PICTURE FRAMES I
Credit: GAMES Magazine
September, 1984
Toni Green

The ten words below share an unusual property which could be illustrated - and was in the original puzzle. Can you discover the pattern that these words have in common?

1. TAXABLE
2. PIRATE
3. HEARSAY
4. TRAVESTY
5. BLOCKED
6. CLAMBAKE
7. NARROWEST
8. VINTAGE
9. PATIENTS
10. COLOGNE

HINT:
The pattern involves _____ in _____.

Answer:

Each word "frames"a smaller word within it, and can be expressed as _____ in _____ - more or less:

1. AX in TABLE
2. RAT in PIE
3. EARS in HAY
4. VEST in TRAY
5. LOCK in BED
6. LAMB in CAKE
7. ARROW in NEST
8. TAG in VINE
9. TIE in PANTS
10. LOG in CONE