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Pop duos leading song and dance (4)

Minute Cryptic clue · October 26, 2026 · answer and full explanation
By Ahmed Hassan
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The Minute Cryptic clue “Pop duos leading song and dance” (4) was set for Monday, October 26, 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 26, 2026

Pop duos leading song and dance

(4)

The answer isSODA

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Letters 4Set by Jack Snipe (community)Par 2Solvers 17,798

The clue, colour-coded

Pop duos leading song and dance
DefinitionWordplay / fodderLinking words

How this clue works

The definition

Pop

Our definition here is 'Pop', and our answer will be another word for that.

The wordplay

song + dance

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

The answer

SODA

The clue reads “Pop duos leading song and dance” (4). The definition part — “Pop” — points straight at SODA, 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 Monday, October 26, 2026. Open the October 26, 2026 puzzle page for that day’s write-up, or browse the full Minute Cryptic archive.

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What is the answer to “Pop duos leading song and dance”?
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