NY Times Crossword
August 14, 2008
Damon J. Gulczynski

Each clue below can be answered with two words which mean the same or nearly the same thing -  in which one letter is dropped from the first word to spell the second word. For example, given the clue Roly-poly, the two words would be ROTUND and ROUND.

1. Nicknames for Joseph
2. Re-settle
3. Serious
4. Defiling
5. Fix
6. Protective protrusion
7. Sticky stuff
8. Not their

Answers:

1. Joey - Joe
2. Emigrate - migrate
3. Somber - sober
4. Spoiling - soiling
5. Emend - mend
6. Thorn - horn
7. Goop - goo
8. Your - our