LA Times Crossword
June 29,2021

Gary Larson

The answers to the clues below share an unusual property that is hinted at in the last clue. Can you determine what it is? And can you think of a clever title for this puzzle?

1. Kooks, eccentrics, oddballs, etc.

2. Where fingerprints may be analyzed

3. Cheer-leading team

4. Contest with a puck

 

HINT:
It has to do with the beginning and ending letters of each answer.

Answers:

 

1. DING-A-LINGS

2. CRIME LAB

3. PEP SQUAD

4. HOCKEY GAME

 

Hint to the unusual property:

4. HOckey gaME

 

Answer to unusual property:

 

Some combination of the initial and final letters of the first three answers make up a word that means HOME:

1. DIng-a-linGS

2. CRIme laB

3. Pep squAD

Puzzle title: BROKEN HOMES