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.
Water-deprived pharaoh dies after mixing up directions to Eden Minute Cryptic Answer
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The Answer is… PARADISE
Helpful Hints
- This clue's indicators are 'deprived', and 'after mixing up', and each of these indicators works with two chunks of fodder. One is a deletion indicator telling us to remove some fodder from some other fodder. The other is an anagram indicator suggesting that we need to mix up some letters, but it's very specific (unusually specific for an anagram indicator) which letters from some fodder need to be anagrammed.
- This clue's fodder is 'water', 'pharaoh', 'dies' and 'directions'. We'll use short substitutes for two of these and the letters of the other two to construct our answer, as guided by our indicators.
- Our definition here is 'Eden', 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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