The One Ring Pack Pack Answers
Every clue and answer from the The One Ring Pack bonus pack, in game order.
The One Ring Pack — Complete Answer List
This page covers the The One Ring Pack bonus pack from Daily Themed Crossword — 295 clues with every answer listed. Packs sit outside the daily calendar: they stay in the app permanently and are built around a single subject rather than a single date, so you can work through one at your own pace instead of racing a midnight reset.
At 295 clues this pack is larger than the average pack, which runs to about 290. The longest answer is RIVENDELL at 9 letters. Note the clue flags as you read: 17 clues here end in "Abbr.", so those answers are shortened forms, and 6 carry a "wds." marker, meaning the answer is several words run together without spaces.
Clues appear below in the order the game gives them, so you can scroll to roughly where you are stuck rather than hunting the whole list. The pack index holds all 202 sets, and if your puzzle is dated rather than themed it will be in the daily archive or the mini archive instead.
The One Ring Pack — Clues 1 to 120
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Future fish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | ___ questions? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Brandy ___ Frodo Baggins childhood home | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Wet towel holder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Pint glass filler | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Mop and ___ (floor cleaner) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | The G in GB | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Violet flower often | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | One who may fail a polygraph test | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Neat and ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | ___ Hills settlement of the Dwarves of Durins folk in The Lord of the Rings | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Fictional metal that was the material for Frodos shirt of mail that saves his life | Show answer | 7 | |
| #13 | ___ Nair The Namesake director | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Dubais country Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | ___ and ums (hesitant sounds) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Horses sound | Show answer | 5 | |
| #17 | Bag ___ home that Frodo Baggins inherited from Bilbo Baggins | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | ___ Ring central plot element in The Lord of the Rings | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Top ___ (motoring TV show) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Elven short-sword that was discovered by Bilbo Baggins and later gifted to his heir Frodo Baggins | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | Have debts to settle say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | ___ Ellington jazz composer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Teeny-tiny | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Mind your ___ business. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Im impressed! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Elijah ___ actor who plays Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | State representative for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Jet ___ (watercraft) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | In-N-___ Burger | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | A rolling stone gathers no ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Physicians degrees Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | ___ Gamgee helper and friend of Frodo who is portrayed by Sean Astin in The Lord of the Rings films | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Stop sign color | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | The I in TGIF | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Pass with flying colors | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Before to Wordsworth | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Gloss locale | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | School term for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Obamacare letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Elvis Presleys Viva ___ Vegas | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | ___ Greenleaf Sindar elf who is portrayed by Orlando Bloom in The Lord of the Rings films | Show answer | 7 | |
| #42 | Entrepreneurs degree perhaps Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Improved as wine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Better late ___ never | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Extreme rage | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | One and ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Japanese singer Yoko | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | By ___ and bounds (with rapid progress) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | Planetary path | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | Monster corrupted by the Ring who is portrayed by Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings films | Show answer | 6 | |
