FAMILY TIES XLV

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

Each group below contains four unrelated words. Without re-arranging the letters, change one letter in each word in each of the groups to form four related words.

1. Wisp.....Gnaw.....Plea.....Both

2. Starlet.....Rod.....Rubs.....Garner

3. Stile.....Flown.....Shirk.....Grim

4. Bump.....Shot.....Boat.....Speaker

5. Rut.....Dish.....Spring.....Cog

6. Chain.....Beach.....Rocket.....Spool

7. Lock.....State.....Vied.....Game

 

Answers:

 

1. Wasp, Gnat, Flea, Moth

2. Scarlet, Red, Ruby, Garnet

3. Smile, Frown, Smirk, Grin

4. Pump, Shoe, Boot, Sneaker

5. Run, Dash, Sprint, Jog

6. Chair, Bench, Rocker, Stool

7. Look, Stare, View, Gaze   

SHUFFLE 'EM LXVIII

DOVETAILED WORDS

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

Volume 73

 

Note from JA: This puzzle is harder than the other SHUFFLE 'EM posts thus far. Each line contains two seven-letter words - rather than the six in the previous puzzles. 

 

Two 7-letter words, with their letters in correct, but not consecutive order are combined in each row of letters below. To solve the puzzle, separate both words. There are no extra letters and each letter is used only once. The answer words are not related.

 

Ex. T A V H E R I N U F E T S Y

Ans> T a v H e R I n u F e T s Y 

          THRIFTY - avenues

 

1. F O M E R W N A T R I D O N

 

2. B O L U A T S N E K L E L T

 

3. C O C H A N F M I B R E R M

 

4. G R A L Y N I R T I C E A L 

 

5. M U R G A E N G C I C A L Y

 

Answers:

 

1. FORWARD - mention

2. BLANKET - outsell

3. CONFIRM - chamber

4. GRANITE - lyrical

5. MAGICAL - urgency  

 

 

POINTS TO PONDER CXXXVIII

Language is an achievement of humans, and humans alone. The talents for co-operative hunting and tool making, once thought to be unique to us, have all been found in other species. But as far as we know, there is nothing like language in the vastly varied systems of communication in other animals.

Charles Yang

The Infinite Gift  

CRYPTO CLUES CCXLVIII

GAMES Magazine  

January, 1983

Merl Reagle (1)

March, 1983

Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon (2-9)

 

1. Four Tops are singled out in rock and roll encyclopedia  - highly unusual

 

2. Trolley car returning to shopping center

 

3. Robber group surrounds large truck

 

4. Hawaiian garland certainly is for fun

 

5. Run from the sound of a pesky insect

 

6. Moving to a city in Alabama

 

7. Endlessly lifting fruit

 

8. Mad heretic is holding stick 

 

9. Alumna exercising with training book

 

HINTS:
1. Initial letters

2. Reversal

3. Container

4. Definitions - two words

5. Homophone

6. Homophone

7. Curtailment

8. Hidden word

9. Anagram

 

Answers:

 

1. RARE (Rock And Roll Encyclopedia)

2. MART (tram)

3. BRIGAND (B RIG AND)

4. LEISURE (garland + certainty)

5. FLEE (flea)

6. MOBILE (Mobile/mobile)

7. RAISIN (raising)  

8. ADHERE (mAD HEREtic)

9. MANUAL (alumna)  

 

  

 

 

CLEVER ENDEAVOR IX 

Find rhyming synonyms for the two words in each pair.

Ex. A diverse whole - Out of date

Ans. MOSAIC - ARCHAIC

 

1. Platitude - Pay for 

2. Curse - Rescue, as spiritually

3. Hidden charm - Irish fine china 

4. Courteous and welcoming - Roomy 

5. Overly sweet and attentive - Irritating 

6. The same - A follow-up or continuation 

7. Harbor for small boats - Legal summons

8. Extremely agitated - Showing off learning

9. Prolonged attack - Reputation of honor and respect

10. Make a situation calmer - Remove oneself, as a judge  

 

Answers: 

 

1. Cliche - Defray

2. Blaspheme - Redeem

3. Mystique - Belleek

4. Gracious - Spacious

5. Cloying - Annoying

6. Equal - Sequel'

7. Marina - Subpoena

8. Frantic - Pedantic

9. Siege - Prestige

10. Defuse - Recuse  

 

What do the following word pairs have in common? 

1. Between - Destiny 

2. Twangy - Opalescent

3. Mainstay - Antagonist 

4. Recoil - Smorgasbord 

5. Wholesome - Palpitate 

6. Polyester - Luminosity 

7. Whittle - Transmission 

8. Espresso - Environment

9. Withholding - Tragedies 

10. Lithography - Surfboard 

11. Coincidence - Concentric

12. Clockwise - Monkeyshines 

Hint:

Hidden words

 

Answers:

 

Two related words are concealed in each pair:

 

1. betWEEn - desTINY  

2. tWANgy - oPALEscnt

3. mainSTAY - antaGOnist

4. recOIL - smorGASbord

5. wHOLEsome - palPITate

6. polYESter - lumiNOsity 

7. wHITtle - transMISSion

8. esPRESSo - envIRONment 

9. withhOLDing - trAGEDies

10. litHOGraphy - surfBOARd 

11. COINcidence - conCENTric

12. cLOCKwise - monKEYshines

 

DOUBLE DUTY CCCVII

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

Volume 73

 

Fill in the blanks with three letters to form two words, one beginning on the left and the other ending on the right.

 

1. POR _ _ _ ROR

2. AUT _ _ _ NET

3. APP _ _ _ THY

4. RUF _ _ _ ECE

5. GRO _ _ _ FUL

6. WAL _ _ _ ING

7. DOL _ _ _ IAT

8. COS _ _ _ TLY

9. AFF _ _ _ ERS

10. PIC _ _ _ KEL

11. TAT _ _ _ THY

12. CRA _ _ _ DER 

 

Answers:

 

1. porTERror

2. autHORnet

3. appEARthhy

4. rufFLEece

5. groUSEful

6. walLOWing

7. dolLARiat

8. cosMOStly

9. affORDers

10. picNICkel

11. tatTOOthy

12. craYONder