NY Times Crossword
November 20, 2-19
Erik Agard

The following word and phrases have something in common that involves one or more of their beginning letters and one or more of their ending letters. Can you determine what it is?

1. CHANCE IT
2. BLACK PANTHER
3. SPRING BREAK
4. ORCHESTRATE
5. PLASTIC CRATE
6. SPINY EEL

Answer:

Using some combination of beginning and ending letters, each phrase conceals a word related to talking:

1. CHAnce iT
2. BLAck panTHER
3. SPring brEAK
4. ORchestrATE
5. Plastic cRATE
6. SPIny eEL