NY Times Crossword
May 20, 2020
Natan Last, Andy Kravis, and the J.A.S.A. Class*

The answers to the clues below share a very unusual property. Can you determine what it is?

1. "That handlebar has gotta hurt!"
2. What they do in a pagan rotisserie shop
3. Screed about Old Glory that goes too far
4. French cheese tasting event that last only a minute

HINTS:
1. Not a bicycle handlebar
2. Roosters' egg-laying mates
3. Old Glory is one of its nickname
4. Four-letter popular French cheese

Answers:

1. MUST ACHE - MUSTACHE
2. HEAT HENS - HEATHENS
3. FLAG RANT - FLAGRANT
4. BRIE FEST - BRIEFEST

*JASA, The Jewish Association Serving the Aging is a one-of-a-kind, college-level, continuing education program for adults 55+, located at John Jay College in New York City. One of the many courses it offers is GET A CLUE! - a comprehensive course in crossword construction. The class is taught by Caleb Madison, Ian Livengood, Natan Last, Finn Vigeland, and Andy Kravis. At the end of the semester, the group comes up with one final puzzle to submit to the New York Times. This is the 16th puzzle the group has had published. [This post contains only the puzzle's theme clues and answers.]