1. What three-syllable word is suggested by the following three clues?

Animal park

Crucial

Leg joint

2)

My first the first of West,

My second the second of East,

My third the fourth of both of these,

Or the fourth of North and South;

My fourth the first of East,

Or the second of West,

My fifth the third of North.

3. Two miners went into business, but the mine failed. They decided to use the mine to grow mushrooms. Business flourished, but one of the miners got greedy. He tried to kill his partner by planting poisonous mushrooms in his section. Before his plan could succeed he was arrested. What crime was he charged with?

4. Two words can answer the following clue. When run together, they form a single four-syllable word.

CHANGE AN INDIGENOUS PERSON

HINTS:

1. You can eat it.

3. A morel is a type of mushroom.

4. The answer word also has to do with change.

Answers:

1. Zucchini (zoo + key + knee)

2. WATER

3. Corrupting the morels of a miner

4. ALTERNATIVE (alter + native)