NY Times Crossword
May 27, 2019
Bruce Haight

The first four phrases below have something in common that relates to the fifth clue. Can you figure out what's going on?

1. CORPORATE WORLD
2. WORD FOR WORD
3. HORROR STORY
4. INTERIOR DECORATOR
5. KIND OF TEST

Answer:

Each of the first four phrases contains the letters (word) OR three times - leading to MULTIPLE CHOICE - a kind of test.