Anticipated wood cut has been executed Crossword Clue

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Understanding Today's Crossword Puzzle

The clue for today's crossword puzzle is "Anticipated wood cut has been executed" and the answer is "FORESEEN". Let's break down the clue to understand why FORESEEN is the correct answer:

1. Anticipated: In this clue, "anticipated" serves as a verb and indicates the act of expecting or foreseeing something. It suggests that we are looking for a word that means "expected" or "predicted."
2. Wood: The word "wood" in the clue is a clever way of indicating the letters "for" (the materials of "wood" and "FORE" are homonyms).
3. Cut: Here, "cut" implies removing certain parts or letters from a word. It functions as a wordplay indicator, suggesting that we need to look for a synonym of "wood" with some letters removed.
4. Has been executed: This phrase signals that the manipulation of the word "wood" (i.e., "cut") has already occurred.

Putting it all together:

• We start with the word "wood."
• We apply the "cut" operation, removing some of the letters.
• The resulting word is "FORE."
• Finally, we combine "FORE," meaning "expected" or "predicted," with the initial verb "seen" to form "FORESEEN," which is the answer to the clue.

By interpreting "wood cut" as "FOR" (homophone) and manipulating the word to create the final answer "FORESEEN," we successfully solve the clue. Crossword puzzles often involve wordplay and lateral thinking, requiring us to think beyond the literal meanings of the words given in the clue. Today's clue perfectly illustrates how the crossword creator ingeniously crafted a clue that engages our problem-solving skills.

 The Crossword clue "Anticipated wood cut has been executed" published 1 time/s & has 1 answer/s. 

Crossword	Date	Answer
The Times Cryptic	5 January 2019	FORESEEN