Wall Street Journal Crossword

June 29, 2023

Chase Dittrich and Jeff Chen

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The word and three phrases below don't look quite right because they aren't quite right. Can you use the fifth clue and the context of the puzzle to correct them? 

1. CAMEASURPRISE

2. MOMENTIME

3. MEATERS

4. METARSALS

5. "Say what I say."

 

Answer:

 

Answer to Clue 5:

"Repeat after me."

 

Answers to Clues 1-4:

 

In each clue word or phrase, the letters after ME (following ME) must be repeated to make the word or phrase make sense:

 

1. CAME AS A SURPRISE 

2. MOMENT IN TIME 

3. MEAT EATERS 

4. METATARSALS 

 

Puzzle title:

IS THERE AN ECHO IN HERE?