Tuesday, December 16, 2014

PARALLEL LINES II
Credit: GAMES Magazine
July, 2006
Stephen Sniderman

In the clues below, the top line contains a single word. Each of the other lines contains two words that share all but two letters with that top word. After you've solved the top line, divide the answer word into two parts as indicated by the slash in any of the other lines, correctly change one letter in each part, and the two words in that line will appear. Conversely, if you figure out both words in a line other than the first, correctly change one letter in each word and eliminate the slash to create the top word. For example, given the clue

Kind of pause                  _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Mine find/Behemoth      _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _
Bluenose/Granny           _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _
Primp/Pretense              _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ ,

the answer words would be 

Kind of pause                PREGNANT
Mine find/Behemoth    ORE/GIANT
Bluenose/Granny          PRIG/NANA
Primp/Pretense             PREEN/ACT

1)
Planted trees, shrubs, etc.       _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Male/Got away                      _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Magician's prop/Alarmed      _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _
Advances/Frolic                    _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _

2)
Work in harmony                _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Jeer/Bootleg                        _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _
Cut up/Muse of poetry        _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _
Two-door car/Ceremony     _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _
More hip / Star pitcher        _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _

3)
Weather forecast stat              _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Rope fiber/Deletion               _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Pace/Disposition                    _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _
Mess (with)/Shade of blue    _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _
Japanese dish/Swivel            _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _

Answers:

1)
LANDSCAPED
MAN/ESCAPED
WAND/SCARED
LENDS/CAPER

2)
COOPERATE
BOO/PIRATE
CHOP/ERATO
COUPE/RITE
COOLER/ACE

3)
TEMPERATURE
HEMP/ERASURE
TEMPO/NATURE
TAMPER/AZURE
TEMPURA/TURN

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