The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word DROOPY
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
D
R
O
O
P
Y
More clues leading to the result DROOPY
- Back yard fencing weak and sagging
- Somewhat shabby, poor design seen from the back is sagging
- Falling down like an idiot, circling right round
- Doctor on rounds, plainly exhausted and sagging
- Feeling tired and thirsty having wrapped stool up
- Sagging with exhaustion because of poor return in a lost day
- It’s boring ’olding ’oop slack
- Bad day up, year looking tired
- Declining money poor director hoards in retirement
- Flagging without resources, travelling north through Benin
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "sagging" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case sagging = droopy.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
The cryptic part explained
The clue "Back yard fencing weak and sagging" leads us to the answer DROOPY.
- Back: Indicates that we need to reverse or take the last letters.
- yard: The abbreviation for "yard" is "Y".
- fencing: Refers to "DOOR" (a type of fencing) and suggests taking letters in a specific order.
- weak: Implies "droop" or sagging.
Putting it together:
- When we take "DO" (from fencing) and "ROP" (sounds like "rope," representing weakness), we can derive:
- When combined, "DO" + "ROP" + "Y" reverse forms "DROOPY".
Thus, the answer is confirmed as:
DROOPY
What does DROOPY mean?
DROOPY adjective- Tending to droop; sagging; wilting.