CROWNING ACHIEVEMENT
Credit: GAMES Magazine - May, 2000
Raymond Young

The words RUSH, LOSS, WISH, PEN, and LOSE have something in common. To see the connection, though, you must "crown" them. What is the connection?

HINT:
To "crown" the words, add a letter to the beginning of each word.

Answer:

"Crowning" the words with the appropriate letter creates five words related to dental care:

BRUSH, FLOSS, SWISH, OPEN, CLOSE