Wall Street Journal Crossword

July 14, 2023

Matt Gaffney

GO WEST 

What very unusual property do the name and phrases below share?

 

1. STEAK SALAD

2. WHEN I AM OLDER

3. MARCIA DAVENOPORT

4. WHO HAD IT LAST?

5. OR SO I HOPED

 

HINTS:

a. CHAT UP could be added to the list.

b. Hidden words

c. The title, GO WEST, is a literal hint.

d.  Read the clues to the west, that is, in reverse.

Answer:

 

Each clue contains the name of a U.S. state in reverse order:

 

1. steAK SALAd - ALASKA

2. whEN I AM older - MAINE

3. marciA DAVENport - NEVADA

4. whO HAD It last? - IDAHO

5. or sO I HOped - OHIO

Hint: cHAT Up - UTAH