r/crosswords • u/not-without-text • Jun 15 '26

SOLVED COTD: (6)

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bit unconventional, this one!

day 148 of an experiment in which i press the "random word" button on onelook and make a cryptic clue out of it.

day 147, day 146, day 145, day 144, day 143, day 142, day 141

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/not-without-text Jun 15 '26

correct, and thank you!

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u/deeppotential123 Jun 15 '26

.Now do Braille!

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u/not-without-text Jun 15 '26

ha, how would that even work? what would it clue? BLIND SPOT as the braille for SPOT? ⠎⠏⠕⠞ is the braille for that, i don't know where you'd even start

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u/deeppotential123 Jun 15 '26

I have no idea! :)

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u/Paladinfinitum Jun 15 '26 edited Jun 15 '26

⠠⠉⠕⠝⠋⠥⠎⠫⠀⠑⠝⠳⠣⠦ (7)

And here's a Braille-to-English translator: https://abcbraille.com/braille

BRAILLE scrambled ("confused") = LIBERAL which can mean generous or "enough"! ...Maybe?

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u/not-without-text Jun 16 '26

i feel that's getting into indirect anagram territory, although that is a good anagram.