Play Dough

When I was very young, the Haggadah used by the family whose house we were sedering at told of the rush to leave Egypt. The line was something like, "The Jews snatched up their dough," or words to that effect., "before it could rise." We -- the five (or was it more?) kids at the table -- couldn't stop laughing.

Well then, under the circumstances I'm glad I could rise to the occasion. Thanks for solving.

Thanks Jay. Never thought of CLAM, but I'm glad it didn't interfere. I mean I don't want to be accused of shellfishly making difficult metas and cockling and smiling while people struggle. I do always try to make a "conventional" meta. but I've never let rules stand in the way of a good mechanism or pun (or for that matter a bad one of either of those).

I can assure you CLAMS was an unintended red herring. It didn't even cross my mind when I was creating this. Funny how you get focused on one thing and miss others. I had a lot of money related fill things come up that I had to eliminate. Glad you enjoyed it.

ALWAYS my intent!

I figured instead of buy a vowel you could bi a valve????

Well that's nice for a CHANGE - love your pun!

Interesting. I saw COIN/COEN first & thought it could be something but was probably a rabbit hole. But LINA was right next to it. I did back solve to find the T. So interesting how we each see things differently.

Thanks Claudia, I probably wore you out on this one because you did see it MULTIPLE times. Few solvers realize how much punishment (and PUNishment) testers receive as they are sent variation after variation and asked for input.

Is that like counting back change?

Well Dave you were the only one to notice my Wednesday faux pas. It should have said the original MOVIE Wednesday. Interestingly enough, Ricci has a role in the Netflix series Wednesday, though not as Wednesday.

Thanks Carolyn

I have to admit, I liked the ACER clue a lot, but then me and wordplay/puns - who knew!!!! Thanks for solving.

You are joining a large group of clam diggers! Thanks for shelling out your time.

Thank you, I needed a bit of a save after Rotten Trick. Glad you enjoyed it.

So Lina, I am a fan of foreign films and old enough that this was not an unfamiliar name...and besides I needed an N. I like movies where you have to sit in the café for hours discussing what the ending meant and what would happen to the protagonists now. I grew up watching French films and seeing people discuss at length whether the film meant this that or the other. If you have ever wondered what those animated conversations at the bar were about, it was usually that. Thanks for not getting Swept Away.

Wow, I almost have a bucket of clams by now, I need some crackers and a beer! Thanks for solving.

Its funny that CLAM snuck in there. At different points during the fill process PESO, FIN, GRAND showed up and of course had to be jettisoned. I was not as comprehensive in my search for synonyms as I should have been. Thanks for taking a calm approach to the clam.

Thank you, I'm glad you could cash in.

And thank you both for solving and for all the testing you have done for me.

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you so much. fun is indeed the gold ring on this merry-go-round.

Oh my, people are steamed about my CLAM! It was entirely unintended, and thank god it had no symmetrical partner. It never occurred to me that CLAM was a slang word for money. I think they are thinking I should be drawn and quartered (drawn butter and a quarter of a piece of lemon).

Thank you for working through the pile.

Wow, very interesting. I mean you had the Mx but then tried to make me a whole lot craftier than I am. Still, something to keep in mind for the future....thanks for solving (and the idea)

And you'd be right. I mentioned this on the Xword-Muggles site but not here. I changed the clue here to reflect the original "movie" Wednesday. Sloppy work on my part, I knew it was the movie Wednesday and forgot to add it when it was pointed out by a tester. Lisa Loring certainly was the TV Wednesday.