Got rid of dog Verdi oddly neglected (5) Crossword Clue Puzzle Answer from August 11, 2024

Crossword Answer: Got rid of dog Verdi oddly neglected (5)

Let’s find the answers to Got rid of dog Verdi oddly neglected (5) for the August 11, 2024 edition of crossword puzzle. Answer Contains 5 letters. Start with C and end with D, and the possible solutions are CAKED,COXED,CURED.

The answer is CURED.

The clue "Got rid of dog Verdi oddly neglected" is a cryptic crossword clue involving both wordplay and definition. In cryptic clues, "got rid of" serves as a definition for the answer, which is "cured," meaning to eliminate or resolve a problem. The wordplay involves taking the letters from "dog Verdi oddly neglected" to construct the answer.

To break it down, the phrase "dog Verdi oddly neglected" suggests using every other letter (oddly) from "dog" and "Verdi" to form the word "cured." Extracting the odd letters from "dog" gives "d" and "g," and from "Verdi" gives "v," "r," "d," resulting in "d, g, v, r, d." Rearranging these letters to find a word that fits the definition "got rid of," we get "cured."