Find 500=100/y (9)
Minute Cryptic clue · October 8, 2026 · answer and full explanation
The Minute Cryptic clue “Find 500=100/y” (9) was set for Thursday, October 8, 2026. Below is the answer — blurred until you tap — followed by the definition, the wordplay and why the letters land where they do.
Minute Cryptic · October 8, 2026
Find 500=100/y
(9)
The answer isDISCOVERY
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Letters 9Set by Johnny Quarrie (community)Par 3Solvers 16,414
The clue, colour-coded
Find 500=100/y
DefinitionWordplay / fodderLinking words
How this clue works
The definition
Find
Our definition here is 'Find', and our answer will be another word for that.The wordplay
500=100/y
This clue's fodder is '500=100/y'. We'll need to find four separate substitutions within this expression, while keeping one element unchanged, to construct our answer.The answer
DISCOVERY
The clue reads “Find 500=100/y” (9). The definition part — “Find” — points straight at DISCOVERY, and the rest of the clue builds it through wordplay.
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This clue’s puzzle day
This clue was the Minute Cryptic for Thursday, October 8, 2026. Open the October 8, 2026 puzzle page for that day’s write-up, or browse the full Minute Cryptic archive.
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