Tricky CluesFor a four-letter slot, 25D gives us “One clapping at a circus?,” with its question mark signifying a joke or pun is coming. So, “hand,” as in the Buddhist koan about the sound of one hand clapping? The appendage in question is a flipper, on a seal, at a circus, perhaps with a festive ruffle around its neck. The hexagonal cells of the honeycomb, which have various uses, including as temporary housing for bee larvae, are edible. If you would rather not crunch down on the former crib of a developing creature, well, that’s none of my beeswax.

Source: New York Times December 27, 2020 22:52 UTC