The four clues below have something in common that is hinted at by the fifth clue. Can you determine what it ia?

1. IN A CRUNCH

2. FOOD DESERT

3. YELLOW CARD

4. MINOR ROLE

5. Desperate situations call for them.

 

Answer to Clue 5:

Extreme measures

 

Answers to Clue 1-4:

 

The beginning and ending letters of each clue phrase spell out a unit of measure:

 

1. IN a chunCH

2. FOOd deserT

3. Yellow cARD

4. MInor roeLE

 

Credit:
Mike Shenk