Embitter the French, after 7 Crossword Clue

The clue for today's The Irish News Cryptic crossword Puzzle is mentioned hereby: "Embitter the French, after 7", we have found possible solution below:

Understanding Today's Crossword Puzzle

The clue "Embitter the French, after 7" leads to the answer "RANKLE" for the following reasons:

1. Embitter: In this clue, "Embitter" serves as the definition or the straight meaning that the solver needs to find a synonym for.
2. The French: The inclusion of "the French" suggests that a French word or term might be involved in the answer.
3. After 7: The phrase "after 7" serves as a wordplay indicator, hinting that a term for "the French" should come after or follow a representation of the number 7.

Connecting the Clue to the Answer: The word "the French" can be represented in a crossword by the letter "LE" (from "The" in French). Placing "LE" after representing 7 as "RAN" gives us the word "RANKLE," which means to cause annoyance or resentment.

Therefore, the combination of the individual components of the clue - "Embitter," "The French," and "After 7" - leads to the answer "RANKLE" through the wordplay involved in solving cryptic crossword clues.

Definition of "RANKLE"

(of a comment or fact) cause continuing annoyance or resentment

Example :

the casual manner of his dismissal still rankles

Lisa was rankled by his assertion

the wound is but skinned over and rankles still at the bottom

 The Crossword clue "Embitter the French, after 7" published 2 time/s & has 1 answer/s. 

Crossword	Date	Answer
The Irish News Cryptic	25 August 2022	RANKLE
The Irish Independent Cryptic	16 May 2019	RANKLE