NY Times Crossword
September 4, 2005
Richard Silvestri
(Title shown below)

Ignoring spelling, the following words could all be changed in a certain way to form new words. How can they be changed, and what are the new words?

MAN
CASH
LAM
PARK
FILL
PEN
MASS

HINT:
The title of this puzzle is SPEAKING CANADIAN.

Answers: 

Canadians often add an "EH" at the end of a sentence or question - pronounced A as in APE. Each clue word can be changed into a new one by adding the A sound - in a variety of spellings.

MANET
CACHE
LAME
PARQUET
FILLET
PENNE
MASSE (billiards shot)