SYNONYM/ANAGRAM CCXLIII

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

March, 2021

The two words in each line below can be anagrammed into one - beginning with the given letter. The meanings of the anagrams are given below the clues.

1. SEA + GEMS = M

2. GET + RUSE = G

3. DIE + INTO = E

4. IMP + DUO = P

5. ANTI + COOL = L

6. PLAN + SORE = P

7. CORE + SPIN = C

8. EVER + RIPE = R

9. PILE + SPRY = S

10. COUP + TERM = C

11. SLUR + ENVOY = N

12. EAR + HEART = T (two words)

 

Meanings of the anagrams:

1. Communication

2. Body movement conveying meaning

3. Printing

4. Platform

5. Place

6. "None of your business"

7. Plot

8. Pardon

9. Hard to pin down, as a person

10. Binary machine

11. How most people wait in a waiting room

12. Music and literature, for two 

Answers:

 

1. MESSAGE

2. GESTURE

3. EDITION

4. PODIUM

5. LOCATION

6. PERSONAL

7. CONSPIRE

8. REPRIEVE

9. SLIPPERY

10. COMPUTER

11. NERVOUSLY

12. THE ARTS