Okay, so today I decided to tackle the “basketball players cry” clue from the NYT crossword. I’m not a huge sports guy, but I do enjoy a good crossword challenge, and this one had me intrigued.
First, I stared at the clue for a good minute. “Basketball players cry…?” My mind went blank. I thought about actual crying, like, maybe a sad movie about basketball? Nope, that didn’t seem to fit the crossword vibe.
Then, I tried to think of basketball terms. “Foul,” “travel,” “dunk”… nothing clicked. I even googled “basketball slang,” hoping for some inspiration. I scrolled through a bunch of lists, but most of it was stuff I already knew, or it just didn’t seem relevant to the “cry” part.
I almost gave up, but I decided one more fresh look. “Basketball players cry.”Then it finally hit me, like a ball to face: This isn’t literall! It’s a play on sounds and words!
- It has to do with sounds like another word.
- It is a six-letter word.
I typed in “BawlERS” and boom correct! I felt super good.
