NY Times Crossword
November 19, 2008
Peter A. Collins

The words and phrases listed below are anagrams of related things. Can you figure out what they have in common?

ARGOT
RUB IN
LEATHER
RAN PAST
WINE LOVER

HINT:
It has to do with sports.

Answers:

Each word or phrase is an anagram of the athletic teams of a particular school (usually associated with football):

ARGOT - GATOR (Florida)
RUN IN - BRUIN (UCLA)
LEATHER - TAR HEEL (North Carolina)
RAN PAST - SPARTANS  (Michigan State)
WINE LOVER -WOLVERINE (Michigan)