NY Times Crossword
June 22, 2016
Fred Piscop

Can a word have an anagram that contains more letters than the original word? It can in this puzzle - if you can figure out the key.

1. What SKILLETS can anagram to: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
2. What MEDITATE can anagram to: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
3. What MARTINET can anagram to: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

HINT:
There must added letters in the anagram.

Answers:

1. KISS (AND) TELL
2. TIME (AND) DATE
3. NEAT (AND) TRIM