New friends are keepers, as they say (7)
The Minute Cryptic clue “New friends are keepers, as they say” (7) was set for Tuesday, October 27, 2026. Below is the answer — blurred until you tap — followed by the definition, the wordplay and why the letters land where they do.
New friends are keepers, as they say
(7)
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How this clue works
The definition
keepers, as they say
Our definition here is 'keepers, as they say', and our answer will be a word described this way in a well-known phrase.The wordplay
friends
This clue's fodder is 'friends'. We'll use these letters to construct our answer, as guided by the clue's indicator(s).The answer
The clue reads “New friends are keepers, as they say” (7). The definition part — “keepers, as they say” — points straight at FINDERS, and the rest of the clue builds it with anagram wordplay.
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This clue’s puzzle day
This clue was the Minute Cryptic for Tuesday, October 27, 2026. Open the October 27, 2026 puzzle page for that day’s write-up, or browse the full Minute Cryptic archive.