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.
Difficult to hold onto love with her head elsewhere… she’s a keeper Minute Cryptic Answer
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The Answer is… HOARDER
Helpful Hints
- This clue's indicators are 'to hold onto', 'with', 'head', and 'elsewhere'. One of these is a deletion indicator suggesting that part of some fodder isn't present. Another is a selection indicator naming the position of an important letter in neighbouring fodder. A third is a containing indicator - some fodder will go around the outside of some other fodder, containing it. And 'with' is a simple joining word: what comes before it is next to or 'with' what follows.
- This clue's fodder is 'Difficult', 'love', and 'her', and two of them need substitutes. One substitute is a synonym and the other needs a classic cryptic single-letter substitute (google 'difficult', 'love', or 'her' with 'cryptic crossword meaning' and one of them will yield results). We'll use these two substitutes with the letters of the third piece of fodder to construct our answer, as guided by the clue's indicator(s).
- Our definition here is 'she's a keeper', and our answer will be a word for someone who's a keeper.
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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