Universal Crossword

November 15, 2023

Willa Angel Chen Miller

FIRST IN LINE, SECOND IN COMMAND 

The answers to the first four clues below have something in common that is cleverly hinted at in the fifth clue. Can you determine what it is?

1. Young child

2. Plastic flamingo, perhaps

3. Envelope slicer

4. Time for bed

5. Skill that's rare these days

HINT to clues 1-4:

The title of the puzzle is a hint.

 

Answer to hint:

The first letter in LINE is L, and the second letter in COMMAND is O.

 

Answers to clues 1-4:

1. Little one

2. Lawn ornament

3. Letter opener

4. Lights out

Answer to clue 5:

LOST ART

 

Explanation of clue answers:

Each clue is a two-word phrase in which the first word starts with L and the second starts with O. LOST ART can be parsed as L-O START.