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Larry's switching sides in ongoing court battle? (5)

Minute Cryptic clue · October 24, 2026 · answer and full explanation
By Ahmed Hassan
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The Minute Cryptic clue “Larry's switching sides in ongoing court battle?” (5) was set for Saturday, October 24, 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 24, 2026

Larry's switching sides in ongoing court battle?

(5)

The answer isRALLY

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Letters 5Set by Members: Rusty Lee & D.B. CooperPar 2Solvers 17,428

The clue, colour-coded

Larry's switching sides in ongoing court battle?
DefinitionWordplay / fodderLinking words

How this clue works

The definition

ongoing court battle?

Our definition here is 'ongoing court battle?', and our answer will be another way of describing that.

The wordplay

Larry

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

The answer

RALLY

The clue reads “Larry's switching sides in ongoing court battle?” (5). The definition part — “ongoing court battle?” — points straight at RALLY, 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 Saturday, October 24, 2026. Open the October 24, 2026 puzzle page for that day’s write-up, or browse the full Minute Cryptic archive.

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