TRIPLE WORD SCORE I
Credit: GAMES Magazine
August, 2000

Bob Stigger

Each of the three words in each clue below plays a different role in leading to a one-word answer. One of them is a synonym for the answer word. Another can be placed in front of the answer word to make a new word. Still another can be placed behind the answer word to form a different new word. The three words are listed in random order, and the number in parentheses indicates the length of the answer word.

For example, the clue TORN RED BUSTLE (3) leads to ADO: The synonym is BUSTLE, TORN can be placed in front of ADO to make TORNADO, and RED can be placed behind ADO to make ADORED.

1. IT'S IN SPRITE (3)
2. WEAR TEN KEYS (3)
3. EARN A SAY (4)
4. INSTANTLY WIN HERE (3)
5. I FOUND PRISONER (3)
6. RELAX SINCE RAIN (4)
7. BURY ACTIVE PA (5)
8. SKIP EACH FORM (3)
9. 2,000#  BUT  SURE (3)
10. TRENDY FELLOWS PIE (3)
11. GENT BROWN RAT (3)
12. SEE SUMMON ANT (4)
13. PAD FOR TRESS (3)
14. EAR LEG FINISH (3)
15. DANCE ODD AD (4)
16. BOW PRECIPITATION REST (4)

HINTS:
The synonym words are:
1. SPRITE
2. WEAR
3. EARN
4. INSTANTLY
5. PRISONER (slang)
6. RELAX
7. BURY
8. EACH
9. 2,000#
10. TRENDY
11. BROWN
12. SUMMON
13. PAD
14. FINISH
15. DANCE
16. PRECIPITATION

Answers:

1. ELF (itself, elfin)
2. DON (tendon, donkeys)
3. GAIN (again, gainsay)
4. NOW (winnow, nowhere)
5. CON (icon, confound)
6. REST (sincerest, restrain)
7. INTER (interactive, painter)
8. PER (skipper, perform)
9. TON (button, tonsure)
10. HIP (fellowship, hippie)
11. TAN (tangent, rattan)
12. PAGE (seepage, pageant)
13. MAT (format, mattress)
14. END (endear, legend)
15. BALL (oddball, ballad)
16. RAIN (rainbow, restrain)