Started by rpl
Happy, played *The Witness*? (9)
ddef
Happy = SATISFIED
Played The Witness = math joke. In math, a "witness" is a mathematical object that makes a statement true, or "satisifies" it. Played here is in the sense of "acted as".
Certainly not different etymologies but maybe the defs are different enough.
Submitted by skaldskaparmal
| Clue ID | Clue | Explanation (hover) | Submitted By | Likes |
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| 9592 | Happy, played *The Witness*? (9) | ddef Happy = SATISFIED Played The Witness = math joke. In math, a "witness" is a mathematical object that makes a statement true, or "satisifies" it. Played here is in the sense of "acted as". Certainly not different etymologies but maybe the defs are different enough. |
skaldskaparmal | 2 |
| 9594 | It is a curse to be enthralled by depressing content (9) | it is = TIS a curse = FIE ("Fie upon thee...") to be enthralled by = containment depressing = SAD content = def |
Tortoise | 2 |
| 9590 | Broadway show hit with low-grade bomb after bit of teasing by Schuyler lead about Alexander's "heart and eyes" in song (9) | Broadway show hit - def with - link F+IED = low-grade + bomb after - juxtaposition SAT = S_+T_ around _A_ - bit of T(easing), by S(chuyler) lead, about alexAnder's heart and - juxtaposition I'S = “eyes” in song (homophone) |
rpl | 1 |
| 9611 | Sorry? About what? Sit up straight, the document isn't large, okay? (9) | Sorry - SAD about what - containing SIT up straight - reversal the document - FIlE isn't large - drop L okay - definition |
dpad | 0 |