“Data structure with a root node” probably feels tough for nontechie people (like me), but the clue gives you a subtle nudge toward TREE by alluding to a root, something a TREE also has.
Again with the question-mark wordplay: Although the expression “keep it under your hat” means “keep it a secret,” you can always keep BAD HAIR DAYS under your hat.Ģ7D. “What an asterisk might suggest” is the clue for SEE NOTE.*Ģ5D. Today I learned that “Hornswoggle” means DELUDE. “Fly-by-night type?” - the clue for 4D - asks the solver to ignore the existence of this idiom and, instead, to name a type of creature that flies by night, a MOTH.ĨD. “Fly-by-night” idiomatically refers to someone or something shady or untrustworthy.
Remember, question-mark clues indicate that there is some wordplay at work. “Tick (off)” is the clue for TEE, which is equivalent to “Tick” only when both words are followed by “off,” as in “tick off” and “tee off.” I always thought that TEE off was just short for tick off, but it appears I was incorrect.ĤD. I particularly love it when the longer phrase is the one in the entry, rather than the clue, as with “Why?” being the clue for “WHAT FOR?!” (punctuation added).ģ3A. For clues like this one, the goal is to identify another colloquial phrase that precisely equates to the one in the clue. I love colloquial clues in quotation marks. “Black-and-white item in a sleeve” feels as if it should be a misdirect for something, but what else could a black-and-white item in a sleeve be aside from an OREO? Maybe a black-and-white photo in an album? Or … an orca that is part of an intricate arm tattoo?Ģ9A. Abidi on her fabulous debut puzzle - let’s dive into it! Tricky Cluesġ3A. Sorry, folks, I just couldn’t resist the nod to the poet William Carlos Williams, name-checked in 20A. WEDNESDAY PUZZLE - This is just to say I have solved Alina Abidi’s debut that was in The New York TimesĪnd which you were probably saving for Wednesday morningįorgive me it was impeccable so clean and so clever
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