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Get 33% off any delivery! Link in bio? (4)

Minute Cryptic clue · August 13, 2026 · answer and full explanation
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The Minute Cryptic clue “Get 33% off any delivery! Link in bio?” (4) was set for Thursday, August 13, 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 · August 13, 2026

Get 33% off any delivery! Link in bio?

(4)

The answer isGENE

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Letters 4

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The answer

GENE

The clue reads “Get 33% off any delivery! Link in bio?” (4).

What GENE means

/dʒiːn/noun
noun

A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color.

noun

A segment of DNA or RNA from a cell's or an organism's genome, that may take several forms and thus parameterizes a phenomenon, in general the structure of a protein; locus.

“A change in a gene is reflected in the protein or RNA molecule that it codes for.”

This clue’s puzzle day

This clue was the Minute Cryptic for Thursday, August 13, 2026. Open the August 13, 2026 puzzle page for that day’s write-up, or browse the full Minute Cryptic archive.

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