Confuse by removing top of oar Crossword Clue

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Best Answer:
ADDLE

Understanding Today's Crossword Puzzle

The clue for today's crossword puzzle is "Confuse by removing top of oar" and the answer is "ADDLE". Let's break it down to understand why this clue has this answer.

  • The clue starts with "Confuse", indicating that we need a word that means to cause confusion or disorientation.
  • Next, it mentions "by removing top of oar." Here we have a wordplay clue where specific letters are removed from a word to form a new word.
  • The phrase "top of oar" suggests that we take the first letter of the word "oar" and remove it.
  • Removing the letter "o" from "oar" gives us the word "ar".
  • Now, combining the word "ar" with the word "Confuse" results in "Confuse + ar" which sounds like the word "c**ar**fuse".
  • In this case, the letters "c" and "ar" are interpreted as an abbreviation for "add" since the letter "r" is the top of the word "row".
  • Finally, when we combine "add" with "le" (an abbreviation for "left", as in "left-hand side"), we get the word "addle".

Therefore, "addle" is the correct answer that fits the clue "Confuse by removing top of oar".



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Definition of "ADDLE"

make (someone) unable to think clearly; confuse

Example :
  • being in love must have addled your brain
  • the extremely hot and dry weather had caused the eggs to addle
  • the film is addle-brained

  •  The Crossword clue "Confuse by removing top of oar" published 15 time/s & has 1 answer/s. 
    CrosswordDateAnswer
    Mirror cryptic30 January 2024ADDLE
    Crusader Crossword Express9 March 2021ADDLE


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