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.
Homebody cut short island-hopping? Minute Cryptic Answer
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The Answer is… SNAIL
Helpful Hints
- This clue's indicators are 'cut short' and 'hopping'. 'Cut short' is a deletion indicator guiding us to take some neighbouring fodder and delete a bit (keeping the rest). 'hopping' is an anagram indicator - not the most obvious one, and we could have gone with 'travels' as a safer option - but 'hopping' describes movement, activity and agitation, all good themes for an anagram indicator.
- This clue's fodder is 'island'. 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 'Homebody', and the question mark on our clue is flagging that we should consider a pun. Our answer will be a homebody, of sorts.
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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