NY Times Crossword

June 24, 2026 

Kevin Curry and Zhou Zhang 

 

What do the following words have in common?

 

1. Jolly

2. Glazed

3. Carbon

4. Chicken

 

HINT:
Walkie-Talkies

 

Answer:

 

Each of the clue words can be followed by a standard word meaning "understood" when communicating by walkie-talkie (or other radio devices) to make a familiar phrase:

 

1.  Jolly Roger

2. Glazed over

3. Carbon copy

4. Chicken out