Tuesday, May 6, 2014

BEHEADMENTS IV
DOUBLE (BE)HEADERS
Credit: GAMES Magazine - June, 1994
Peter Gordon

Each string of letters below was formed by taking a common two-word phrase in which both words start with the same pair of letters, removing the first two letters from each word, and closing the space between the words. Can you restore each string to its original form?

For example, NDSHIELDPR represents WINDSHIELD WIPER, while STRTICIPLE is PAST PARTICIPLE.

1. AINLESSEEL
2. JAMARTY
3. OCOLATEIP
4. CRETRVICE
5. EEZEAME
6. RDTALOG
7. MMONLD
8. ORTFIFT
9. ASHOOD
10. TTLELL
11. ZZAE
12. UNDBIN
13. ENCHIES
14. LLISIONURSE 
15. UEOOD
16. LONY
17 TCE
18. DIAK
19. ARPENT
20. TEVE

HINTS:
16. LO/NY
17.T/CE
18. DIA/K
19. A/RPENT
20. T/EVE

Answers:

1. STAINLESS STEEL
2. PAJAMA PARTY
3. CHOCOLATE CHIP
4. SECRET SERVICE
5. FREEZE FRAME
6. CARD CATALOG
7. COMMON COLD
8. SHORT SHRIFT
9. FLASH FLOOD
10. CATTLE CALL
11. PIZZA PIE
12. ROUND ROBIN
13. FRENCH FRIES
14. COLLISION COURSE
15. BLUE BLOOD
16. POLO PONY
17. RAT RACE
18. INDIA INK 
19. SEA SERPENT 
20. PET PEEVE 

NOTE: See also DIG DEEPER III 

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