NY Times Crossword

January 30, 2023

David Steinberg

One letter in each successive phrase below will spell out a four-letter body part. The position of each of these letters in its phrase gives the location of the body part - which is a familiar expression in its own right. The letter is different in each phrase. What are the letters, what is the body part, and what is the familiar expression?

1. SKATE ON THIN ICE

2. AUDIO INPUT

3. THIS IS AN OUTRAGE

4. LIE IN STATE

 

HINT TO BODY PART:

In #1, the letter is N in THIN ICE

HINT TO EXPRESSION:

In a sudden and completely apparent way

 

Answer:

 

The letters which spell out the body part are:

1. N

2. O

3. S

4. E - - - NOSE

 

The expression is: RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES - Your nose is located right between your eyes. Each of the answer letters is located between two I's.