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.
The Origin of Species is Darwin’s! Minute Cryptic Answer
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The Answer is… THESIS
Helpful Hints
- This clue's indicator is 'Origin of', and it's a selection indicator naming the position of an important letter in neighbouring fodder.
- This clue's fodder is 'The', 'Species', and 'is'. In this clue, two of these words are going straight in our answer with no substitution or even letter manipulation. And the third is providing one or more of its letters to our answer.
- This clue is a partial &lit, meaning that the whole clue is the definition (and only part of the clue is the wordplay). So, our definition here is 'The Origin of Species is Darwin's!' and it's a definition by example. Darwin's work - The Origin of Species - is his ______.
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