Minute Cryptic Clue

[@thomaspalmer8859]

This one feels like an apology for yesterday

[@bloodysky_]

LMAO

[@ekt3396]

I know right. Getting cling from that was stupid hard

[@SallyMcMillan-f7p]

Haha, yes 😂

[@jadziaschillzone]

😂😂😂😂

[@ScarletGhost53]

Hahahaha really!

[@andrewmcmahon6432]

The explanation videos are a great resource for learning the skills needed to solve cryptic clues.

[@KylieHunt-f9w]

Finally got this one by myself after getting my ass kicked every day for the last week.

[@pedroberend6189]

SAME

[@jadziaschillzone]

Wow same omfgggg

[@thecayzers]

Me too!

[@i_wishyou_back]

real 😭

[@SpencerDungey]

Much needed confidence booster!

[@judithstein2137]

I got this in a second just cos of “identical”. But as soon as I got the answer I got the wordplay. I needed this win!!

[@meltsieberhagen8053]

Thanks for some absolution after a particularly tricky week...

[@MinuteCryptic]

Honestly, I had a clue scheduled for today that I described as “brutally hard”, but figured that it was a bit much after the last few days 😅

[@rweekes6925]

Oooooo bring it on !!! *Rubs hands together with glee​@@MinuteCryptic

[@Maths4Morons]

Guessed in 5 seconds. My confidence restored 🎉

[@fahaadahmed4830]

This was the first one I got straight away

[@aashimsen1]

I read identical & typed ‘Same’ now I am here for the explanation. Happened twice! 160 underpar, 87 day streak!

[@tta4168]

How did you get 160 under par??

[@aashimsen1]

@@tta4168 Stick around @minutecryptic & you too shall be there soon. Midnights have new meaning for me nowadays!

[@DanDeebster]

In the UK initials for setters isn't common - normally they use a nickname (like Araucaria, Boatman, Arachne or Rufus). The setter referring to themselves (sometimes by name, sometimes saying "setter") would normally clue I or ME. "Setter's" might be MY, etc.

[@AshArAis]

2 under par for once! I do like your colour coding for the definition, clues and modifiers. It's really good branding for you and very helpful for yours truly

[@andyhoudini]

Got this one immediately, all thanks to this channel.

[@t._tyoma]

i didn't get the read aloud essay part (though I def should have), but I got yours truly instantly and my mind immediately went to the one word that ends with 'me' and means identical. solid clue

[@Mark-kn7zr]

I hadn't even finished reading the sentence by the time I typed 'same' and pressed enter

[@rosswaring2835]

Ooh. Got it straight away, unlike the past few days! 😊

[@Veilure]

Really happy I got this one!

[@arm_613]

Thank goodness for an easy one! Saw this in a second. Now, if we average how long it took me to do yesterday's cryptic with today's....

[@cqzen217]

Fun clue, enjoyed this one and got it quickly too!

[@JM-xl3ij]

Thank you! This was the easiest one ever!

[@al201103]

Oh thank goodness!! Did this one in seconds through both synonym and wordplay. No Googling, no hints, no trouble. As @SpencerDungey said, a much needed confidence boost!!

[@mjuk3196]

Definitely noting down the potential for LR being yours truly for future reference!

[@simgha5]

I genuinely laughed out loud when I finally realised what was meant by reading aloud essay. Definitely made up for yesterday

[@skarcade]

Yay, I actually got one without needing any clues 🎉

[@EvilForkOfDoom]

Super excited for accounts to come in. A couple of days ago i did it on my work pc browser and not my phone and now my streak is gone. Streak restarted but I'm not happy about it. Thanks as always though because i do love these.

[@tanoathome]

Yesterday’s was the fastest Minute Cryptic I had ever completed. Today, I got it by the time I finished the sentence. Let’s go!!!!

[@nikkideller3332]

Whoo hoo! Got it straight away. Great start to the day.

[@chrisdiffin6793]

Thanks for adding captions!

[@Simonsteelhart]

What a relief!

[@bkennedy1987]

Really loved this one

[@henrylaw5134]

Excellent stat padder today. After the carnage of yesterday I’d truly thought I’d lost my mojo, but we’re back!

[@BZ-bo8dp]

Thanks to previous hints, I got this in seconds, starting with the SA homophone!

[@franhall733]

2 seconds. Redemption. Phew.

[@DaveAgbayani]

good thing i didn't know about using the setter's nickname lol

[@RannyDownd]

After days of toil, this one was a confidence booster

[@kaushalchhatrapatiheartdoc2146]

Immediately solved!

[@StephenWalrondChance]

Thanks for the small ego boost. I needed one

[@npeixeiro]

this feels like the calm before the storm. tomorrow's gonna be a doozy

[@eamonn_s1180]

I read the clue aloud in an Australian accent! 😂😂😂

[@eamonn_s1180]

I usually have a look at 12:00 to See if I can solve it straight away if I can’t I look again when I wake up and it usually comes to me then. Amazing how the mind works!

[@seancolepeper4410]

Got this one in seconds… put “me” at the end; by process of elimination that made the definition part of the clue “identical” and saw that the solution could only be “same”… took a few seconds to realise the “essay” wordplay and how that fit in.

[@sallytolladay4663]

Got it! Nice clue, made me giggle.

[@42nuala]

At last got one immediately!

