Crossword Genius

Sensitive way to stop Mickey’s horde cycling? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

empathic

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'sensitive' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'way to stop mickey's horde cycling?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'way' could be 'path' (synonyms) and 'path' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for empathic that I've seen before include "Sensitive to the experiences of others" , "Emotionally sensitive" , "showing rapport" , "Showing understanding and entering into another's feelings" , "compassionately involved" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.