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January, 2020
R.H.Wei

Some word become new ones when their last two letters are reversed, as in MOON and MONO. Each of the pairs of definitions below identify two such words, which range in length from three to six letters. How many can you find? Some of the words are proper names.

1. Antelope variety - Common weapon
2. Fossil fuel - Soda flavor
3. Water sport - Place to play that sport
4. Defeat - Greek letter
5. Bearing - Source of gold
6. Detect a sound - Greek goddess
7. Honk - Dorothy's dog
8. Flexible armor -West African nation
9. Move slowly - Thin pancake
10. Iron alloy - Upright stone tablet
11. Logger's warning cry - Tone quality
12. System of laws - Having both male and female students

Answers:

1. Gnu - Gun
2. Coal - Cola
3. Polo - Pool
4. Beat - Beta
5. Mien - Mine
6. Hear - Hera
7. Toot - Toto
8. Mail - Mali
9. Creep - Crepe
10. Steel - Stele
11. Timber- Timbre
12. Code - Coed