COMPOUND LINKS IV

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

December, 2018 and February 15, 2019

 

Think of a compound word that can fill the blank in each link below such that the initial word and the first part of the compound word make up another compound word or two-word phrase, and the second part of the missing compound word plus the final word make up yet another compound word or two-word phrase. For example, given 

 

FLYING ________ SPIN, the missing compound would be FISHTAIL -  as in FLYING FISH, FISHTAIL, TAILSPIN

 

1. BIG ________ BOOK

2. BOOM ________ YARD

3. DRAW ________ HEAD

4. HOME ________ CHART

5. FORT ________ PIN

6. EAR ________ OVER

7. QUICK ________ MAID

8. BREAKING ________ DOLL 

HINTS:

First letter of the missing compound word:

1. F

2. T

3. B

4. W

5. N

6. D

7. S

8. N

 

Answers:

 

1. bigFOOTNOTEbook

2. boomTOWNSHIPyard

3. draw BACKBONEhead

4. homeWORKFLOWchart 

5. fortNIGHTSTICK pin

6. earDRUMROLL over

7. quickSANDBARmaid

8. breaking NEWSPAPER doll