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JackDunwoody | 07:38 Fri 09th Oct 2020 | Crosswords
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Bray. The intelligent will solve that! (6) ?R?G?T The obvious answer is BRIGHT for intelligent, but I don't see why B-RAY gives you B-RIGHT
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Tilly2
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Bay=bight Add an 'r' to bight and get bright
08:15 Fri 09th Oct 2020
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Perhaps 'bray' (to utter loudly) is operating as a homophone indicator for 'be right' = ''to solve''
07:59 Fri 09th Oct 2020
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...+ 'ray' 'to see the light'
08:06 Fri 09th Oct 2020
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Sometimes B is used as an abb. for 'bloody' If one shouts 'B right' are they braying?
08:10 Fri 09th Oct 2020
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Not a very good clue IMO.
08:12 Fri 09th Oct 2020
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Bay=bight

Add an 'r' to bight and get bright
08:15 Fri 09th Oct 2020
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Tilly, where in the clue do you get the'r' from?
08:28 Fri 09th Oct 2020
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Sorry Tilly ignore that.I think you have solved it.
08:30 Fri 09th Oct 2020
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Thank you, Danny.
08:32 Fri 09th Oct 2020
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Thank you Maisie, I can't think of anything else, not a nice clue!
12:03 Fri 09th Oct 2020
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Jack, I think Tilly has it parsed.
12:06 Fri 09th Oct 2020
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I agree, Tilly has it.
12:06 Fri 09th Oct 2020
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Yes, Tilly got it nailed, thank you Tilly and all you other helpers
12:13 Fri 09th Oct 2020
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:-) Thank you.
15:30 Fri 09th Oct 2020

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