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Suspect’s face forgotten when recalling details? I'm, uh, embarrassed (10)

Minute Cryptic clue · September 26, 2026 · answer and full explanation
By Ahmed Hassan
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The Minute Cryptic clue “Suspect’s face forgotten when recalling details? I'm, uh, embarrassed” (10) was set for Saturday, September 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 · September 26, 2026

Suspect’s face forgotten when recalling details? I'm, uh, embarrassed

(10)

The answer isHUMILIATED

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Letters 10Device ReversalSet by Cory CalhounPar 3Solvers 15,476

The clue, colour-coded

Suspect’s face forgotten when recalling details? I'm, uh, embarrassed
DefinitionWordplay / fodderLinking words

How this clue works

The definition

, embarrass

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

The wordplay

Suspect + g details? I'm, u

This clue's fodder is 'Suspect' and 'details? I'm, uh,'. We'll use these letters (or some of them) to construct our answer, as guided by the clue's indicator(s).

The answer

HUMILIATED

The clue reads “Suspect’s face forgotten when recalling details? I'm, uh, embarrassed” (10). The definition part — “, embarrass” — points straight at HUMILIATED, and the rest of the clue builds it with reversal wordplay.

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This clue’s puzzle day

This clue was the Minute Cryptic for Saturday, September 26, 2026. Open the September 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 “Suspect’s face forgotten when recalling details? I'm, uh, embarrassed”?
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