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Minute Cryptic

Feb 22, 2026 · By Members: James & Ollie

The Clue

"Looks without blinking end in tears tears tears" (6)

Definition

Our definition here is 'Looks without blinking', and our answer will be a word for that.

Indicator

This clue's indicators are 'end in' and 'tears'. One of these is an anagram indicator - a neighbouring word will fall apart into pieces (a kind of destructive theme prevalent in anagram indicators). The other is a selector guiding us to focus on one or more specific letters in some nearby fodder.

Fodder

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

The Answer

STARES

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