Sunday 10 June 2012

Solution for 9 June cryptic crossword clue



Two baths short of a dancer’s outfit (4)

Solution – tutu

This is a clever little deletion clue. The part of the clue that gives you a hint that some letter or letters are to be deleted is "short".

A four letter dancer's outfit does bring "tutu" easily to mind.

And when you think of "tub" as a word for "bath", you can see that "tub" has been shortened to "tu" and there are 2 of them. Neat.

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