LA Times Crossword
July 14, 2019
Mark MacLachlan
(Title given as a hint below)

Use the following clues to decipher a nine-letter, two-word expression.

1. FEET FIRST
2. BOTTLE OPENER
3. MEDICAL CENTER
4. DATA TERMINAL
5. BIG FINISH
6. END OF TIME
7. IN CONCLUSION
8. THOUGHT LEADER
9. SERIES FINALE

HINTS:
The title of the puzzle is CODE CRACKERS
(BIG) HINT:
You have to take the clues literally.

Answers:

1. FEET FIRST - F (first letter in FEET)
2. BOTTLE OPENER - B
3. MEDICAL CENTER - I
4. DATA TERMINAL - A
5. BIG FINISH - G
6. END OF TIME - E
7. IN CONCLUSION - N
8. THOUGHT LEADER - T
9. SERIES FINALE - S    - - - - - FBI AGENTS