Daily clue ·
26 September 2026 · №7 of 10
Letter as symbol
Acquire name, now fully adult (5)
Answer length: 5Par 2
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5 letters · par 2
Acquire name, now fully adult (5)
Indicator: —
Answer & explanation
GROWN — 5
Registry hush while the ink still dries on the form. Acquire is GROW; name supplies N; GROWN means adult. Soft carpet and a ticking clock wrap coming-of-age talk around a tidy two-part symbol. No fanfare — just the letters locking.
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