| #51 | Dwarf warrior who is portrayed by John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings films | Show answer | 5 | |
| #52 | Kanye Wests music genre | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Reply to Where are you? 2 wds. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #54 | Alfreds profession in The Batman | Show answer | 6 | |
| #55 | Japanese sash | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | CIA agent perhaps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Actress Gadot of Death on the Nile | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Teeth on a wheel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Naval petty officer for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Golden Retriever e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Site to do a butterfly stroke | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Seized vehicle informally | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Stethoscope wearer for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Wizard and the leader of the Fellowship of the Ring who is portrayed by Ian McKellen in The Lord of the Rings films | Show answer | 7 | |
| #65 | Give it a go! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | ___ de Janeiro Brazil | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Verse of praise | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Pod veggie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #69 | Reaction to a punch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #70 | ___ Gunderson The Simpsons character | Show answer | 3 | |
| #71 | Long time ___ in Bethlehem... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #72 | Ranger of the North and heir of Isildur who is portrayed by Viggo Mortensen in The Lord of the Rings films | Show answer | 7 | |
| #73 | Curve in a road | Show answer | 4 | |
| #74 | Oral health group Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #75 | Where Frankensteins monster was created for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #76 | McDonalds golden arches e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #77 | Money order recipient | Show answer | 5 | |
| #78 | ___ Brandybuck close friend of Frodo who is portrayed by Dominic Monaghan in The Lord of the Rings films | Show answer | 5 | |
| #79 | Bands booster briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #80 | Perfectly suitable | Show answer | 3 | |
| #81 | Explosive stuff Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #82 | ___ you fools! quote by Gandalf from The Lord of the Rings | Show answer | 3 | |
| #83 | Length as of a birds wings | Show answer | 4 | |
| #84 | ___ Michele Glee actress | Show answer | 3 | |
| #85 | Capital of Italia | Show answer | 4 | |
| #86 | Sun emission for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #87 | Cartoon frame | Show answer | 3 | |
| #88 | Land measure | Show answer | 4 | |
| #89 | TV alien from the 80s | Show answer | 3 | |
| #90 | Monopoly properties Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #91 | One does not simply walk into ___ quote by Boromir from The Lord of the Rings | Show answer | 6 | |
| #92 | Actor Hugh of Love Actually | Show answer | 5 | |
| #93 | I am ___ dialogue by Eowyn from the film The Lord of the Rings The Return of the King 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #94 | Life of Pi director Lee | Show answer | 3 | |
| #95 | Take in a stray dog say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #96 | Running ___ (repeated joke) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #97 | Narcissists soft spot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #98 | ...Not all those who ___ are lost... quote from The Lord of the Rings that is part of a poem written by Bilbo Baggins | Show answer | 6 | |
| #99 | Author unknown for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #100 | Water in Spanish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #101 | Twist Lick Dunk cookie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #102 | ___ Tussauds (wax museum) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #103 | Weaving machine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #104 | Vast period of time | Show answer | 3 | |
| #105 | Zodiac feline | Show answer | 3 | |
| #106 | Decorative vase | Show answer | 3 | |
| #107 | One ring to ___ them all... inscription on the One Ring from The Lord of the Rings | Show answer | 4 | |
| #108 | Lions growl | Show answer | 4 | |
| #109 | ___ Sheldon (TV sitcom) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #110 | Julius Caesars robe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #111 | Pigs home | Show answer | 3 | |
| #112 | Cold cabbage salad briefly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #113 | Have a seat say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #114 | ___ Zealand country where cricket fans in a stadium were recorded for a chant in The Lord of the Rings film | Show answer | 3 | |
| #115 | ___-peasy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #116 | Farm female | Show answer | 3 | |
| #117 | Slurpee competitor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #118 | Amazement | Show answer | 3 | |
| #119 | Red planet | Show answer | 4 | |
| #120 | Human race in The Lord of the Rings | Show answer | 3 |
