Dirt on one of the friends briefly leads to ground-breaking event Crossword Clue

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The hint for today's crossword puzzle is brought you by "Irish Times Crosaire" and the clue we are solving today is "Dirt on one of the friends briefly leads to ground-breaking event".

Understanding Today's Crossword Puzzle

The clue "Dirt on one of the friends briefly leads to ground-breaking event" points to the answer "EARTHQUAKE" for several reasons:

1. Wordplay: "Dirt" hints at soil or ground, linking to "Earth." "One of the friends" suggests the letter "R" (found in "friend"), leading to "Earth" + "R" so far.
2. Ground-breaking event: An earthquake is a literal ground-breaking event as seismic activity causes the Earth's surface to rupture.

Putting these elements together, we get "EARTH" + "QUAKE," which perfectly fits the given clue due to the wordplay involved and the resulting ground-breaking nature of an earthquake.

Definition of "EARTHQUAKE"

a sudden violent shaking of the ground, typically causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.

Example :

a political earthquake

 The Crossword clue "Dirt on one of the friends briefly leads to ground-breaking event" published 1 time/s & has 1 answer/s. 

Crossword	Date	Answer
Irish Times Crosaire	17 January 2018	EARTHQUAKE