{"id":178522,"date":"2024-12-27T14:00:41","date_gmt":"2024-12-27T14:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=178522"},"modified":"2024-12-27T14:00:43","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T14:00:43","slug":"ball-handler-nyt-crossword-clue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/27\/ball-handler-nyt-crossword-clue\/","title":{"rendered":"Ball Handler NYT Crossword Clue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ball Handler NYT Crossword Clue<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\"><strong>The Correct Answer and Explanation is :<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the New York Times crossword puzzle dated May 4, 2024, the clue &#8220;Ball handler?&#8221; was ingeniously answered with &#8220;PODIATRIST.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Explanation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The term &#8220;ball handler&#8221; typically refers to someone who manages or controls a ball, such as a player in sports like basketball or soccer. However, in this crossword clue, the answer &#8220;PODIATRIST&#8221; employs a play on words, specifically a pun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A podiatrist is a medical professional specializing in diagnosing and treating conditions of the feet and lower extremities. The pun arises from the dual meaning of &#8220;ball&#8221; in anatomy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Anatomical &#8220;ball&#8221;:<\/strong> In human anatomy, the &#8220;ball&#8221; refers to the rounded end of a bone that fits into a socket, such as the ball of the hip joint.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Common usage of &#8220;ball&#8221;:<\/strong> In everyday language, &#8220;ball&#8221; refers to a spherical object used in various sports.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>By interpreting &#8220;ball handler&#8221; as someone who manages the anatomical &#8220;ball&#8221; (the rounded end of a bone), the clue cleverly points to a podiatrist, a specialist who deals with the bones and joints of the feet, including the ball of the foot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This type of wordplay, where a term has multiple meanings leading to a humorous or unexpected answer, is a common technique in crossword puzzles. It challenges solvers to think beyond the most obvious interpretation of a clue, adding depth and enjoyment to the solving experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For a visual explanation and further discussion on this clue, you might find the following video helpful:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ball Handler NYT Crossword Clue The Correct Answer and Explanation is : In the New York Times crossword puzzle dated May 4, 2024, the clue &#8220;Ball handler?&#8221; was ingeniously answered with &#8220;PODIATRIST.&#8221; Explanation: The term &#8220;ball handler&#8221; typically refers to someone who manages or controls a ball, such as a player in sports like basketball [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-178522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=178522"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178522\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=178522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=178522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}