Wall Street Journal Crossword

November 3, 2022

Lewis Rothlein

Below are three clues and their answers from this puzzle. Can you figure out what's going on so that the answers make sense? The last clue hints at the explanation.

1. Phones on a wall                         -  Art forgeries

2. Many of Manhattan's top stores -   Penthouses

3. Starting points for many patents -  Waiting rooms

4. General spelling rule

Answer to Clue 4: I before E

 

Answers to Clues 1-3: 

Place an I before an E in one of the words in each clue and the answers will make sense:

 

1. Phonies on a wall - Art forgeries

2. Many of Manhattan's top stories - Penthouses

3. Starting points for many patients - Waiting rooms