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.
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Opening two letters from clown, touchingly sad? Minute Cryptic Answer
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The Answer is… DOWN
Helpful Hints
- This clue's indicators are 'Opening two letters from' and 'touchingly'. One of these is a selection indicator, guiding us to pay attention to certain letters in some neighbouring fodder. The other indicator is unusual, stretchy and playful; it tells us what to do with those selected letters.
- This clue's fodder is 'clown'. We'll use these letters to construct our answer, as guided by the clue's indicator(s).
- Our definition here is 'sad', and our answer will be another word for that.
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Where does the “d” come from?
I think in this instance they are referring to “Opening two letters from, touchingly.” So “c” and “l” when they touch, make a “d”.