"HEY, IT'S A LIVING"

Credit: NY Times Crossword - 12/14/97

Nancy Salomon (Idea, example, and # 1 - 6)

A job for a plastic surgeon would be NIP AND TUCK. What common phrase might serve as the job description for the following workers?

1. Restaurant server

2. Statistician

3. Relay racer

4. Critic

5. Debutante

6. Mathematician

7. Everybody

8. Restless sleeper

9. Entertainer

10. Restaurant reviewer in a hurry

11. Ex with a big mouth

12. Alexander the Great math teacher

13. Politician

Possible Answers:

1. Hurry up and wait

2. Rank and file

3. Touch and go

4. Rant and rave

5. Come out and play

6. Be fruitful and multiply

7. Live and learn

8. Toss and turn

9. Sing and dance

10. Eat and run

11. Kiss and tell

12. Divide and conquer

13. Take the money and run