CCC OTD 2025-09-22

[FreedMalloc]

Sorry, I forgot I solved last Friday's. So here's (a probably simplistic) one for today if you like.

Short feminine alien? Somewhat of an obsession. (6)

[PIEBALDconsult]

MARTIA

(Martia! Martia! Martia!)

[FreedMalloc]

@PIEBALDconsult said in CCC OTD 2025-09-22:

MARTIA

(Martia! Martia! Martia!)

Sorry, not correct.

[PIEBALDconsult]

Alternatively correct, maybe.
Unexpectedly correct, maybe.
But correct nonetheless.

[OriginalGriff]

Short feminine    F
alien?             ET
Somewhat of          ISH

an obsession

FETISH

[FreedMalloc]

@OriginalGriff You are correct! And, I see you've already posted one for today.

[PIEBALDconsult]

I think the Hopi and Zuni people here in the desert southwest of the U.S. would be displeased that you consider their fetishes to be obsessions.