NY Times Crossword
September 19, 2002
Randolph Ross

The same three letters, in the same order, will complete the phrases below. Can you determine what they are - ignoring capitalization, punctuation marks, and word spacing?

1. NE_ _ _ RKTV
2. GE _ _ _ RSE
3. LAS _ _ _ RD
4. FOR _ _ _ RTH
5. LOS _ _ _ RLD
6. DON _ _ _ RRY

Answers:

The letters are TWO:

1. NETWORK TV
2. GET WORSE
3. LAST WORD
4. FORT WORTH
5. LOST WORLD
6. DON'T WORRY