SHUFFLE 'EM LXIX 

DOVETAILED WORDS

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

Volume 73

 

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

Ans. B o L u A t s N e K l E l T

         BLANKET - outsell 

 

Note from JA: #1, 2, 3, and 4 contain suffixes.  #5 is tricky - with 5 E's. 

 

1. V O Y I Y E A G L E D R E D   

 

2.  S C E D A I N T I N O N E D

 

3. K E N A S E N T E S I T E R

 

4. D I R S O L I L A T L E D E  

 

5. P R E T R I E R E M P E T E 

 

Answers:

 

1. VOYAGER - yielded

2. SCANNED - edition

3. KEENEST - nastier

4. DRILLED - isolate

5. PREEMPT - retiree  

DOUBLE DUTY CCCVIII

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

August 15, 2025

 

Fill the dashes with a 3-letter word to complete a word beginning on the left and begin a word ending on the right. 

 

1. AW _ _ _ NA 

2. TAM _ _ _ RT 

3. AC _ _ _ ICULE

4. PEAS _ _ _ HEM 

5. WAY _ _ _ ETTE

6. IGN _ _ _ GANO

7. BRIG _ _ _ IRON 

8. MAGN _ _ _ LIER 

9. HALI _ _ _ TRESS

10. PRODI _ _ _ LEON 

 

Answers:

 

1. awAREna

2. tamALErt

3. acRIDicule

4. peasANThem

5. wayLAYette

6. ignOREgano

7. brigANDiron

8. magnATElier

9. haliBUTress

10. prodiGALleon  

PAIRS AND SNARES XLVI 

The words in each group can be confused. Can you give a simple definition of each one that show the difference between them? 

1. ORIEL - ORIOLE 

2. CORAL - CORRAL 

3. PUMICE - POMACE 

4. CASABA - CASSAVA 

5. CORNET - CORONET

6. PEDANTIC - DIDACTIC

7. METONYMY - SYNECDOCHE 

Answers:

1. ORIEL - A projecting bay window

    ORIOLE - A brightly colored bird

 

2. CORAL - A marine invertebrate animal that forms skeletal reefs

    CORRAL - A fenced outdoor pen to hold or capture livestock

 

3. PUMICE - A light, porous volcanic rock, used as an exfoliant

    POMACE - Solid, pulpy residue of crushed or pressed fruit that remains after the extraction of juice or oil.

 

4. CASABA - A sweet, juicy melon

    CASSAVA - A plant grown for its large, starchy, edible root

 

5. CORNET - A musical instrument similar to the trumpet

    CORONET - A small crown or jeweled headband 

 

6. PEDANTIC - DIDACTIC - Both words refer to teaching. DIDACTIC simply means designed to teach a lesson, while PEDANTIC implies an annoying attention to minor details and showing off one's knowledge

 

7. METONYMY - SYNECDOCHE - Both are literary devices and they are similar. In METONYMY, you refer to an object or idea using the name of something closely associated with it, rather than its actual name. For example, The White House refers to the President or his administration, The Crown to the king or queen, Hollywood to mean the movie industry, Suits to mean business executives. In SYNECDOCHE, part of something stands for the whole. Wheels to mean cars, Boots (on the ground) to mean soldiers, Hands to mean workers (hired hand). Synechdoche is a type of metonymy.

UNUSUAL WORDS CXXVI

Can you give a simple definition of these less-frequently-used words?

1. IKEBANA

2. CANAPE 

3. ANELID 

4. LIVERY 

5. SALIENT 

6. COTERIE

7. BENTHOS 

8. APOTHEGM 

9. SHAMBLING

10. MERGANSER 

 

Answers:

 

1. IKEBANA - Traditional Japanese flower arrangement 

2. CANAPE - Bite-sized appetizer 

3. ANELLID - An earthworm

4. LIVERY - Design, colors, logo, uniform, etc. specific 

                       to an owner or company

5. SALIENT - Most important, noticeable

6. COTERIE - Exclusive group, clique

7. BENTHOS - Plants and animals that live on or near 

                          the bottom of a river, lake, or the ocean 

8. APOTHEGM - A short, clever saying - epigram

9. SHAMBLING - Walking with slow, shuffling steps

10. MERGANSER - Fish-eating, diving duck

 

SYNONYM/ANAGRAM CCCXLVIII

The two words in each line below can be anagrammed into one - beginning with the given letter. The meanings of the anagrams are given below the clues.

1. PROUD + EVICT = P 

2. RISE + BLAME = M

3. NIP + ORACLE = P

4. CITE + GREEN = E

5. FISH + CRANE = F 

6. PET + LUCID = D 

7. TILE + BEACON = N 

8. LOSER + FEMUR = R 

9. ROUSE + TOUCH = C 

10. GNU + DECORUM = C  

 

Meanings of the anagrams: 

1. Fruitful

2. Very unhappy

3. Ceramic material

4. Active

5. Business venture

6. Copy

7. Obvious

8. Sorry

9. Judicial building

10. Grumpy/lovable type

 

Answers:

 

1. PRODUCTIVE

2. MISERABLE

3. PORCELAIN

4. ENERGETIC

5. FRANCHISE

6. DUPLICATE

7. NOTICEABLE

8. REMORSEFUL

9. COURTHOUSE

10. CURMUDGEON  

CRYPTO CLUES CCLI

GAMES Magazine

October, 1983

Editors (1-2)

Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon (3-10)

 

1. Hornet flying around king's chair

 

2. Witty holding a butcher's knife

 

3. In swimming area, circle back

 

4. Gulp down a bird

 

5. Route going around in a rut

 

6. Losing head, reels in fish

 

7. Dads sample desserts  

 

8. Pop a question partly vague

 

9. Plane I crashed in mountains

 

10. Listen to musical compositions  

 

HINTS:

1. Anagram

2. Container (holding "a")

3. Reversal

4. Homograph

5. Container

6. Beheadment

7. Definitions - two words

8. Hidden word

9. Anagram

10. Homophone

 

Answers:

 

1. THRONE (hornet)

2. CLEAVER (CLE A VER)

3. POOL (loop)

4. SWALLOW

5. ROUTINE (ROUT IN E)

6. EELS (REELS)  

7. PASTRY (PAS + TRY)

8. OPAQUE (pOP A QUEstion)

9. ALPINE (plane i)

10. SWEETS (suites)  

CHARADES III

Ex. Long story + Metropolitan area = Wisdom

Ans. SAGA + CITY = SAGACITY

 

1. Informal job + Trick = Huge

 

2. Thoughtful + Scarlet = Relatives 

 

3. Sitar piece + Bakery treat = Waif

 

4. Fake + Flashy jewelry = Shuffling 

 

5. Golf standard + Qualified = Bible story 

 

6. The Odysssey, for one + Come in = Ground zero

 

Answers:

 

1. GIG + ANTIC = GIGANTIC

2. KIND + RED = KINDRED

3. RAGA + MUFFIN = RAGAMUFFIN

4. SHAM + BLING = SHAMBLING

5. PAR + ABLE = PARABLE

6. EPIC + ENTER = EPICENTER