Spanning the two words in each phrase below is ........... well, something. Can you figure out what? Once you do, you will understand the puzzle's title - which is given as a hint below the clues.

FREEZE FRAME
POLE VAULT
SEVEN YEARS
INSANITY PLEA
TABLOID PRESS
THE LEGEND
MOBILE PHONE

HINT: Title of the puzzle: MIXED EMOTIONS

Answers:

In mixed up order, the name of an emotion spans the two words in each clue:

freezE FRAme - FEAR
pOLE Vault _ LOVE
seVEN Years - ENVY
insanITY Plea - PITY
tabloID PREss - PRIDE
thE LEGend - GLEE
mobilE PHOne - HOPE

Credit: LA Times Crossword
October 17, 2010
Julian Lim
MIXED EMOTIONS