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Honey bear fails at beekeeping and misses start to hiving seasons altogether? (3, 4) Minute Cryptic Crossword Clue
Searching for the answer to Honey bear fails at beekeeping and misses start to hiving seasons altogether? 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
This clue's indicators are 'fails at beekeeping', 'misses', and 'start to'. Two of these are deletion indicators telling you to remove something from some fodder. The third is a selection indicator describing which part of some neighbouring fodder to pay attention to.
This clue's fodder is 'Honey bear' and 'hiving'. We'll use these letters (or some of them) to construct our answer, as guided by the clue's indicator(s)
Our definition here is 'seasons altogether?', and our answer will be another word for that.
The answer to Honey bear fails at beekeeping and misses start to hiving seasons altogether? (3, 4) is ONE YEAR.
The definition in the clue is “seasons altogether?”, which points directly to ONE YEAR, since a year contains all the seasons. The wordplay builds this step by step: “honey bear” can be read as HONEY + BEAR.
If the bear fails at beekeeping, it has no B (“bee”), so removing B from honeybear leaves HONEYEAR. Then the clue says it “misses start to hiving”, meaning the initial H is removed, producing ONE YEAR.
Thus both the wordplay and the definition neatly lead to the same answer.
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.
