Solve of the Day
Minute Cryptic
Sep 20, 2026 · By Member: Kaldar
"Early mode of transport from Revolutionary War found in drained canal?" (5)
Definition
Our definition here is 'Early mode of transport', and note the question mark – it flags that there is an element of stretchiness with this definition.
Indicator
This clue's indicators are 'Revolutionary', 'found in', and 'drained'. One of these is a reversal indicator – we'll need to turn some neighbouring fodder around, reversing the order of its letters. Another is a containing indicator – we'll need to put some fodder inside other fodder. And the third is a deletion indicator, hinting at which letters need to be removed from neighbouring fodder.
Fodder
This clue's fodder is 'War' and 'canal'. We'll use these letters (or some of them) to construct our answer, as guided by the clue's indicator(s).
The Answer
CRAWL