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Cluword for June 20, 2026 — Clue, Hints & Answer

Hard · 6 Letters · Saturday Archive · Puzzle #35

Here is everything for the Cluword puzzle of June 20, 2026 — a Hard one: the original clue, every hint in order, and the solution with a short explanation.

Today's cryptic clue

“Riddle, German code, or Churchill's Russia.”

Progressive hints

Hint 1 of 3
WWII cipher machine; also a synonym for puzzle.
Hint 2 of 3
Sphinx's specialty.
Hint 3 of 3
Six letters. Starts with E.

Answer

Reveal the answer for June 20, 2026

ENIGMA

A triple allusion: an enigma is a riddle; Enigma was the German WWII cipher machine the Allies cracked; and Churchill called Russia 'a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma'.

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