MIND FLEXERS  XVIII
Credit: GAMES Magazine
June, 1999
John Peterman  (#1-6)

Match the words on the left with those on the right based on similar or related meanings. The relationships are disguised by the use of puns or altered spacing within words. For example, given the clue POSTMAN, the answer would be SCARECROW, as in POST MAN. The clue TREATS SHABBILY would lead to STEPSON, as in STEPS ON.

1. FALL OVER              PAGEANT
2. STEEPLE                   NOON
3. T-SHIRT                     AMOUNT DUE
4. AMEND                     DEPEND
5. ALLOWED               WINTER
6. SOON                         EXTENSION
7. RELIEF                      SHORTSTOP
8. POOL AREA             ETC.
9. CALL A BUG           ASPIRE

Answers:

1. Fall over - WINTER
2. Steeple - ASPIRE  (A SPIRE)
3. T - shirt - SHORTSTOP  (SHORTS TOP)
4. Amend - NOON  (AM END)
5. Allowed - AMOUNT DUE (ALL OWED)
6. Soon - ETC.  (SO ON)
7. Relief - EXTENSION  (EX TENSION)
8. Pool area - DEPEND (DEEP END)  
9. Call a bug - PAGEANT (PAGE ANT)