WHERE IT'S AT
Arlan and Linda Bushman

The answer to each clue is determined by the position of the word IT in the clue. For example, given the clue IT 10, the answer could be CLOSE TO PERFECT.

1. Tome IT
2. Pal IT Buddy
3. 9:00 a.m. 5:00p.m. IT
4. "Take IT my wife .... please."
5. IT.
6. 8:5 IT
7. Pat IT ton
8.       IT
9. Spades IT
10. Pos  ion
11. IT )
12. I think IT therefore I am
13. Red IT ro

Answers:

1. By the book
2. Among friends
3. After hours
4. Inside joke
5. Beside the point
6. Against the odds
7. In general
8. Next to nothing
9. Following suit
10. Out of position
11. Ahead of the curve
12. Within reason
13. In reverse order