LA Times Crossword

April 12, 2024

Amie Walker and Wendy L. Brandes

 

Below are three crossword clues and their answers, which do not appear to be connected by any theme. Using the fourth clue as a hint, can you discover the theme that links the clues with their answers?

 

1. Big moth - Chatter box

2. Theater debt - Opening night

3. Frozen state - Ice sculpture

4. Comment made when a funny incident isn't as funny in the retelling

Answer to Clue 4:

"You had to be there."

 

Answers to Clue 1-3:

 

Inserting a U (you) into each clue matches the clue with its answer: 

 

1. Big moth - Big mouth - Chatter box 

2. Theater debt - Theater debut - Opening night 

3. Frozen state - Frozen statue - Ice sculpture