Hints about building, beginning with solid squares (5)
I believe the answer is:
cubes
'solid squares' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?
'hints about building beginning' is the wordplay.
'hints' becomes 'cues' (a cue is a hint or suggestion).
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'beginning' says to take the initial letters.
The initial letter of 'building' is 'b'.
'cues' enclosing 'b' is 'CUBES'.
'with' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cubes that I've seen before include "die? More than one" , "Geometrical solids" , "blocks" , "Solid bodies" , "Eg, eight, twenty-seven" .)