The Minute Cryptic #151 answer for Friday, July 17, 2026 is PRODUCER. Review the clue, answer length, definition, indicator, and fodder hints.
Puzzle Number
#151
Puzzle Date
Friday, July 17, 2026
Average Par
3
Clue: “Amputee climber got past treacherous drop!” you heard documentary maker say
Answer length: 8
Answer: PRODUCER
The clue ““Amputee climber got past treacherous drop!” you heard documentary maker say” resolves to PRODUCER. Minute Cryptic clues usually combine a direct definition with wordplay instructions, so the breakdown below keeps the clue wording visible for searchers and solvers.
Our definition here is 'documentary maker say', and 'say' is flagging that 'documentary maker' is an example of our answer. Side note: as an appreciator of cryptic clues, hats off to Sean for using 'say' on the surface to describe a person saying something, and in the definition to flag an example. Masterfully done.
This clue's indicators are 'Amputee', 'got past', 'treacherous', and 'heard'. One of these is a quite particular deletion indicator guiding us to delete a certain set of letters from neighbouring fodder and keep the rest. Another is a homophone indicator - we'll need to sound out an adjacent word and replace it with a soundalike. A third is an anagram indicator flagging that nearby fodder is being deceptive or unreliable and will rearrange. And 'got past' is a simple repositioning indicator - take what precedes it and put it past (on the other side of) what follows.
This clue's fodder is 'climber', 'drop', and 'you'. We'll use these words and their letters to construct our answer, as guided by the clue's indicator(s).
““Amputee climber got past treacherous drop!” you heard documentary maker say”
Answer length: 8
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