LA Times Crossword
June 26, 2019
Dan Schoenholtz
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The phrases below conceal four related words, with the letters in consecutive order, but scrambled. Can you spot them?

1. NICE OFFER
2. FISCAL YEAR
3. LOADED UP ON
4. TAKING ONE'S PLACE

Answers:

Hidden in each phrase is the scrambled name of a type of cake:

1. niCE OFFEr - COFFEE
2. fiscaL YEAR - LAYER
3. loadeD UP ON - POUND
4. takinG ONE'S Place - SPONGE