Naked extrovert flings away last piece of underwear and plays Twister (6)
The Minute Cryptic clue “Naked extrovert flings away last piece of underwear and plays Twister” (6) was set for Saturday, August 22, 2026. Below is the answer — blurred until you tap — followed by the definition, the wordplay and why the letters land where they do.
Naked extrovert flings away last piece of underwear and plays Twister
(6)
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How this clue works
The definition
Twister
Our definition here is 'Twister', and our answer will be another word for that.The wordplay
extrovert + underwear
This clue's fodder is 'extrovert' and 'underwear'. We'll use these letters (or some of them) to construct our answer, as guided by the clue's indicator(s).The answer
The clue reads “Naked extrovert flings away last piece of underwear and plays Twister” (6). The definition part — “Twister” — points straight at VORTEX, and the rest of the clue builds it with anagram wordplay.
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What VORTEX means
A whirlwind, whirlpool, or similarly moving matter in the form of a spiral or column.
Anything that involves constant violent or chaotic activity around some centre.
“2004: the consumer vortex that is East Hampton — The New Yorker, 30 August 2004, p.38”convolution, swirl, whirl, maelstrom, whirlpool
This clue’s puzzle day
This clue was the Minute Cryptic for Saturday, August 22, 2026. Open the August 22, 2026 puzzle page for that day’s write-up, or browse the full Minute Cryptic archive.