NY Times Crossword

November 17, 2022

Hoang-Kim Vu and Jessica Zetzman

 

Below are the clues and their answers to this puzzle. Can you discover the pattern that explains what's going on? A hint to the pattern is given in the last clue.

 

1. Call again, on a rotary phone - Remedial

2. They may be split or bitter - Emends

3. Cut of meat - Lomein

4. Important real estate document - Deemed

5. Flax fabric - Linemen

6. Helvetica and Times New Roman, for two - Foments

7. "I don't want anything to do with this!" 

Answer to Clue 7:

"Leave me out!"

 

Answers to Clues 1-6: 

The answers make sense if you drop ME from each one:

 

1. Redial

2. Ends 

3. Loin

4. Deed

5. Linen

6. Fonts