Solve of the Day
Minute Cryptic
Sep 08, 2026 · By Liam Runnalls
"What you won't hear from honest builders debuting modest home" (3)
Definition
Our definition here is 'modest home', and our answer will be a word for that.
Indicator
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.
Fodder
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).
The Answer
HUT
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A tidy surface hides a letter-picking trick. Crack the clue’s selection logic and the modest-home answer falls into place.