The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 2 plus 2 plus 5 letter word BE MY GUEST
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result BE MY GUEST
- Ray, I assumed, picked up a generous invitation
- Get me busy travelling? Please continue
- Do go ahead and stay the night at mine, perhaps
- In audition, smile I supposed to be welcoming expression
- Stay in the same place with the person I invited – please do
- A welcoming invitation that could make me get busy
- Go ahead bachelor guys meet irregularly
- You’re welcome to stay, please do
- Go on then, I’d like to entertain you
- Please do stay chez moi
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "A welcoming invitation" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a welcoming invitation = be my guest.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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