BRAIN BRAWN I
Credit: GAMES Magazine - April, 2004
Stephen Sniderman

Each clue below leads to a two-word phrase in which the two words differ by only a single letter. For example, the clue INTELLECTUAL POWER would lead to BRAIN BRAWN. The differing letters have been placed in their correct positions. The blanks indicate the missing letters, which are the same and in the same order in both words. 

1. Confiscate clicker      _ _ _ _ V _     _ _ _ _ T _
2. Duck's brief word      _ _ I _ _          _ _ A _ _
3. Cereal grain vow       _ _ _ S            _ _ _ H
4. Cut half of fourteen   _ _ _ _ R        _ _ _ _ N
5. Bad bovine sign        _ X _ _           _ M _ _
6. Dimwit adage           _ _ _ _ T         _ _ _ _ M
7. Cut out alibi             _ _ _ I _ _        _ _ _ U _ _
8. Fake flower              _ H _ _ _         _ E _ _ _
9. Love clay brick        _ _ _ R _         _ _ _ B _
10. Stay hours more     _ I _ _ _ _       _ O _ _ _ _
11. Secret mall spot     _ _ _ _ N _      _ _ _ _ D _

Answers:

1. REMOVE REMOTE
2. QUICK QUACK
3. OATS OATH
4. SEVER SEVEN
5. OXEN OMEN
6. IDIOT IDIOM
7. EXCISE EXCUSE
8. PHONY PEONY
9. ADORE ADOBE
10. LINGER LONGER
11. ARCANE ARCADE