Credit: NY Times Crossword - Mar. 20, 2005
Patrick Berry (Idea, examples, and #1-4 - adapted)
The blanks in each clue below can be filled in with two commonly paired words which will also, individually, pair up with the clue word. For example, given the clue _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ _ CAPSULE, the answer words would be TIME and SPACE, two commonly paired words, and as in time capsule and space capsule. Given the clue DRAWING _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ _, the answer words would be ROOM and BOARD, two commonly paired words and as in drawing room and drawing board.The number of blanks indicates the number of letters in the missing words.
The blanks in each clue below can be filled in with two commonly paired words which will also, individually, pair up with the clue word. For example, given the clue _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ _ CAPSULE, the answer words would be TIME and SPACE, two commonly paired words, and as in time capsule and space capsule. Given the clue DRAWING _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ _, the answer words would be ROOM and BOARD, two commonly paired words and as in drawing room and drawing board.The number of blanks indicates the number of letters in the missing words.
1. LOST _ _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _
2. _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ IT OUT
3. RELIGIOUS _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ _
4. FROM _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ ON
5. _ _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ SKIN
6. HAND _ _ and _ _ _
7. _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ ROCK
8. TEAR _ _ and _ _ _ _
6. HAND _ _ and _ _ _
7. _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ ROCK
8. TEAR _ _ and _ _ _ _
9. _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ BALL
10. LOCK _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ (OR) _ _ and _ _ _ _
10. LOCK _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ (OR) _ _ and _ _ _ _
Answers:
1. Heart and soul
2. Wait and see
3. Law and order
4. Here and now
5. Thick and thin
6. In and out
7. Hard and soft
8. Up and down
6. In and out
7. Hard and soft
8. Up and down
9. Hand and foot
10. Down and out (OR) up and down
10. Down and out (OR) up and down
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