Wednesday, July 31, 2013

__________ to __________ I

Each clue below can be answered with an expression in the form of _____ to _____. For example, given the clue So far in 2013, the answer would be Year to date.

1. Really, really not interested
2. Common office hours
3. Summons to action
4. Snack or quick meal
5. Tuesday after Labor Day, traditionally
6. Guilty as charged - no two ways about it
7. Type of communication at sea
8. Internalize emotionally
9. "Everything will be fine."
10. Beatles' classic
11. Wearing clothes meant to impress others
12. Way off the mark in what you say or do

Answers:

1. Bored to tears
2. Nine to five
3. Call to arms
4. Bite to eat
5. Back to school
6. Dead to rights
7. Ship to shore
8. Take to  heart
9. Not to worry
10. Ticket to Ride
11. Dressed to kill 
12. Out to lunch

Credit: Will Shortz
NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle
December 27, 2009
CAN YOU SEE THROUGH FROM ME TO YOU?

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