Kind of puppet taking direction from hand inside Miss Piggy? (6)
The Minute Cryptic clue “Kind of puppet taking direction from hand inside Miss Piggy?” (6) was set for Sunday, September 13, 2026. Below is the answer — blurred until you tap — followed by the definition, the wordplay and why the letters land where they do.
Kind of puppet taking direction from hand inside Miss Piggy?
(6)
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How this clue works
The definition
Kind of puppet
Our definition here is 'Kind of puppet', and our answer will be just that - a kind of puppet. We're looking for a ______ puppet.The wordplay
direction + hand + Miss Piggy?
This clue's fodder is 'direction', 'hand', and 'Miss Piggy?'. Two of these need substitutes: one requires a classic cryptic one-letter replacement; the other a stretchy synonym. We'll use these with the letters of the remaining fodder to reach our answer, as guided by the clue's indicator(s).The answer
The clue reads “Kind of puppet taking direction from hand inside Miss Piggy?” (6). The definition part — “Kind of puppet” — points straight at SHADOW, and the rest of the clue builds it with deletion wordplay.
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What SHADOW means
A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.
“My shadow lengthened as the sun began to set.”Relative darkness, especially as caused by the interruption of light; gloom, obscurity.
“I immediately jumped into shadow as I saw them approach.”To shade, cloud or darken.
“The artist chose to shadow this corner of the painting.”To block light or radio transmission from.
“Looks like that cloud's going to shadow us.”umbra, shadower, tail, tincture, trace, vestige
This clue’s puzzle day
This clue was the Minute Cryptic for Sunday, September 13, 2026. Open the September 13, 2026 puzzle page for that day’s write-up, or browse the full Minute Cryptic archive.