The Clue
Typesetting unit (4 letter answer)
The Answer
PICA
Tags
Notes
The answer PICA is seen frequently, appearing about once every 180 puzzles.
Related Clues
12 points
1/6 of an inch
Common type
Elite alternative
Kind of type
Not elite
Part of an inch
Printer's unit
One-sixth of an inch
Size of type
Type size
Type style
Type of type
Typewriter type
12-point type
Craving for chalk, e.g.
Twelve-point type
Abnormal craving to eat chalk, etc.
Desire to eat chalk, ashes, etc.
Desire to eat chalk, clay, etc.
One size smaller than English
Definition
PICA as a noun:
1. (em, pica em, pica) = a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing
2. (Pica, genus Pica) = magpies
3. (geophagy, geophagia, pica) = eating earth or clay or chalk; occurs in some primitive tribes or sometimes in cases of nutritional deficiency