Wall Street Journal Crossword

May 6/7, 2023

Mike Shenk

BY THE NUMBERS

The six clues below start with numbers and can be answered with familiar phrases that also start with numbers - but in a different way. Can you figure out what's going on?

 

1. 5 members of a female bowling team 

2. 10 counseling sessions for a skate

3. 50 dark brown face cards

4. 100 art galleries

5. 500 pieces of balsa wood

6. 1000 high-ranking officers besides the obvious ones

HINT:

Roman numerals

 

Answers:

 

1. VALLEY GIRLS

2. XRAY THERAPIES

3. LUMBERJACKS

4. CHANGING ROOMS 

5. DRAFT BOARDS

6. MOTHER SUPERIORS

 

Explanation:

1. V ALLEY GIRLS

2. X RAY THERAPIES

3. L UMBER JACKS

4. C HANGING ROOMS

5. D RAFT BOARDS

6. M OTHER SUPERIORS

Note from JA: The clue for I is "1 advisor to a wizard". The answer is IMAGE - with MAGE being an archaic word for a magician. I didn't include it in the clues because MAGE is too obscure.