Pinpoint Answer Today #901
Sunday, October 18, 2026. The clue pattern, progressive hints, and a full explanation of why the answer fits.
Clues
Example clues generated by AI from the confirmed answer — the original game clue words are not part of the daily archive.
Hints
Answer
Each clue word pairs with 'post' to form a common phrase, reflecting different definitions of the word.
Explanation
Each clue word pairs with 'post' to form a common phrase, reflecting different definitions of the word.
The pattern involves words that combine with 'post' to create familiar expressions. The answer 'Different definitions of post' captures how 'post' can mean mail, online content, a job position, an autopsy, or a time period after an event.
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mail
Forms the phrase 'post mail', relating to postal delivery. -
blog
Forms the phrase 'post blog', relating to online publishing. -
staff
Forms the phrase 'post staff', relating to a position or job role. -
mortem
Forms the phrase 'post mortem', relating to an autopsy or analysis after death. -
war
Forms the phrase 'post war', relating to the period after a conflict.
How to solve this answer
Different Meanings
Every clue points at a different sense of the same answer word. There is no shared topic, only a shared dictionary entry.
Piano (the instrument), soft (a music marking), and gentle (a playing style) all touch separate senses of the word soft or the family around it. The answer is the one word that carries every sense.
Medium
Clues need a second look or a shift in angle. The link is fair, but the first reading of one or two clues usually misleads.
Wordplay
Puzzles that lean on double meanings, homophones, prefixes, suffixes, and the way English words bend. Read each clue twice before you trust the first reading.
These puzzles stall people because the clues look unrelated on purpose. Write a one-word domain label next to each clue: music, law, sport, kitchen. When the labels clash but the clue shapes match, you are almost certainly on a multi-meaning answer.
Short words with busy dictionaries win here: key, scale, current, draft, pad, bridge, profile, bar. If your candidate only covers four clues with a stretch on the fifth, keep looking.