LA Times Crossword
July 23, 2010
Donna S. Levin

Each word below can be slightly changed, in various ways, to sound like another word. All of the changed word will have something in common.

CLOSE
TALK
DAM
POLAR
ANIMA
URBAN
PANDORA

Answers:

CLOSE - CLOCHE
TALK - TOQUE
DAM - TAM
POLAR - BOWLER
ANIMA - PANAMA
URBAN - TURBAN
PANDORA - FEDORA

They are all types of hats or caps.