NY Times Crossword
Richard Silvestri - March 8, 1998

What do the following words have in common?

TEN
HEM
GALL
PAGE
SERGE
ELOPE

Answer:

Each word can be either preceded or followed by ANT:

TENANT
ANTHEM
GALLANT
PAGEANT
SERGEANT
ANTELOPE

NOTE: The title of this puzzle:
WHAT A NICE PICNIC!  (no ants)