DOUBLE DUTY CLXXIII

Wall Street Journal Crossword

July 3-4, 2021

Jacob Stulberg

AU PAIRS

 

Each word below is the center of two French expressions. Both expressions are commonly used in English. Can you supply the beginning and ending words? 

 

For example: CREME

 

The word CREME could be preceded by CREME DE LA and followed by BRULEE as in

CREME DE LA CREME and CREME BRULEE.

 

1. FEMME

2. CARTE

3. CORPS

4. PAS

 

Answers:

 

1. CHERCHEZ LA FEMME FATALE

2. A LA CARTE BLANCHE

3. ESPRIT DE CORPS DE BALLET

4. FAUX PAS DE DEUX