Friday, April 15, 2011

MIND FLEXERS VII

Match the items on the left with those on the right based on similar or related meanings. The relationships are disguised by the use of puns or altered spacing within words. For example, given the clue ANNOUNCE, the answer could be "1/16 of a pound" (an ounce).

1. Denial                                  Fear of relatives
2. Romance                             Enthusiastic applause for a hotel
3. Information                         For crying out loud
4. Appear                                A large river in Egypt
5. Vitamin                              What a matador tries to do
6. Yellow                                How Air Force jets fly
7. Buccaneer                          William Tell's brother
8. Quadruplets                        Something you fish off of
9. Kindred                              What you do when a guest comes to your house
10. Motel                               What you do when you hurt yourself
11. Avoidable                         Italian bugs
12. Innovation                        Expensive corn

Answers:

1. A large river in Egypt (The Nile)
2. Italian bugs (Rome ants)
3. How Air Force jets fly (In formation)
4. Something you fish off of (A pier)
5. What you do when a guest comes to your house (Invite him in)
6. What you do when you hurt yourself (Yell Ow!)
7. Expensive corn (Buck an ear)
8. For crying out loud (Four)
9. Fear of relatives (Kin dread)
10. William Tell's brother (Moe Tell)
11. What a matador tries to do (Avoid a bull)
12. Enthusiastic applause for a hotel (Inn ovation)

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