Thursday 24 May 2012

Solution for 23 May cryptic crossword clue




A poor mother or father, that’s obvious (8)
Solution – apparent

This is a charades type clue – see the sidebar under the list of popular posts if you want to know more  about charades or abbreviations in cryptic crosswords.

The definition part of the clue is the second half.  The solution is a word that means “obvious” ie apparent.

How do you get that from the first part of the clue?
You take A.  Add P for poor.  And a mother or father is a “parent’
So a+p+parent = apparent.

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