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Kangaroo chewed oak leaves, eucalyptus bark & fruit (7) Minute Cryptic Crossword Clue
Searching for the answer to Kangaroo chewed oak leaves, eucalyptus bark & fruit (7) 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 'chewed', 'leaves', and 'bark'. One of these is a selection indicator, guiding us to focus on a certain letter or letters in some neighbouring fodder. Another is a deletion indicator, flagging that some fodder is removed from other fodder. And a third is an anagram indicator, suggesting that some nearby letters will need reordering.
This clue's fodder is 'Kangaroo', 'oak', and 'eucalyptus'. 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 'fruit', and our answer will be a kind of fruit.
The answer to Kangaroo chewed oak leaves, eucalyptus bark & fruit (7) is ORANGES.
The answer ORANGES comes from the wordplay in the clue rather than the surface meaning.
The phrase “chewed oak leaves, eucalyptus bark & fruit” indicates an anagram (suggested by “chewed”) of selected letters.
Taking O from oak, R from leaves, A N G E S from eucalyptus bark (outer letters and internal selection), the letters rearrange to form ORANGES, which also fits the definition “fruit” and matches the required length of 7 letters.
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.
