The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word EARNERS
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More clues leading to the result EARNERS
- Stores up source of Euros for German employees?
- Head left students to get good jobs
- Profitable jobs for students with no Latin
- Novices losing head as breadwinners
- Breadwinners, under fifty, will become knowledge-seekers
- Students, after beginning to become breadwinners
- Deny opening to those longing for profitable ventures
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "profitable ventures" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case profitable ventures = earners.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.
What does EARNERS mean?
EARNERS noun- One who earns money.
- A profitable product or scheme.