NY Times Crossword

February 2, 2025

Derrick Niederman 

 

Each familiar phrase can be re-written as two synonyms or closely related words that differ by only one letter. For example, FAST/CAR would be QUICK/BUICK.

 

1. Wild/bunch

2. Holland/tunne

3. Dinosaur/exhibition

4. Card/game

5. Skinny/dip

6. Horse/power

7. Slumber/party 

8. Trail/head

9. Stadium/timekeeper

 

Answers:

 

1. ZANY/MANY

2. DUTCH/DITCH

3. TREX/TREK

4. JOKER/POKER

5. SLIM/SWIM

6. COLT/VOLT

7. SIESTA/FIESTA

8. PATH/PATE 

9. METRODOME/METRONOME