NY Times Crossword
October 28, 2012
Michael Sharp and Caleb Madison

The same three-letter word can be added to the ends of the words below to give phonetically new words. Ignore spelling.

1. SUE
2. TEA
3. WRY
4. LAY
5. TIE
6. SHE
7. SEA
8. BRIE

HINT:
The added word is (the sound of) THE.

Answers:

1. SUETHE   -  soothe
2. TEATHE   -  teethe 
3. WRYTHE -  writhe
4. LAYTHE   -  lathe
5. TIETHE    -  tithe
6. SHETHE   -  sheathe
7. SEATHE   -   seethe
8. BRIETHE -  breathe