NY Times Crossword
December 23, 2019
Timothy Polin
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Each of the four phrases below conceals the same word - with its letters scrambled, but in consecutive order. Can you spot it?

1. HIGH SPEED DRILL
2. MIDDLE RELIEVER
3. RED DELICIOUS
4. SLED RIDE

HINTS:
A. It's associated with a religious holiday.
B. A Jewish holiday

Answers (spaced for clarity):

1. sp EED DRIL l 
2. mIDDLE RE liever
3. RED DELI cious
4. sLED RIDE

Each phrase conceals the scrambled, but consecutive, letters for DREIDEL.

Puzzzle title: SPIN THE DREIDEL