TURNING BACK
NY Times Crossword
September 5, 2010
Will Nediger

The answers to the clues below are familiar expressions, except that the last word in each one is a perfect anagram of the original word. For example, a civil wrong against a Thanksgiving dish would be a TURKEY TORT - TORT being a perfect anagram for the familiar turkey TROT.

1. Taking the dimensions of busybodies
2. Finished swimming
3. Giving an award to the wrong people
4. Othello - before his death

HINTS:
First words:
1. Measuring
2. Out
3. Prize
4. Living

Answers:

1. Measuring snoops (spoons)
2. Out of the pool (loop)
3. Prize slip up (pupils)
4. Living Moor (room)