NY Times Puzzle Mania

Wyna Liu

 

What do the following names and words have in common?

 

MIMI

BOSE 

SETTLE

MAISON  

 

HINT: 

It has to do with missing letters.

 

Answer:

 

Each name and word lacks one letter to spell the name of a U.S. city:

 

MIAMI

BOISE

SEATTLE

MADISON