Exclusive school's tall characters expelled by petite principal (5) Minute Cryptic Crossword Clue
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This clue's indicators are 'tall characters', 'expelled' and 'principal'. Two of these are selection indicators that tell us which letter/s in some neighbouring fodder to focus on. The third is a deletion indicator instructing us to remove something from some fodder.
This clue's fodder is 'school' and 'petite'. We'll use these letters (or some of them) to construct our answer, as guided by our indicator(s).
Our definition here is 'Exclusive', and our answer will be another word for that.
The answer to Exclusive school's tall characters expelled by petite principal (5) is SCOOP.
The headline "Exclusive school's tall characters expelled by petite principal" is a wordplay riddle where "tall characters" refer to uppercase letters and "petite principal" refers to lowercase letters.
It suggests that the uppercase letters (tall characters) are removed or replaced by the smaller lowercase letters, effectively "expelling" them. Thus, the riddle is about converting uppercase letters to lowercase.
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.
