Barman, in short, quite contrary to start with Crossword Clue

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Understanding Today's Crossword Puzzle

The clue for today's crossword puzzle is "Barman, in short, quite contrary to start with." The answer for this clue is "QUEENSCOUNSEL."

Here is an explanation of why this clue has this answer:

1. The clue starts with "barman." In the context of this crossword puzzle, "barman" refers to the term "QUEEN," which is a chess piece.
2. The clue also contains the phrase "in short," indicating that we need to abbreviate the following word.
3. The next word is "quite." By taking the opposite of "quite," we get "QUIET" as our next clue. To be contrary to "QUIET," we need its opposite, which is "LOUD."
4. Finally, the clue mentions "to start with." This indicates that we need to take the first letter of the previous word, "LOUD," which gives us "L."
5. Combining all the elements we have so far, we have "QUEEN" (chess piece) + "L" (first letter of "LOUD").
6. The solution to this clue is "QUEENSLAWYER."

In summary, the clue "Barman, in short, quite contrary to start with" leads us to the answer "QUEENSCOUNSEL" by referring to the chess piece "QUEEN," the opposite of "QUIET" (which is "LOUD"), and taking the first letter "L."

 The Crossword clue "Barman, in short, quite contrary to start with" published 1 time/s & has 1 answer/s. 

Crossword	Date	Answer
The Guardian	23 May 2018	QUEENSCOUNSEL