LA Times Crossword

December 31, 2017 

Robert E. Lee Morris

What do the following words have in common?

MAIL

TANGO

ENEMY

SERIAL 

PLANE

CHAIN

PAINS

RAIN 

Answer:

Each word is an anagram of the name of a country:

MAIL - MALI

TANGO - TONGA

ENEMY - YEMEN

SERIAL - ISRAEL

PLANE - NEPAL

CHAIN - CHINA

PAINS - SPAIN

RAIN - IRAN