Cashing in ones chips over resistance to smoking in a way 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 "Cashing in ones chips over resistance to smoking in a way".

Understanding Today's Crossword Puzzle

Today's clue "Cashing in one's chips over resistance to smoking in a way" leads to the answer "DRYING." This answer is cleverly derived from a combination of wordplay elements:

1. Cashing in one's chips: This phrase typically refers to exchanging one's poker chips for cash or leaving a situation. In the context of the clue, it hints at an action or transformation.
2. Over resistance to smoking: Here, "resistance to smoking" suggests a scenario where something is being dried or dehydrated, potentially like tobacco leaves in the context of smoking.
3. In a way: This phrase indicates that the solution may not be a direct or literal interpretation but a more abstract or indirect connection.
4. DRYING: Putting these elements together, "Cashing in one's chips" implies a transformation, "over resistance to smoking" hints at dehydrating or drying, and "in a way" ties it all together into the answer "DRYING," which aligns with the process of removing moisture from a substance, such as tobacco leaves.

Thus, the answer "DRYING" fits the clue by creatively combining the various components to lead solvers to the correct solution.

 The Crossword clue "Cashing in ones chips over resistance to smoking in a way" published 3 time/s & has 1 answer/s. 

Crossword	Date	Answer
Irish Times Crosaire	13 May 2019	DRYING