CHARADES VII

Ex. HEADWEAR + ASIAN FOOD STAPLE = WHIM

Ans. CAP + RICE = CAPRICE

 

1. Average/acceptable + Quantity = Of most importance

 

2. Valve controller in an engine + Period of time = Canon product

 

3. Be victorious + Several = Gentle and attractive in a sweet way

 

4. Auditory organ + Artificial hair = Insect with pincers

 

5. Noble deed + Objective feminine pronoun = Plumage

 

6. Ancestral group + Pre-ordain = Secretive

 

7. Informal job + Trick = Enormous

 

8. Warmth + Female chicken = Unbeliever 

 

Answers:

 

1. PAR + AMOUNT = PARAMOUNT

2. CAM + ERA = CAMERA

3. WIN + SOME = WINSOME

4. EAR + WIG = EARWIG

5. FEAT + HER = FEATHER

6. CLAN + DESTINE = CLANDESTINE

7. GIG + ANTIC = GIGANTIC

8. HEAT + HEN = HEATHEN  

 

TRIPLE BONDS XV

SPLIT ENDS III

A two-word phrase can be placed between the two words of each clue below to give three over-lapping two-word phrases. For example, given the clue WAX _____  ______ PLATE, the answer would be POETIC LICENSE, as in WAX POETIC, POETIC LICENSE, LICENSE PLATE.

1. OVER _______   _______ TOP

2. PLATE _______   _______ FAN 

3. HAIL _______   _______ DAYS 

4. SUN _______   _______ DOWN 

5. GLUE _______   _______ EIGHT

6. TIRE _______   _______ POWER

7. WHITE _______   _______ RING

8. DEEP _______   _______ POINT

9. FIRST _______   _______ HEAD

10. CHURCH _______   _______ DOOR 

 

Answers:

 

1. OVER THINK TANK TOP

2. PLATE GLASS CEILING FAN 

3. HAIL CAESAR SALAD DAYS

4. SUN DIAL TONE DOWN

5. GLUE STICK FIGURE EIGHT

6. TIRE WALL FLOWER POWER

7. WHITE CHRISTMAS TREE RING

8. DEEP SPACE NEEDLE POINT

9. FIRST LOVE LETTER HEAD

10. CHURCH MOUSE TRAP DOOR

ADD A LETTER - GET A NEW WORD CCCXIII 

Add the designated letter to each word and re-arrange the letters to get a new word.

1. OPUS + I

2. GALE + I

3. DATE + C

4. SANG + H 

5. TUNA + G 

6. PUREE + O

7. GRIME + A 

8. HOTEL + A

9. CARET + N

10. CHASE + W

11. CEREAL + P

12. DEMEAN + R 

 

HINTS:
First letter of the new words:

1. P

2. A

3. C

4. G

5. G

6. E

7. I

8. L

9. N

10. C

11. R

12. M 

 

Answers:

 

1.  PIOUS

2. AGILE

3. CADET

4. GNASH

5. GAUNT

6. EUROPE

7. IMAGE 

8. LOATHE

9. NECTAR

10. CASHEW

11. REPLACE

12. MEANDER 

 

  

FOWL PLAY

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

December, 2025

 

1. Name four birds, each of whose last three letters form a word meaning a kind of container. 

 

_ _ _ _ _ _

_ _ _ _ _ _ _

_ _ _ _ _

_ _ _ _ _ _ 

 

2. Name five birds, each of whose last three letters form a word answering its definition.  

 

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  (picnic pest)

_ _ _ _ _ _  (lock unlocker) 

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  (also)

_ _ _ _ _ _  (dessert)

_ _ _ _  (pale)

 

3. Name five birds, each of whose last four letters form a word answering its definition.

 

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  (cautious) 

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  (chain segment)

_ _ _ _ _ _ _  (wealthy)

_ _ _ _ _ _  (victim)

_ _ _ _ _ _  (hurry)

 

HINT:
1. T _ _ _ _ _

    P _ _ _ _ _ _

    R _ _ _ _

    M _ _ _ _ _ 

 

Answers: 

 

1. TOUCAN

    PELICAN

    ROBIN

    MARTIN

 

2. PHEASANT

    TURKEY

    COCKATOO

    MAGPIE

    SWAN 

 

3. CASSOWARY

    BOBOLINK

    OSTRICH

    OSPREY

    THRUSH  

CRYPTO CLUES CCLXV

GAMES Magazine

May, 2000

Rosemary Scala (1-5)

Richard Lee Clark (6-8)

April, 2006

Bob Stigger (9-10)

 

1. Sick, I search map for places that fill prescriptions

 

2. Get the best of wrapping material

 

3. Insignificant bit in radio talk

 

4. Team made a sound of despair out loud

 

5. Sleigh went flying from one end to the other

 

6. Choreographer provides a snack

 

7. End of account, according to auditor

 

8. Itzhak Pearlman, for one, using Salieri composition

 

9. Baseball official's somewhat plump, I remarked

 

10. Islamic judge identifies those in civilian clothing  

 

HINTS: 

1. Anagram

2. Homograph

3. Hidden word

4. Homophone

5. Anagram

6. Hidden word

7. Homophone

8. Anagram

9. Hidden word

10. Homograph

 

Answers:

 

1. PHARMACIES (I search map)

2. FOIL

3. IOTA (radIO TAlk)

4. SIDE (sighed)

5. LENGTHWISE (sleigh went)

6. OREO (chOREOgrapher)

7. TAIL (tale)

8. ISRAELI (Salieri)

9. UMPIRE (plUMP I REmarked)

10. MUFTI  

OPPOSITES

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

December, 2025 (Ex. and 1-3)

 

What two words of opposite meaning can be placed on the blanks to form two longer words?

Ex. C _ _ TEST   _ _ _ ICE

Ans.   ON             OFF  

 

1. K _ _ D                  M _ _ _ TH

2. _ _ _ UOUS           NO _ _ _ _ G  

3. SUR _ _ _ _            _ _ _ _ _ CULE

4. P _ _ _ _ R             W _ _ _ _ VER

5. T _ _ _ _                 F _ _ _ ER

6. O _ _ _ _                 _ _ _ T

7. B _ _ _ _ _              C _ _ _ _

8. _ _ _ _ STIBLE      A _ _ NY 

 

Answers:

 

1. kINd - mOUTh

2. FATuous - noTHINg

3. surPLUS - MINUScule

4. pLOVEr - wHATEver

5. tHIGH - fLOWer

6. oLIVE - DIEt

7. bRIGHT - cLEFT

8. COMEstible - aGOny  

 

[Antonyms] 

TWO BY TWO

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

Decdmber, 2025

 

Fill in the dashes with two letters that will complete the word beginning on the left and and begin the word ending on the right.

 

1. PRO _ _ FER

2. HYE _ _ IVE

3. LIN _ _ OFY

4. BAC _ _ SET

5. RIF _ _ ARN

6. GRA _ _ VIL

7. GRE _ _ ICT

8. SCE _ _ EDS

9. GRA _ _ ARL

10. MOT _ _ BIT

11. STO _ _ WLY

12. SHA _ _ RBY  

 

Answers: 

 

1. proOFfer

2. hyeNAive

3. linGOofy

4. bacONset

5. rifLEarn

6. graDEvil

7. greEDict

8. sceNEeds

9. graPEarl

10. motORbit

11. stoNEwly

12. shaDErby

 

Note: The first of the missing letters, reading down, spell the name of a 1980s movie.