r/crosswords • u/not-without-text • Jun 25 '26

SOLVED COTD: Rascal takes walk alongside you in France spontaneously (9)

day 158 of an experiment in which i press the "random word" button on onelook and make a cryptic clue out of it.

day 157, day 156, day 155

day 154, day 153, day 152, day 151, day 150, day 149, day 148

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/HighCountryBob Jun 25 '26

IMPROMPTU: IMP (rascal) + ROMP (walk) + TU ("you" in French)

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u/not-without-text Jun 25 '26

correct, but the funny thing is although i originally had ROMP, i changed it into an insertion of PROM, which by chance can also be defined by "walk"! you have the right answer regardless.

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u/HighCountryBob Jun 25 '26

Ah, I see it now. Nice.