NY Times Crossword
September 12, 2017
Bruce Haight

There is a way to re-write each of the clues below without using the numbers as shown. Can you determine what it is?

6 deceptions
51 cats
101 aft-most ship parts
501 renditions
1,001 causes of anxiety

HINT:
Roman numerals

Answers:

6 deceptions - VIRUSES   (VI RUSES)
51 cats - LIFELINES    (LI FELINES)
101 aft-most ship parts - CISTERNS
501 renditions - DIVERSIONS
1,001 causes of anxiety - MISTRESSES