WAY is another much used word in crosswords. Occasionally, it is an alternative to POINT or DIRECTION as a clue to N,S, E or W, but usually WAY = ROAD, STREET, PATH, DRIVE, AVENUE etc or an abbreviation of them (RD, ST, DR, AVE). MOTORWAY, meanwhile, in British crosswords, is usually M or MI (the M1 being the UK's foremost motorway) and RAILWAY = LINES = RY. British crossword compilers often don't move with the times, so it's not uncommon to get references to BR (British Rail - the old state-owned railway company which hasn't existed for 40 years) or even to Bradshaw or Beeching (google them, if you're sufficiently interested). But sometimes WAY does actually mean METHOD. And ONE'S USUAL WAY OF DOING THINGS = modus operandi = MO. If you enjoy my crosswords, please do check out the Cryptic Mystic's YouTube channel - a brilliant resource for beginner and developing cryptic crossworders, which has been kind enough to feature one of my puzzles: https://www.youtube.com/@The_Cryptic_Mystic
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And haha that part about the British Rail. In a way it is cool to see something like that sort of memorialized in crosswords. Over the years I have also learned many old fashioned and sometimes obsolete words in my own language as the newspaper crossword (which is for 90% just a synonym puzzle) implements so many of them! I rarely use them outside of solving crosswords, but it is certainly a way to keep these words alive in a sense. :)
namitea, as a largely monolingual American (yes, I know that's redundant), I'm very impressed that you not only solve, but also construct, puzzles in different languages!
Thanks! I agree with namitea - crosswords of all types are a way of celebrating the language, both past and present. (Being in my mid 60s, I have to take care that there's not too much "past" in my grids!)