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Henri
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Setter of #cryptic #crosswords as Henri (MyCrossword, Inquisitor, Gnomon and henriwords.com) and Odo (Guardian). Rob Townsend, really
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November 27, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Big congratulations mate 👏
November 27, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Get in line, lady!
November 26, 2025 at 5:52 PM
And me 😁
November 25, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Wise words
November 25, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Aha! Forgive me for not knowing you have a newsletter 😁 where can I sign up?
November 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
In those situations I’d generally add in an appropriate verb eg ‘to make’, ‘to get’, ‘to become’, to show etc
November 25, 2025 at 5:48 PM
*her

(sorry, Spooner!)
November 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Ooh ooh - call it Spooner! 😆
November 25, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Not if “to” is the linking word.

If you do see it, it’s because the definition is a verb and it *is* considered acceptable to append “to…” in front of the definition to make the infinitive form of the verb. But in those cases “to…” is part of the definition i.e. “WP” “to verb”
November 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Adorable! Her name is obviously Unch 😆
November 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Oh my word 😳🙄
November 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Haha, seen this a few times but it always raises a smile 😊
November 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Rarely seen as two regular sentences. More often seen when first part is a question, so a ‘?’ is used… otherwise I would lean towards a semicolon
November 23, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Dammit I should have known it was too good to be true…
November 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM