A little child preceding a Spanish princess Crossword Clue

The clue for today's The Irish News Cryptic crossword Puzzle is mentioned hereby: "A little child preceding a Spanish princess", we have found possible solution below:

Understanding Today's Crossword Puzzle

The clue for today's crossword puzzle is "A little child preceding a Spanish princess." The answer to this clue is "INFANTA."

• The clue begins with "A little child." In crossword puzzles, "little child" is often represented by the word "infant." In this case, we need a word that means "little child" and starts with "inf-".
• The clue continues with "preceding." This suggests that we need a word that comes before or is positioned in front of another word or phrase.
• The clue ends with "a Spanish princess." In the Spanish royal family, the title "infanta" is used to refer to a female child of the reigning king or queen. It is the equivalent of a princess in other royal families.

Putting the clues together, we can see that "infanta" fits the description perfectly:

1. "Infanta" starts with "inf-," which means "little child."
2. "Infanta" is used to refer to a female child of the Spanish royal family, which matches the term "a Spanish princess."
3. "Infanta" is positioned in front of the word "princess," fulfilling the requirement of "preceding" in the clue.

Therefore, "INFANTA" is the correct answer to the clue "A little child preceding a Spanish princess."

Definition of "INFANTA"

a daughter of the ruling monarch of Spain or Portugal, especially the eldest daughter who was not heir to the throne.

 The Crossword clue "A little child preceding a Spanish princess" published 1 time/s & has 1 answer/s. 

Crossword	Date	Answer
The Irish News Cryptic	18 May 2018	INFANTA