Puzzle Date: Nov 5, 2026Medium

Minute Cryptic Hints & Answer – November 5, 2026

Minute Cryptic Hints

0 of 3 hints revealed
Hint 1

Two indicators are at work: one means 'carries inside', the other means 'flip around'

Hint 2

A cold-region adjective and a two-letter direction word are the building blocks

Hint 3

The answer describes something everyone likes right now

Minute Cryptic Answer

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Today's Cryptic Clue(7) letters

“Polar bears turned up in fashion, very cool (and hot!)” (7)

🔍 Cryptic Wordplay Breakdown

Definition: 'in fashion, very cool (and hot!)'. 'Bears' is a containment indicator and 'turned' a reversal indicator: POLAR holds UP reversed (PU), giving PO+PU+LAR = POPULAR.

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The Minute Cryptic answer for November 5, 2026 is POPULAR.

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