LA Times Crossword
October 18, 2017
Robin Stears

Each of the clues below can be answered with a two-word phrase in which each of the two words can be followed by the same word. Can you answer the clues and determine what word they have in common?

1. Eastern seaboard - simply - on a map
2. Unlikely to run - as clothes
3. Secret, overseas cash stash site
4. Day-to-day routine for the Royal Family

Answers:

1. RIGHT COAST
2. COLOR SAFE
3. SWISS BANK
4. PALACE LIFE

What the answers have in common:

Each word in each answer can be followed by GUARD to make a common phrase:

1. Right guard - Coast Guard
2. Color guard - Safeguard
3. Swiss Guard - Bank guard
4. Palace Guard - Lifeguard