The One Ring Pack — Clues 121 to 240
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #121 | Locks counterpart | Show answer | 3 | |
| #122 | ___ ones case (conclude) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #123 | Trendy smoothie berry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #124 | Margrethe II of ___ Danish queen who illustrated drawings for a translated edition of The Lord of the Rings | Show answer | 7 | |
| #125 | Charlies Angels actress Barrymore | Show answer | 4 | |
| #126 | Soap-making chemical | Show answer | 3 | |
| #127 | The Fountainhead author Rand | Show answer | 3 | |
| #128 | Saturns moon that has hills named after the central characters in The Lord of the Rings | Show answer | 5 | |
| #129 | ___ out (barely made) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #130 | The Uruk-Hai and Gollum to Frodo | Show answer | 7 | |
| #131 | Actress Kendrick of A Simple Favor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #132 | Deli bread choice | Show answer | 3 | |
| #133 | Domesticate as an animal | Show answer | 4 | |
| #134 | ___ Stark (Game of Thrones patriarch) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #135 | Sailors assent | Show answer | 3 | |
| #136 | ___ Holm actor who has played both Bilbo and Frodo Baggins in different adaptations of The Lord of the Rings | Show answer | 3 | |
| #137 | Annoy and bother | Show answer | 3 | |
| #138 | The ___ Abbey Road band that wanted to make films based on The Lord of the Rings starring themselves | Show answer | 7 | |
| #139 | Prefix with scient and present | Show answer | 4 | |
| #140 | ___ and rave (complain) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #141 | No ___! (No issues!) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #142 | School fundraising group Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #143 | Ambient music pioneer Brian | Show answer | 3 | |
| #144 | DJs assortment Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #145 | The Return of the ___ final book in The Lord of the Rings trilogy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #146 | Wedding words 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #147 | Palo ___ California | Show answer | 4 | |
| #148 | Palindromic plea at sea | Show answer | 3 | |
| #149 | ___ to queue (Spotify option) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #150 | High ___ route over the Misty Mountains in The Lord of the Rings series | Show answer | 4 | |
| #151 | Instagram upload for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #152 | ___ up (get dressed) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #153 | Pay ___ mind! (Dont worry!) 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #154 | Thin buckwheat pancake | Show answer | 4 | |
| #155 | Cook as cookies | Show answer | 4 | |
| #156 | The ___ book that is a prequel to The Lord of the Rings series | Show answer | 6 | |
| #157 | Dits counterpart | Show answer | 3 | |
| #158 | Cousin of Eureka! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #159 | ___ Defeated book compiled by Christopher Tolkien that is part of the series The History of the Lord of the Rings | Show answer | 6 | |
| #160 | Greetings sailor! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #161 | Knock it off! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #162 | Wolfs cry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #163 | ___ Book Club (Winfrey talk show segment) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #164 | Big hairdo type | Show answer | 4 | |
| #165 | Crafty like a fox | Show answer | 3 | |
| #166 | The ___ Towers second book in The Lord of the Rings trilogy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #167 | ___-la-la! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #168 | Portable beds | Show answer | 4 | |
| #169 | Jackie ___ of Shanghai Knights | Show answer | 4 | |
| #170 | ___ as a peacock | Show answer | 5 | |
| #171 | Old Spice competitor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #172 | Treasure hunters aid | Show answer | 3 | |
| #173 | M to Einstein | Show answer | 4 | |
| #174 | Sunscreen letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #175 | Ray-___ (luxury sunglasses brand) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #176 | Maiden name indicator | Show answer | 3 | |
| #177 | Popular sandwich fish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #178 | Rock of Ages band ___ Leppard | Show answer | 3 | |
| #179 | Woodwind category | Show answer | 4 | |
| #180 | Out ___ limb 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #181 | Do a voice-over for | Show answer | 3 | |
| #182 | Middle-earth kingdom that is the setting for The Lord of the Rings The Return of the King | Show answer | 6 | |
| #183 | Helms ___ Middle-earth valley where the Battle of the Hornburg was fought | Show answer | 4 | |
| #184 | Loosened as a necktie | Show answer | 5 | |
| #185 | ___ Thurman (2015 Fall Out Boy song) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #186 | When doubled Come Undone band | Show answer | 5 | |
| #187 | I think on the group chat Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #188 | Middle-earth valley where the quest to destroy the One Ring began | Show answer | 9 | |
