PERFECT PAIRINGS XI

Joseph Appel 

 

Each clue can be re-phrased using wordplay - especially synonyms and homographs - to make a common phrase in the form _____ and _____. For example, SHEPHERD'S STAFF and A FOLK DANCE could be re-phrased as ROD and REEL.

 

1. Court proceeding and a mistake

2. Common sweetener and oregano, for one

3. Smoked salmon and a round, baked roll

4. Elevated and arid

5. Lions and sheep 

6. Certain card game and roses, for example

7. Smart and 5:30 in the morning, say 

8. Scraps and parts 

9. An element and a ten-cent coin 

10. Put on, as clothing and rip apart 

 

Answers:

 

1. Trial and error

2. Sugar and spice

3. Lox and bagel

4. High and dry  

5. Wild and wooly

6. Hearts and flowers 

7. Bright and early

8. Bits and pieces

9. Nickel and dime 

10. Wear and tear