[@kenjensonyuan6291]

i don't know how but when i saw the definition i immediately got it without reading the entire clue

[@jean-claudevandal5069]

Took me longer than i would like to admit.. I instantly found the sa.. but for some reason my brain kept thinking that 'yours truly' is the definition and Identical is some wordplay indicator that i needed to take that 'sa' twice.. but the second i though about synonyms of identical i had it :) Awesome clue

[@Stephen-Fox]

This took a while - And two letters - for me to realize identical was the definition rather than yours truly (meaning I was looking for a synonym for essay twice that sounded like something for yours truly, or something that meant identical essay and was a homonym for something meaning yours truly)

[@horniddle]

Not gonna lie. Guessed this one assuming the definition. Then reverse engineered the clue. V good

[@thegreatswalmi]

easy? yes. fun? definitely!

[@rebeccawatson6515]

😁10 seconds and i am done🤗 What do for the next 20 mins i usually allow for this 🤔?

[@LilyWhiteRiot]

Very easy but fun little clue

[@joelhenry2527]

Nice easy one for a Friday - got the last 2 letters first

[@jacobward9163]

First easy one for a while. I’ve been on a honking run this week

[@ciara6071]

After yesterday’s ridiculous (I mean it was 😂) clue I think you are being kind today.

[@btuftin]

It took me a while, but I got every facet of it this time with no hints!

[@Ridnarhtim]

Yay I got one!

[@clintonevans2003]

Got this one. I’m back in the game

[@red5_skywalker]

I accidentally clicked the letter hint while I was backspacing... I could have got it without.

[@pizzapuntthomas]

Got it by definition only. I expect '--me' is from 'yours truly' but how 'sa--' is formed that's what I'm here for

[@AlasdairMcKinnon]

Got this one fairly easily

[@ianpilkington169]

Got it from a letter and definition. But the cryptic I couldn't even work backwards. No idea

[@prowsey99]

I got the “me” part pretty quickly. And then got the word from that. I love the explanations bit because it shows me the easier way to get the answer! 🤣

[@Kello_QQ]

How did you know I have an essay due this is highly unsettling

[@pranavbatra6286]

I think I am getting fully used to it, 30 secs

[@ScarletGhost53]

After yesterday's fiasco, I solved this one in seconds!

[@justinbchen]

Starting yesterday, trying to share crashes Chrome on my Mac. Is there anywhere I can report this?

[@zmk5374]

I think the definitions are too easy. For example, guessing that the definition is "identical", "same" is the first 4 letter word thatd occur to you, making the fun of figuring it out through the clue quite alien. Ive noticed this with several recent clues. Just an observation :)

[@Grunfeld]

finally!

[@Dan_Stagg]

2 under par today, can't really think of a different, potential but incorrect solution.

[@listey]

Typically there's only one answer otherwise it would be even more absurd than it already is.

[@prvoloptaski]

thank god for this relatively simple one ahaha

[@tobioshilaja9082]

Knew it was homophone but I couldn't figure out the clue... Ended up guessing it right which feels lime a fluke. I need more practice!

[@c.rowlands2511]

🎉🎉 🎉

[@smameann]

I got this early. Now what do I do?

[@AfroZen]

In one today. Then went back to work out how I did it 🤣...

[@Riccc23]

I thought BY YOURS TRULY was the definition, so i said ESSAY ESSAY and guesses SASA lol Then I thiught maube the definition is IDENTICAL then just guessed SAME but had no idea why that was right Good to know what YOURS TRULY means in a cryptic crossword tho

[@CorinneAttard]

Is this to make up for yesterday’s? 😂

[@AngelaRubick]

How do I access yesterday's as I missed it

[@Kit-o-matic3000]

Only one💀 rating bc it was over so fast!

[@scottbailey4335]

2 under

[@udayalaks]

Abang fans Eminem, Bang?

[@Violet-tp2mt]

Eminem reference maybe?

[@meltsieberhagen8053]

It would be so empty without.

[@sterlingdupre9565]

For once you give us an easy one.

[@tianahose9023]

I wonder if they copied Eminem using “essay, SA” in one of his songs

[@TheSchnelly19]

Out of curiosity why do you need a definition in cryptic clues? Doesn’t it defeat the whole purpose of using wordplay? This clue would still have read perfectly without the word “identical”

[@ZahraIsMyDog]

Who else objects to same being a word for identical? 😂

[@Richard-wj6ct]

The point of the clue is that essay sounds like SA, but "essay read aloud" doesn't really work. It doesn't convey the sense of words being heard. The clue needs to be something like "Identical essay overheard by yours truly".

[@kateh4030]

There are some much more obscure homophone indicators in the UK papers. "Broadcast" and "on the radio" are common ones. The more you do cryptics, the more you realise you have to be VERY FLEXIBLE in your approach to language

[@Richard-wj6ct]

You are absolutely right, and broadcast, on the radio, etc. are fine, but I still don't think "read aloud" works.

[@SharonDeitch]

"read aloud" is in the past tense here. So it would be like saying "said aloud."

[@Richard-wj6ct]

Of course, I took that for granted. However, I would find it hard to disagree with anyone who thinks the clue is fine.

[@shutts67]

I can't be the only one who guessed "meme" right?

[@DaveAgbayani]

good thing i didn't know about using the setter's nickname lol