LA Times Crossword

Thursday, November 10, 2022

David Taber and Laura Moll

The answers to this puzzle's clues are about people in different jobs trading their services - resulting in an unexpected familiar phrase. For example, a trade between a football coach and a candy store owner would be PLAYS FOR A SUCKER.

1. Trade between a hair stylist and a certain computer retailer

2. Trade between a racetrack owner and a electrical grid manager

3. Trade between a plastic surgeon and one with insider information

4. Film director's version of a particular shot and a bus driver

Answers:

1. BOBS FOR APPLES

2. JOCKEYS FOR POWER

3. NOSE FOR NEWS 

4. TAKE FOR A RIDE