Throw the letter following m into the sky

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Cryptic clue:
A cryptic clue is a clue with a hidden agenda. The easiest way to solve this
particular problem, is to find synonyms for different parts of the clue, as
well as a synonym for the clue containing the answer (the underlined part).

1. Throw the letter following m into _the sky_.

or

2. The chick's mother includes a short avenue in the place of _supreme
happiness_.

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Solution:

1. Throw the letter following m _into the sky_.
Answer: Heaven (Heave + n)
One of the synonyms for "throw" is heave, and "the letter following m" can
only be n. The result is "the sky", a synonym for HEAVEN (which is the
answer).

2. The chick's mother includes a short avenue in the place of _supreme
happiness_.

Answer: Heaven (He + ave + n)
The "chick's mother" is hen. "Short" indicates an abbreviation; therefore
"short avenue" will be ave, and a word like "includes" usually indicates
that a certain word should be inserted into another word. In this case hen
should include ave, which will result in... he(ave)n. Which just happens to
be "a place of supreme happiness".

Congratulations to the only two people who had this one correct:

Robin Horne
Kim Moody

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