DOUBLE DUTY CCXCVIII

Fill in the blanks with words that will complete the partial word or phrase beginning on the left and begin the partial word or phrase ending on the right. The number of blanks indicates the number of letters in the missing word. 

1. GNO _ _ AN

2. DE _ _ _ TON 

3. AREA _ _ _ BY

4. BARE _ _ _ _ FALL

5. SEA _ _ _ _ FLOWER

6. CANDLE _ _ _ PAPER

7. THEME _ _ _ _ BENCH 

8. GROUND _ _ _ _ JOINT

9. GRAND _ _ _ _ _ ECLIPSE 

10. HUMAN _ _ _ _ _ MESSAGE

 

HINTS:
First letters of the missing words:

1.**

2. B

3. R

4. F

5. W

6. W

7. P

8. B

9. T

10. E

 

Answers: 

 

1. gnoMEan

2. deBUTton

3. area RUGby

4. bareFOOTfall

5. sea WALL flower

6. candle WAX paper

7. theme PARK bench

8. ground BALL joint 

9. grand TOTAL eclipse

10. human ERROR message 

 

SHUFFLE 'EM LXI

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

Volume 142

 

Two 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 no letter is used more than once. The two words are not related.

 

Ex: S D Y I S A T P E M E R

       S d  Y i S a  T p E M e  r - SYSTEM - diaper

 

1. T O U R M C H I B L D E

 

2. C N E U S A T R O L Y M

 

3. P R S O M F U D I T G E

 

4. D M U R A S C G L O N E

 

5. S F A U L R C V O N E Y 

 

6. A V M E R O U I N F Y T

 

7. W S E A C O R M N T D H 

 

8. G O R B U J M E C P Y T  

 

9. P A K I S U N M E C T H

 

10. F R L O I C M K S E T Y 

 

Answers:

 

1. TUMBLE - orchid

2. CUSTOM - nearly

3. PROFIT - smudge

4. DRAGON - muscle

5. SURVEY - falcon

6. AMOUNT - verify

7. WARMTH - second

8. GRUMPY - object 

9. PAUNCH - kismet

10. FLIMSY - rocket   

ADD A LETTER - GET A NEW WORD CCCIV

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

1. PAID + H 

2. GAIN + L 

3. SITAR + G 

4. PAINT + A  

5. CHEST + A 

6. LATHE + M

7. SWORE + C

8. DEBUT + G

9. BREAD + V

10. STOIC +M  

 

HINTS:

First letters of the new words:

1. A

2. A

3. G

4. P

5. S

6. H

7. E

8. B

9. A

10. S

 

Answers:

 

1. APHID

2. ALIEN

3. GRATIS

4. PATINA

5. SACHET

6. HAMLET

7. ESCROW

8. BUDGE

9. ADVERB

10. SITCOM   

BE A BETTER ANAGRAMMER CXLVI

Each word on the left is one letter off from another word - whose initial letter is given at the right. Can you determine the other word?  

1. DEBUT - B 

2. TOUGH - G 

3. FUTURE - R 

4. RENEGE - G 

5. CANTER - A 

6. BEYOND - N

7. LOUNGE - E 

8. IMPRESS - E

9. MUTUAL - A 

10. REVENGE - R

 

HINTS:

1. Move

2. Energy

3. Deny

4. Sex

5. Mysterious

6. Cipher

7. Sufficient

8. Royal figure

9. Season

10. Income

 

Answers:

 

1. BUDGE

2. GUSTO

3. REFUTE

4. GENDER

5. ARCANE

6. NOBODY

7. ENOUGH

8. EMPRESS

9. AUTUMN

10. REVENUE  

HOMOGRAPHS CVIII

What single word satisfies both or all of the clues?  

1. Guide 

    Cattle

 

2. Fine fabric

    Shoestring

    Entwine

    Add alcohol to a non-alcoholic drink

 

3. Feat

    To slow growth

 

4. Shirt part

    Full-arm tattoo 

    Vinyl record cover

 

5. Tear, rip

    Monthly payment for something

 

6. Walker

    Common, uninteresting

 

7. Spy

    Factory 

    Flora member

 

Answers:

 

1. STEER

2. LACE

3. STUNT

4. SLEEVE

5. RENT

6. PEDESTRIAN

7. PLANT  

    

MISSING LINKS CCLXXVI

Each group below shares a Missing Link - that is, its members have something in common, obvious or not. For example, RIVERS, NOSES, & VIOLINS can all have BRIDGES.  

1. Sea..........Fire..........Side 

2. Deep..........Stir..........Small

3. Sea..........Mind..........Secret 

4. Fast.......... Curve..........Bean

5. Dead..........Open..........Cover 

6. Ground..........House..........Iron 

7. Buffalo..........Shed.........Wings 

8. Strike..........Action..........Timber 

9. Wheel..........Column..........Estate

10. Paper..........Myrtle..........Pancake

 

Answers:

 

1. Wall

2. Fry

3. Open

4. Kinds of baseball pitches  

5. Letter

6. Kinds of rules

7. Water

8. Words that can be shouted

9. Fifth

10. Crepe  

 

Credit:

8: Leslie Benson 

MISSING TRIOS CIX

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

Volume 139

 

For each group below, fill in the same three missing letters to complete 7,6,5,4, and 3-letter words. The letters may be filled in in any order, and the missing trio will be different for each group. One of the 3-letter words in one of the groups is an informal abbreviation.

 

1. _ RO _ R _ M  

      _ _ LLO _ 

      _ R _ _ H

        _ _N _

         _ _ _ 

 

2.  A _ S _ A _ N

      _ R _ GH _

       _ R _ _ E

        _ A _ _

          _ _ _ 

 

3. _ N _ O _ CE

     _ A _ M _ R

       D _ _ E _

         _ _ _ N

          _ _ _ 

 

4. C _ N _ O _ R

     B _ T _ _ N

      C _ _ N _

        _ _ N _

         _ _ _ 

 

5. _ R _ _ ERY

     _ O _ IN _

      L _ _ I _

       _ L _ _

         _ _ _ 

 

Answers:

 

1. The letters are GAP:

        PROGRAM

         GALLOP

          GRAPH

           PANG

            GAP  

 

2. The letters are BIT:

         ABSTAIN

          BRIGHT

           TRIBE

            BAIT

             BIT  

 

3. The letters are REF:

        ENFORCE

         FARMER

          DEEPER

            FERN

             REF  

 

4. The letters are OUT:

        CONTOUR

         BUTTON 

          COUNT  

           TOUR

            OUT  

 

5.  The letters are COG:

          GROCERY

           COOING

            LOGIC

             CLOG

              COG