MATCHED PAIRS
Credit: GAMES Magazine
November, 1988

Joshua Kosman

Each pair below suggests two words that , when spoonerized (initial consonant sounds exchanged), yield a pair of associated words. Example: "hit " and "pestilence" would lead to the answer words WHACK and BLIGHT---a spoonerism for BLACK and WHITE.

1. Army bed....................Grasp
2. Takes to court................Bump-absorbing parts on a car
3. sound of a horn..........A _______ of relief
4. "I am not a _______".....................Nursemaid
5. Pickle type..........Ice precipitation
6. Habeus corpus, e.g. ....................Follower of Attila
7. Lock opener.....................Hard, chewy candy
8. Coal container..................Tea-time rolls
9. Football kick.................."What the _______ do I care?"

Answers:

1. cot and hold (hot and cold)
2. sues and shocks (shoes and socks)
3. toot and sigh (suit and tie)
4. crook and nanny (nook and cranny)
5. dill and hail (hill and dale)
6. writ and hun (hit and run)
7. key and toffee (tea and coffee)
8. bin and scones (skin and bones)
9. punt and heck (hunt and peck)