The Clue
Risky business, for short (4 letter answer)
The Answer
SPEC
Tags
Notes
The answer SPEC is seen frequently, appearing about once every 140 puzzles.
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Particular
___ sheet
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Design detail
On ___ (freelancer's terms)
Guesswork, for short
Job detail
Kind of sheet
Particular, informally
Plan detail
Planning detail
Project particular
Risky biz
Small detail?
On ___ (without commitment)
On ___ (without a contract)
Work detail
Blueprint datum, for short
Contractor's detail, for short
Design detail, briefly
Design detail, for short
Detail in a builder's plan
Detailed description, for short
Investor's work, for short
Kind of delivery: Abbr.
On ___ (like some jobs)
Not guaranteed, after "on"
Not ordinary: Abbr.
N.Y.S.E. high risk
N.Y.S.E. risky buy
Risk venture, for short
Risky deal, for short
Risky N.Y.S.E. activity
Risky transaction, for short
Technical work requirement
On ___ (without assurance of payment)
Architect's detailed description, for short
On ___ (like much freelance work)
On ___ (like some writers' assignments)
Wall St. term for a risk
A writer may work on it
You may work on it
An article may be written on it
It may be submitted to an architect
Some houses are built on it
Definition
SPEC as a noun:
1. (specification, spec) = a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work