NY Times Crossword
August 13, 2020
Jon Olsen

Can you make sense of the following letter strings and discover a familiar expression?

1. FONEINGROCKZALL
2. RHALLVONEEY
3. PHALLCONE

Answer - First step:

Separate the "words":
1. FONEING  ROCK ZALL
2. RHALL  VONEEY
3. PHALL  CONE

Answer - Second step:

Substitute ONE for ALL and ALL for ONE:
1. FALLING  ROCK  ZONE
2. RHONE  VALLEY
3. PHONE  CALL

Familiar expression: 
ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL 
(The Three Musketeers)