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I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do!

· By Melanie Branton · Published 2025-02-19T11:27:19.881Z

Constructor's Note
DO is a popular word in British cryptic puzzles, because it has so many different meanings, including, but not limited to (1) perform or carry out (e.g. "I'm going to DO my homework" (2) party (e.g. "I've got my works DO next week, so I need to buy a party dress") (3) hairstyle - it's short for "hairdo" (e.g. "Have you seen her new DO? She's gone blonde and had it cut very short at the sides"") (4) cheat, swindle (e.g. "They're charging you ten thousand pounds for a new bathroom? I think they're trying to DO you") (5) be enough (for), be suitable (for) (e.g. "I've only got a little bit of flour left, but it will have to DO, because I'm not going to the shops again this week", e.g.2 "Can I make an appointment to see the dentist, please? Any time on Tuesday would DO me") (6) clean people's housing for a living (e.g. "Professional women are increasingly turning to ladies who DO, rather than juggling doing the cleaning themselves with a full-time job") (7) cook (e.g. "I'm going to DO a roast dinner on Thursday, as my sister is coming over", "Leave the cake in the oven until it's DONE") (8)sleep with (e.g. "Their marriage broke up when she found out he was DOING her best friend")
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  • Sendhil Revuluri 🤓1:02 · 2025-02-19T15:24:22.107Z
    Thanks for all the lessons! Looking forward to more!
    • Melanie Branton constructor · 2025-02-22T07:30:53.745Z
      Thank you so much - that's lovely of you and I'm so glad you're enjoying the puzzles x
    • Shark 🤓4:43 · 2025-02-19T19:26:18.777Z
      I did, I did, I did, I did! Thanks!
      • Melanie Branton constructor · 2025-02-22T07:31:39.376Z
        Hahaha. Splendid! x
      • Will M 🤓2:19 · 2025-02-20T03:18:33.680Z
        I really like 7A, amazing surface reading and just a very nice clue all-round. :)
        • Melanie Branton constructor · 2025-02-22T07:32:15.156Z
          Thank you very much - that is such a lovely comment x
        • Jake A 🤓49s · 2025-02-20T19:05:11.888Z
          Quite a fun one!
          • Melanie Branton constructor · 2025-02-22T07:32:31.553Z
            Thank you x
          • Chris Lemieux 🤓6:16 · 2025-02-21T06:28:15.638Z
            I loved it! Thanks so much!
            • Melanie Branton constructor · 2025-02-22T07:32:53.913Z
              Thank you for the lovely comment x
            1A
            The cathedral will be enough for the setter (4)
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            7
            Across
            1. 1A
              The cathedral will be enough for the setter (4)
            2. 5A
              Spread silver around the party, being a beast! (1, 3)
            3. 6A
              Swindle and clean to give the bird (4)
            4. 7A
              The veins of someone with an iron constitution or a heart of gold? (4)
            Down
            1. 1D
              Rail when Vladimir Putin says "Yes" to party ...(4)
            2. 2D
              or cook inside and produce the smell of America (4)
            3. 3D
              The setter takes new hairstyle the wrong way, in a fashion (4)
            4. 4D
              Highly inflated opinions of themselves shown by, for example, Ordnance Survey (4)
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