Stock market debut crossword clue series#

This, of course, is different from being “ pwned.”ģ0D. If you have put something “in hock,” you have PAWNED it. Maybe the clue is talking about distance to the doctor’s office? Explain it to me in the comments.Ģ7D. Honestly, IN AREA is not as in-the-language for me as “in network” when it comes to being covered by insurance. The “Start to …” type of clue also has trained many of us to think of the answer as a letter such as ESS, because that would be the start to the word “squat.” In this puzzle, however, the “Start to squat?” is a word that can be put before “squat,” and the answer is DIDDLY, as in “diddly squat.”ĢD. You could read this as the start to a squat that involves bending the knees, but we don’t have enough room for that. It could also have been a user’s manual, but who reads those anyway? (Prediction: Product developers start writing me strongly worded letters in 3 … 2 … 1 …).ġD. I think the PACESETTERS in a race are referred to as “rabbits” in this clue because of the fable of the tortoise and the hare.ĥ2A. When comedians say, “Is this thing on?,” it is usually followed by a light TAP TAP on the microphone.ģ0A. They pair wonderfully with themeless crosswords.Ģ3A.

Wordplay! In this puzzle, “Manhattan” is not the island, it’s the DRINK.

Stock market debut crossword clue series#

“Mad TV” did a series of sketches about the over- and misuse of the word, which I would link to, but they are kind of rude.

In this puzzle, the millennial’s overstatement is “I literally DIED,” which we all know is not true. One of the reasons we are not allowed to use the word “literally” here at The Times - the spell check is yelling at me even as I type this - is that it is so often literally untrue. The masochist in me loved seeing INNER PEACE above DATA FORMAT, because never have I ever felt that when formatting anything having to do with computers.Īnd the clue for 1D - “Start to squat?” - is clue of the day for me. 305” when he felt that he had achieved fame in his hometown Miami, but he changed it to MR. The rapper Pitbull started out by calling himself “Mr. This was not done to give the puzzle a minitheme, but it was the kind of crossword serendipity that die-hard solvers and constructors may notice and appreciate. If you hadn’t noticed, the words SETTERS (from 30A’s PACE SETTERS) and STREETS (from 35A’s MEAN STREETS) are anagrams. I think he succeeded, especially in that center stack, as well as the top 10-letter double stack. Stock is correct in his notes below when he says that the bar for themeless crosswords is higher than ever, so these puzzles really have to shine in order to get published. So far, he has made a good mark on the later part of the week, and this puzzle is no different. I can only imagine how many puzzles he is submitting elsewhere. Stock debuted in the New York Times Crossword in January, and this is his fifth puzzle to run here. I get the feeling that this is the phase that Matthew Stock is in now. You can’t wait to see if you can build a puzzle around them. Once you’re walking, the longing to run is tempting, and you see possible themes and seed entries everywhere. Once you’ve mastered that curve, however, there is little holding you back - except for maybe time, the need to earn a living and family care obligations - and the urge to make as many puzzles as possible is unrelenting. Ed.) But for most of us, there’s a steep learning curve. Some constructors may get the hang of things right away and immediately go on to both fame and untold riches. FRIDAY PUZZLE - The idiom “You have to crawl before you can walk” is true of so many things, but it’s especially true when it comes to puzzle making.