MIRROR IMAGES II

(Original Title: HEAR HERE)

Credit: GAMES Magazine - Sept. 2003

Eva Silversmith

Answer the first clue in each pair with two words which, when read aloud in reverse order, will answer the second clue. Answers will include homophones and homographs.

Example:

Kiss a young lady..........................................BUSS a MISS

Arrive at the depot too late........................MISS a BUS

1)

Brown the surface of the steak

Come face to face with the prophet

2)

Peruse a listing in the classifieds

Throw in an extra oboe or sax

3)

Cruise in a two-masted vessel

Don't miss a store clearance event

4)

Set a higher standard

Wear SPF-45 sunblock

5)

Was up on standard procedures

Lassoes the swift antelope

6)

Unload the merchandise

Overcrowd the prison unit

7)

Go head-to-head with Mike Tyson

Red-tipped wooden stick in a container

Answers:

1. Sear the meat/Meet the seer

2. Read an add/Add a reed

3. Sail a ketch/Catch a sale

4. Raise the bar/Bar the rays

5. Knew the ropes/Ropes the gnu

6. Sell the stuff/Stuff the cell

7. Box in a match/Match in a box