LA Times Crossword

April 16, 2021 

Mark MacLachland

The answers to the first three clues below will be phrases that are just a bit off from much more familiar ones.What are the clue answers, what are the more familiar phrases, and what two-word phrase - hinted at in Clue 4 - describes how you you were able to make the change?

1. Path of a female Wicca

2. Romantic locales for Miss Piggy

3. Machine for identifying genuine Hawaiian wreaths

4. Sign of deceit and a phonetic hint describing what the more familiar phrases have

Original Clue Answers:

 

1. Witch trail

2. Dating Sties

3. Lei detector

 

More Familiar Answers:

 

1. Witch trial

2. Dating sites

3. Lie detector

 

Answer to Clue 4:

 

SHIFTY EYES (I'S) - The positions of the I's in the original clue answers "shift" to make them into the more familiar phrases.

 

1. TRAIL - TRIAL

2. STIES - SITES 

3. LEI - LIE