ANAGRAMS III

The most ingenious anagrams are those that change into a word or phrase that is particularly apt in relation to the original word or phrase. Try these:

1. Garden of Eden

2. Dormitory

3. Eleven plus two

4. Clint Eastwood 

5. Alec Guinness

6. Punishment

7. Debit card
8. Fire of London
9. Snooze alarms

In each of the following sentences, three words or phrases can be re-written using anagrams:

10. The prison administrator admonished the inmates not to stray beyond the prison yard.

11. Due to the emergency warning, Mary had to change her plans and visit at a future time.

12. The minimum we expect of you is that you won't take food that isn't yours - even if it's a week old.

Answers:

1. Feed on danger

2. Dirty room

3. Twelve plus one

4. Old West action

5. Genuine class

6. Nine thumps

7. Bad credit
8. Inferno of old
9. Alas no more Z's

10. The warden warned the inmates not to wander beyond the prison yard.

11. Due to the alert, Mary had to alter her plans and visit at a later time.

12. The least we expect of you is that you won't steal food - even if it's stale.

Credit:

#8-9: NY Times Crossword

April 7, 2013
Matt Ginsberg
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