Stuck on the A-O.K crossword clue from NYT Crossword published on December 21 2019? We’re here to help you solve it.
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The Verified Answer for A-O.K is:
- HOTSYTOTSY
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This clue is also used in other crossword puzzles but has different answers. See the list below for all possible solutions for this clue.
- JAKE
- PEACHY
Useful hints for “A-O.K” Crossword Clue
Hint 1: Clue Explanation
▼This is an example of one of those entries that I thought meant something different. Am I conflating “hot to trot” with this entry, HOTSY TOTSY? I never would have pegged it to mean “all right, just fine,” let alone “comfortably stable or secure” (according to Merriam-Webster). This is on me, not Mr. Lim; this entry debuted in 1976, clued as “Swell!” and has never had a racy connotation in the puzzle, so I don’t know — hey, wait! According to the Cambridge Dictionary, this term means “very sexually attractive.” Its origin is a cartoonist, Billy DeBeck, who coined the term in the cartoon “Barney Google,” which, in turn, is apparently the origin of the coining of Google. Not to go off on a tangent. I plan to expand my definition of HOTSY TOTSY to apply to most situations in the coming decade — feel free to do the same.