GIVE AND TAKE VII

Credit: NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle
October 16, 2016
Will Shortz

In each pair of words below, remove a letter from one word and add it to the other. Then re-arrange the letters in both words to form new words naming items that are synonyms. The transferred letter may come from either word.

1. KID - SNORT
2. FIEND - RALLY
3. ANNUAL - REPEL
4. STRIP - TUMBLE
5. DRAY - RID
6. CARFUL - WEARY
7. THOUGH - DRONE

Answers:

1. KIND - SORT
2. FRIEND - ALLY
3. ANNUL - REPEAL
4. TRIP - STUMBLE
5. DRY - ARID
6. CAREFUL - WARY
7. THROUGH - DONE

GIVE AND TAKE VI
Credit: Idea - Pam Wylder
GAMES/World of Puzzles
August, 2016
Regis Modesta

The three words ANCHOR, CONSULT,  and WEARING all have a very unusual connection to the word TAG. Can you determine what it is?

HINTS:
#1: It involves the letter N.
#2: It involves anagrams.

Answer:

Dropping the N from ANCHOR, CONSULT, and WEARING and anagramming the resulting letters gives ROACH, LOCUST, and EARWIG - three insects. Adding that N to TAG  and anagramming the result gives GNAT - a fourth  insect. 

GIVE AND TAKE V
Credit: Idea - Pamela Wylder

In each pair of words below, remove a letter from one word and add it to the other. Then re-arrange the letters in both words to form new words naming items that belong to the same category.  For example, given the word pair NAIL - SUBLET, you would transfer the T in SUBLET to NAIL and anagram the results to form LATIN - BLUES - two types of music. The transferred letter may come from either word.

As a solving hint, the categories that the two anagrammed words belong to are given below the clues. Using the hints significantly reduces the challenge of the puzzle.

1. BOULDER - KITES
2. SUN - VIOLETS
3. PAROLE - SOU
4. LAWN - AIL
5. VILER - GROANS
6. SUMO - CRAFT
7. SHIFT -SHEAR
8. LOG - ADDLE
9. HARE - STINK
10. GENEROUS - RUNS

HINTS:
The categories are:
1. Baseball
2. Food
3. Music
4. Pointy things
5. Elements
6. Math
7. Card games
8. Elements
9. Organs
10. Medicine

Answers:

1. DOUBLE - STRIKE
2. NUTS -OLIVES
3. OPERA - SOUL
4. AWL -NAIL
5. SILVER - ARGON
6. SUM - FACTOR
7. FISH - HEARTS
8. GOLD - LEAD
9. HEART - SKIN
10. SURGEON - NURSE

GIVE AND TAKE IV
Acknowledgements:
Idea: Pamela Wylder
(GAMES - Give and Take - Sept. 1999 - posted 11/2/14)
Resource: Regis Modesta
(GAMES - Family Reunions)
Joseph Appel

In each pair of words below, remove a letter from one word and add it to the other. Then re-arrange the letters in both words to form two new words naming items that belong to the same category.

For example, given the word pair RENEGE - GROAN, you would transfer an E from RENEGE to GROAN and anagram the results to form GREEN - ORANGE - two colors. The transferred letter may come from either word. [As a solving hint, the categories that the two anagrammed words belong to are given below the clues. Using the hints significantly reduces the challenge of the puzzle.]

1. CLAIM - CAT
2. REPTILE - LIDS
3. VALUES - HORN
4. ARMFUL - SCORE
5. SUAVE - STATE
6. SUN - ABSENT
7. NAIL - SUBLET
8. NIL - PELICAN
9. ORANGE - UNIT
10. LAPTOP - DRAIN

HINTS:
The categories are:
1. Minerals
2. Baseball
3. Lakes
4. Art
5. Museum pieces, perhaps
6. Food
7. Music
8. Pointy things
9. Cities
10. Ancient Greeks

Answers:

1. MICA - TALC
2. TRIPLE - SLIDE
3. SLAVE - HURON
4. MURAL - FRESCO
5. VASE - STATUE
6. NUTS - BEANS
7. LATIN - BLUES
8. NAIL - PENCIL
9. GENOA - TURIN
10. PLATO - PINDAR

GIVE AND TAKE III
Acknowledgements:
Idea: Pamela Wylder
(GAMES - Give and Take - Sept. 1999 - posted 11/2/14)
Resource: Regis Modesta
(GAMES - Family Reunions)
Joseph Appel

In each pair of words below, remove a letter from one word and add it to the other. Then re-arrange the letters in both words to form two new words naming items that belong to the same category.

