PARALLEL LINES I
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

Close examination       _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Thus/Rebellion            _ _  / _ _ _ _ _ _
Light brown/ Neat      _ _ _ _  / _ _ _ _
Scour/Publicity           _ _ _ _ _  / _ _ _ ,

the answer words would be

Close examination      SCRUTINY
Thus/Rebellion           SO/MUTINY
Light brown/Neat      ECRU/TIDY
Scour/Publicity          SCRUB/INK

1)
Kind of pause                    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Mine find/Behemoth         _ _ _  / _ _ _ _ _
Bluenose/Granny              _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _
Primp/Pretense                 _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _

2)
Lipstick, etc.                              _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Food fish/Army doc                  _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _
Expense/Red Viking                  _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _
TV's Topper/Draw                      _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _

3)
Money-raising event                  _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Moray, e.g./Cultural spirit          _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _
Inform/Diluted                           _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _
Principle/Long, long time          _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _

4)
Baking dishes             _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Bulk/Wears away       _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _
Make happen/
Sponge, mostly          _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _
Cartoon ghost/
Auto pioneer              _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _

Answers:

1)
PREGNANT
ORE/GIANT
PRIG/NANA
PREEN/ACT

2)
COSMETIC
COD/MEDIC
COST/ERIC
COSMO/TIE

3)
TELETHON
EEL/ETHOS
TELL/THIN
TENET/EON

4)
CASSEROLES
MASS/ERODES
CAUSE/HOLES
CASPER/OLDS