COMMON COMBOS LX

Each group below contains four unrelated words. Find a word that can either precede or follow each of the words in each of the groups.

1. TALK, BUSH, TOOTH, CRY

2. MUSIC, WAY, MARK, DANCE

3. RULE, BATTLE, HOG, CAMP

4. THREAD, BACK, HANDED, FOOT

5. TIE, BOARD, HAIR, PAPER

6. LAW, SPACE,  CASE, JUMP

7. ROOM, COMMON, LIVE, PILE  

Answers:

1. BABY

2. HALL

3. GROUND

4. BARE

5. CLIP

6. SUIT

7. STOCK  

POINTS TO PONDER CXIV

Cats and horses have traditionally gotten on well. High-strung racehorses are often given a cat as a companion to travel with, so no stall is ever really foreign to them. Horses find cats re-assuring. Cats find that horses as grain eaters are likely to attract rodents.

Roger A. Caras

A Cat Is Watching 

SYNONYM/ANAGRAM CCCIII 

The two words in each line can be anagrammed into one - beginning with the given letter. The meanings of the anagrams are given below the clues.

1. GAIN + MAZE = M

2. NOSE + QUIT  = Q 

3. DEEP + EXIT = E

4. BUNT + JAIL = J

5. SIP + MUTE = S

6. PAL + RODE = L

7. EEL + PROD = D

8. HOT + MERE = T

9. NOISE + PRISM = P 

10. POEM + DRENCH = C

 

Meanings of the anagrams:
1. Periodical

2. Inquiry

3. Speed up

4. Happy

5. Drive, momentum

6. Animal

7. Deeply disapprove or regret 

8. Math principle

9. Consent

10. Understand 

 

Answers:

 

1. MAGAZINE

2. QUESTION

3. EXPEDITE

4. JUBILANT

5. IMPETUS

6. LEOPARD

7. DEPLORE

8. THEOREM

9. PERMISSION

10. COMPREHEND  

 

 

PAIRS XXVII

Place the same pair of letters on both sets of dashes to complete a common word. The pair will be different for each answer.

1. _ _ RLI _ _ E

2. _ _ YLI _ _

3. _ _ CI _ _

4. B _ _ G _ _ E

5. _ _ EEPI _ _

6. C _ _ RTE _ _ S

7. H _ _ N _ _

8. _ _ R _ _ LADE

9. _ _ ST _ _ NE

10. V _ _ AL _ _ Y  

Answers: 

1. CURLICUE

2. STYLIST

3. DECIDE

4. BAGGAGE

5. SHEEPISH

6. COURTEOUS

7. HOBNOB

8. MARMALADE

9. POSTPONE

10. VITALITY  

NEW YORK CITIES

Complete the names of New York cities by answering the clues in parentheses and placing the correct answers onto the blanks.

1. __________ ALO

    (Polish)

 

2. OSW __________

    (Conceit)

 

3. __________ ING

    (Maize)

 

4. RO __________ ER

          (Trunk)

 

5. PEEK __________

               (Talent)

 

6. __________ IDA

    (Undivided)

 

7. __________ IRA

    (Shade tree)

 

8. U __________ A

        (Muscle spasm)

 

9. __________ VA

    (Heredity unit) 

 

Answers:
 

1. BUFFALO 

2. OSWEGO 

3. CORNING 

4. ROCHESTER

5. PEEKSKILL

6. ONEIDA

7. ELMIRA

8. UTICA

9. GENEVA  

 

QUOTES CCXLIII

Laughter is the truly distinguishing feature of the human race.

Author Unknown 

 

Before borrowing money from a friend, decide which you need more. 

Author Unknown 

 

Even the cowardly can rise to the occasion and endure hardships. What even the bravest find nearly too difficult to bear is suspense.

Author Unknown

 

Our dreams may be ours alone, unshared and uncommon, but no longing is so universal as the yearning to be distinctive.

Author Unknown 

 

If you want to truly understand something, try to change it.

Author Unknown 

 

There is still no cure for the common birthday.

John Glenn

 

The rich are truly the only ones to whom even second cousins still write letters.

Author Unknown 

 

When you're healthy you have a thousand problems. When you're not, you have one problem.

Author Unknown

 

Once you are dead you are made for life. You have to die before they think you are worth anything.

Jimi Hendrix

 

The new Pope earned his Bachelor of Science in mathematics. But because he is celibate, he cannot multiply.

WITZ (in The Enigma, 6/25) 

CRYPTO CLUES CLXXXVI

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles 

Family Favorites 75 (1-6)

GAMES Magazine 

July, 1984

Games' Editors (7-11)

 

1. Gave an account of being kindred

 

2. Upset a soldier before English art gallery

 

3. Misplace in closet

 

4. Leon came back for Christmas

 

5. Attempt to follow mate doesn't amount to much

 

6. Look hard at flight component, so to speak

 

7. Animal doctor is terribly naive trainer

 

8. Facial hair has to hurt

 

9. It is held by a light brown giant

 

10. Monarchs in hiking shoes 

 

11. Open hot dog 

 

Answers:

 

1. RELATED

2. AGITATE (A GI TATE)

3. LOSE

4. NOEL

5. PALTRY

6. STARE (STAIR)

7. VETERINARIAN (naive trainer)

8. MUSTACHE (has to = must)

9. TITAN (T IT AN)

10. KINGS

11. FRANK