ANAGRAM PROVERBS

NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle
March 18, 2007
Will Shortz

Each clue below contains two words, the first of which is an anagram. The (an) anagram of this word, combined with the second word, should suggest a familiar proverb. For example, given the clue words SHORE and WATER, you would anagram SHORE into HORSE to suggest the proverb: You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. What are the anagrams and what are the proverbs?

1. Words - pen
2. Epics - life
3. Super - ear
4. More - roads
5. Least - dead
6. Earth - home
7. Hated - taxes
8. Deaf - soldiers
9. Runt - another
10. Shade - one
11. Vile - money
12. Pears - spoil
13. Directions - better
14. Evil - stones
15. Relay - healthy

Answers:

1. Sword - The pen is mightier than the sword.
2. Spice - Variety is the spice of life.
3. Purse - You can't make a silk purse from a sow's ear
4. Rome - All roads lead to Rome
5. Tales - Dead men tell no tales.
6. Heart - Home is where the heart is.
7. Death - The only two sure things are death and taxes.
8. Fade - Old soldiers never die, they just fade away.
9. Turn - One good turn deserves another.
10. Heads - Two heads are better than one.
11. Evil - (The love of) Money is the root of all evil 
12. Spare - Spare the rod and spoil the child.
13. Discretion - Discretion is the better part of valor.
14. Live - People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
15. Early - Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.