Minute Cryptic September 6 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.
“Item initially dispensed by server! (5)”
This clue's indicators are 'initially' and 'dispensed by'. One of these is a selection indicator naming the position of an important letter in neighbouring fodder. The other is a deletion indicator - we'll need to delete some fodder from other fodder.
This clue's fodder is 'Item' and 'server'. We'll need to find a synonym for one of these and use it with one or more letters from the other to construct our answer, as guided by the clue's indicator(s).
This clue is an &lit, meaning that the whole clue is both definition and wordplay. So, our definition here is something that a server might initially dispense.
Definition: Item initially dispensed by server!
This clue's fodder is 'Item' and 'server'. We'll need to find a synonym for one of these and use it with one or more letters from the other to construct our answer, as guided by the clue's indicator(s).
This clue is an &lit, meaning that the whole clue is both definition and wordplay. So, our definition here is something that a server might initially dispense.
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