NY Times Crossword
December 6, 2008
Ashish Vengsarkar and Narayan Venkatasubramanyan

The same two letters, in the same, consecutive order will change each of the following words into new ones. The letters may be added or inserted anywhere in the words. What are the two letters, and what are the new words?

1. TEN
2. BIT
3. STY
4. CLAM
5. MALE
6. REST
7. PANAMA

Answers:

The letters are OR:

1. TENOR
2. ORBIT
3. STORY
4. CLAMOR
5. MORALE
6. RESORT 
7. PANORAMA