WORD ALCHEMY II
Credit: GAMES Magazine
May/June 1980 and Sept/Oct 1980

Word Alchemy is the science of writing  a sentence in which adjacent words are combined to form a longer word used later in the sentence. For example, given the clue

When people _ _ _ _    _ _ _ _  39, they often become more aware of the _______ of time,

the answer would be

When people PASS  AGE 39, they often become more aware of the PASSAGE of time.

The number of blanks indicates the number of letters in the adjacent words.

1. If Elsie packs her half-and-half _ _    _ _ _ _ _ _ _   cartons, will Elmer be _______ with sour cream?

2. The last thing you expect to see at  _    _ _ _ _  is for the corpse to _______ .

3. A careful examination of the _ _ _ _    _ _ _  to the surprising discovery of two eaglets _______ among the twigs. 

4. In a burning _ _ _ _ _ _ ,   _ _ _ firefighters work tirelessly to _______ further damage.

5. Can you _ _ _ _ _    _ _ _ _  rather than written tests to become a member of the _______ college?

6. Each year at my former high school's _ _ _ _ ,   _    _ _ _ _  a medley of songs; but this year, by popular demand, I am _______ to remain silent.

7. " I will say ' _   __ '  _ _ _ _ _ ," said the procrastinating _______ to his bride at the altar.

8.  Speaking as a lawyer, have you ever found the small print _ _   _   _ _ _ _   _ _ _ _ to rob one of his _______ rights?

9. "The chemistry teacher will give _ _    _    _ _ _ _    _  on the test after I _______ everything wrong," complained the student.

Answers:

1. IN UNDATED - INUNDATED
2. A WAKE - AWAKE
3. NEST LED - NESTLED
4. FOREST ALL - FORESTALL
5. ELECT ORAL - ELECTORAL
6. PROM I SING - PROMISING
7. 'I DO' LATER - IDOLATER
8. IN A LIEN ABLE - INALIENABLE
9. ME A SURE D - MEASURED