GIVE AND TAKE VII

Credit: NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle
October 16, 2016
Will Shortz

In each pair of words below, remove a letter from one word and add it to the other. Then re-arrange the letters in both words to form new words naming items that are synonyms. The transferred letter may come from either word.

1. KID - SNORT
2. FIEND - RALLY
3. ANNUAL - REPEL
4. STRIP - TUMBLE
5. DRAY - RID
6. CARFUL - WEARY
7. THOUGH - DRONE

Answers:

1. KIND - SORT
2. FRIEND - ALLY
3. ANNUL - REPEAL
4. TRIP - STUMBLE
5. DRY - ARID
6. CAREFUL - WARY
7. THROUGH - DONE