Minute Cryptic

AngelaRI · 11-01-2026 06:16PM

Minute Cryptic - 11 January, 2026
"Oceanographer's 9 to 5 is noble?" (5)
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🏆 0 hints – 1 under the community par (116,108 solvers so far).
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Ghost Train · 12-01-2026 02:20AM

Minute Cryptic - 12 January, 2026
"7-Eleven uniform among ugliest uniforms" (5,4)
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🏆 0 hints – 5 under the community par (19,615 solvers so far).
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another with a high par

AngelaRI · 12-01-2026 07:14PM

Minute Cryptic - 12 January, 2026
"7-Eleven uniform among ugliest uniforms" (5,4)
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🏆 1 hints – 4 under the community par (101,390 solvers so far).
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Ghost Train · 13-01-2026 01:59AM

Minute Cryptic - 13 January, 2026
"Mark really lost everything after end of relationship" (4)
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🏆 1 hints – 1 under the community par (20,798 solvers so far).
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i needed the video to see the definition

AngelaRI · 13-01-2026 02:04PM

Minute Cryptic - 13 January, 2026
"Mark really lost everything after end of relationship" (4)
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🏆 0 hints – 2 under the community par (82,075 solvers so far).
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Took longer than it should've, but I got there with a bit of fumbling, had the right general idea. Afterwards the wordplay became clear

Ghost Train · 14-01-2026 07:21AM

Minute Cryptic - 14 January, 2026
"Original Big Bad Wolf is foremost huffing and puffing creature" (8)
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🏆 0 hints – 2 under the community par (33,803 solvers so far).
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couldn't really make out the word play but good one

AngelaRI · 14-01-2026 05:58PM

Minute Cryptic - 14 January, 2026
"Original Big Bad Wolf is foremost huffing and puffing creature" (8)
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🏆 0 hints – 2 under the community par (98,345 solvers so far).
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Got the answer from the first part of the wordplay combined with definition - now for a fresh look to see where the remaining bits come from

Doh, I see it now

Ghost Train · 15-01-2026 05:26AM

Minute Cryptic - 15 January, 2026
"Last lecture of course to teach overworked pupils?" (3,6)
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🏆 0 hints – 3 under the community par (27,455 solvers so far).
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got it quickly

AngelaRI · 15-01-2026 01:35PM

Minute Cryptic - 15 January, 2026
"Last lecture of course to teach overworked pupils?" (3,6)
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🏆 0 hints – 3 under the community par (73,533 solvers so far).
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I got the idea quickly but took ages to find the right word

Ghost Train · 16-01-2026 08:58AM

Minute Cryptic - 16 January, 2026
"Display by exotic bird has swallows beginning to notice" (8)
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🏆 1 hints – 2 under the community par (41,005 solvers so far).
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could solve without a clue, tricky

AngelaRI · 16-01-2026 04:54PM

Minute Cryptic - 16 January, 2026
"Display by exotic bird has swallows beginning to notice" (8)
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🏆 1 hints – 2 under the community par (87,698 solvers so far).
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Ghost Train · 17-01-2026 10:47AM

Minute Cryptic - 17 January, 2026
"Defending human rights leads to actions showing heart & grit" (5)
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🏆 1 hints – 1 under the community par (50,483 solvers so far).
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AngelaRI · 17-01-2026 02:05PM

Minute Cryptic - 17 January, 2026
"Defending human rights leads to actions showing heart & grit" (5)
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🏆 0 hints – 2 under the community par (67,698 solvers so far).
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Ghost Train · 18-01-2026 04:44PM

Minute Cryptic - 18 January, 2026
"Surrounded by frantic maids shouting "TEA!"" (6)
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🏆 0 hints – 1 under the community par (93,553 solvers so far).
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have attempted 2 full cryptic crosswords on arkadium this week, mostly able to manage this, sometime with help of anagram solver, so I think I'm getting better. Although different types can vary a lot

AngelaRI · 18-01-2026 07:37PM

Minute Cryptic - 18 January, 2026
"Surrounded by frantic maids shouting "TEA!"" (6)
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Nice easy one today

AngelaRI · 18-01-2026 07:38PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124159312#Comment_124159312

Have you tried the cryptic crosswords (all minis) on the minute cryptic site?

AngelaRI · 19-01-2026 11:45AM

Minute Cryptic - 19 January, 2026
"Lie (v.) to twist; to conceal" (4)
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Ghost Train · 19-01-2026 08:57PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124159890#Comment_124159890

aren't they paid members only? 8$ a month

Minute Cryptic - 19 January, 2026
"Lie (v.) to twist; to conceal" (4)
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🏆 0 hints – 1 under the community par (123,908 solvers so far).
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AngelaRI · 20-01-2026 08:01AM

Minute Cryptic - 20 January, 2026
"Torpedo! Boat wreckage swallowed by rough sea around midnight" (8)
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🏆 0 hints – 2 under the community par (38,998 solvers so far).
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AngelaRI · 20-01-2026 08:02AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124162960#Comment_124162960

Ah darn. I signed up because I'm hooked 🤣

Ghost Train · 20-01-2026 11:26PM

Minute Cryptic - 20 January, 2026
"Torpedo! Boat wreckage swallowed by rough sea around midnight" (8)
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Got most of the letters 7 and that was enough to see an answer and then figured out where the other letter came from, eventually

Ghost Train · 21-01-2026 04:16AM

Minute Cryptic - 21 January, 2026
"Box for dead pet of Schrödinger contains almost half-skeleton" (6)
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Got it quick

AngelaRI · 21-01-2026 11:20PM

Minute Cryptic - 21 January, 2026
"Box for dead pet of Schrödinger contains almost half-skeleton" (6)
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Ghost Train · 22-01-2026 10:49PM

Minute Cryptic - 22 January, 2026
"Add a dash of honey, cut one pea, then spread liberally" (9)
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🏆 0 hints – 4 under the community par (115,078 solvers so far).
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could see some word play but spotted the definition to solve it

also saw some incorrect wordplay which tripped me up

Ghost Train · 23-01-2026 08:54AM

Minute Cryptic - 23 January, 2026
"_ < 20?" (10)
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🏆 0 hints – 2 under the community par (45,918 solvers so far).
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got it quickly

AngelaRI · 23-01-2026 01:11PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124172146#Comment_124172146

I'm struggling, probably overthinking big time. Too stubborn for a hint just yet

Minute Cryptic - 23 January, 2026
"_ < 20?" (10)
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Got there eventually

AngelaRI · 24-01-2026 05:13PM

Minute Cryptic - 24 January, 2026
"Primate couples with priority in boarding Noah's boat?" (6)
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🏆 0 hints – 3 under the community par (84,738 solvers so far).
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Ghost Train · 25-01-2026 12:24AM

Minute Cryptic - 24 January, 2026
"Primate couples with priority in boarding Noah's boat?" (6)
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🏆 1 hints – 2 under the community par (118,843 solvers so far).
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needed some help

AngelaRI · 25-01-2026 09:32AM

Minute Cryptic - 25 January, 2026
"Eva and Ruth - runners up to Miss World" (5)
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Some wordplay and the definition solved, but need to to watch the video to see where the last letter comes from

Ghost Train · 25-01-2026 09:39AM

Minute Cryptic - 25 January, 2026
"Eva and Ruth - runners up to Miss World" (5)
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🏆 0 hints – 1 under the community par (49,753 solvers so far).
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same, didn't understand the wordplay fully so watched the vid

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