What does the cryptic crossword clue "Groupie heard to follow turkey? It’s a joke (3,6)" mean?

The wordplay uses a homophone (sounds like). TOM (synonym="a male turkey, I discovered today: it wasn’t in the list we learned for the 11-plus!") + SWIFTY (synonym="sounds like – reportedly – ‘Swiftie’, a Taylor Swift groupie") = TOMSWIFTY The answer is TOMSWIFTY.

Groupie heard to follow turkey? It’s a joke (3,6)

Guardian Cryptic #29713 | 10 Across | 2025-06-05 flower

← Back to puzzle

Visit Guardian's puzzle site →