PUNCTUATION COUNTS II

NEW POSSESSIONS
Credit: NY Times Crossword
Randolph Ross

The following pairs of definitions vary only by the proper placement of an apostrophe:

1. Pest control equipment
    Insect's bedtime ritual

2. Sass from Elsie
    Marsh marigold

3. Sound when a gobbler gets a joke
    Opportunity to take advantage of a situation

4. Mushroom
    Hammer for a hopper

5. Rams, lambs, and ewes
    Material used for slippers and seat covers

Answers:

1. Bug sprayers
    Bugs' prayers

2. Cow's lip
     Cowslip

3. Turkey's hoot
     Turkey shoot

4. Toadstool
    Toad's tool

5. Sheep's kin
    Sheepskin