Cryptic Figures?

[Otis]

Prison label impacts stars (10)

 

[Harry_the_cat]

Might need a hint for this one, Otis.

 

[Otis]

Spoiler: 1st hint

The answer involves no "debts".

 

[Otis]

Spoiler: 2nd hint

Direct on the right

And for those who haven't realized yet, the answer has nothing to do with people like Martha Stewart, Felicity Huffman, Bill Cosby, O.J. Simpson, Robert Downey Junior (or is it Johnny Depp -- I mix up those two a lot), et al.

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[Romsek]

what a list.... An inside trader, committer of mail fraud, serial rapist, an almost assuredly multiple murderer, and a felonious drug user

you don't think much of stars do you

 

[Otis]

… you don't think much of stars do you

Hmm, I suppose I don't think much about stars. I mean, my source is mainstream news (I'm certainly not into reading entertainment-industry blather), so those names came to mind. I don't even know who Felicity Huffman is, ha (I know why she went to prison).

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[Harry_the_cat]

Does is have "no ious" in it?

 

[Otis]

Does [it] have "no ious" in it?

Yes, the answer contains no I, O or U.

Spoiler: Final hint

label = TAG

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[Romsek]

pentagrams

you could have come up with better than "stars" I think

 

[Otis]

pentagrams

You got it.

you could have come up with better than "stars" I think

Prison label impacts star-like figures? (10)

Better?

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[Harry_the_cat]

I did consider that, but didn't quite get the prison reference.

 

[Deleted member 4993]

I got to ask - so what is the answer (don't ask me to show my work!!)

 

[Otis]

… what is the answer …

Spoiler: Answer

Prison/label/impacts
PEN/TAG/RAMS
stars = Direct

 

[Romsek]

You got it.


Prison label impacts star-like figures? (10)

Better?

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Prison label impacts used to summon daemons.

 

[Harry_the_cat]

Spoiler: Answer

Prison/label/impacts
PEN/TAG/RAMS
stars = Direct

Ok makes sense now.

 

[Otis]

… didn't quite get the prison reference

North American slang? Maybe some of these are, too: big house, calaboose, can, clink, cooler, hoosegow, joint, pokey, slammer.

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[Harry_the_cat]

North American slang? Maybe some of these are, too: big house, calaboose, can, clink, cooler, hoosegow, joint, pokey, slammer.

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Yeah, I'll use that as an excuse!

 

[Deleted member 4993]

Yeah, I'll use that as an excuse!

Don't you know pigpen?!

Even my mother knew that! and my grandmother!

 

[Harry_the_cat]

Don't you know pigpen?!

Even my mother knew that! and my grandmother!

That's probably because your room was one!

 

[Otis]

… probably because your room was one!

Of course. A budding engineer!