October 18, 2026Clue № 37
Cryptic clue for October 18, 2026
Tumbler buried in gymnastics hall after lights-out(7)
Free hidden cryptic crossword clue from Icqu Cryptic (7). Solve it with hints — the answer and full breakdown publish the next day, or the moment you solve it.
Answer & breakdown
Hidden1
AnswerGYMNAST
2
DefinitionTumblerat the front of the clue
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Wordplayburied in gymnastics hall after lights-outindicator: buried in
4
Build[GYMNAST]ic
Sports centre when the last mat is stacked. Buried in lifts GYMNAST from gymnastics. Tumbler is the acrobat sense — a gymnast — and chalk dust, a humming boiler and wet footprints sell the hide as closing-time clutter.
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Bonus 3
1Change after Walter is beheaded (5)Open →2Exercise — work out the plan before dawn (7)Open →3Spent trained when one becomes another T→D (7)Open →Every daily clue gets a permanent page — browse them all in the Archive. This same clue also has a permanent page in the library at /p/7761.