LA Times Crossword
#1: November 10, 2016
      Matt Skoczen
#2: November 15, 2016
      Alex Eaton-Salners

(Titles shown below)

1. The same word is hidden in each clue below with the letters scrambled, but in consecutive order. Can you find it?

NECK AND NECK
BAKE COOKIES
GRACE KELLY
TRACK EVENT

2. The same word is hidden in each clue below with the letters scrambled, but in consecutive order. Can you find it?

NEW DEAL
BED WETTING
WORLD WIDE WEB

Answers:

1. The word is CAKE:

nECK And neck
bAKE Cookies
grACE Kelly
trACK Event

Puzzle title: CAKE MIXES

2. The word is WEED:

nEW DEal
bED WEtting
world wiDE WEb

Puzzle title: TUMBLE WEEDS