HOMOGRAPHS CIX

What single word satisfies both or all of the clues?

1. Body part

    The side of the road

 

2. Sleeveless cloak

    Layer of the earth between the crust and core

    Responsibility that has passed from one person to another  

 

3. Trousers

    Breathes heavily 

    

4. Swindle, defraud

    Soft, warm fabric similar to sheep's wool

 

5. Obvious, clear

    Document listing passengers on a ship 

 

6. Having little fat, as meat 

    Thin, but strong and healthy 

    Be in a sloping or inclined position 

 

7. Holy, proceeding from God

    Discover, foresee, figure out

8. A fraudulent scheme

    A loud, disruptive noise

    A piece of sports equipment 

 

Answers:

 

1. SHOULDER

2. MANTLE

3. PANTS

4. FLEECE

5. MANIFEST

6. LEAN

7. DIVINE  

8. RACKET 

Six related words can be added to the six words below to make new ones. Can you find them? 

JET

BET

TEN

DUCK 

ORIGIN 

STATISTIC

 

Answer:

 

A male name can be added to each word to make a it new one:

 

jetSAM

betRAY

tenDON

duckBILL

originAL

statisticIAN 

 

Credit:
Braingle 

The six words below conceal six related words with their letters in correct, but not consecutive order. Can you find them?

1. BURLESQUE

2. SOBRIQUET

3. SCHOOLBOY

4. FEUDALISM

5. FORGETTABLE

6. GROUNDWATER

 

Answers:

 

1. BurLEsqUe - BLEU

2. soBRIquEt - BRIE

3. sChOoLBoY - COLBY

4. fEuDAlisM - EDAM

5. ForgETtAble - FETA

6. GrOUnDwAter - GOUDA - - - Names of cheeses  

 

Credit:

Braingle 

COMMON COMBOS LXVIII

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

1. TONE, SIDE, TREE

2. BOX, NECK, TURN

3. ON, SUN, SOFT, CHECK

4. RED, WALK, COUNTRY, IRON

5. TRIAL, AROUND, DEAD, THROUGH

6. TOWEL, WHITE, CHASE, TERM 

7. HISTORY, LOAD, BRIEF, SUIT

8. HALF, SHELF, LINE, RAFT 

9. MAN, DRIVE, FINE, DATE

10. SPIN, COAT, PIPE, PIG

 

Answers:

 

1. RING

2. TURTLE

3. SPOT

4. CROSS

5. RUN

6. PAPER

7. CASE

8. LIFE 

9. LINE

10. TAIL  

ODD ONE OUT LXVI

Which word is the odd one out and why?

RENT

DESSERT 

MORTGAGE

IMPROVEMENT 

 

Answer:

 

MORTGAGE is the odd one out. All the others can follow ROOM FOR _______.  

 

  

ASSOCIATIONS

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

November, 2025

 

Form a chain of words by filling in the blanks with the letter on the right. Each word will be associated in some way with the word above it and the word below it. The initial letters of the words are in place. Each letter on the right will be used only once.

 

TOAD                A C

S _ _ _ _             E E E

P _ _ _ _ _          G H H

H _ _ _                I L L 

P _ _ _ _              M

B _ _ _                N N

G _ _ _               O O O O O O

S _ _ _                T U

CASE                 W W 

 

Answers:

 

TOAD

STOOL

PIGEON

HOLE

PUNCH

BOWL

GAME

SHOW

CASE  

 

  

COMPOUND LINKS XXIII

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

November, 2025 (1-4)

 

Fill in the blanks with a compound word or two-word phrase so that the first two words and the last two words make up other compound words or two-word phrases.

 

1. LAND _______ YARD

2. WILD _______ MELON

3. PENT _______ WEEK

4. BREAK _______ STAGE  

5. OPEN _______ WARD 

6. MAKE _______ SAKE

7. HOLD _______ WORK

8. FIRST _______ TIME

 

Answers:

 

1. landLADYSHIPyard

2. wildFIRE WATERmelon

3. pentHOUSEWORKweek

4. breakFASTBACKstage

5. open DOORWAYward

6. makeUPKEEPsake

7. hold COURTYARDwork

8. first HANDSPRING time