TWIST TIES

 

GAMES Magazine

December. 1984

Sara Throop 

Find synonyms for the words in each pair below, anagram those synonyms into two words that are homophones.

Example: IDOLIZES - LANGUAGE UNITS

                ADORES   - WORDS

                SOARED   - SWORD

1. Incorrect - Church instrument

2. Weak, as an excuse - Kind of bean

3.Close - Be a candidate in an election

4. No longer fresh - Closed tight

5. Unspecified number - Door part

6. Castle part - Ripped

7. Have high goals - Gruff, as the voice

Answers:

 

1. WRONG - ORGAN 

    GROWN - GROAN

 

2. LAME - LIMA

    MALE - MAIL

 

3. NEAR - RUN

    EARN - URN

 

4. STALE - SEALED

    LEAST - LEASED

 

5. ANY - HINGE

    NAY - NEIGH

 

6. TOWER - TORE

    WROTE - ROTE

 

7. ASPIRE - RASPY

    PRAISE - PRAYS