Minute Cryptic August 30 2026 Answer
The Sunday Minute Cryptic is a single cryptic clue you can solve in about a minute. Read the clue, take the hints one at a time, and reveal the answer with the full wordplay explained.
“Building full of suits chooses fraud, appallingly? (5,2,5)”
This clue's indicator is 'appallingly' and it's an anagram indicator. We'll need to put some neighbouring words in an appalling, dreadful or awful state by rearranging their letters.
This clue's fodder is 'chooses fraud'. We'll use these letters to construct our answer, as guided by the clue's indicator(s).
Our definition here is 'Building full of suits', and the question mark on the end of our clue is a flag that we might need to think outside the box for this one. Our answer will be building full of suits, in a manner of speaking.
Definition: Building full of suits
This clue's fodder is 'chooses fraud'. We'll use these letters to construct our answer, as guided by the clue's indicator(s).
Our definition here is 'Building full of suits', and the question mark on the end of our clue is a flag that we might need to think outside the box for this one. Our answer will be building full of suits, in a manner of speaking.
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