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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Ordinary guy from Istanbul dared to assassinate inaugural emperor? Minute Cryptic Answer
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The Answer is… STANDARD
Helpful Hints
- This clue's indicators are 'guy from', 'to assassinate', and 'inaugural'. One of these is a deletion indicator guiding us to remove some fodder from other fodder. The other two are kinds of selection indicator. 'inaugural' is a straightforward indicator, pointing out the position of one or more letters to select. 'guy from', on the other hand, doesn't point out position but meaning - we're looking at working with a guy from our neighbouring fodder.
- This clue's fodder is 'Istanbul', 'dared', and 'emperor'. We'll use these letters (or some of them) to construct our answer, as guided by the clue's indicator(s). Extra hint: you could also consider 'guy' to be part of the fodder (it's line ball whether we should describe it as fodder or indicator).
- Our definition here is 'Ordinary', and our answer will be another word for that.
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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