NY Times Crossword
June 12, 2004
Henry Hook

Each of the misspelled names below can be explained by adding two words after the name, the first one of which is the same for all four. Can you figure this out?

1. Country singing legend PATSY CLE
2. South Pole explorer RICHARD RD
3. Franz Schubert' string quintet THE TRT
4. Labor leader JIMMY HA

HINT: The first of the two words is DROPPING

Answers:

1. PATSY CLE - dropping IN       (CLINE)
2. RICHARD RD - dropping BY  (BYRD)
3. THE TRT - dropping OUT       (TROUT)
4. JIMMY HA - dropping OFF    (HOFFA)