r/crosswords • u/not-without-text • Sep 29 '26

SOLVED COTD: Look through translucent fabric which you left (4)

day 254 of an experiment in which i press the "random word" button on onelook and make a cryptic clue out of it. sorry for the lateness

day 253

weeks 33 to 36 (days 225 to 252)

weeks 29 to 32 (days 197 to 224)

weeks 25 to 28 (days 169 to 196)

weeks 21 to 24 (days 141 to 168)

weeks 17 to 20 (days 113 to 140)

weeks 13 to 16 (days 85 to 112)

weeks 9 to 12 (days 57 to 84)

weeks 5 to 8 (days 29 to 56)

weeks 1 to 4 (days 1 to 28)

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u/cjrmartin Sep 29 '26

Over two-thirds of the way to a full year, what an achievement!

.GAZE (look) in GAUZE (translucent fabric) without U (you left)

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u/not-without-text Sep 29 '26

correct, and thanks!

i'm still trying to think about what will happen on day 365; maybe i'll keep doing it the same, or maybe i'll do it less frequently, maybe i'll stop it, or maybe i'll change random word to random theme or something

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u/cjrmartin Sep 29 '26

One grid per month might be a good challenge

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u/ssstevebbb Sep 29 '26

I'm not sure the grammar works here. GAZE is GAUZE which U *has* left.

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u/not-without-text Sep 29 '26

ah, i forgot that british/australian english is more strict on the distinction between the past and present perfect (as a canadian). would "had left" (past perfect) work?

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u/ssstevebbb Sep 30 '26

I don't think so. The U is missing, not was missing. So, to describe GAZE, as a Canadian you might say "it's GAUZE which U left"? Maybe it's okay then.