SPELLING TEST FROM HELL #88
1. CENSUS
2. PAISLEY
3. ABSCISSA
4. BROCCOLI
5. AMETHYST
6. PENICILLIN
7. LABYRINTH
8. DESICCATED
9. INDISPENSABLE
10. CONCUPISCENCE
Sunday, August 16, 2026
SYNONYM/ANAGRAM CCCXLIV
The two words in each line can be anagrammed into one - beginning with the given letter. The meanings of the anagrams are given below the clues.
1. COY + CUP = O
2. HAD + SIR = R
3. BUS + PER = S
4. ORE + TAN = O
5. AIL + CLOG = L
6. ROT + YELL = T
7. DEN + WILD = D
8. EGO + SCAR = C
9. COIL + SPIT = P
10. HEAT + SCUM = M
Meanings of the anagrams:
1. Live in
2. Vegetable
3. Fantastic
4. Decorated
5. Reasonable
6. Kind of transport
7. Wane
8. Prom wear
9. Religion cousin
10. Facial feature, for some
Answers:
1. OCCUPY
2. RADISH
3. SUPERB
4. ORNATE
5. LOGICAL
6. TROLLEY
7. DWINDLE
8. CORSAGE
9. POLITICS
10. MUSTACHE
ODDS AND ENDS
1. Place the same pair of letters on the blanks to complete the seven-letter word.
E _ _ M _ _ K
2. What do these two words have in common?
GROVE - ROUT
3. Can you think of five 5-letter words starting with the letters below and ending in the same four letters, in the same order?
B _ _ _ _
D _ _ _ _
T _ _ _ _
R _ _ _ _
V _ _ _ _
4. SCHRODINGER'S CAT
Answer each clue with two correct answers, each having the same number of letters.
a. Straight up
b. Where a surfer may linger
5. Can you solve this rebus?
Dead, Lucky, Odd, Lame, Donald
6. Warning: The following cryptic clue is very clever, but may be offensive:
Here's a terrible stiff conveyor
Answers:
1. EARMARK
2. GROOVE - RUT
3. BOWEL, DOWEL, TOWEL, ROWEL, VOWEL
4. a. PLUMB - NO ICE (as in an alcoholic drink)
b. SEASIDE - WEBSITE
5. Ducks in a row
6. HEARSE (anagram of Here's a) [stiff = dead body]
Credits:
4b: Lynn Lempel
6: Author unknown
Saturday, August 15, 2026
COMPLETE-A-WORD XXXII
Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles
Volume 343
Fill in the dashes with four-letter answers to the clues to complete 7-letter words.
1. Mint, e.g. S _ _ _ _ ET
2. Sup _ ECL _ _ _
3. Apportion _ R _ P _ _ T
(with out)
4. Gaunt _ ALC _ _ _
5. Space drink S _ R _ __ E
6. Pile T _ _ R _ _ Y
7. Stag or ram _ IR _ C _ _
8. Minstrel's item C _ _ S _ _ R
9. A small mark _ EA _ _ R _
A place
To see
10. Panoramic _ _ R _ I _ Y
Answers:
1. HERB - SHERBET
2. DINE - DECLINE
3. DOLE - DROPLET
4. BONY - BALCONY
5. TANG - STRANGE
6. HEAP - THERAPY
7. MALE - MIRACLE
8. LUTE - CLUSTER
9. SPOT - SEAPORT
10. VAST - VARSITY
Friday, August 14, 2026
SHUFFLE 'EM LXVI
Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles
December, 2025
Two unrelated six-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.
1. P E A C N T I C I L O N
2. T A L E M P G E N E R D
3. F P I E R N S O G E N R
4. R E W A I N S O D O N W
5. C F A N A C D T O L E R
Answers:
1. PENCIL - action
2. TAMPER - legend
3. FINGER - person
4. REASON - window
5. CANDLE - factor
CLEVER ENDEAVOR V
Find rhyming synonyms for the two words in each pair.
Ex. HINDER - ADMIT DEFEAT
Ans. IMPEDE - CONCEDE
1. OBVIOUS - Basic, essential, natural
2. RAID, First attempt - Stale expression
3. DILIGENT - VAGUE
4. COAX, Flatter - Supervised release from jail
5. FOREVER - HELLISH
6. Find and sign up new people - Assign blame
7. COMMENT - Set off on a journey
8. GET USED TO - SURRENDER
9. ARROGANCE - THE MINIMUM
10. DEAD BODY - Idle, meaningless talk
Answers:
1. APPARENT - INHERENT
2. FORAY - CLICHE
3. ASSIDUOUS - AMBIGUOUS
4. CAJOLE - PAROLE
5. ETERNAL - INFERNAL
6. RECRUIT - IMPUTE
7. REMARK - EMBARK
8. HABITUATE - CAPITULATE
9. CONCEIT - AT LEAST
10. CADAVER - PALAVER
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