FIGURES OF SPEECH
Credit: LA Times Crossword
Sylvia Bursztyn and Barry Tunick

The answers to the clues below will have something in common.

1. Area of domain
2. Mark at which there is no going back
3. Hot-weather treat
4. Old west defensive strategy
5. Just like Dad
6. Ancient Greek architectural design
7. Financial scam
8. It can follow 4-, 6-, 8-, and 12-
9. EILNPU
10.Wildly popular puzzle/toy of the 1980"s

Answers:

1. Sphere of influence
2. Point of no return
3. Ice-cream cone
4. Circle the wagons
5. Chip off the old block
6. Golden Rectangle
7. Pyramid scheme
8. Cylinder
9. Line up in alphabetical order
10. Rubik's Cube