STUMPERS CCII

A single word can explain (reveal) the following phrases - which are unrelated. What is it?

FAR EAST
FAIRY DUST
FAMILY TRUST
FALL HARVEST
FATHER KNOWS BEST

HINT:
The key is the beginning and ending letters of each phrase.

Answer:

The revealing word is BREAKFAST.

The beginning two and ending two letters of each phrase spell FAST. Because there are other letters in between, the word FAST is broken. 

Credit:
NY Times Crossword
December 1, 2009
Jonah Kagan and Victor Fleming