David selflessly took off armour, pulled back slingshot, eviscerated giant (4) Minute Cryptic Crossword Clue
Searching for the answer to “David selflessly took off armour, pulled back slingshot, eviscerated giant (4)” in today’s Minute Cryptic Crossword? Look no further! We’ve provided the solution to help you finish the puzzle and make the most of your crossword-solving experience.
Hints
'Selflessly', 'took off armour', and 'eviscerated' are all kinds of deletion indicators - they each tell us to remove letters in different ways. And 'pulled back' is a reversal indicator - it signals that some letters need to be read backwards.
Our fodder comes from 'David' and 'slingshot' - we'll need to adjust these words using the indicators to form our answer.
The definition is 'giant', and our answer will be a synonym of this definition.
The answer to "David selflessly took off armour, pulled back slingshot, eviscerated giant (4)" is VAST.
The definition is “giant” (meaning very large), which points to VAST. The surface evokes David and a slingshot (Goliath), but cryptically the clue strings together actions that produce the letters V-A-S-T: “took off armour” suggests doff(ed) vest (i.e., removing a vest), “pulled back” signals reversal, and “eviscerated” indicates stripping inner letters when those indications are applied to the phrase/parts suggested by the surface you can extract and reorder the letters to give VAST.
Minute Cryptic
A Minute Cryptic is a type of crossword puzzle that focuses on very short, often tricky clues that require quick and sharp thinking. These puzzles typically feature concise clues that challenge solvers to think outside the box and consider alternative meanings, wordplay, or indirect references.
Unlike traditional cryptic clues, which may have more detailed explanations, Minute Cryptics are designed to be solved in a very short amount of time, often making them ideal for quick bursts of mental exercise. They tend to require both a good understanding of wordplay and a high level of familiarity with common crossword conventions, but their brevity makes them a fun and engaging challenge for puzzle enthusiasts.
