Blithe (5)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">blithe</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for merry that I've seen before include "Jovial" , "Slightly intoxicated" , "Joyous; tipsy (colloq.)" , "Cheerful, lively" , "Old King Cole was a ..... old soul" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">blithe</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for gay that I've seen before include "Homosexual" , "Merry" , "Light-hearted, carefree" , "Writer of The Beggar's Opera" , "John --, author of 'The Beggar's Opera'" .)