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Sweetheart leaving honey all over appendage? Sounds nice! (7) Minute Cryptic Crossword Clue
Searching for the answer to Sweetheart leaving honey all over appendage? Sounds nice! (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 'heart', 'leaving' and 'all over'. One of these is a selection indicator, guiding us to pay attention to a particular letter or letters from neighbouring fodder. Another is a containing indicator, suggesting that some fodder will go around other fodder. And a third is a deletion indicator, telling us to remove some fodder from some other fodder.
This clue's fodder is 'Sweet', 'honey', and 'appendage'. We'll need to find an example of one of these words and use it with the letters of the others to construct our answer, as guided by the clue's indicator(s).
Our definition here is 'Sounds nice' and our answer will be a word for something that sounds nice.
The answer to Sweetheart leaving honey all over appendage? Sounds nice! (7) is HARMONY.
HARMONY fits the clue “Sweetheart leaving honey all over appendage? Sounds nice! (7)” through a combination of wordplay and definition. The definition is “Sounds nice!”, as harmony refers to pleasant musical sound.
For the wordplay, “Sweetheart” indicates taking the middle letter of honey, which is N. When this N is “leaving” honey, we are left with HOEY, which sounds like ARM when placed “all over appendage,” an appendage being an ARM.
Combining HARM (appendage) with ONY (a sound-alike remainder from honey without its heart) gives HARMONY, neatly matching both the cryptic construction and the definition.
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.
