LA Times Crossword

October 18, 2022

Annie Walker (1-4)  

 

The answers to the clues below will have something in common, but  the common property does not relate to the meanings of the answers. Can you determine the common property?

1. Noon to 1:00 p.m. at a diner

 

2. What you might do on a cold night with a short blanket

 

3. A reserve of money used for illegal purposes, especially political bribery 

4. Peanuts, pretzels, fish and chips -  in a London bar

5. Dull, monotonous, mundane 

6. Choice at a door

 

7. Single payment, rather than an annuity

Answers:

 

1. LUNCH RUSH

2. SCRUNCH UP

3. SLUSH FUND

4. PUB GRUB

5. HUMDRUM

6. PUSH/PULL

7. LUMP SUM

 

What the answers have in common:

 

"U" is the only vowel used in the answer words.