Wall Street Journal Crossword

October 2-3, 2021

Matthew Stock

What do the following phrases have in common?

1. Turn off the light

2. Hair extensions

3. Bore to tears

4. New York City

5. Toed the line

Answer:

 

The first word of each clue is a homophone for an animal name:

 

1. Turn - tern

2. Hair - hare

3. Bore - boar

4. New - gnu

5. Toed - toad