NY Times Crossword
May 12, 2016
James Tuttle (adapted)

Each word below can be followed by a second word to make up a common phrase - such that the two words in each phrase share the same, very unusual relationship. Can you complete the phrases and discover the relationship? The number of blanks indicates the number of letters in the second word.

1. MARATHON   _ _ _
2. WRESTLING   _ _ _ _
3. TRANSPARENT  _ _ _ _
4. ESTIMATED   _ _ _ _
5. ABSTRACT  _ _ _

Answers:

1. MARATHON MAN
2. WRESTLING RING
3. TRANSPARENT TAPE
4. ESTIMATED TIME
5. ABSTRACT ART

How the first and second words are related:

All the letters of the second word are contained in the first word.