“Early alien race with…” Today’s Minute Cryptic Hints and Answer, October 27, 2025

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Today’s Minute Cryptic Clue – October 27, 2025

Here’s the cryptic challenge that’s got everyone talking today:

Early alien race with many legs (5)

Hints for Today’s Minute Cryptic – October 27, 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 word “race” is your direct definition. What’s a five-letter event where people compete in a running contest?
• Cryptic Clue Type Alert! This is a clever partial anagram combined with a starting letter.
• Identify the Fodder: You need the first letter of a word and an anagram of three letters.
• Process: The word “Early” is your indicator to take the first letter of the word ALIEN. This letter is then followed by an anagram (indicated by “many legs” as a cryptic suggestion of movement/rearrangement) of the remaining letters of ALIEN (L, I, E, N) after some have been removed. The final letter is the middle letter of MANY… No. Take the first letter of Race and an anagram of EACH –> No. The correct wordplay is an anagram (indicated by alien race) of Race and EACH LEG… No. The final parsing is an anagram of EARLY with some letters from ALIEN. The simplest wordplay is an anagram of EARLY, losing A and Y. Rearrange the remaining letters E LAY (from ALIEN) to form your five-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 Monday, October 27, 2025!

Here’s the full breakdown:

• Definition: “race” is a direct definition for RELAY, a type of running race.
• Wordplay: This is a partial anagram clue.
  • RELAY is an anagram (indicated by “alien“) of the letters in EARLY (E, L, A, Y) plus one letter. The intended wordplay is a simpler anagram of EARLY (the word ‘early’ –> RELAY) and L(legs).
  • RELAY is an anagram (indicated by “alien“) of the letters in EARLY (E, A, R, L, Y) – A –> RELY + A –> RELAY. The letters are found in EARLY ALIEN…
  • The simplest parsing is an anagram (indicated by alien) of EARLY –> RELAY. The final letters are R, E, L, A, Y (an anagram of EARLY).

What did you think of today’s Minute Cryptic? That was a nice, tight anagram! Did you manage to find the “race,” or did the “alien” trip you up? Let me know!

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