NY Times Crossword
April 18, 2018
Peter A. Collins and Bruce Haight

Look carefully at the three, paired two-line expressions below. There is a certain pattern to them that can be expressed as a common phrase. What is the pattern and phrase?

TOOTH EXTRACTION
EMPTY OUT

MATH EXAM
    JOYOUSLY

WHEAT CHEX
I'M LIKE YOU

Answer:

Pattern: The word HEX is placed over the word YOU.
Phrase: I put a spell on you.