PRESTO - CHANGE-O  I
Credit: GAMES Magazine
December, 1985

N.M. Meyer

Change one letter in each of the three words in each line below to get three new words that are members of the same category. For example, given BIRTH, YAK, and PINT, you could change a single letter in each to get BIRCH, OAK, and PINE. No re-arrangement of letters is necessary.

1. AMPLE.....DEMON.....GRANGE
2. SQUIRE.....OPAL.....ECLIPSE
3. PORCH.....HEARING.....TUNE
4. PARROT.....PAISLEY.....RAVISH
5. COOPER.....ICON.....CRANIUM
6. ANGLE.....KNEW.....GRIST
7. TICKLE.....CANTER.....FALLBACK
8. TANGY.....BUSTLE.....LITTERBUG
9. COLOR.....DISH.....BRACKEN
10. BRIDLE.....WAIST.....HEARTH
11. CROCKS.....PHONY.....DAILY

Answers:

1. APPLE.....LEMON.....ORANGE
2. SQUARE....OVAL.....ELLIPSE
3. PERCH.....HERRING.....TUNA
4. CARROT.....PARSLEY.....RADISH
5. COPPER.....IRON.....URANIUM
6. ANKLE.....KNEE.....WRIST
7. TACKLE.....CENTER.....FULLBACK
8. TANGO.....HUSTLE.....JITTERBUG
9. COLON.....DASH.....BRACKET
10. BRIDGE.....WHIST.....HEARTS
11. CROCUS.....PEONY.....DAISY