NY Times Crossword
January 29, 2003
Fred Piscop

The answer to each clue below will be in the form of  _______ XXX _______ , where XXX is a small connecting word and the words filling the blanks are anagrams - though no re-arrangement of letters is necessary. The first blank will consist of two words and the second will consist of the same two words, with the space between them eliminated, leaving a single word.

1. Yemini thieves' hangout
2. Mideast Olympian marathoner's claim
3. Why the tourist departed for Africa

Answers:

1. A den in Aden
2. I ran for Iran
3. To go to Togo