NY Times Crossword
August 8, 2010
Pamela Amick Klawitter

The unrelated words and names below each conceal things that are related. They are spelled out in normal left-to-right order, but the letters may or may not be consecutive. Can you spot them?

FABIAN
ABACUS
MARCIA
PIOUS
TALCUM
LOLLIPOP
ATOMIC
WEST POINT

Answers:

Hidden in each word or name is a common three-letter (pronounced) acronym:

FaBIan
ABaCus
marCIA
pIOUs
TaLCum
LOLlipop
AToMic
wESt Point