You`ll be putting yourself on the line when you try to solve this puzzle. Each clue leads to a word or phrase ending with LINE. For example, the clue
”project`s due date” suggests the answer DEADLINE, while ”policy followed by a political group” would be PARTY LINE.
If you run into trouble, a peek at the answers wouldn`t be out of line.
1. Ted Koppel`s TV show.
2. White House/Kremlin phone connection.
3. Direct route.
4. Alaskan oil delivery system.
5. Strikers` formation.
6. End of a joke.
7. It`s crossed at the end of a race.
8. Title on a newspaper story.
9. Silhouette of a city.
10. Long-lasting battery type.
11. What a dieter tries to reduce.
12. Design to have low air resistance.
13. Deciding factor in business decisions.
14. Popular barbershop quartet song.Answers:
1. ”Nightline.”
2. Hot line.
3. Beeline.
4. Pipeline.
5. Picket line.
6. Punch line.
7. Finish line.
8. Headline.
9. Skyline.
10. Alkaline.
11. Waistline.
12. Streamline.
13. Bottom line.
14. ”Sweet Adeline.”
Bonus jokes of the week
Man in water: ”Help! I can`t swim!”
Passerby: ”So what? I can`t play the piano, but I don`t go around shouting about it.”
Q. How did the Vikings communicate?
A. In Norse code.
