Credit: NY Times Crossword - Mar. 4, 2002
Con Pederson
Each clue below can be answered by a spoonerism of a common expression. For example, given the clue "Pennants depicting Alfred E. Neuman," the answer would be Mad Banners, a spoonerism for Bad Manners.
1. Make room for new palace furniture
2. Domestic burglary team
3. Show someone money they could be making
4. Job for a bird taxidermist
5. Thing that's adjustable in some bathrooms
6. What some groundskeepers do
7. Farmer's overalls
8. Pile of peat
9. Realtor's ideas
10. Pressure caused by living on campus
HINTS:
The hints below are clues to the common expression from which the spoonerism is made. The hint for the example might be "Eating with your fingers," which is a clue for bad manners.
1. People who live in glass houses shouldn't do it.
2. Where you search when search everywhere
3. Make it easier for those who follow
4. Discomfort of being short of money
5. It might be held at a botanical garden.
6. Doctors do it in hospitals.
7. Sources of energy, such as nuclear reactors
8. Lazy, doing little or nothing
9. Meals provided for students at most schools
10. Relief for flooded streets
Answers:
HINTS:
1. THROW STONES
2. NOOK AND CRANNY
3. PAVE THE WAY
4. FEELING THE PINCH
5. FLOWER SHOW
6. MAKE THE ROUNDS
7. POWER PLANTS
8. BUMP ON A LOG
9. HOT LUNCHES
10. STORM DRAIN
SPOONERISMS:
1. STOW THRONES
2. CROOK AND NANNY
3. WAVE THE PAY
4. PEELING THE FINCH
5. SHOWER FLOW
6. RAKE THE MOUNDS
7. PLOWER PANTS
8. LUMP ON A BOG
9. LOT HUNCHES
10. DORM STRAIN
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