Parseword #285 Answer
Tech icon starts to explain movies of Jeremy Irons (5)
Hint 1 · Which end is the definition?
Hint 2 · Which transforms are used?
Hint 3 · The signal words
Hint 4 · The definition itself
Hint 5 · The first step
Reveal the answer
The full parse, step by step
- starts to explain movies of jeremy irons→emojiSelectionSignal: “starts to”
- Definition“tech icon” = EMOJI
Easter egg
Try turning “jeremy irons” into 🧺 ...his clothes? in the game — it's a hidden joke the setters planted.
About this puzzle
Parseword #285 went live at 08:00 UTC on Monday, November 9, 2026: “Tech icon starts to explain movies of Jeremy Irons”, a 5-letter answer from a clue by Francis Heaney (AVCX). The official parse takes 1 step, using Selection.
The hints above go from gentle to specific: which end of the clue holds the definition, which transforms the parse needs, the signal words, the definition itself and finally the first step. Every step of the official solution — what was selected, what it became and which word signalled it — is inside the answer reveal, so nothing is spoiled until you choose.
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|---|---|---|
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