Back soldiers with the wild distinctive mark Crossword Clue

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Understanding Today's Crossword Puzzle

In today's crossword puzzle, the clue is "Back soldiers with the wild distinctive mark" and the answer is "SIGNATURE". Let's break down the clue to understand why it leads us to the answer.

1. "Back" suggests that we need to reverse or go backward from the usual direction.
2. "Soldiers" can be interpreted as "TEN" since "ten" sounds like the word "tens," which refers to soldiers.
3. "With the wild" indicates that we need to include an anagram or scramble of some letters. In this case, the anagram is "GUARI" which can be rearranged to form "GUAR I."
4. "Distinctive mark" refers to a distinguishing feature. And here, the distinguishing feature is a "SIGN".

So, putting all the components together, we reverse "TEN" to get "NET", add the anagram "GUAR I" to make "GUARINET", and include the distinctive mark "SIGN" to form "SIGNATURE".

Hence, the answer to today's clue "Back soldiers with the wild distinctive mark" is "SIGNATURE".

Definition of "SIGNATURE"

a person's name written in a distinctive way as a form of identification in authorizing a cheque or document or concluding a letter

Example :

the signature of a senior manager

the licence was sent to the customer for signature

the chef produced the pâté that was his signature

 The Crossword clue "Back soldiers with the wild distinctive mark" published 1 time/s & has 1 answer/s. 

Crossword	Date	Answer
The Guardian Quiptic	27 July 2020	SIGNATURE