MIND FLEXERS LXXII

Answer each clue by matching it with one of the choices below. The relationships are disguised by double meanings and/or altered spacing within words. The choices are in random order.

 

1. Collect dirt

2. Fit to be tied

3. Battery poem

4. Split to be tied

5. Lincoln Center

6. Pet name

7. I, O, or U

8. Necessitating nitpicking

9. Where to take a hike

10. Realm of a king and queen

CHOICES:

a. Anode

b. Angry

c. Prom

d. Chia

e. Eavesdrop

f. Element

g. C

h. Elope

i. Lousy

j. Scrimmage line

Answers:

 

1. e - Eavesdrop

2. b - Angry

3. a - Anode (an ode)

4. h - Elope

5. g - C (center letter)

6. d - Chia

7. f - Element

8. i - Lousy (louse-y)

9. j - Scrimmage line (football)

10. c - Prom

Credits:

4: Richard Silvestri 

6-8: Seth A. Abel

9: Sarah Daniels

10: Harvey Estes