MAKING AMENDS
Credit: NY Times Crossword
May 6, 2007
Charles M. Deber (adapted)

Each clue below can be satisfied in a punny way when an extra letter A is inserted somewhere in the answer. For example, given the clue Rub-a-dub-dub, plight of an overcrowded orchestra, the answer would be Three men in a tuba.

1. Where smart men shop
2. Emergency medical package for a Verdi opera
3. What Hoosier surfers wish they had
4. Easy task to accomplish in an Alaskan winter
5. Food for a champion Italian race car driver
6. Sandwich made of Middle Eastern bread that can never be finished

Answers:

1. In the Mensawear department
2. First Aida kit
3. Indiana Ocean
4. A walk in the parka
5. Checkered pasta
6. Bottomless pita

See also: IN COMMON post July 13, 2012