SOMETHING X-TRA

Credit: NY Times Crossword
October 3, 1996

W.R. Williams

Each clue below can be answered by inserting the letter X into a common phrase. For example, if you have a loyal friend and you keep his name in a file, he could be a FRIEND INDEXED - inserting the X into INDEED.

1. The bottom line, but looking forward to another money-maker

2. Rome and the suburbs

3. A brief appearance by a celebrity and a watch

4. Acknowledge the police officer and a cat with no tail

5. Those who experience success when they are older and rubber

Answers:

1. NEXT PROFIT

2. EXTERNAL CITY

3. CAMEO ROLEX

4. YOU'RE THE MANX

5. LATEX BLOOMERS