NY Times Crossword
February 2, 2010
Alex Fay (#1-3)

The answers to the clues below are two-word phrases that have something in common.

1. What U.S. Interstates are
2. Very sorrowful, as in failed romance
3. 5 - 4 on the Supreme Court, for example
4. Sleeping arrangement for some couples
5. Birth deformity of the lip and/or mouth
6. Liberal - conservative / Devout - atheistic
7. Result of alcoholism or drug addiction, often
8. Feeling of bitter disappointment about the future

Answers:

1. Divided highways
2. Broken-hearted
3. Split decision
4. Separate bedrooms
5. Cleft palate
6. Divergent views
7. Shattered lives
8. Dashed hopes