1. What do the following words and phrases have in common?

Bests

Place

Selects

Pans' partners

Universal octagonal sign

Position, as an ambassador

2. What do the following words have in common?

LINE

BELL

SONG

HURRAH

STRETCH

Answers:

 

1. The words and phrases have synonyms that are anagrams of each other:

 

BESTS - TOPS

PLACE - SPOT

SELECTS - OPTS

PANS' PARTNERS - POTS

UNIVERSAL OCTAGONAL SIGN - STOP

POSITION, AS AN AMBASSAGOR - POST

2. Each word can be preceded by a word that makes a phrase signifying the end of something:

FINISH LINE

CLOSING BELL

SWAN SONG

LAST HURRAH

HOME/FINAL STRETCH

Credit:

2: Paul Coulter

    LA Times Crossword

    September 1, 2021