Minute Cryptic Hints & Answer Today – Nov 6, 2026
Today's Minute Cryptic Hints
This is a double definition: two separate meanings, no wordplay
The first part asks for a word meaning extremely serious or solemn
The second part plays on 'plot' as a piece of ground in a cemetery
Minute Cryptic Answer
“Very serious plot hole?” (5)
Double definition: GRAVE means 'very serious', and a grave is a hole dug in a burial plot ('plot hole?', with the question mark flagging the playful reading).
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The Minute Cryptic answer for November 6, 2026 is GRAVE.
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Minute Cryptic serves up one cryptic crossword clue a day, making it a quick way to learn how cryptics work. Each clue hides a straightforward definition and a piece of wordplay that leads to the same answer. Here you'll find today's Minute Cryptic hints, a breakdown of the clue and the answer.
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You get a single cryptic clue and the length of the answer. Every cryptic clue has two parts: a definition, usually at the very start or very end, and wordplay that builds the answer another way, such as an anagram, a hidden word or letters combined from other words.
Type your answer when you've cracked it. Hints are available if you get stuck, but the fewer you use, the better your score against the day's target.
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- Find the definition first: it is almost always the first or last word or phrase of the clue.
- Look for indicator words. Words like broken, mixed or wild often signal an anagram; in, within or some can point to a hidden word.
- Count the letters in the wordplay; if a phrase has exactly the right number of letters, it may be an anagram or a hidden answer.
- Ignore the surface meaning of the sentence; it's written to mislead you.
- Use the hints one at a time; each usually explains one part of the wordplay without giving away the answer.
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It's a free daily game that gives you one cryptic crossword clue to solve, designed to help people learn cryptics.
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