MAKING ARRANGEMENTS
NY Times Crossword
June 14, 2020
Randolph Ross

In this puzzle, each clue has two parts. The answer to the second part is an  anagram of the answer to the first part. In the first set of clues, you have to figure out both answers. In the second set - HINTS - the first answer is given and you have to anagram it to get the second answer. The two words are closely related and both satisfy the clue. The number of blanks indicates the number of letters in the words or phrases. For example, given the clue

Someone who is _ _ _ _ _   _ _ _ _ years old now,
in six years will be _ _ _ _  _ _ _ _ _.

The answer words would be FORTY FIVE
                                              OVER FIFTY

OVER FIFTY is an anagram of FORTY FIVE.

1. Sign at a chemical plant:
This facility is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 
Absolutely _ _   _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

2. Question to an English teacher:
    "Why did Poe write his poem
    '_   _ _ _ _ _   _ _ _ _ _ _   _   _ _ _ _ _?' "
    Answer:
   "_ _ _ _   _ _   _ ? _   _ _ _ _   _ _ _ _ _ _?"

3. My weight increases when traveling because
    _   _ _   _ _ _   _ _ _ _ _ _  during
   _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _   _ _ _ _.

4. We can tell the boss' assistant is a
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  because he always
    _ _ _ _    _ _ _ _ _.

HINTS:

1. Sign at a chemical plant:
    This facility is CONTAMINATED
    Absolutely _ _   _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

2. Question to an English teacher:
    "Why did Poe write his poem
    'A DREAM WITHIN A DREAM' ?"
     Answer:
     "_ _ _ _   _ _  _ ? _  _ _ _ _  _ _ _ _ _ _?"

3. My weight increases when traveling because
    I AM NOT ACTIVE  during
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _   _ _ _ _.

4. We can tell the boss' assistant is a
    SYCOPHANT because he always
    _ _ _ _    _ _ _ _ _.

Answers:

1. CONTAMINATED
    NO ADMITTANCE

2. A DREAM WITHIN A DREAM
    WHAT AM I? A MIND READER?

3. I AM NOT ACTIVE 
    VACATION TIME 

4. SYCOPHANT
    ACTS PHONY