NY Times Crossword
October 19, 2005
Levi Denham

Here are the four theme answers to this puzzle followed by the revealer clue and its answer. Can you see the connection?

BALCONY SEAT
RAINY SEASON
PENNY SERENADE
COMPANY SEAL

Revealer clue and answer:
Measure of a company's dominance and a literal hint to (the above answers):
MARKET SHARE
What is the connection between MARKET SHARE and the four clue answers above?

Answer:

Each of the four answers contains (shares) the consecutive letters NYSE (NY Stock Exchange):

balcoNY SEat
raiNY SEason
penNY SErenade
compaNY SEal