Hold up placard, ultimately overthrowing American university (5) Crossword Clue Puzzle Answer from September 12, 2024
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Updated Sep 11, 2024
Crossword Answer: Hold up placard, ultimately overthrowing American university (5)
Let’s find the answers to Hold up placard, ultimately overthrowing American university (5) for the September 12, 2024 edition of crossword puzzle. Answer Contains 5 letters. Start with D and end with Y, and the possible solutions are DAFFY,DADDY,DELAY.
The answer is DELAY.
Hold up placard, ultimately overthrowing American university (DELAY): This clue uses wordplay and cryptic structure. "Hold up" can be synonymous with "delay," which suggests a pause or postponement. Breaking down the rest of the clue: "placard" could mean "lay" (as in to lay something down like a sign), and "ultimately" tells us to use the last letter of "placard," which is "D." "Overthrowing" hints at reversal or changing the order of letters, while "American university" is commonly abbreviated as "A." Combining all parts, we get "D" (from placard) + "A" (from American university) + "LAY" (from placard), leading to "DELAY." Therefore, the answer is "DELAY," which fits both the surface and cryptic meanings.
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