ALIEN NATION
LA Times Crossword
December 31, 2107
Robert E. Lee Morris

The clue words below have something in common that has nothing to so with their meanings. Can you determine what it is?

MAIL
RAIN
PAINS
CHAIN
PLANE
TANGO
SERIAL
ENEMY

HINT: The title is a hint.

Answers:

Each answer is an anagram of the name of a country:

MAIL - MALI
RAIN - IRAN
PAINS - SPAIN
CHAIN - CHINA
PLANE - NEPAL
TANGO - TONGA
SERIAL - ISRAEL
ENEMY - YEMEN