SHARE PAIRS IV
Credit: Idea - Games Magazine - Feb. 2008
R .C. McEvoy

Some people or things are so closely linked that they are thought of as a pair. And some pairs have something else in common - they share letters. For example, a pair that shares the letters E and A could be shown as follows:

_ EA _ _ _ &
   EA _ _ _      ................. with the shared letters aligned

The blanks could be filled in to show

HEAVEN &
   EARTH

Each of the following pairs shares two or three letters, aligned as shown:

1)
Y _ N &
Y _ N _

2)
E _ _ S &
E _ _ S

3)
P _ _ S &
P _ _ S

4)
SP _ _ _  &
SP _ _

5)
SLI _ &
SLI _ _

6)
PR _ _ &
PR _ _ _ _

7)
STR _ _ _ &
STR _ _ _

8)
F _ CT &
F _ CT _ _ _

9)
G_ _ E &
T _ _ E

10)
ST _ _ _ _ &
ST _ _ _ _

HINTS:
1.Chinese philosophical dualities
2. Keep them open to be alert
3. Found in the kitchen
4. Clean and neat
5. Plastic strip and a garden hose
6. Formal and conservative
7. Anxiety and pressure
8. Covering just abut everything
9. Compromise
10. Despite the rhyme, they don't hurt as much as words

Answers:

1. YIN &YANG 
2. EYES & EARS
3. POTS & PANS
4. SPIC & SPAN
5. SLIP & SLIDE
6. PRIM & PROPER
7. STRESS & STRAIN
8. FACT & FICTION
9. GIVE & TAKE
10. STICKS & STONES