Bad in first half of reel after square dance Crossword Clue

HomePublisherThe Telegraph - Cryptic14 August 2018
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QUADRILLE

Understanding Today's Crossword Puzzle

The clue "Bad in first half of reel after square dance" leads us to the answer "QUADRILLE". Let's break down the clue to understand why this answer fits.

1. "Bad" suggests that we need to find a word or letters that mean "bad" in some way.

2. "In first half of reel" indicates that we need to find a word or letters that come from the first half of the word "reel".

3. "After square dance" suggests that the word or letters we're looking for should come after the term "square dance".

Taking these individual parts into consideration, we can find the answer:

  1. "Bad" can be represented by the letters "QUAD", which can mean something negative or undesirable.
  2. The first half of "reel" is "RE".
  3. When we combine "QUAD" and "RE" and place them after "square dance", we get "QUADRILLE".

A quadrille is a type of dance, which fits the clue's context suggesting a connection to "square dance". The combination of "quad" representing "bad" and "re" from the first half of "reel" gives us the word "quadrille".

So, based on the clue's description and the connection to "quadrille", the answer to today's crossword clue, "Bad in the first half of reel after square dance", is indeed "QUADRILLE".



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Definition of "QUADRILLE"

a square dance performed typically by four couples and containing five figures, each of which is a complete dance in itself.

Example :
  • a 32-horse quadrille
  • 50 unheaded grey quadrille leaves

  •  The Crossword clue "Bad in first half of reel after square dance" published 1 time/s & has 1 answer/s. 
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    The Telegraph - Cryptic14 August 2018QUADRILLE


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