MATCH MAKING

GAMES Magazine

October, 1998

Mildred K. Henderson 

Can you match the words (1-9) to their "definitions" (a-j)? Once you see the key, it should be easy  - but what's the key?

1. BABE

2. EDDY

3. FIEF

4. FUZZY

5. GROG

6. HOOP

7. MALL

8. PIPE

9. POOL

10. SOLO

Definitions:

a. Amusing

b. Dickens baddie

c. Flickered out

d. Catholic service

e. Horse gait

f. Imitate

g. Star Trek helmsman

h. Strip

i. TV award

j. Unusual

Answers:

 

Each clue word has at least one pair of matching letters. By changing a letter pair in each word into a new letter pair, you'll get a list that can be matched to the definitions:

 

1. BABE - j - RARE

2. EDDY - i - EMMY

3. FIEF - c - DIED

4. FUZZY - a - FUNNY

5. GROG - e - TROT

6. HOOP - b - HEEP

7. MALL - d - MASS

8. PIPE - f - MIME

9. POOL - h - PEEL

10. SOLO - g - SULU