GIVE AND TAKE II
Credit: GAMES Magazine
September, 1999
Pamela Wylder

In each pair of words below, remove a letter from one word and add it to the other. Then re-arrange the resulting letters in both words to form two new words naming items that belong to the same category.

For example, given the word pair RENEGE - GROAN, you would transfer an E from RENEGE to GROAN and anagram the results to form GREEN - ORANGE - two colors. The transferred letter may come from either word. [As a solving hint, the categories that the two anagrammed words belong to are given below the clues. Using the hints significantly reduces the challenge of the puzzle.]

1. AUNTS - RATHER  
2. TEAMS - CORNEA 
3. ROBIN - ACORN 
4. FUTILE - CENTRAL 
5. RAINCOAT - SNORE 
6. INTENTS - NEWSGIRL 
7. DANIEL - PANICS 
8. CLICHES - BARROW 
9. PALMER - DEALER 
10. LOONIER - RADICAL  

HINTS:
The categories are:
1. Planets
2. Water
3. Elements
4. Music
5. Flowers
6. Sports
7. Countries
8. Tools
9. Gems
10. Birds

Answers:

1. SATURN - EARTH
2. STREAM - OCEAN
3. IRON - CARBON
4. FLUTE - CLARINET
5. CARNATION - ROSE
6. TENNIS - WRESTLING
7. ICELAND - SPAIN
8. CHISEL - CROWBAR 
9. PEARL - EMERALD
10. ORIOLE - CARDINAL