LA Times Crossword
July 4, 2019
Ed Sessa

The same word is concealed in the following two names and two phrases. The letters are in consecutive order, but scrambled. The fifth clue reveals the word and its appearance in the above four clues. What's the word?

1. HAIR STYLE
2. BART SIMPSON
3. BUMPER STICKER
4. SCOPES TRIAL
5. Extremely nervous due to lengthy confinement

Answer:

The word is STIR:

1. haIR STyle
2. baRT SImpson
3. bumpeR STIcker
4. scopeS TRIal
5. STIR CRAZY