LA Times Crossword

June 25, 2023

Dan Schwartz and Shannon Rapp

(Title shown below)

 

The name and six phrases below have something in common. Can you determine what it is? 

1. VIRGINIA WOOLF

2. AMAZON RAINFOREST

3. SERIOUS MISTAKE

4. DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC?

5. TIBETAN MONASTERY

6. EXPANSION TEAM

7. VENDING MACHINE

HINT:

Each clue conceals a scrambled name.

 

Answer:

 

Each clue contains the name of a U.S. state with the letters in consecutive, but scrambled order:

 

1. virginIA WOolf - IOWA

2. amaZON RAINforest -  ARIZONA

3. seRIOUS MIS - MISSOURI

4. do  you believE IN MAgic - MAINE

5. tibeTAN MONAstery - MONTANA

6. expaNSION TEAM - MINNESOTA

7. vendING MACHIne - MICHIGAN

 

Puzzle title:

STATE OF DISREPAIR