NY Times Crossword

May 4, 2023

David J. Kahn

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What do the following words, names, and phrases have in common that has nothing to do with their meanings?

1. Timberlines

2. Rigatoni

3. Baking stone

4. Los Lobos

5. Mosquitoes

Answer:

 

Each clue conceals the name of a capital city:

 

1. timBER LINes

2. RIGAtoni

3. baKING STONe

4. lOS LObos

5. mosQUITOes 

 

Puzzle title: CAPITAL GAINS