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Credit: NY Times Crossword - July 25, 2010

Alan Arbesfeld

The same change can be made to each of the following words to turn them into new ones.

EAST

SENT

REASON

CREAM

BORN

GOOD

LOVE

MIX

DATING

HINTS:

#1: The title is a clue

#2: The change has to do with one particular letter in each word.

Answer:

The first letter of each word can be advanced once forward in the alphabet to create a new word.

EAST - FAST

SENT - TENT

REASON - TREASON

CREAM - DREAM

BORN - CORN

GOOD - HOOD

LOVE - MOVE

MIX - NIX

DATING - EATING