NY Times Crossword

May 22, 2024

Martin Schneider

What do the following things have in common?

1. EGG CREAM

2. SWEET BREADS

3. GRAPE-NUTS

4. ENGLISH HORN

 

Answers:

 

They are all double misnomers:

 

1. An EGG CREAM has carbonated water and chocolate syrup - no eggs and no cream.

 

2. SWEET BREADS are organ meats - not sweet and not bread.

 

3. GRAPE-NUTS is a breakfast cereal that contains neither grapes nor nuts.

 

4. The ENGLISH HORN is a woodwind instrument and not English in origin.