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.
“Out-of-control carousel catapults you” declared fortune tellers Minute Cryptic Answer
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The Answer is… ORACLES
Helpful Hints
- This clue's indicators are 'Out-of-control', 'catapults', and 'declared'. One of these is a homophone indicator, instructing us to say something out loud and replace it with a sound-alike equivalent. Another is an anagram indicator, hinting that the letters of some neighbouring fodder need to be rearranged. And a third is a deletion indicator, telling us to remove one or more letters from some adjacent fodder.
- This clue's fodder is 'carousel' and 'you'. We'll use letters one of these words along with the letters of the other (or some of them) to construct our answer, as guided by our indicator(s).
- Our definition here is 'fortune tellers', 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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