BRAIN BRAWN II
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. Female slacker                  _ _ Z _            _ _ D _
2. Modify logbook                _ _ W _ _ _    _ _ C _ _ _
3. Morning milk quota          _ _ _ L _         _ _ _ R _
4. Waterfowl's way out         _ _ _ _ T' _      _ _ _ _ S _
5. Cheapskate dance             _ _ S _ _          _ _ X _ _
6. Reel off meal formula       _ _ _ _ T _      _ _ _ _ p _
7. Sponsor group                   P _ _ _ _ N      P _ _ _ _ L
8. Bovine palace                    C _ T _ _ _     C _ S _ _ _
9. Bolder dammer                  BR _ _ _ _      BE _ _ _ _
10. Ohio city chef
     protector                            _ K _ _ _        _ P _ _ _

Answers:

1. LAZY LADY
2. REWORD RECORD
3. DAILY DAIRY
4. EGRET'S EGRESS
5. MISER MIXER
6. RECITE RECIPE
7. PATRON PATROL
8. CATTLE CASTLE
9. BRAVER BEAVER
10. AKRON APRON