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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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Bay=bight Add an 'r' to bight and get bright
08:15 Fri 09th Oct 2020
Perhaps 'bray' (to utter loudly) is operating as a homophone indicator for 'be right' = ''to solve''
...+ 'ray' 'to see the light'
Sometimes B is used as an abb. for 'bloody' If one shouts 'B right' are they braying?
Not a very good clue IMO.
Bay=bight

Add an 'r' to bight and get bright
Tilly, where in the clue do you get the'r' from?
Sorry Tilly ignore that.I think you have solved it.
Thank you, Danny.
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Thank you Maisie, I can't think of anything else, not a nice clue!
Jack, I think Tilly has it parsed.
I agree, Tilly has it.
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Yes, Tilly got it nailed, thank you Tilly and all you other helpers
:-) Thank you.

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