Minute Cryptic October 18 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.

PAR2
AVERAGE2
LETTERS6
SETTERMember: Deccan
THE CLUESPOILERS HIDDEN

“Oh well. Cry and undo tie (2,2,2)”

HINTS, ONE AT A TIME

This clue's indicator is 'undo', and it's a reversal indicator. When we undo something, we reverse an action – and here, we'll need to reverse the order of the letters in some neighbouring fodder.

This clue's fodder is 'Cry' and 'tie'. We'll need to find a common substitute for one of these, then use it with the letters of the other to construct our answer, as guided by the clue's indicator(s).

Our definition here is 'Oh well', and our answer will be another way of saying that.

THE ANSWER
SOBEIT
Reversal

Definition: Oh well

This clue's fodder is 'Cry' and 'tie'. We'll need to find a common substitute for one of these, then use it with the letters of the other to construct our answer, as guided by the clue's indicator(s).

Our definition here is 'Oh well', and our answer will be another way of saying that.

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