PAIR-ODIES

GAMES Magazine

December, 2000

Stephen Sniderman (adapted)  

 

Can you name the famous pair suggested by the initials in each clue?

 

Ex. Lyricist and composer of musicals - L&L  

Ans. Lerner & Lowe

 

1. Composer and lyricist of musicals - R&H

2. Lyricist and composer of comic operas - G&S 

3. She cut his hair and he lost his power - S&D

4. Trust in God defeats a stronger enemy - D&G 

5. Explorers of the Pacific Northwest - L&C 

6. Tide and Crest brand name - P&G

7. Book seller - B&N

8. Comedy team - L&H

9. Comedy team - A&C

10. Comedy team - A&A 

11. First parents - A&E

12. First brothers - C&A

13. Jungle couple - T&J 

14. Circus pioneers - B&B

15. Pioneer retailers - S&R 

16. Star-crossed lovers - R&J

17. Roman leader and Egyptian Queen - A&C 

18. "Sound of Silence" duo - S&G

19. Notorious fugitives - B&C

20. George Gershwin opera - P&B

21. Superhero duo - B&R

22. Cartoon cat and mouse - T&J 

23. Abandoned children of a fairy tale - H&G

 

Answers:

 

1. Rodgers and Hammerstein

2. Gilbert and Sullivan

3. Samson and Delilah

4. David and Goliath

5. Lewis and Clark

6. Procter and Gamble

7. Barnes and Noble

8. Laurel and Hardy

9. Abbot and Costello

10. Amos and Andy

11. Adam and Eve

12. Cain and Abel

13. Tarzan and Jane

14. Barnum and Bailey

15. Sears and Roebuck

16. Romeo and Juliet

17. Anthony and Cleopatra

18. Simon and Garfunkel

19. Bonnie and Clyde

20. Porgy and Bess 

21. Batman and Robin  

22. Tom and Jerry 

23. Hansel and Gretel 

 

TWO OUT OF THREE XIII

Anagram two of the three words in each clue to get a synonym of the third word.

Ex. WAVE, MAN, SUIT

Ans. MAN + SUIT = TSUNAMI (wave)

 

1. ERE, VITAL, KIN 

2. RIME, FAKE, STOP

3. FIRST, ROIL, GAIN

4. PLAN, COIN, SEAR 

5. HEAT, RENT, SCARE

6. CAD, CLEAR, INVITE 

 

HINTS:

One of the words to be anagrammed:

1. ERE

2. RIME

3. ROIL

4. COIN

5. HEAT

6. CAD 

 

Answers:

 

1. ERE + VITAL = RELATIVE (kin)

2. RIME + STOP = IMPOSTER (fake)

3. ROIL + GAIN = ORIGINAL (first)

4. COIN + SEAR = SCENARIO (plan)

5. HEAT + RENT = THREATEN (scare)

6. CAD + INVITE = VINDICATE (clear)  

CRYPTO CLUES CCXXXIX

GAMES Magazine

October, 1999

Bob Stigger (1-4)

Todd Rew (5- 10)

 

1. Say outright

 

2. Relative in Riviera resort we hear 

 

3. Ten dimes lost in lake-bottom muck

 

4. Almost finished bringing up dried fruit

 

5. Feeling bent over

 

6. Audibly quote spy

 

7. Ogle if a suspect leaves 

 

8. Implied roughly ten a.m.  

 

9. Not a man's altered state 

 

10. Ask if flotilla contains rowboat 

 

HINTS:

1. Homograph

2. Homophone

3. Anagram

4. Curtailment (drop final letter)

5. Homograph

6. Homophone

7. Anagram

8. Anagram

9. Anagram

10. Hidden word

 

Answers:

 

1. UTTER

2. NIECE (Nice)

3. SEDIMENT (ten dimes)

4. RAISIN (raising)

5. HUNCH

6. SIGHT (cite)

7. FOLIAGE (ogle if a) [foliage = leaves] 

8. MEANT (ten a.m.) [implied = meant]

9. MONTANA (not a man)

10. SKIFF (aSK IF Flotilla) [rowboat = skiff] 

 

 

The words below are made up of two smaller words - but they are not compound words. For example, SHE and RIFF could be combined to form SHERIFF, but SHERIFF if not a compound word (like BEDROOM) because its two parts are not related. Can you think of the other half of the words below to make them longer - but not compound words? Some of the words may have more than one answer.

1. FUR

2. DELI 

3. FEAT

4. GENE 

5. RAGA 

6. BRAN

7. MARS

8. STALL 

9. SERGE

10. MISER 

 

(Possible) Answers:

 

1. FURLONG

2. DELIBERATE

3. FEATHER

4. GENETIC / GENERATE

5. RAGAMUFFIN

6. BRANDISH

7. MARSHALL

8. STALLION

9. SERGEANT

10. MISERABLE  

 

[false compounds] 

Oh, Oh!

GAMES Magazine

November/December, 1981

Will Shortz 

 

The answers to the clues below will have something in common.

 

1. Verbatim

2. Lowest point 

3. LDS Scripture 

4. Kind of puzzle

5. Kind of channel 

6. O negative is universal

7. Baby and child care guru 

8. Bodie, California - for one

9. Bible book after Ecclesiastes 

10. "Keep the good luck coming " 

Answers: 

 

1. Word for word

2. Rock bottom

3. Book of Mormon

4. Crossword

5. Flood control

6. Blood donor

7. Doctor Spock

8. Ghost town

9. Song of Solomon

10. Knock on wood - - - Only vowel is O 

 

ROCK COLLECTING

GAMES Magazine

November/December, 1981

Gene Traub 

 

The answer to each of the following clues is a word, name, or phrase containing the word STONE. For example, "Old street material" would be "cobblestones."

 

1. Old Faithful's location

2. Prehistoric family in cartoons

3. Icy precipitation

4. Famed Confederate general

5. It gathers no moss, in a proverb

6. Working diligently

7. Short distance away

8. Period of prehistory

9. Town of the O.K. Corral

10. Oft-kissed Irish landmark

11. Policemen of silent comedies

12. Building foundation

13. British monolith site

14. Glen Campbell song

15. Bombastic preacher's topic

16. Search meticulously  

 

Answers:

 

1. Yellowstone

2. Flintstones

3. Hailstones

4. Stonewall Jackson

5. Rolling stone

6. Nose to the grindstone

7. Stone's throw

8. Stone Age

9. Tombstone

10. Blarney Stone

11. Keystone cops

12. Cornerstone

13. Stonehenge

14. Rhinestone Cowboy

15. Fire and brimstone

16. Leave no stone unturned  

COMMON COMBOS LXXIII 

Each group below contains four unrelated words. Find a word that can either precede or follow each of the words in each of the groups. 

1. BOOK, RAIN, SPELL, LIST

2. BED, RAP, MUSIC, METAL  

3. EGG, HOUSE, BOB, WASH

4. BITTER, SEMI, SPOT, TALK 

5. SHEET, POINT, WING, WIDE 

6. DREAM, LORD, LINE, LALA

7. STREET, OFFICE, STONE, HOT 

8. MIND, SCHOOL, HARBOR, PIECE 

 

Answers:

 

1. CHECK

2. SHEET

3. WHITE

4. SWEET 

5. SPREAD

6. LAND

7. CORNER

8. MASTER