JACK-IN-THE-BOXES

Credit: LA Times Crossword

Sylvia Bursztyn and Barry Tunick (Idea and #1-5)

Each of the following clues can be answered using a word or phrase containing "JACK."

1. Eater of lean only

2. Pumpkin face

3. Winter incarnate

4. Water fetcher

5. Corner sitter

6. Noisy tool for breaking up concrete

7. American plant

8. Weapon, dive, or truck mishap

9. Handyman

10. Crow-like bird

11. You win when you hit it

Answers:

1. Jack Sprat

2. Jack-o'-lantern

3. Jack Frost

4. Jill's brother Jack

5. Little Jack Horner

6. Jackhammer

7. Jack-in-the-pulpit

8. Jackknife

9. Jack-of-all-trades

10. Jackdaw

11. Jackpot