THAT WOMAN

Credit: NY Times Crossword - Apr. 4, 1999

Richard Silvestri

The same three letters, in the same order, can precede, follow, or be inserted into the following words to make new ones:

CUB

NET

PANTS

RAT

RINGS

FEAT

BAT

WITS

HINT:

The title is a clue.

Answers:

The letters are HER (as in "that woman").

cHERub

netHER

pantHERs

ratHER

HERrings

featHER

batHER

witHERs