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Easy modes for Scrabble, Bananagrams, Chess, Pictionary and cryptics?

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All Minute Cryptic clues for October 28 2026
THE MISSING PIECE

Easy modes for Scrabble, Bananagrams, Chess, Pictionary and cryptics?

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THE ANSWER

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The definition

Our definition here is 'Easy', and our answer will be another word for that.

The wordplay

Anagram

This clue's fodder is 'Scrabble, Bananagrams, Chess, Pictionary and cryptics'. We'll use these letters (or some of them) to construct our answer, as guided by the clue's indicator(s).

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