Kind of puppet taking direction from hand inside Miss Piggy? (6)
Minute Cryptic Answer — September 13, 2026
Kind of puppet taking direction from hand inside Miss Piggy? (6)
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Answer explained
Kind of puppet asks for a noun naming a puppet form made with a silhouette.
Miss Piggy? describes a SOW, since a female pig is a sow.
hand gives HAND as the starting letters for the inner part.
direction gives N, a compass direction.
from instructs you to delete N from HAND, leaving HAD.
The indicator inside places HAD within SOW, producing SHADOW. The word taking frames this insertion.
SHADOW fits Kind of puppet because a shadow puppet is formed as a silhouette.
Explainer
Answer
shadow
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The Minute Cryptic answer to “Kind of puppet taking direction from hand inside Miss Piggy?” (6) is SHADOW — 6 letters. It ran on Sunday, September 13, 2026, a member submission from Rob D with Liam, and it turns on deletion and containment wordplay. Below you'll find the answer on its own, the clue taken apart a piece at a time, and what to look for the next time the same trick shows up.
“Kind of puppet taking direction from hand inside Miss Piggy?” (6) — answer
SHADOW (6)
The letters run S • • • • W, and the tiles above spell the answer out in full. If you only wanted a nudge, the highlighted clue above gives you the indicator, the fodder and the definition one at a time, the same way the game does.
Why the answer is SHADOW
“Kind of puppet” asks for a noun naming a puppet form made with a silhouette.
“Miss Piggy?” describes a SOW, since a female pig is a sow.
“hand” gives HAND as the starting letters for the inner part.
“direction” gives N, a compass direction.
“from” instructs you to delete N from HAND, leaving HAD.
The indicator “inside” places HAD within SOW, producing SHADOW. The word “taking” frames this insertion.
SHADOW fits “Kind of puppet” because a shadow puppet is formed as a silhouette.
Minute Cryptic also films a short explainer for this clue if you'd rather hear it walked through.
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Minute Cryptic publishes one cryptic crossword clue a day at minutecryptic.com — no grid, no streak, just the clue, three nudges and a short video explainer. Scoring is golf-style: every clue carries a par counted in hints, and each nudge or revealed letter costs a stroke. Clues come from editor Liam Runnalls and from community setters. This one came from community member Rob D with Liam, with a par of 2 hints.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Minute Cryptic answer to “Kind of puppet taking direction from hand inside Miss Piggy?” (6)?
SHADOW — 6 letters. The clue ran on Sunday, September 13, 2026, a member submission from Rob D with Liam.
Why is the answer SHADOW?
“Kind of puppet” is the definition. “taking … from … inside” is the indicator, working on “direction … hand … Miss Piggy?”. That gives SHADOW.
How many letters is the answer to “Kind of puppet taking direction from hand inside Miss Piggy?” (6)?
6 letters, running S • • • • W.
What kind of cryptic clue is “Kind of puppet taking direction from hand inside Miss Piggy?” (6)?
A deletion and containment clue. The indicator is “taking … from … inside”.
What was par for “Kind of puppet taking direction from hand inside Miss Piggy?” (6)?
2 hints, and solvers average 1. Par counts nudges rather than guesses, so taking fewer than 2 on this clue puts you under par. 12 people have solved it.
Where can I find today's Minute Cryptic answer?
The Minute Cryptic answer today page always shows the current clue with every nudge highlighted.