Parseword #48

The Clue

"Magician's nose is enchanted wrong"

8 letters · 3 transforms

1. Hint 1Hidden until revealed
2. Hint 2Hidden until revealed
3. Hint 3Hidden until revealed
4. Hint 4Hidden until revealed
5. Hint 5Hidden until revealed
6. Hint 6Hidden until revealed
7. Hint 7Hidden until revealed

Answer

MISTAKEN

Definition: wrong (at the end of the clue)

How to solve it

1. 1.selection

   'Nose' is the selection indicator — select the leading letter from 'magicians' to get M.

   magicians nose → M
2. 2.substitution

   Replace 'enchanted' with its synonym TAKEN (as in captivated, spellbound).

   enchanted → TAKEN
3. 3.join

   Join M + IS + TAKEN together to form MISTAKEN.

   M + IS + TAKEN → MISTAKEN

What you learned today

This puzzle teaches you about selection and substitution and join.

• Selection
• Substitution
• Join / Charade