ANAGRAM GRAMMAR
Credit: GAMES Magazine - Jan/Feb 1982
Ralph Maus

Each of the seven clues below leads to an answer of two words which are anagrams of each other. Several letters in each set of answer dashes are entered as a solving aid. For example, given the clue

Silver bands,
S _ _ R _ _ N _       _ I _ G _ _ T _ ,

the answer would be
STERLING  RINGLETS

1)
Sheepbarn sounds
_ T _ _ L _      B _ _ _ _ S

2)
Farmer's Almanac
_ A _ _ Y      _ I _ R _

3)
Stunted
_ _ O W _      _ R _ N _

4)
Butterfly, by far
N _ _ _ S _      I _ _ _ C _

5)
"Don't wave your hands"
 _ U _ T _ O _      C _ _ _ I _ N

6)
Eye of newt OR wing of bat
_ O _ I _ _      _ P _ _ _ N

7)
Gibraltar or Bering seascape painter
S _ _ _ I _      _ R _ _ _ T

Answers:

1. STABLE  BLEATS
2. DAIRY  DIARY
3. GROWN WRONG
4. NICEST  INSECT
5. AUCTION  CAUTION
6. POTION  OPTION
7. STRAIT  ARTIST