Cryptic crossword clue
Mum rushes to eat minute seafood items 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SHRIMPS

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
S
H
R
I
M
P
S


Buddy explains!

The straight part
We know that "seafood items" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case seafood items = shrimps.
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 SHRIMPS mean?

SHRIMPS noun
  1. Any of many swimming, often edible crustaceans, chiefly of the infraorder Caridea or the suborder Dendrobranchiata, with slender legs, long whiskers and a long abdomen.
  2. The flesh of such crustaceans.
  3. A small, puny or unimportant person.
SHRIMPS verb
  1. To fish for shrimp.
  2. To contract; to shrink.

Latest crossword clues with full explanations