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Welcome to Title Builder Beta.

This small piece of kit is designed to make building your Quiz, Crossword or Puzzle question more effective. It should make finding your question easier for others and, the easier it is to find, the more likely someone is to answer it!

To build an easy to find question title simply select the paper and quiz, enter the quiz number if relevant and fill in the Publication Date. Once you’re happy click “Build Title” and the information should populate the Title field. Fill in the final required details of your question as you normally would, and click submit.

As this is a Beta we only have a limited number of papers and quizzes listed. If you think your favourite Quiz, Crossword or Puzzle should be listed here don’t hesitate to contact us.

Remember: You do not have to use the title builder - simply enter the title and question as you normally would and click submit!

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What does "perhaps" mean in a cryptic crossword clue?

Querty | 21:01 Fri 28th Oct 2011 | Quizzes & Puzzles

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Can anyone please tell me what ""perhaps" means in a cryptic crossword clue?

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Salty

Best Answer

Perhaps does sometimes mean an anagram, but it can also mean a word which is an example of the clue. In this case, the answer is SUPPLANT. SUPPLANT means replace, and is SUP (drink) plus PLANT (an example of a vegetable).

09:25 Sat 29th Oct 2011

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beckersjay

could be an anagram or a play on words

Querty

Question Author

Thank you, Beckersjay. So, replace drink with vegetable perhaps, might be squash? or squashes as we need 8 letters?

Jimifleemin

Perhaps, though the wording of the clue seems to suggest a singular answer, and squashes is plural. Any letters?

Salty

Querty

Question Author

Supplant is, as laways so simple and obvious now that I have the answer thank you, Salty!

Querty

Question Author

Also knowing that "perhaps" may mean an example is the more important part of your answer, as it's the tool I need for future clues. "Maybe" ditto?

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