STUMPERS LXVIII

Credit: GAMES Magazine - May, 1999
Stephen Sniderman
FILL 'ER UP


1. Think of a six-letter word that means respectable, conforming to accepted standards. Now insert the letters AD into the middle of the word to get a word that means not respectable, decaying.

2. Think of a five-letter word that is often used to name a very unpleasant, even gross substance. Now insert the letters UB after the first letter to get a word that means transcendentally beautiful.

Answers:

1. DECENT - DECADENT
2. SLIME - SUBLIME