PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Credit: NY Times Crossword
January 16, 2005
Damon J. Gulczynski

Each of the following words can be changed to another according to a certain pattern - a pattern that is very familiar, but in another context. Can you determine the pattern and use it to change the clue words into new ones?

BONE
PONE
TONE
HONE
CALL
GALL
STALL
THRALL

Answer:

The pattern is the famous rallying cry, ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL. The new words are:

BALL 
PALL
TALL
HALL
CONE
GONE
STONE
THRONE