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.
Retiring police diver oddly wanting to refrain from farming Minute Cryptic Answer
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The Answer is… E I E I O
Helpful Hints
- This clue's indicators are 'Retiring', 'oddly', and 'wanting'. One tells us to turn some fodder around (reversal indicator), another identifies which letters to pay attention to (selection indicator), and a third suggests that certain letters should be ignored (deletion indicator).
- This clue's fodder is 'police diver'. We'll use these letters (or some of them) to construct our answer, as guided by our indicator(s).
- Our definition here is 'refrain from farming'. On the surface, this seems like it's talking about holding back from farming, but refrain has another, quite different, common meaning...
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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