One who'll succeed in Scottish town, we hear Crossword Clue

The solution for the clue "One who'll succeed in Scottish town, we hear" from Daily Cryptic crossword puzzle is mentioned here below. .

Understanding Today's Crossword Puzzle

Today's clue, "One who'll succeed in Scottish town, we hear," leads us to the answer "HEIR." The connection between the clue and the answer lies in the wordplay technique of homophones, where a word sounds like another word but is spelled differently.

1. "One who'll succeed" indicates a person who will inherit, which phonetically sounds like "heir."

2. "In Scottish town, we hear" suggests using a term that sounds like the word "here," which is pronounced similarly to "heir."

By combining the phonetic cues from the clue, we arrive at the answer "HEIR." This clue showcases the creativity and wordplay often found in crossword puzzles, requiring solvers to think laterally and consider different interpretations of language.

Definition of "HEIR"

a person legally entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death

Example :

his eldest son and heir

the heir to the throne

they saw themselves as heirs of the Cubists

 The Crossword clue "One who'll succeed in Scottish town, we hear" published 3 time/s & has 1 answer/s. 

Crossword	Date	Answer
Daily Cryptic	24 March 2024	HEIR