Parseword #289 Answer

Friday, November 13, 2026 · clue by Amoeba (Unch)

Parseword #289 Nov 13, 2026 Clue by Amoeba (Unch) Hard

In Peru, agreed to protect a remote expedition (6)

Hint 1 · Which end is the definition?
The definition is at the right-hand end of the clue — a single word. Leave it alone and parse everything else.
Hint 2 · Which transforms are used?
3 steps, using Translation, Replacement and Container.
Hint 3 · The signal words
Watch “in peru” and “to protect” — they tell you which transform to apply.
Hint 4 · The definition itself
“expedition” is the definition. The answer means the same thing.
Hint 5 · The first step
Start with “in peru agreed” → SI (Translation, signalled by “in peru”).
Reveal the answer
SAFARI

The full parse, step by step

  1. in peru agreed→siTranslationSignal: “in peru”
  2. remote→farReplacement
  3. si to protect a far→safariContainerSignal: “to protect”
  • Definition“expedition” = SAFARI

Easter egg

Try turning “remote expedition” into 🧊 Shackleton’s Endurance? in the game — it's a hidden joke the setters planted.

About this puzzle

Parseword #289 went live at 08:00 UTC on Friday, November 13, 2026: “In Peru, agreed to protect a remote expedition”, a 6-letter answer from a clue by Amoeba (Unch). The official parse takes 3 steps, using Translation, Replacement, Container.

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.

Parseword clues follow the same rules as any cryptic crossword clue. If a transform here was new to you, our guide to cryptic clue types covers each one with examples, and today's Minute Cryptic is good next-step practice.

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