Monday, August 6, 2012

PALINDROMES II

When Adam met Eve in the Garden of Eden, he introduced himself using a palindromic sentence: "Madam, I'm Adam." This sentence reads exactly the same from right to left as it does from left to right (ignoring capitalization and punctuation). Try to find palindromes of two or more words as suggested by the following clues.

1. Ferrari, for one
2. Problem for Cinderella's stepsisters
3. Almonds and cashews that can to backflips
4. Napoleon's words in exile
5. The bar in an exciting circus act
6. Headwear from a South Pacific island
7. Intelligent male sheep
8. Rodents in the spotlight
9. Containers for chips, pretzels, crackers, etc.
10. Cake, pie, ice cream under pressure

Answers:

1. RACE CAR
2. TOO FAT A FOOT
3. STUNT NUTS
4. "ABLE WAS I ERE I SAW ELBA."
5. TRAPEZE PART
6. TAHITI HAT
7. SMART RAMS
8. STAR RATS
9. SNACK CANS
10. STRESSED DESSERTS

NOTE: Another palindrome Adam might have used when he met Eve: WOW!



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