TWO-LETTER TANGO
Credit: Will Shortz
NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle
April 15, 2007

Each clue below can be followed by a second word which will form a familiar two-word phrase. The second word begins with the last two letters of the first word, in reverse order. For example, given the clue word CARROT, the second word would be TOP.

1. MAD
2. MARTIAL
3. FLAT
4. LIQUID
5. HONOR
6. GLOW
7. SCRAP
8. HOT
9. CIVIL
10. BLOOD
11. HUMAN
12. GASOLINE
13. ARCTIC

Answers:

1. MAD DASH
2. MARTIAL LAW
3. FLAT TAX
4. LIQUID DIET
5. HONOR ROLL
6. GLOW WORM
7. SCRAP PAPER
8. HOT TOPIC
9. CIVIL LIBERTIES
10. BLOOD DONOR
11. HUMAN NATURE
12. GASOLINE ENGINE
13. ARCTIC CIRCLE