LA Times Crossword
December 3, 2017
Nora Pearlstone

What do the following words have in common?

CORPS
BARN
BAKER
BEARD
FIRED

HINT:
The answer involves the same single letter.

Answer:

The letter R in each word can be moved backward to the same spot to make a new word:

CROPS
BRAN
BRAKE
BREAD
FRIED