LA Times Crossword

May 7, 2024

Amanda Cook and Katie Hale

 

The following phrases have something in common that is hinted at by the last clue. Can you detrmine what it is?

 

1. STORE BRAND

2. STATE OF MIND

3. START A TREND

4. STRIKE UP THE BAND

5. Stick out from the crowd or what we did during the pandemic

 

Answer:

 

STAND APART - STAND is broken apart in each clue:

1. STore brAND 

2. STAte of miND, etc.