# I do not get this crossword's answers. Link inside from Futility Closet **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 28, 2026, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-get-this-crosswords-answers-link-inside-from-futility-closet/1028848 "2026-03-28T21:40:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2026, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-get-this-crosswords-answers-link-inside-from-futility-closet/1028848/1 "2026-03-28T21:40:20Z")
> **[Hush-Hush - Futility Closet](https://www.futilitycloset.com/2026/03/27/hush-hush/)** > > Wei-Hwa Huang offered this brilliant crossword in the May 2008 issue of Word Ways: Across 1 Sticks 6 Farm animals 7 Ogles 8 Leisure 9 Ride Down 1 Soothe 2 Peaceful 3 Reserved 4 Untroubled 5 Pacify It’s called an interesting and curious crossword, but it is just QUIET going across and the letters going down. How does this work with the clues? ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2026, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-get-this-crosswords-answers-link-inside-from-futility-closet/1028848/2 "2026-03-28T21:49:48Z")
Read the letters out loud. e.g. Q’s = “cues”, U’s = “ewes” ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2026, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-get-this-crosswords-answers-link-inside-from-futility-closet/1028848/3 "2026-03-28T22:42:05Z")
Across: 9 = Rides And the answer is “TTTTTT” Tease? T’s? ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2026, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-get-this-crosswords-answers-link-inside-from-futility-closet/1028848/4 "2026-03-28T22:57:14Z")
Yes, to “ride” someone is to tease them. Note the clue is “ride” not “rides”. The latter would have to be teases. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2026, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-get-this-crosswords-answers-link-inside-from-futility-closet/1028848/5 "2026-03-30T22:04:04Z")
Someone else here likes Futility Closet! I still miss the podcast.