| #189 | Carpet alternative | Show answer | 3 | |
| #190 | Alf and Jar Jar Binks for two | Show answer | 6 | |
| #191 | Im skipping this lengthy write-up on the internet Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #192 | Pilots estimation Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #193 | Boxing legend Muhammad | Show answer | 3 | |
| #194 | ___-garde (experimental ideas) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #195 | Sharp as eyesight | Show answer | 4 | |
| #196 | Chat away | Show answer | 4 | |
| #197 | Bartender in The Simpsons | Show answer | 3 | |
| #198 | Reason for boots and an umbrella | Show answer | 4 | |
| #199 | Middle-earth region that is home to the hobbits | Show answer | 5 | |
| #200 | Common search engine | Show answer | 6 | |
| #201 | Hair-setting goo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #202 | The Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #203 | Word after tear and before tape | Show answer | 4 | |
| #204 | Underground kingdom known as Khazad-dum that used to be a famed realm of the Dwarves | Show answer | 5 | |
| #205 | Hard-working insect | Show answer | 3 | |
| #206 | Motor oil organization Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #207 | Eminems 8 ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #208 | 2012 Ben Affleck starrer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #209 | Mount ___ volcano in Mordor where the One Ring was forged and destroyed | Show answer | 4 | |
| #210 | ___ apple (throat feature) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #211 | Te ___ (I love you) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #212 | Carve as on stone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #213 | Ones responsibility | Show answer | 4 | |
| #214 | Foot digit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #215 | Tiny amount | Show answer | 3 | |
| #216 | Price negotiable letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #217 | Bread unit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #218 | ETs craft Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #219 | Orators gift | Show answer | 3 | |
| #220 | Park with animals for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #221 | Group of nine humans who are also known as the Black Riders from The Lord of the Rings | Show answer | 6 | |
| #222 | Small-sized batteries | Show answer | 3 | |
| #223 | Persian or Siamese e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #224 | Tree-like creature of an ancient race from The Lord of the Rings | Show answer | 3 | |
| #225 | Harry Potters best friend | Show answer | 3 | |
| #226 | Scoreboard figures for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #227 | Barbershop sound | Show answer | 4 | |
| #228 | Borrowed sum | Show answer | 4 | |
| #229 | Bravo! at a Spanish soccer game | Show answer | 3 | |
| #230 | Goblin-like creature of a race from The Lord of the Rings | Show answer | 3 | |
| #231 | Feeling Good singer ___ Simone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #232 | Basketball legend Shaquille ___ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #233 | Large fire-breathing creature from The Hobbit | Show answer | 6 | |
| #234 | Kind of insurance for your teeth | Show answer | 6 | |
| #235 | Actress Mendes of The Place Beyond the Pines | Show answer | 3 | |
| #236 | Cosmopolitan and Vogue for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #237 | Selma director DuVernay | Show answer | 3 | |
| #238 | Green Eggs and ___ book by Dr. Seuss | Show answer | 3 | |
| #239 | The Beatles And I Love ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #240 | Make a typo say | Show answer | 3 |
The One Ring Pack — Clues 241 to 295
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #241 | Love in Spanish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #242 | Dogs growl | Show answer | 3 | |
| #243 | The Big ___ Theory American sitcom with a few episodes that refer to The Lord of the Rings | Show answer | 4 | |
| #244 | Long time no ___! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #245 | Futurama Benders ___ American animated film that parodies elements of The Lord of the Rings | Show answer | 4 | |
| #246 | Dating site info | Show answer | 3 | |
| #247 | ___ Daba Honeymoon (Debbie Reynolds and Carleton Carpenter duet) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #248 | ___ Park American animated sitcom with an episode that parodies The Lord of the Rings | Show answer | 5 | |
| #249 | Mister in Mexico | Show answer | 5 | |
| #250 | Story like The Lord of the Rings say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #251 | Sportspersons woe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #252 | ___ of passage | Show answer | 4 | |
| #253 | Magnum ___ (greatest creation) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #254 | Screenwriter Ephron of Sleepless in Seattle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #255 | Opposite of paleo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #256 | Sinus specialist Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #257 | James Bonds prep school | Show answer | 4 | |
| #258 | Animal Kingdom airer Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #259 | ___ Mountain Hop song by Led Zeppelin that references a location from Tolkiens The Hobbit | Show answer | 5 | |
