NY Times Crossword

November 3, 2020

Amanda Chung and Karl Ni

 

The answers to the first four clues share an unusual property that is hinted at by the fifth clue. Can you determine what it is?

 

1. Classic TV show starring a cowboy puppet

2. Mother Goose wall sitter

3. Peachy keen

4. Industrial-strength

5. Very convenient

 

Answers:

 

1. Howdy Doody

2. Humpty Dumpty

3. Hunky Dory 

4. Heavy Duty

5. HANDY DANDY - - - parsed as: H and D / D and Y

 

In the first four clue answers, the first word begins with H and ends in Y and the second word begins with D and ends with Y.