Minute Cryptic September 8 2026 Answer
The Tuesday 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.
“What you won't hear from honest builders debuting modest home (3)”
This clue's indicator is 'What you won't hear from' and it's a kind of selection indicator. Most selection indicators name the position of important letters in neighbouring fodder, but this one names a quality of the letters to which we need to pay attention.
This clue's fodder is 'honest builders debuting'. We'll use these letters (or some of them) to construct our answer, as guided by the clue's indicator(s).
Our definition here is 'modest home', and our answer will be a word for that.
Definition: modest home
This clue's fodder is 'honest builders debuting'. We'll use these letters (or some of them) to construct our answer, as guided by the clue's indicator(s).
Our definition here is 'modest home', and our answer will be a word for that.
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