I’m trying to clear up this month’s Jane Street puzzle, which is titled Pair Dance 2. I’m assuming step one is to seek out phrases for the crossword-like clues which have an underlying theme, however I’ve been caught for some time. Any assist can be significantly appreciated! This is the puzzle:

disgust (3,1,1)

mollifies (4,1,3,2)

calling in (3,1,3,4,2)

it’s pickled (4,4,4,4)

staple that’s approx 1 to 2 mm (4,4,4,4)

one who will take a leaner, possibly (6,6,7,2,4)

a 90’s spoof (for those who insert an area) (4,4,4,4)

guts (6,6,3,5,5)

like most units (2,2,3,4,2)

swinging makes one much less spectacular (5,3,1)

present up once more (7,4,4,1)

the participant at bat after you, say (6,6,3,1)

[in the chance that this happens to make sense, please send us the answer, which is a tuple of positive integers representing an English word]