Cryptic crossword clue
Movie mogul being choosy? 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word PICKING

I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
P
I
C
K
I
N
G

Buddy explains!

The straight part
We know that "being choosy" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case being choosy = picking.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.

What does PICKING mean?

PICKING verb
  1. To grasp and pull with the fingers or fingernails.
  2. To harvest a fruit or vegetable for consumption by removing it from the plant to which it is attached; to harvest an entire plant by removing it from the ground.
  3. To pull apart or away, especially with the fingers; to pluck.
  4. To take up; especially, to gather from here and there; to collect; to bring together.
  5. To remove something from somewhere with a pointed instrument, with the fingers, or with the teeth.
  6. To decide upon, from a set of options; to select.
  7. To seek (a fight or quarrel) where the opportunity arises.
  8. To recognise the type of ball being bowled by a bowler by studying the position of the hand and arm as the ball is released.
  9. To pluck the individual strings of a musical instrument or to play such an instrument.
  10. To open (a lock) with a wire, lock pick, etc.
  11. To eat slowly, sparingly, or by morsels; to nibble.
  12. To do anything fastidiously or carefully, or by attending to small things; to select something with care.
  13. To steal; to pilfer.
  14. To throw; to pitch.
  15. To peck at, as a bird with its beak; to strike at with anything pointed; to act upon with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to prick, as with a pin.
  16. To separate or open by means of a sharp point or points.
  17. To screen.
PICKING noun
  1. A gathering to pick fruit.
  2. (usually pluralized) Items remaining after others have selected the best; scraps, as of food.
  3. (usually pluralized) Income or other gains, especially if obtained in an unscrupulous or objectionable manner.
  4. Something picked or pulled out.
  5. The act of making a choice; selection.
  6. The final finishing of woven fabrics by removing burs, etc.
  7. The removal of defects from electrotype plates.
  8. Dabbing in stoneworking.

Latest crossword clues with full explanations