NY Times Crossword

January 3, 2024

Jared Goudsmit

Here are the four theme clues and answer to this puzzle. What is wrong with the answers, and can you think of a clever way to explain it? Clue 5 is a hint.

1. Worth another mention

    BOREPEATING

2. Travel discount

     FAREDUCTION

3. Not inflammatory

    FIRESISTENT

4. Sanctuary like Yellowstone

    NATURESERVE

5. Said no - parsed differently

Answers to Clues 1-4:

 

The clue answers used the RE twice - as the end of one word and the beginning of the next:

BOREPEATING, for example, should have been BORE REPEATING. 

 

Answer to Clue 5:

REFUSED - parsed as RE FUSED - the RE is fused between the two words.