Shakespeare's your thing, not golf, sweetheart (5)
The Minute Cryptic clue “Shakespeare's your thing, not golf, sweetheart” (5) was set for Tuesday, November 10, 2026. Below is the answer — blurred until you tap — followed by the definition, the wordplay and why the letters land where they do.
Shakespeare's your thing, not golf, sweetheart
(5)
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How this clue works
The definition
Shakespeare's your
Our definition here is 'Shakespeare's your', and our answer will be a word for that.The wordplay
thing + golf + sweet
This clue's fodder is 'thing', 'golf' and 'sweet'. We'll need to find a common substitute for one of these and use it with the letters of the others (or some of them) to construct our answer, as guided by the clue's indicators.The answer
The clue reads “Shakespeare's your thing, not golf, sweetheart” (5). The definition part — “Shakespeare's your” — points straight at THINE, and the rest of the clue builds it with deletion wordplay.
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This clue’s puzzle day
This clue was the Minute Cryptic for Tuesday, November 10, 2026. Open the November 10, 2026 puzzle page for that day’s write-up, or browse the full Minute Cryptic archive.