Minute Cryptic November 1 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.
“Doomscrolling has become a state of mind (4)”
This clue's indicator is 'scrolling', and it's a reversal indicator. Like a scroll of paper, some neighbouring fodder will coil or wind back on itself, reversing the order of its letters.
This clue's fodder is 'Doom'. We'll use these letters to construct our answer, as guided by the clue's indicator(s).
Our definition here is 'a state of mind', and our answer will be another word for that. 'Has become' is simply a linking phrase, connecting the wordplay to the definition.
Definition: a state of mind
This clue's fodder is 'Doom'. We'll use these letters to construct our answer, as guided by the clue's indicator(s).
Our definition here is 'a state of mind', and our answer will be another word for that. 'Has become' is simply a linking phrase, connecting the wordplay to the definition.
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