Crossword Clue: 'Porcelain' electronic artist
Here's the answer to the 'Porcelain' electronic artist crossword clue, with an explanation and where it has appeared.
Definition & answer: MOBY
"'Porcelain' electronic artist" points to MOBY, a 4-letter entry that starts with M and finishes on Y and carries 1 vowel. Because every square it occupies also belongs to a down or across answer crossing it, you can often back into MOBY from the letters around it rather than the clue alone.
Origin & meaning
Moby is an American electronic musician and DJ. His 1999 album 'Play' became a surprise multi-platinum hit.
Common usage
Compact, single-vowel answers such as MOBY are a constructor's staple: they slot into a 4-square space and play nicely in both directions. Solvers who recognize it on sight save real time on the daily puzzle.
Crossword trivia
Moby belongs to the small vocabulary of words that appear constantly in grids. Because it's only 4 letters, editors can drop it almost anywhere, which is why regular solvers know it on sight.
Stuck on this clue?
Stuck on "'Porcelain' electronic artist"? Don't force it — solve the clues crossing this slot instead. One or two intersecting letters usually make MOBY obvious. Working from the crossings is the single most useful habit for getting faster.
This clue in different puzzles
Setters vary how they clue MOBY — sometimes with a straight dictionary definition, sometimes with wordplay, a pun, or a fill-in-the-blank — but the answer itself stays the same. Learning to spot the answer behind the disguise is a core crossword skill.
Example sentences
- "A 4-letter slot and a clue like ''Porcelain' electronic artist'? That's MOBY nine times out of ten."
- "I second-guessed it, but the crossing answers confirmed MOBY was right."
- "I had the crossing letters, so writing MOBY into the grid took no time at all."