MAKE A PROVERB I
Credit: NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle
December 4, 2011
Will Shortz (Ex. and #1-6)

Change one letter in each of the words in the (nonsense) phrases below so that the new words formed are the first two words of a familiar proverb. For example, given the phrase TREAT MINUS, you could change the first T in TREAT to G, and the U in MINUS to D, to get GREAT MINDS - the first two words of GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE. Can you name the two words and complete the proverb? #4 has two answers.

1. LETTER  RATE
2. GET  SWEEPING
3. EASTER  SAND
4. GOLD  THONGS
5. TAO  HEAPS
6. MOOSE  LIES
7. WON'T  BUDGE
8. ILL  TOADS
9. ZANY BANDS
10. IT AM

HINT #6:
Proverb said during WWII

Answers:

1. BETTER LATE THAN NEVER
2. LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE
3. EASIER SAID THAN DONE
4. GOOD THINGS COME IN SMALL PACKAGES or 
    GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT 
5. TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE
6. LOOSE LIPS SINK SHIPS 
7. DON'T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER
8. ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROME
9. MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK
10. IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, TRY, TRY AGAIN