CLEVER CROSSWORD CLUES IV
Credit: LA Times Crossword - Mar. 28, 2015
Jacob Stulberg

Four starred clues in this puzzle had the following answers:

COTANGENT
BLUE TANGO
TANGERINE
ENTANGLED

Embedded in the puzzle was the following question about the starred clues:

WHAT IS THIS FLY DOING IN MY ANSWER?

The answer to this question was also embedded in the puzzle. What is the answer - and why?

Answer:

THE BACKSTROKE

Each of the answers contains the word GNAT - written backward (TANG).