NY Times Crossword

March 31, 2024

Spencer Leach 

Answer each clue with a phrase that can be changed into a familiar expression by re-arranging the order of the words and replacing one or more of them with homophones.

1. Spook some creatures in an aquarium's touch tank

2. Deliver a blow to Dracula

3. References a Vatican Library source

4. Double crosses pre-Olympian gods

5. Write a tribute to a caffeinated soda

6. Warm up borscht ingredients

7. Make smash burgers

Answers:

 

1. ALARM THE RAYS - Raise the alarm

 

2. DAZE THE COUNT - Count the days

 

3. CITES THE SEE - See the sights

 

4. SCREWS THE TITANS - Tightens the screws

 

5. HONOR THE DEW - Do the honor

 

6. HEAT THE BEETS - Beats the heat 

 

7. PRESS THE MEAT - Meet the Press