| #260 | Santa ___ California | Show answer | 3 | |
| #261 | Calder Cup organization Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #262 | Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia actress Kaitlin ___ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #263 | The ___ Rider song by Camel that references The Lord of the Rings | Show answer | 5 | |
| #264 | Puffed up like eyes after crying | Show answer | 7 | |
| #265 | On the ___ page (in agreement) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #266 | Genetic messenger letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #267 | Frodo (Dont ___ The Ring) song by Flight of the Conchords that references The Lord of the Rings | Show answer | 4 | |
| #268 | Battle of Normandy site (anagram of acne) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #269 | Baton-passing race | Show answer | 5 | |
| #270 | Shape of the moon sometimes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #271 | Cobblers hole-punching tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #272 | Modern forensic evidence Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #273 | Hot-___ balloon | Show answer | 3 | |
| #274 | Anywhere singer Rita ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #275 | ___ Tin Tin (canine superstar) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #276 | Half-elven bearer of the Blue Ring Vilya who will appear in the 2022 TV series adaptation | Show answer | 6 | |
| #277 | Short ___ sweet | Show answer | 3 | |
| #278 | Fizzy drink | Show answer | 4 | |
| #279 | Poetic dusk | Show answer | 3 | |
| #280 | Gil-___ High King of Noldor mentioned in The Lord of the Rings who will appear in the 2022 TV series adaptation | Show answer | 5 | |
| #281 | Drain stopper | Show answer | 4 | |
| #282 | Watson of the Harry Potter films | Show answer | 4 | |
| #283 | The Altar constellation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #284 | The ___ of the Rising Sun (title for Japan) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #285 | Make changes to as copy | Show answer | 5 | |
| #286 | Do you know what ___? (understand) 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #287 | Magna cum ___ (academic honorific) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #288 | Comic strip ___ and Janis | Show answer | 4 | |
| #289 | Royal elf also known as the Lady of Lorien who will appear in the 2022 TV series adaptation | Show answer | 9 | |
| #290 | Generational disconnects | Show answer | 4 | |
| #291 | Popular apple dessert | Show answer | 3 | |
| #292 | Wish You ___ Here (Pink Floyd hit) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #293 | First ___ (emergency treatment) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #294 | Wood-cutting tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #295 | Place for a seaweed body wrap | Show answer | 3 |
The One Ring Pack — Questions
What are the answers to the The One Ring Pack pack?
How big is this pack?
Why do some answers run words together?
Where are the other packs?
Other Themed Packs
3 Tips for the The One Ring Pack Pack
Everything here shares one subject
A themed pack narrows the field far more than a daily board does: all 295 clues in The One Ring Pack pull from the same subject. Read the pack name as a hint before you read the clue — it rules out most of the answers a general crossword would allow.
Answer length is the tiebreaker
Answers here run from 3 to 9 letters, the longest being RIVENDELL. Themed clues often have two plausible solutions, so match the length to the slot before you commit.
Packs never change
Unlike the dated boards, a pack is fixed — the same clues in the same order for every player, which is what makes a written answer list reliable. Browse the full pack index for the rest, or the dated archive if you are chasing today's board instead.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify the The One Ring Pack pack
All 295 clues in this pack are read from the pack data itself, with answers length-checked and clue text kept verbatim. Packs are fixed content, so this page is checked once against the game and then stays correct rather than drifting.
Reviewed by Nadia Okonkwo, Crossword and Clue Editor at Puzzle Solved. The full checking routine is in the methodology, and the standards every page is held to are in the editorial policy.
Last checked — Sep 6, 2026Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers
How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword
How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.
Read the theme before the clues
Daily Themed Crossword builds every puzzle around one idea, and the long entries almost always belong to it. Knowing the theme turns those from cold clues into a guessing game with a very short list.
Fill the short crossings first
Three and four letter answers use the most predictable vocabulary in the whole grid. Each one you place hands letters to the long clues for free, which is a better use of the first minute than staring at the hardest entry.
Abbreviations are signposted
A clue ending in "Abbr." or containing its own abbreviation is telling you the answer is short and clipped. The same goes for "Hyph." and "2 wds." — the clue format is half the answer.