OVERLAPS IV

NY Times Crossword
June 20, 1998
Cathy Allis Millhauser

The answers to each part of the paired clues below will be identical - except for the difference made by an overlapping N.

1. How you win when you just edge out your opponent
    How Robin Hood won some contests

2. Treated something harmful or hurtful to someone
    Dyed something a shade of brown

3. One plane came way too close to another
    Failed as a corn farmer

4. What you might say about a generous friend
    What Frosty's friends said about him

Answers:

1. By a narrow margin
    By an arrow margin

2. Did a number on
    Did an umber on

3. Had a near miss
    Had an ear miss

4. "He's such a nice guy."
    "He's such an ice guy."