LA Times Crossword 

July 4, 2025

Zachary David Levy

 

Two clues and their answers are given below. Using the third clue as a hint, can you figure out what's going on?

 

1. Boxer brief - - -  Short-lived

2. Puget sound - - - Phone home

3. Old-fashioned expression of annoyance or surprise

 

Answer to Clue 3:

DOGGONE

 

Answers to Clues 1-2:

 

1. If you eliminate the dog (doggone) in boxer brief, you are left with brief, which can mean short-lived.  

 

2. If you eliminate the dog in Puget sound (pug), you are left with et sound, which can be phone home, the words ET spoke in the movie "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial."