NY Times Crossword
March 28, 2002
Manny Nosowsky

The clues below can be correctly answered with phrases which are unfamiliar, but would be familiar if the last letter were doubled.

1. Wet midair weather
2. Ice -T song for travelers
3. Captain Bligh after the mutiny
4. Biblical matriarch requiring no proof

Answers:

1. IN FLIGHT RAINING  (TRAINING)
2. TOURIST RAP  (TRAP)
3. BOAT RAILER  (TRAILER)
4. SELF EVIDENT RUTH  (TRUTH)