The Clue
Old paperboy's cry (5 letter answer)
The Answer
EXTRA
Tags
Notes
The answer EXTRA is common and appears about once every 200 puzzles.
Related Clues
Add-on
Bonus
One in a crowd
In excess
Frill
Lagniappe
More
Optional
Plus
Seconds
Spare
Superfluous
Unneeded
Background player
A face in the crowd?
Film fill-in
One of a Hollywood crowd?
Hollywood employee
Hollywood walk-on
One in a mob scene?
Newsboy's cry
Newsy's special
Paper edition
Paperboy's cry
Part of ESP
S.E.G. member
Special edition
Studio employee
Terrestrial opening?
Unbilled person
Uncredited actor
What is more
Actor without lines
Film day-player
Like a third hand
Mob-scene actor
Mob-scene player
More than enough
Newsboy's shout of old
Newspaper rarity, nowadays
Part of a crowd, maybe
Small role to play
Special news edition
The 13th item in a baker's dozen
When repeated, bygone newsboy's cry
Definition
EXTRA as a noun:
1. (supernumerary, spear carrier, extra) = a minor actor in crowd scenes
2. an additional edition of a newspaper (usually to report a crisis)
3. (extra, duplicate) = something additional of the same kind; "he always carried extras in case of an emergency"
EXTRA as an adjective:
1. (excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus) = more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy"
2. (extra, special) = added to a regular schedule; "a special holiday flight"; "put on special buses for the big game"
3. (extra, additional) = further or added; "called for additional troops"; "need extra help"; "an extra pair of shoes"
EXTRA as an adverb:
1. unusually or exceptionally; "an extra fast car"