LA Times Crossword
July 4, 2013
David Steinberg

Can you answer the clues below and determine the theme of the puzzle?

1. Sign at a demolition site. perhaps
2. Giving one's life for a cause
3. Future danish
4. High-caffeine, high-sugar "boost"

Answers:

1. DANGER - DYNAMITE
2. MARTYRDOM
3. PASTRY DOUGH
4. ENERGY DRINK

What the answers have in common:

The mixed-up letters of DRY span the two-word answers and are contained in MARTYRDOM.

Puzzle theme and title:  TUMBLE DRY