PUT IT TOGETHER
NY Times Crossword
December 4, 2005
Eric Berlin

The answers to the ten clues below can be paired up and then "put together" to form five, two-word phrases. Match the phrases to their corresponding definitions - found below the clues. Both the clues and the definitions are in random order.

Clues:
1. Restaurant seating option
2. Bad habits
3. They come from ducts
4. Night bird
5. Place to perform
6. Excellent in every way
7. Anorak
8. Not feeling well
9. Certain spiritual leader
10. It's intended to arouse interest for something to follow

Definitions:
A. Old TV antenna
B. China cabinet contents
C. Football championship
D. Graveyard in Dodge City
E. Thoroughfare in New York City

Answers to Clues:

1. BOOTH
2. VICES
3. TEARS
4. OWL
5. VENUE
6. SUPERB
7. PARKA
8. ILL
9. RABBI
10. TEASER

Answers to pairing up clues:

1-8: BOOTH + ILL
10 -2: TEASER + VICES
9-3: RABBI + TEARS 
6-4: SUPERB + OWL
7-5: PARKA + VENUE

Answers to "put together" Definitions:

A. Old TV antenna (9-3)  RABBIT EARS 
B. China cabinet contents (10-2) TEA SERVICES 
C. Football championship  (6-4) SUPER BOWL 
D. Graveyard in Dodge City (1-8) BOOT HILL
E. Thoroughfare in NYC (7-5) PARK AVENUE