ONLY THE LONELY

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

1. Asian currency unit
2. Arboreal symbol of solitude
3. Overeating result, perhaps
4. It's often shortened

Answers:

1. Japanese yen
2. Lonesome pine
3. Stomach ache
4. Long story

In common: Each answer contains a word of yearning.

Credit: LA Times Crossword
Nov. 22, 2010
Donna S. Levin