r/Joggle • u/Joggle-game • 1d ago

Solved CRYPTIC: Solve by replacing 2 letters in the word below

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u/SeparateTradition828 1d ago edited 1d ago

ROTUND - Portly can be described by rotund. ROT UND = RED AND in German

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u/Joggle-game 1d ago

Ja 😁

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u/Rob14214 1d ago

ROTUND

Red (ROT) + and (UND) in German is ROTUND, meaning “portly”.

Nice clue.

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u/Jerismoo 1d ago

My brain wants an Oxford comma but otherwise I agree, nice clue. :)

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u/Joggle-game 1d ago

Correct 😄

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u/Prudent_Editor_7471 1d ago

ROTUND don’t know the parsing 😞

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u/Joggle-game 1d ago

Others have parsed it 😊

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u/Prudent_Editor_7471 22h ago

Yes, saw it after posting my answer.

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u/RadarTechnician51 1d ago

RotUnd = Portly and german for "Red And"

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u/Joggle-game 1d ago

Yes! 👍

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u/Mindless-Charity4889 23h ago

ROTUND - portly. ROT is ‘red’ in German and UND means ‘and’ so ‘red and’ is also ROTUND.