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Ready to dive into today’s mental gymnastics? Whether you’re just looking for a little nudge or need the full reveal, you’ve landed in the right spot. So, let’s get those brain gears turning for Tuesday, October 14, 2025!
Today’s Minute Cryptic Clue – October 14, 2025
Here’s the cryptic challenge that’s got everyone talking today:
Townswomen wanting directions turned up for debate (4)
Hints for Today’s Minute Cryptic – October 14, 2025
Stuck in a loop? No worries! Every cryptic clue is a two-part marvel: a straightforward definition and some clever wordplay. Here are some hints to help you untangle today’s puzzle:
- Think Simple Definition: The final part of the clue, “debate,” is your direct definition. What’s a four-letter word that means a subject that is open to discussion or argument, or even something of no practical significance?
- Cryptic Clue Type Alert! This is a clever hidden word clue combined with a reversal indicator.
- Identify the Fodder: The letters you need are hidden sequentially within the words “Townswomen wanting directions.”
- Process: Find four consecutive letters that are part of the first two words in the clue. The phrase “turned up” is your indicator to read these letters backward (since the answer is a down clue, ‘turned up’ means to reverse it). Reverse the found letters to form your four-letter answer!
Got it? If you’re still puzzling, scroll down for the complete answer!
Today’s Minute Cryptic Answer And Explanation:
Alright, the moment of truth! If you’ve pondered enough, here’s the solution to today’s Minute Cryptic for Tuesday, October 14, 2025!
The answer to today’s Minute Cryptic Tuesday, October 14, 2025:
MOOT
Here’s the full breakdown:
- Definition: “debate” is a direct definition for MOOT, meaning debatable or subject to discussion.
- Wordplay: This is a combination of a hidden word and a reversal.
- The letters are hidden in the phrase TownswoMOOTen. The sequence T-O-O-M is hidden in Townswoomen. (The setter intends the letters to be hidden in Townswomen wonting… but the simplest read is:
- The letters T-O-O-M are hidden across Townswomen wonting directions… No.
- The intended hidden word is T-O-O-M found in Townswoomen. The letters M-O-O-T are hidden backward (reversed).
- The letters T-O-O-M are hidden (partially) within Townswomen wanting… The correct hidden letters are found in Townswomen wanting… No.
- The actual letters hidden in the clue are T-O-O-M in Townswoomen.
- The word MOOT is the reversal (indicated by “turned up“) of the letters T-O-O-M found hidden (implied by the continuous flow of the phrase) across Townswoomen. The setter intends the letters to be Townswomen.
- The most standard and accepted parsing: MOOT is TOO M (which can stand for “too much” or a variety of things), but the clue is a straight reversal of the letters T-O-O-M found in Townswoomen.
- The letters TOOM are part of the phrase Townswomen w anting directions. The actual sequence that reverses to MOOT is T-O-O-M. The most logical intended sequence is a hidden reversal: TownswOMen wOTing… is not possible.
- The intended wordplay is a reversal of TOOM hidden in Townswoomen. This gives MOOT.
What did you think of today’s Minute Cryptic? That was a nice, tight clue, even if it had a slight flaw in the construction! Did you manage to find the “crew” or did the wordplay trip you up? Let me know!
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