LA Times Crossword
June 30, 2019
Pam Amick Klawitter
[(Clever) title shown below]

The first nine phrases below contain related hidden words whose letters are consecutive, but scrambled. Can you spot them?

1. UNDER THE WIRE
2. MAIN ENTRY
3. TAXI STAND
4. LINE OF SIGHT
5. HEAVEN-SENT
6. JUST FOR FUN
7. THE GILDED AGE
8. DRAW TOGETHER
9. LIVE FOREVER

HINT:
5 1/2, 8 3/4, 7 2/3, e.g. .........

Answer to the hint:
MIXED NUMBERS

Answers:

Each phrase contains the consecutive, but scramble letters of a counting number:

1. undER THE wire - THREE
2. miIN ENtry - NINE
3. taXI Stand - SIX
4. liNE Of sight - ONE
5. heaVEN-SEnt - SEVEN
6. just fOR FUn - FOUR
7. THE GIlded age - EIGHT
8. draW TOgether - TWO
9. lIVE Forever - FIVE

Puzzle title: CAN YOU DIGIT? 

Challenge from JA: Can you think of a phrase that could be added to this puzzle to include ZERO?

(Possible) Answers:

FROZEN LAKE 
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BUDDHISM OR ZEN