Hint 4:The answer is two words combined. The answer to the “Fingers Crossed!” clue in the Oct. 31 NYT Mini Crossword puzzle is“IHOPE.”While having your fingers crossed for something, you’re also hoping for a particular outcome, which is where this answer comes from. All clues and...
The commonest crossword relationship is that of simple equivalence, i.e., the answer and its clue are two expressions of the same thing. For example, the clue is "Capital of the former Upper Volta" and the answer, as if you didn't know, is OUAGADOUGOU. B. Commonality. In this relati...