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.
Vanessa has straightened curls and centre parting — for me that’s basic Minute Cryptic Answer
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The Answer is… VANILLA
Helpful Hints
- This clue's indicators are 'has straightened curls', 'centre', and 'parting for'. Let's talk about 'has straightened curls' - a new kind of indicator for us (a homoglyph), suggesting we'll be playing with shapes and the look of letters. We'll need to take the curly shape/s in some neighbouring fodder and straighten them into different letter/s. 'parting for' is a swapping indicator: something leaves fodder and its place is taken by something else. And 'centre' is an old familiar selection indicator pointing to the letter at the centre of some fodder.
- This clue's fodder is 'Vanessa', and 'me'. We'll use the letters of 'Vanessa' (some of them transformed) and a short synonym for 'me' to reach our answer, as guided by the clue's indicators.
- Our definition here is 'that’s basic', and our answer will be a word that means basic.
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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