NY Times Crossword
September 18, 2017
Tom McCoy (#1-4)

The answers to the clues below will have something in common.

1. Visibly tense
2. Extremely jealous
3. In the very act
4. Deplorably cowardly
5. Ostracized - often unfairly - for controversial views
6. Prudish - to a fault

Answers:

1. White-knuckled
2. Green-eyed
3. Red-handed 
4. Yellow-bellied
5. Blacklisted 
6. Bluenosed