LA Times Crossword

October 31, 2025

Wendy L. Brandes

 

What do the following words have to do with the end of Daylight Savings Time?

 

1. SUB

2. TOW

3. SINK 

 

HINT:

It has to do with added letters.

 

Answer:

 

If you add the letters HR to each clue word, you get SHRUB, THROW,  and SHRINK. Since HR is the abbreviation for "hour" - in each clue you gain an hour. And that is what you do at the end of Daylight Savings Time in the fall, by turning the clock back one hour.