LA Times Crossword

June 12, 2022 

Pam Amick Klawitter

The answers to the clues below are unique. Can you see why?

1. Percussion section

2. Union leader

3. Community center

4. Counterpart

5. Pieces of furniture

6. Hunk of junk

7. Mid-January

HINT:
All the clues have the same answer.

Answers:

 

The answer to each of the clues is the letter "U." This is found by a literal reading of the clues.  

 

1. A section of the word percUssion is the letter U. 

2. U is the leader (first letter) of Union.

3. U is the exact center of commUnity.

4. U is part of coUnter.

5. The two U's in furniture are pieces of fUrnitUre.

6. U is a hunk (part) of jUnk.

7. U is the midpoint of janUary