NY Times Crossword
August 4, 2009
Alan Arbesfeld

Don't spend too much time on the first question if you don't see the answer fairly quickly.

First question:
The same word is hidden in all four of these phrases. Can you find it?

1. DREAM ABOUT
2. PAJAMA BOTTOMS
3. ALABAMA BORDER
4. BEAM ABOARD

Second question:
The same word - spelled in reverse - is hidden in all four of these phrases. Can you find it?

HINT:
The hidden word is a name.

Answer:

OBAMA

Question from JA: Who thinks of this stuff?