptic Answer
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The Answer is… ACTING
Helpful Hints
- This clue's indicators are 'Scrubs', 'nurses', and 'starts to'. One of these is a deletion indicator guiding us to delete some fodder from other fodder. Another is a containing indicator - some fodder will go inside some other fodder. And a third is a selection indicator pointing us to focus on some specific letters in neighbouring fodder.
- This clue's fodder is 'watching', 'with', and 'take inspiration'. We'll use these letters (or some of them) to construct our answer, as guided by the clue's indicator(s).
- Our definition here is 'Caretaker', and our answer will be another word for that. Note: on the surface 'Caretaker' is a noun, but as a definition it's something else!
We hope that helps you solve your Minute Cryptic today. For answers to other puzzles—including the most recent ones—be sure to check out our ongoing Minute Cryptic Answers guide.
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