Solve of the Day
Minute Cryptic
Mar 13, 2026 · By Member: Chris Paget
"Middle-aged couple exhausted from crazy mileage accumulated over holiday" (5)
Definition
Our definition here is 'accumulated over holiday', and our answer will be something that, for many people, accumulates over holiday.
Indicator
This clue's indicators are is 'Middle... couple', 'exhausted from', and 'crazy'. One of these is a selection indicator pointing us to focus on specific letters in a neighbouring word. Another is an anagram indicator - we'll need to scramble some nearby letters. And a third is a deletion indicator guiding us to release some fodder from some other fodder, getting rid of it.
Fodder
This clue's fodder is 'aged' and 'mileage'. We'll use these letters to construct our answer, as guided by the clue's indicator(s).
The Answer
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A deceptively simple clue about exhausted travelers hides three separate cryptic mechanisms working in concert. Uncover the hidden letters, the scrambled fodder, and the deletion that unlocks the answer.