LA Times Crossword

October 25, 2020

Alan Olschwang

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The five two-phrases below have something in common. Can you spot what it is?

1. CALCULATED RISK

2. THEATER DISTRICT

3. PULLED STRINGS

4. BUTTER DISH

5. WRITES DOWN

HINT:

BEST DIRECTION and DUMPSTER DIVING could be added to the list. 

Answer:

 

The same word, with its letters scrambled, spans the end of the first word and the beginning of the second word of each phrase. 

 

The word is STRIDE.

Puzzle title: A SERIES OF MISSTEPS