NY Times Crossword

January 29, 2024

Garrett Chalfin and Andrew Kingsley

What do the following name and phrases have in common?

1. FAIR TRIAL

2. PEPE LEPEW

3. ONE MOMENT

4. FLASH SALE

5. DNA BANK

6. BAR TRAY

HINT:

It has to do with the first and last letters.

Answer:

 

If you remove the first and last letters of the clues, you are left with palindromes:

 

1. f AIRTRIA l 

2. p EPE LEPE w

3. o NE MOMENt

4. f LASHSAL e

5. d NA BAN k

6. b AR TRA y