OUT OF ORDER

Fred Piscop

What do the following words have in common?

1. DANE

2. APES

3. FILE

4. NIGHT

5. STUN

6. EBON (poetic for ebony)

7. THREAT

 

HINTS:

1. The puzzle title is a hint.

2. Think of words that mean "out of order."

Answer:

 

Since the letters are out of order, you can apply such words as mixed, dizzy, funny, etc. This leads to familiar names or phrases:

 

1. Dizzy Dean

2. Split peas

3. Troubled life

4. Wild thing

5. Mixed nuts

6. Funny bone

7. Mad Hatter