LA Times Crossword

April 17, 2022

Jeffrey Wechsler

What do the following words have in common?

BED

CAT

BET

DAM 

SECT

SCAM

PANTS

HINT:

The same two, consecutive letters can be inserted into each clue word to make a new one.

Answer:

 

The letters RE can be inserted into each clue word to change it into another word:

 

BED - BREED

CAT - CARET

BET - BERET 

DAM - DREAM

SECT - SECRET

SCAM - SCREAM

PANTS - PARENTS