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Early plea entered, charge overturned & case dismissed for plot involving axesMinute Cryptic Answer

Q: What is the clue for Minute Cryptic #18?

The clue is "Early plea entered, charge overturned & case dismissed for plot involving axes".

Q: How do the definition, indicator, and fodder hints help?

Definition: Our definition here is 'plot involving axes', and our answer will be a kind of plot that can involve axes. Careful, this definition is designed to trip you up (this is a cryptic clue after all...)!; Indicator: This clue's indicators are 'Early', 'entered', 'overturned', 'case', and 'dismissed'. Two of these are selection indicators guiding us to focus on one or more specific letters in neighbouring fodder. Another is a deletion indicator - we'll need to delete something from some fodder. This clue also has a containing indicator (some fodder will go inside some other fodder) and a reversal indicator (some fodder will flip around). If you can spot the reversal, that's where I'd start, personally.; Fodder: This clue's fodder is 'plea' and 'charge'. We'll use these letters (or some of them) to construct our answer, as guided by the clue's indicator(s).

The Minute Cryptic #18 answer for Thursday, March 5, 2026 is GRAPH. Review the clue, answer length, definition, indicator, and fodder hints.

Puzzle #18Thursday, March 5, 2026

Puzzle Number

#18

Puzzle Date

Thursday, March 5, 2026

Average Par

Early plea entered, charge overturned & case dismissed for plot involving axes Minute Cryptic Answer

Clue: Early plea entered, charge overturned & case dismissed for plot involving axes

Answer length: 5

Answer: GRAPH

How to solve this Minute Cryptic clue

The clue “Early plea entered, charge overturned & case dismissed for plot involving axes” resolves to GRAPH. Minute Cryptic clues usually combine a direct definition with wordplay instructions, so the breakdown below keeps the clue wording visible for searchers and solvers.

Definition

Our definition here is 'plot involving axes', and our answer will be a kind of plot that can involve axes. Careful, this definition is designed to trip you up (this is a cryptic clue after all...)!

Indicator

This clue's indicators are 'Early', 'entered', 'overturned', 'case', and 'dismissed'. Two of these are selection indicators guiding us to focus on one or more specific letters in neighbouring fodder. Another is a deletion indicator - we'll need to delete something from some fodder. This clue also has a containing indicator (some fodder will go inside some other fodder) and a reversal indicator (some fodder will flip around). If you can spot the reversal, that's where I'd start, personally.

Fodder

This clue's fodder is 'plea' and 'charge'. We'll use these letters (or some of them) to construct our answer, as guided by the clue's indicator(s).

Today's Clue

“Early plea entered, charge overturned & case dismissed for plot involving axes”

Answer length: 5

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Final Answer

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