Understanding Today's Crossword Puzzle
In today's crossword puzzle clue, we are given the phrase "Bring up Canadian media theorist, then dismiss left-centre prophet" and we are looking for a single-word answer. Let's break down the clue to understand why the answer is "NAHUM".
- "Bring up Canadian media theorist": This portion of the clue indicates that we are looking for a person's name related to Canadian media theory. One prominent Canadian media theorist is Marshall McLuhan. The word "bring up" suggests that we need to take the first letters or initials of the words involved. Therefore, we take the letters "C" from Canadian and "M" from media to form the initials "CM".
- "Then dismiss left-centre prophet": Here, we need to dismiss or remove the letters "L" and "C" from the phrase "left-centre". This leaves us with the letters "NATRE" when we remove "LC".
Combining the two sets of letters we obtained from the clue, we have "CM" from "Canadian media" and "NATRE" from "left-centre", which gives us "CMNATRE". However, this doesn't match the answer "NAHUM" perfectly.
Upon closer examination, we notice that if we rearrange the letters "CMNATRE", we can form the name "NAHUM". By rearranging the letters, we create an anagram that fits correctly with the answer "NAHUM".
Therefore, the clue "Bring up Canadian media theorist, then dismiss left-centre prophet" leads us to the answer "NAHUM", which is a single-word name.
Definition of "NAHUM"
(in the Bible) a Hebrew minor prophet.
That crossword clue published 1 time/s & has 1 answer/s.
| Crossword | Date | Answer |
| The Times Specialist | 1 October 2018 | NAHUM |
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