NY Times Crossword

August 14, 2024

Samuel A. Donaldson

The first three clues have something in common that is hinted at by the last clue. Can you determine what it is?

1. Cloud three

2. Sweet Four

3. When I'm Eight

4. Hair stylist's observation

Answer to Clue 4:

"Your roots are showing."

 

Answers to Clues 1-3:

 

The number word in each clue is the square root of the number in the familiar phrase:

 

1. Cloud nine

2. Sweet Sixteen

3. "When I'm Sixty-four"