STUDY OF .....

What is the subject of study for .....

1. Polemology

2. Sinology

3. Dendrology

4. Oenology

5. Cynology 

6. Phrenology

 

Answers:

 

1. War

2. China

3. Trees

4. Wines

5. Dogs 

6. The shape of the skull   

SWITCHEROO

NY Times Puzzle Mania

Will Shortz

 

Switch two letters in each word below to make a new word. For example, given the word TOILER, you might switch the T and L to make LOITER.

 

1. EXPECT

2. LATENT

3. MANTEL

4. REBATE

5. HURTLES

6. INTEND

7. SHAPE

8. GLOVER

9. SILVER

10. GATEWAY

11. RECOURSE

12. CANTON

13. RAMBLE

14. DAIRY

15. GRANDAM

16. CLANGING

17. MELON

18. LISPED 

19. WADDLE

20. SPRITE

 

Answers:

 

1. EXCEPT

2. TALENT

3. MANTLE or MENTAL

4. BERATE

5. HUSTLER

6. INDENT

7. PHASE

8. GROVEL

9. SLIVER 

10. GETAWAY

11. RESOURCE

12. CANNOT

13. MARBLE

14. DIARY

15. GRANDMA

16. GLANCING

17. LEMON

18. DISPEL

19. DAWDLE

20. STRIPE  

 

  

CHANGE OF ADDRESS

NY Times Puzzle Mania

Joel Fagliano

 

Each word or phrase below anagrams to a U.S. state capital plus its postal code. For example, if given ED DROVE, you would answer DOVER, DE.

 

1. END COVER

2. MAN BOOTS

3. MORALES

4. RESPIRED

5. LARGE CHIN

6. MINI SLANG

7. SWAN IDIOM

8. SHALL INVENT

9. FATAL SEASHELL

10. ARCANE MASCOT

 

Answers:

 

1. DENVER, CO

2. BOSTON, MA

3. SALEM, OR

4. PIERRE, SD

5. RALEIGH, NC

6. LANSING, MI

7. MADISON, WI

8. NASHVILLE, TN

9. TALLAHASSEE, FL  

10. SACRAMENTO, CA 

 

 

REBUS PUZZLES CIX

 

WORD DOODLES

NY Times Puzzle Mania 

Marvin Miller 

 

1. L E A S T

 

2. MOTREPRLAIY

 

3. STEP

    STEP

    PETS

 

4. STICk

 

5. SEA

    EAU

    ELL

    DEE

 

Answers:

 

1. Last but not least 

2. Temporarily out of order

3. Two steps forward, one step back

4. Short end of the stick

5. COLD spell*

 

*C - SEA

  O - EAU (water)

  L - ELL

  D - DEE  

What do the three company names below have in common?

McDonald's

LOWE'S

Applebee's

 

Answer:

 

Of the many company names that end in S, these three end with an apostrophe S.

 

Credit:

NY Times Puzzle Mania

Joel Fagliano  

 

BRAIN BENDERS

NY Times Puzzle Mania 

Heidi Erwin

 

1. What do these four words have in common?

     HONEY

     HEIGHTS

     NETWORK

     ANTENNA

 

2. What three-letter sequence, repeated twice, completes this phrase? 

     Hint: The phrase describes what the letters in this sequence do from one word to the other

 

     M _ _ _   _ _ _ R 

 

3. For each pair of words below, change one letter of each word so that the two new words rhyme.

 

PEARS & CURB

NOSE & THREAT

PLAGUE & OAK

 

Answers: 

 

1. In the middle of each word, a number is spelled out:

 

hONEy

hEIGHTs

neTWOrk

anTENna

 

2. The three letter sequence is OVE:

    MOVE  OVER 

 

3. PEARL & CURL

    NOTE & THROAT

    PLAQUE & YAK  

  

RIDDLES

1. What happens on every beach in the world on St. Patrick's Day?

2. What do a Rastafarian and an orthodox Jew have in common?

3. What are John, Paul, and George - but not Ringo? 

4. When is it good to draw a blank?

5. Can you make a six-letter word from these letters: L T Y E ?

6. What do you call nice abs, a decorative zig-zag stitch, and a tchotchke?

7. Pest whose name is a homophone of what you might do if you see it? 

8. Verb that fills in the blanks of its own synonym _ _ AR _ ?

9. What empties and fills at the same time?

10. What is the benefit of owning two scales?

11. What do a vacuum cleaner and a basketball have in common?

Answers:

1. The tides of March

2. Neither one will eat pork or shellfish.

3. Saints

4. When you're playing Scrabble

5. EYELET 

6. Six pack, rickrack, and knickknack 

7. FLEA (flee)

8. YEARN (yen)

9. An hourglass

10. You can have it both ways.

11. They both have the names of Presidents: Hoover Vacuum and Wilson basketballs

 

Credit:

7: Kate Jensen

8: Greg Snitkin and Glenn Davis