Stylish family saying "au revoir" to French friend (3)
The Minute Cryptic clue “Stylish family saying "au revoir" to French friend” (3) was set for Tuesday, August 25, 2026. Below is the answer — blurred until you tap — followed by the definition, the wordplay and why the letters land where they do.
Stylish family saying "au revoir" to French friend
(3)
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How this clue works
The definition
Stylish
Our definition here is 'Stylish', and our answer will be another word for that.The wordplay
family + friend
This clue's fodder is 'family' and 'friend'. We'll need to use the letters of one of these with a specified substitution for the other to reach our answer, as guided by the clue's indicator(s).The answer
The clue reads “Stylish family saying "au revoir" to French friend” (3). The definition part — “Stylish” — points straight at FLY, and the rest of the clue builds it with deletion wordplay.
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What FLY means
Any insect of the order Diptera; characterized by having two wings (except for some wingless species), also called true flies.
(non-technical) Especially, any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other families of Diptera include mosquitoes and midges).
fell, vanish, vaporize, wing
This clue’s puzzle day
This clue was the Minute Cryptic for Tuesday, August 25, 2026. Open the August 25, 2026 puzzle page for that day’s write-up, or browse the full Minute Cryptic archive.