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.
Mermaid’s heart breaks from salmon being chopped up for shark bait? Minute Cryptic Answer
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The Answer is… LOANS
Helpful Hints
- This clue's indicators are 'heart', 'breaks from' and 'being chopped up'. One of these is a selection indicator, naming the position of an important letter in neighbouring fodder. Another is an anagram indicator - some letters will be roughly segmented and won't retain their original form. And a third is a deletion indicator flagging that some fodder will depart other fodder.
- This clue's fodder is 'Mermaid' and 'salmon'. 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 'shark bait?' and, with a bit of stretch (flagged by the question mark), our answer will be a kind of shark bait.
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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