Caught editor tucking into awfully hard cheese Crossword Clue

If you love solving The Guardian Quiptic puzzles, then this is the right place for you.
We have the correct answer for the clue "Caught editor tucking into awfully hard cheese" listed below:

Understanding Today's Crossword Puzzle

The clue "Caught editor tucking into awfully hard cheese" leads us to the answer "CHEDDAR" for several reasons:

1. "Caught" signifies the inclusion of the letter C, often represented in crossword puzzles by literary devices such as abbreviations or informal speech.
2. "Editor" in this clue is a hint to take the word's initial letter, E, as part of the answer.
3. "Tucking into" implies that one word is inside the other, indicating that the letters HARD are contained within another word.
4. "Awfully hard" suggests the word CHEESE is challenging or tough, leading us to the description of "hard cheese."

Putting these elements together, we get "CHEDDAR" as the answer that fits the clue's context and wordplay. This type of crossword clue often employs wordplay techniques to lead solvers to the correct solution by combining both direct and cryptic elements within a single clue.

Definition of "CHEDDAR"

a kind of firm smooth yellow cheese, originally made in Cheddar in south-western England.

 The Crossword clue "Caught editor tucking into awfully hard cheese" published 1 time/s & has 1 answer/s. 

Crossword	Date	Answer
The Guardian Quiptic	7 January 2019	CHEDDAR