SHUFFLING FEAT
NY Times Crossword
May 29, 2005
Frank Longo

The answers to the clues below are very unusual in that the same letters appear in each half of the answers. For example, given the clue

Derived great pleasure from chastising, the answer would be

YELLED AT ELATEDLY - which can be divided after AT into exactly the same eight letters in each half

Note from JA: The letters appear in each half of each answer in random order, but they are exactly the same, letter for letter - which is quite amazing considering the length of the answers.

1. Dunces hurried up
2. Treating top 40 artists cruelly
2. Movie rental business charges too much
4. Ditsy L.A. area chick in intensive care
5. Gets closer to a batch of illegal alcohol
6. Postwar poets with rattler wounds

Answers:

1. MEATHEADS MADE HASTE
2. OPPRESSING POP SINGERS
2. VIDEO STORE OVERDOES IT
4. GRAVELY ILL VALLEY GIRL
5. HOMES IN ON MOONSHINE
6. SNAKE-BIT BEATNIKS