NY Times Crossword
April 15, 2018
Alex Bajcz
PREPOSITION PROPOSITION

The answers to each pair of clues below will have the exact same words, differing only by a hyphen between the first two words. For example, given the clue pair WAIT IN A QUEUE and UNDERSTUDY'S DELIVERY, the answers would be STAND IN LINE and STAND-IN LINE. The hyphenated phrase will always answer the second clue.

1. Move (as to a new country) and wagers for a gym exercise
2. Warned and a scam alert
3. Arrange words for instruments and soundtrack for a fight
4.Gain momentum and a bad thing to see under a truck's hood
5. Sad news at a hospital and a timely entrance
6. Have an emotional breakdown and musical encores often
7. Be perfect in every way and an unrecruited athlete's bottleful

Answers:

1. Pull up stakes and pull-up stakes
2. Put on notice and put-on notice
3. Set to music and set-to music
4. Pick up steam and pick-up steam
5. Dead on arrival and dead-on arrival 
6. Go to pieces and go-to pieces
7. Walk on water and walk-on water