Parseword #52

The Clue

"Sort of watch bore talk endlessly about self"

7 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

DIGITAL

Definition: Sort of watch (at the start of the clue)

How to solve it

1. 1.substitution

   Replace 'bore' with its synonym DIG (to bore into the ground).

   bore → DIG
2. 2.deletion

   'Endlessly' is the deletion indicator — remove the last letter of 'talk' to get TAL.

   talk endlessly → TAL
3. 3.substitution

   Replace 'self' with I (first-person pronoun, referring to oneself).

   self → I
4. 4.container

   'About' is the container indicator — insert I into DIG + TAL to form DIGIT-A-L = DIGITAL.

   DIG TAL about I → DIGITAL

What you learned today

This puzzle teaches you about substitution and deletion and container.

• Substitution
• Deletion
• Container