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.
Right, Left! Marches keeping time for strikers? Minute Cryptic Answer
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The Answer is… MATCHES
Helpful Hints
- 'Left' and 'keeping' are our indicators, and they're kind of opposites - one tells us to delete one or more specific letters from some fodder, and the other tells us to absorb another piece of fodder.
- Our fodder is 'Right', 'marches' and 'time'. We'll need to use short substitutes for two of these along with the letters of a third to construct our answer with the guidance of the indicator(s).
- The definition is 'strikers?' - and while the surface points to people who strike, cryptic writers often use 'agent nouns' to describe objects that do the action. What's an object that typically strikes?
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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