Solution to People Wear Clothes

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Answer: DRESS CODE

by Herman Chau, Joanna Sands

Solvers are given 9 words and 9 crossword clues. The 9 words are arranged in the shapes of articles of clothing. Each word is a prefix for its category of clothing and describes a specific item in that category. A couple of examples are a CROP TOP or a BULLETPROOF VEST.

Each of the 9 crossword clues takes the shape of a person. Each person can “wear” one of the articles of clothing by overlapping a subset of the letters in the clothing item with letters in the crossword clue.

Combining the category of clothing with the answer to the crossword clue will yield a new word. Indexing into this word with the number in the clue gives the answer DRESS CODE.

Person Wearing Clothes Clothing Type Clothing Category Crossword Clue Crossword Clue Answer Combined Word Index Indexed Letter
    PA
   NAMA
    AG
    NI
FICENTCOLOR
    TH
    AT
    IN
    SP
    IR
   EDTA
  YL  OR
PANAMA HAT A magnificent color that inspired Taylor. RED HATRED 6 D
  TOPINEFO
  RSLOWHUG
  SANDFEEL
  AMOROUSL
     YI
STYPICALFOR
     TH
     IS
     PE
    R  S
   O    N
PINWHEEL BOW To pine for slow hugs and feel amorously is typical for this person. LOVER BOWL OVER 8 R
     BREATHE
     SIRREGU
     LARLYAF
   TERSKIPROPE
ORA    SPO    RTW
       HER
       ERU
       NNI
       NGI
       SIN
      V   O
      L   V
     E     D 
KIPPER TIE Breathes irregularly after skip rope or a sport where running is involved. PANTS PATIENTS 5 E
  ALIT  
  TLEF
   AB
RICSCRAP
   OP
   TI
   MA
  LFOR
  E  V
  A  L
UAT  ION
CROP TOP A little fabric scrap optimal for evaluation. SWATCH STOPWATCH 1 S
      THISF
      LATIT
      EMISU
      SEDIN
        S
        H
ABUSHABUALLTHETIM
      ETOPR
      OPFOO
      DOFTH
       ERA
       W V
       A R
      IE TY
BULLETPROOF VEST This flat item is used in Shabu-shabu all the time to prop food of the raw variety. TRAY TRAVESTY 6 S
    PER
    HAP
    SMA
     D
     E
ARICHDESSER
    TBE
    REF
    INE
   LDSUD
    C R
    O S
    E S
    M O
  THE RED
CHESTERFIELD COAT Perhaps made a rich dessert be refined sucrose smothered. SUGARED SUGARCOATED 6 C
   DIREC
   TIONO
   FCENT
   RIFUG
     A
     L
   FORCE
  F OLL O 
 W  EDB  Y
   WRAPA
   ROUND
   F   R
EQUE   NTLY
WRAP AROUND SKIRT Direction of centrifugal force, followed by “ward” frequently. OUT OUTSKIRT 1 O
   TOT
   URN
   ASK
    E
    I
NINTOABAL
   LIN
   ORD
   ERT
   O W
   O R
   K N
   E E
DLEP OINT
KNEE SOCK To turn a skein into a ball in order to work needlepoint. WIND WINDSOCK 4 D
  SWE
  ETY
  OUH
   O
LDINYOU
  RMO
  UTH
  TOM
  A S
  T I
  C A
  T E
 NN IS
TENNIS SHOE Sweet you hold in your mouth to masticate. GUM GUMSHOE 7 E