Crossword puzzle question

[alfredo]

What does "Sth" mean in a clue?

I decided to get into crosswords at this late date

[Callalily]

1. Awwwwww . . . alfredo!

Google is your friend. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sth

. . . just teasing!

[IcyPeas]

3. stairway to heaven lol

[Puzzler]

2. Can you give me the whole clue?

And the crossword it's in?

(I construct and edit crosswords)

[alfredo]

7. "Hit sth" is the clue

[Puzzler]

12. "Sth" is an abbreviation of "South"...

... albeit, an uncommon one.

[alfredo]

17. Figuring out the hint in the hint is tougher than the puzzle.

[crunch60]

4. maybe this; The definition of STH is "Something"

[alfredo]

8. That makes sense.

[Graybeard]

5. Please alfredo give us some context.

I've been doing NY Times puzzles for over 40 years and can't remember ever seeing that.

[alfredo]

9. It's a first for me too. The clue: hit sth.

[Puzzler]

11. What crossword was this in?

[alfredo]

15. It's an iPad app called iPuzzleHD

[gkhouston]

6. Nineteen(th)? n/t

[chollybocker]

10. How many letters?

[alfredo]

18. Four

[monmouth]

31. If it is hit something, maybe slam. Would love to know the answer.

[Orrex]

13. Perhaps the answer is "DRTH ML"

[alfredo]

20. Ha!

[PassingFair]

14. Maybe it's supposed to be 5th....may be a typo.

Or you could be working on one of those "theme" puzzles and
you will figure it out as you go along...

[siligut]

16. How many letters and do you have any letters?

Like: _ _ _ A _ N _ _

[alfredo]

19. It is a four letter word. If I can get the word I might

Be able to figure out the meaning of sth? It might be "mash", but that would make a good word bad.

Still the meaning of "sth" is my primary concern. That hint might reappear.

[Scuba]

21. I've been doing daily and other crosswords for 50 years and have never seen "sth" as a clue.

[alfredo]

23. The clue is hit sth. The answer is mash, so what is sth?

[Scuba]

25. a typo

[alfredo]

22. The solution is mash, but that still doesn't tell me the

Meaning of "sth."

[Dr. Strange]

24. Maybe it was supposed to be "sitcom" or "tv show"...

but got badly mangled.

[siligut]

27. Now you are just being obtuse

Either that, or I am

[alfredo]

35. Mash is a "hit" and a TV show. It's Saturday night, time to get mangled.

[siligut]

26. In this case I think it means "something"

Hit something = mash.

Not a great clue really, usually if a word is abbreviated in a puzzle clue, the answer is also abbreviated. Glad you are getting into crossword puzzles

[Dr. Strange]

29. Well that's just silly, gut.

Your post makes me want to mash something!

[siligut]

30. That's Ms gut to you Dr.

[alfredo]

32. mash seems to work with a cross word (press).

[siligut]

33. So the "s" is the letter in common?

Press is across and mash is down?

Definition of mash:

mash - to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/MASH

[alfredo]

34. I am partial to sour mash.

[Irishonly]

28. Never mind

[rug]

36. I've been waiting over two days.

WTH is the answer?

[alfredo]

37. We haven't figured it out. I was still able to get the word without knowing WTF sth stands for.

[rug]

40. Isn't there a Lounge rule against posting unanswerable questions?

Ruins the vibe, man.

[alfredo]

41. I guess I should have posted kitty pictures.

[mockmonkey]

38. I think crunch60 is correct

sth is something. Hit something = mash
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/sth?q=sth

[rug]

39. Well that's something.

I still feel unsatisfied.

[alfredo]

42. That makes sense. Thanks.