Parseword - for those who would like to be better at cryptic crosswords!

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I am definitely not good at cryptic crosswords but feel this is both fun and a good way to get better

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Parseword #190
⏱️ 1m27s
✅ 2 Assists
📰 Secret Found
🥚 Learn Mode

Minute Cryptic - 7 August, 2026
"Difficult to hold onto love with her head elsewhere... she's a keeper" (7)
⚪️⚪️⚪️🟡🟡🟡🟣🟣🟣🟣
🏋 6 hints – 3 over the community par (53,853 solvers so far).
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I found that one hard

Parseword #191
⏱️ 1m8s
✅ 1 Assist
🥚 Learn Mode

Parseword #190
⏱️ 2m53s
✅ 2 Assists

Minute Cryptic - 7 August, 2026
"Difficult to hold onto love with her head elsewhere... she's a keeper" (7)
⚪️⚪️🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣
🏆 2 hints – 1 under the community par (55,850 solvers so far).
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I used an anagram solver on the Minute Cryptic word but I got the two substitutions by myself.

Today's the day of the week I usually try the Times Quick Cryptic.

Parseword #191
⏱️ 1m47s
⭐️ No Assists

Minute Cryptic - 7 August, 2026
"Difficult to hold onto love with her head elsewhere... she's a keeper" (7)
⚪️⚪️🟡⚪️🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣
🏋 4 hints – 1 over the community par (64,305 solvers so far).
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Minute Cryptic - 8 August, 2026
"It's straight (unless round)" (3)
⚪️🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣
🤝 1 hints – matched the community par (71,528 solvers so far).
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Parseword #192
⏱️ 8m21s
✅ 6 Assists
🐘 Secret Found
Maybe I should go back to Learn mode.

Parseword #192
⏱️ 1m15s
💎 Perfect

Minute Cryptic - 8 August, 2026
"It's straight (unless round)" (3)
⚪️⚪️🟣🟣🟣🟣
🏋 2 hints – 1 over the community par (89,213 solvers so far).
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Parseword #193
⏱️ 1m58s
✅ 3 Assists
👷 Secret Found

Minute Cryptic - 9 August, 2026
"Couple's performance includes dose of Viagra - it's common in the bedroom" (5)
⚪️⚪️🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣
🤝 2 hints – matched the community par (74,860 solvers so far).
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Parseword #193
⏱️ 7m44s
✅ 4 Assists
👷 Secret Found

What do I do with the secrets?

Parseword #193
⏱️ 2m57s
✅ 3 Assists
👷 Secret Found

Minute Cryptic - 9 August, 2026
"Couple's performance includes dose of Viagra - it's common in the bedroom" (5)
⚪️🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣
🏆 1 hints – 1 under the community par (76,590 solvers so far).
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I found that impossible!

Parseword #193
⏱️ 5m29s
✅ 11 Assists
👷 Secret Found
🥚 Learn Mode

Minute Cryptic - 10 August, 2026
"Pentagon covers up touch-and-go situation?" (3)
🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣
🏆 0 hints – 1 under the community par (72,340 solvers so far).
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Minute Cryptic - 10 August, 2026
"Pentagon covers up touch-and-go situation?" (3)
⚪️⚪️🟣🟣🟣🟣
🏋 2 hints – 1 over the community par (72,340 solvers so far).
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I got the wrong letters (fodder) and then made a wrong anagram guess.

Parseword #194
⚡️ 54s
💎 Perfect

Very satisfying!

Parseword #194
⚡️ 24s
💎 Perfect

Minute Cryptic - 10 August, 2026
"Pentagon covers up touch-and-go situation?" (3)
🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣
🏆 0 hints – 1 under the community par (117,490 solvers so far).
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Parseword #194
⏱️ 1m25s
💎 Perfect

Parseword #195
⚡️ 23s
💎 Perfect
🧮 Secret Found

Minute Cryptic - 11 August, 2026
"Flies buzzing with twice the energy, still focused on just me" (6)
⚪️🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣
🤝 1 hints – matched the community par (81,178 solvers so far).
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Parseword #195
⏱️ 3m43s
✅ 3 Assists
🧮 Secret Found

Minute Cryptic - 11 August, 2026
"Flies buzzing with twice the energy, still focused on just me" (6)
⚪️🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣
🤝 1 hints – matched the community par (151,955 solvers so far).
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Parseword #195
⏱️ 2m3s
✅ 1 Assist
🧮 Secret Found
🥚 Learn Mode

Minute Cryptic - 12 August, 2026
"Wedding band starts to rap... It's not good!" (4)
🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣
🏆 0 hints – 1 under the community par (67,580 solvers so far). Time: 15s.
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Minute Cryptic - 12 August, 2026
"Wedding band starts to rap... It's not good!" (4)
🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣
🏆 0 hints – 1 under the community par (73,833 solvers so far). Time: 5s.
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Parseword #196
⚡️ 20s
💎 Perfect
🥚 Learn Mode

I can’t progress on from learn mode - I still need the definition 🤷‍♀️

Parseword #196
⏱️ 3m36s
✅ 1 Assist
🌕 Secret Found

Parseword #196
⚡️ 19s
💎 Perfect