The blanks in the clues below can be filled in with two homophones. The first will complete a two-word phrase beginning with the word on the left, and the second will begin  a two-word phrase ending with the word on the right.

For example, given the clue WHITE ______ WATCHMAN, the answer words would be the two homophones KNIGHT and NIGHT, as in WHITE KNIGHT and NIGHT WATCHMAN.

1. CHOW ______ ATTRACTION
2. DEBT ______ WAX
3. HONEYMOON ______ TOOTH
4. MARINE ______ SAMPLE
5. TRACK ______ MARKET
6. ANCHORS ______ GAME
7. LOWLAND ______ WARFARE
8. TWENTY-FOUR ______ SALAD

Answers:

1. MEIN - MAIN
2. CEILING - SEALING
3. SUITE - SWEET
4. CORPS - CORE
5. MEET - MEAT
6. AWEIGH - AWAY
7. GORILLA - GUERILLA
8. CARAT - CARROT

Credit: NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle
July 30, 2011
Will Shortz