Question 1

What does the cryptic crossword clue "25 diamonds squandered, we hear (7)" mean?

Accepted Answer

The wordplay technique is a homophone (sounds like). The answer is ICEBLUE. Explanation: ICE (diamonds) + homophone of “blew” (squandered). Chambers gives this as hyphenated: ice-blue

Question 2

What is the answer to "25 diamonds squandered, we hear (7)"?

Accepted Answer

The answer is ICEBLUE.

Question 3

What type of wordplay is used in "25 diamonds squandered, we hear (7)"?

Accepted Answer

This clue uses a homophone (sounds like) as its wordplay technique.