Minute Cryptic
Get today's Minute Cryptic answer with step-by-step hints and a full clue breakdown.
Get today's Minute Cryptic answer with step-by-step hints and indicator, fodder and definition breakdowns.
Minute Cryptic daily answer page with hints and breakdowns
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What is Minute Cryptic?
Get today's Minute Cryptic answer with step-by-step hints and a full clue breakdown.
What is Minute Cryptic?
Minute Cryptic publishes a short daily cryptic clue together with a worked explanation, so you can check today's answer and, more importantly, see how the clue was built. Each write-up separates the three parts of a cryptic clue: the indicator that tells you what to do with the letters, the fodder you work with, and the definition that matches a dictionary meaning.
How it works
The page leads with progressive hints before revealing the answer, so you can work toward the solution instead of seeing the spoiler straight away. Past clues stay available in an archive, which makes it easy to practise the same move — anagram, hidden word, reversal, container — across several puzzles.
Who it is for
It suits daily cryptic crossword solvers who want a quick sanity check after finishing, and newer solvers who can follow a clue most of the way but stall on the last step. Because each explanation names the wordplay device, the same reasoning transfers to other cryptic puzzles.
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The site is free to read. No account or payment is needed for today's clue, the hints, or the archive.
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Minute Cryptic Key Features
Daily answer with step-by-step hints
Shows today's Minute Cryptic clue with progressive hints, so you can work toward the answer instead of jumping straight to a spoiler.
Indicator, fodder and definition breakdown
Separates each clue into the indicator that tells you what to do with the letters, the fodder you work with, and the definition that matches a dictionary meaning.
Spoiler-safe archive of past clues
Lets you revisit earlier puzzles and practice the same clue patterns at your own pace, with answers kept behind a reveal.
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Daily cryptic crossword solvers
Checking today's Minute Cryptic answer and understanding how each clue was built instead of only seeing the solution.
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Minute Cryptic Pricing
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Free — no account or payment required
Minute Cryptic is free to read. Today's clue, the progressive hints and the full indicator/fodder/definition breakdown are all available without a subscription, and past puzzles stay accessible in the archive.
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