![]() Orders from the top of News International allegedly tried to "ensure there were no libels or any hidden mocking messages of the chief executive" in the final edition of News of the World, the Daily Mail reports. #Mocks crossword clue archiveIf you’re interested in receiving puzzles, brain teasers, solving tips and more in your inbox every week, sign up for the new Gameplay newsletter.This article is from the archive of our partner. When I read ON PINS AND NEEDLES, I can practically feel the prickly sensation of a limb regaining circulation, perhaps after too long a period of suspense-filled stillness. The last theme entry is at 63-Across, “In suspense, as in a tailor shop?”, which solves to a great expression. ![]() One early appearance is in a Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem, “ Metrical Feet,” as a description of staccato “ anapests” (like “assemblé,” coincidentally). This idiom also goes back a long way and can refer to any manner of surprisingly rapid progression, such as the growth of corn in the summertime, or a puppy. The middle theme entry, 40-Across, is clued with a dance reference, “Very rapidly, as in a ballet studio?” The answer certainly sounds like it’s referring to jetés and assemblés: LEAPS AND BOUNDS. ![]() Originally, the numbers were a reference to a risky decision in a high-stakes game of dice over time, they came to mean a more general waffling between non-numeric options. I’d heard this expression but had never used it, and I was surprised that it dated to the 1300s (talk about ancient history!). 17-Across, “In a state of confusion, as in math class?,” solves to a numerical saying: AT SIXES AND SEVENS. The topmost theme entry is the least well known, in my opinion. Though they’re all familiar two are more common, I think, and each made me wonder about their actual origins. There are three theme entries today, all idioms clued with a relevant occupation. ![]() #Mocks crossword clue movieI love the “modern” component of this clue, “Modern convenience at many movie theaters.” The fourth dimension? Screens the size of skyscrapers? No, the humble CUPHOLDER (I do remember seats with holder-less armrests in the movies, but I’m not sure what century that was.) This entry combines with 4D, SPIT TAKES, to make me think of the dentist. ![]() (At 13D, I had “peel” instead of ZEST at first, which slowed me down and made me briefly consider “carp” for this spot.)ģ9D. This is a perfect clue for its entry, “Playfully make fun of.” I ran a gamut of words through my mind - “mock,” “gibe,” “jeer” - but they were all meaner-spirited than RAZZ, as in the type of “raspberry” one blows when delivering a Bronx cheer. There’s some neat interplay in the fill today, several clever puns and a nice variety of trivia that is deducible, but not instant recall (for this solver, anyway).ġ0A. And congratulations to Phoebe Gordon, who makes her New York Times crossword debut with a light and lovely theme in a clean Monday grid.Īs usual, don’t be intimidated when the first few clues are challenging, or by entries that stretch across the whole puzzle! I needed several crossing letters from down entries in the top third to get the first of three span theme entries, which happens to be a puzzle debut. MONDAY PUZZLE - Bear with us for a few days, solvers, as Rachel Fabi pedals across a healthy portion of New York State. ![]()
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