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Minute Cryptic

May 17, 2026 · By Member: mattLOLd

The Clue

"Place 1st of everyone at the end of "Ugly-Stupid Contest"" (7)

Definition

Our definition here is 'Contest', and our answer will be another word for that.

Indicator

This clue's indicators are 'Place… at the end of', ‘1st of’, and ‘ugly’. One of these is a selection indicator that names the position of a specific letter to focus on. Another is an anagram indicator - we’ll need to disfigure a word by rearranging it. And a third is a repositioning indicator, telling us where to put some fodder relative to other fodder.

Fodder

This clue's fodder is 'everyone' and 'Stupid'. We’ll use these letters to construct our answer, as guided by the clue’s indicator(s).

The Answer

DISPUTE

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