TRIPLE PLAY III

Credit: NY Times Crossword
September 3, 2006

Lee Glickstein and Ben Tausig

Each trio of words below shares a certain quality. Can you determine what it is?

NOSE FOR NEWS

BEAR IN MIND

MEET BY CHANCE

YOU'LL BE MISSED

BORN TO LOSE

RYE BREAD FLOUR

Answer:

Each word in each expression can be replaced by a homophone:

KNOWS FOUR GNUS

BARE INN MINED

MEAT BUY CHANTS

YULE BEE MIST

BORNE TWO LOOS

WRY BRED FLOWER