Cryptic clue revealed

Sunday 1 September 2013 9:15AM (view full episode)


This week's clue was: A tiny pal became outright frantic.


The answer is Federal Health minister, TANYA PLIBERSEK, who's been more prominent on the hustings lately. How does the clue work? The first part is the anagram: A TINY PAL became. 'Became' is a word that embodies change, a transition. When those 8 letters undergo change, you get TANYA, plus the first trio in her surname, PLI. What follows is then outright frantic. That is, BERSERK, which means frantic, and you remove the second letter R, which is standard cryptic shorthand for right, just as left is L.

If you wish to get outright frantic over another DA's News Clue, listen for another next week.

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Jennifer Leake

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