GAMES/World of Puzzles

January, 2022

Mike Kiehner

 

Each word or phrase below can be preceded by a related word so that these phrases share a very unusual property.

 

1. WIND

2. THE CHAIN

3. HANDBASKET

4. OF THE REALM 

5. WHAT KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY

HINT:

The preceding words are proper names.

 

Answer:

 

Each word or phrase can be preceded by a U.S. capital city to make a homophone of a common phrase:

 

1. AUGUSTA WIND

2. LINCOLN THE CHAIN

3. HELENA HANDBASKET

4. PIERRE OF THE REALM 

5. ANNAPOLIS WHAT KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY