What you won't hear from honest builders debuting modest home (3)
The Minute Cryptic clue “What you won't hear from honest builders debuting modest home” (3) was set for Tuesday, September 8, 2026. Below is the answer — blurred until you tap — followed by the definition, the wordplay and why the letters land where they do.
What you won't hear from honest builders debuting modest home
(3)
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How this clue works
The definition
modest home
Our definition here is 'modest home', and our answer will be a word for that.The wordplay
honest builders debuting
This clue's fodder is 'honest builders debuting'. We'll use these letters (or some of them) to construct our answer, as guided by the clue's indicator(s).The answer
The clue reads “What you won't hear from honest builders debuting modest home” (3). The definition part — “modest home” — points straight at HUT, and the rest of the clue builds it through wordplay.
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What HUT means
A small, simple one-storey dwelling or shelter, often with just one room, and generally built of readily available local materials.
“a thatched hut; a mud hut; a shepherd’s hut”A small wooden shed.
“a groundsman’s hut”To provide (someone) with shelter in a hut.
“to hut troops in winter quarters”To take shelter in a hut.
army hut, field hut
This clue’s puzzle day
This clue was the Minute Cryptic for Tuesday, September 8, 2026. Open the September 8, 2026 puzzle page for that day’s write-up, or browse the full Minute Cryptic archive.