Each clue word is an anagram which, when it is read in another way, starts or fits into a common phrase. For example, given the clue STOP, the answer could be POST REFORMATION. POST is an anagram of STOP and so has been "reformed." Post-Reformation is a phrase designating a period in history.

1. EARTH
2. GOES
3. TOG
4. RAGE
5. FELT
6. SING
7. GLIBNESS

Answers:

1. EARTH - CHANGE OF HEART
2. GOES - ALTER EGOS
3. TOG - GOT TURNED AROUND
4. RAGE - GEAR SHIFT
5. FELT - LEFT IN DISARRY
6. SING - OUT OF ORDER SIGN
7. GLIBNESS - MIXED BLESSING

Credit: LA Times Crossword
November 22, 2009
Ken Bessette
LITERAL TRANSLATION