For example, given the word pair RENEGE - GROAN, you would transfer an E from RENEGE to GROAN and anagram the results to form GREEN - ORANGE - two colors. The transferred letter may come from either word. [As a solving hint, the categories that the two anagrammed words belong to are given below the clues. Using the hints significantly reduces the challenge of the puzzle.]

1. REACH - GOATS
2. TASK - FOREST
3. DEER - WITH
4. RUNE - INSISTED
5. ADDLE - LOG
6. TIARA - TOME
7. CLAIM - DAH
8. AVENGEE - IRE
9. FLOUR - KITES
10. SUCTION - HOMER

HINTS:
The categories are:
1. Parties
2. Poets
3. Colors
4. Professions
5. Elements
6. Music
7. Countries
8. Lakes
9. Baseball
10. Family

Answers:

1. SEARCH -TOGA
2. KEATS - FROST
3. RED - WHITE
4. NURSE - DENTIST
5. LEAD - GOLD
6. ARIA - MOTET
7. MALI - CHAD
8. GENEVA - ERIE 
9. FOUL - STRIKE
10. COUSIN - MOTHER

GIVE AND TAKE II
Credit: GAMES Magazine
September, 1999
Pamela Wylder

In each pair of words below, remove a letter from one word and add it to the other. Then re-arrange the resulting letters in both words to form two new words naming items that belong to the same category.

For example, given the word pair RENEGE - GROAN, you would transfer an E from RENEGE to GROAN and anagram the results to form GREEN - ORANGE - two colors. The transferred letter may come from either word. [As a solving hint, the categories that the two anagrammed words belong to are given below the clues. Using the hints significantly reduces the challenge of the puzzle.]

1. AUNTS - RATHER  
2. TEAMS - CORNEA 
3. ROBIN - ACORN 
4. FUTILE - CENTRAL 
5. RAINCOAT - SNORE 
6. INTENTS - NEWSGIRL 
7. DANIEL - PANICS 
8. CLICHES - BARROW 
9. PALMER - DEALER 
10. LOONIER - RADICAL  

HINTS:
The categories are:
1. Planets
2. Water
3. Elements
4. Music
5. Flowers
6. Sports
7. Countries
8. Tools
9. Gems
10. Birds

Answers:

1. SATURN - EARTH
2. STREAM - OCEAN
3. IRON - CARBON
4. FLUTE - CLARINET
5. CARNATION - ROSE
6. TENNIS - WRESTLING
7. ICELAND - SPAIN
8. CHISEL - CROWBAR 
9. PEARL - EMERALD
10. ORIOLE - CARDINAL

GIVE AND TAKE I
Credit GAMES Magazine
March, 2003

Pamela Wylder

In each pair of words below, remove a letter from one word and add it the other. Then re-arrange the resulting letters in both words to form two new words naming items that belong to the same category. For example, given RENEGE and GROAN, you would transfer an E from RENEGE to GROAN and anagram the results to form GREEN and ORANGE. The transferred letter may come from either word. As a solving hint, the category that the two anagrammed words belong to is listed below the clues. In the above example, it would be Colors.

1. BLUE - PROSE
2. CAMEL - STORY
3. GELATIN - VALOR
4. EXPLAINS - ROBE
5. RIPE - GARDEN
6. DRAGON - SANITY
7. CELEBRANT - PANTED

HINTS:
The categories are:
1. Units of money
2. Fish
3. Shapes
4. Dogs
5. Emotions
6. Fabrics
7. Jewelry

Answers:

1. RUBLE - PESO
2. CLAM - OYSTER
3. TRIANGLE - OVAL
4. SPANIEL - BOXER
5. PRIDE - ANGER
6. ORGANDY - SATIN
7. BRACELET - PENDANT