LETTER SWAPPING IX

SWAP SHOP
Credit: GAMES Magazine - April, 1985
Will Shortz

In each pair of words below, swap a letter in the first word with a different letter in the second word to form two new common, uncapitalized words. For example, given the words ANGLE and STAKE, swapping the G in ANGLE with the K in STAKE, gives the two new words ANKLE and STAGE.

1. MOUTH...........................STORY
2. ENACT............................TOXIC
3. IRATE..............................OGLED
4. REACH............................STOVE
5. ALIEN.............................PRONG
6. INFER..............................GRANT
7. BLIND.............................SPOOL
8. GUILD............................TENSE
9. BULGE...........................SHADE
10. SWOOP.........................BANDY
11. ROUGE.........................PHONY
12. QUOTE.........................STAIN
13. LIGHT...........................QUIET
14. MAJOR.........................NUDGE
15. SWEET..........................PLATE
16. FLUKE..........................STUNK
17. WOULD........................SHORT

Answers:

1. YOUTH - STORM
2. EXACT - TONIC
3. GRATE - OILED
4. REACT - SHOVE
5. ALIGN - PRONE
6. INNER - GRAFT
7. BLOND - SPOIL
8. GUILT - DENSE
9. BUDGE - SHALE
10. SNOOP - BAWDY
11. ROUGH - PEONY
12. QUOTA - STEIN
13. EIGHT - QUILT
14. MANOR - JUDGE
15. SWEPT - ELATE
16. FLUTE - SKUNK
17. WORLD - SHOUT