NY Times Crossword
January 29, 2014
Michael Black

Each clue below calls for two answers. The first answer is the first and last name of the person clued. The second part of the clue is answered by three letters found within the person's name. In the first two clues the letters are in correct left-to-right, consecutive order, but in the third clue the letters are not consecutive. In one of the clues, one of the "letters" is a bit of a stretch. You'll know it when you see it.

1. A basketball great and his league
2. A president and his conflict
3. A general and his country

Answers:

1. ELGIN BAYLOR (NBA)
2. WOODROW WILSON (WWI)
3. ULYSSES S. GRANT (USA)