HOMOPHONE PAIRS
The Puzzlemaster Presents Vol. 2
Will Shortz
In this puzzle, you're given clues for two words. Their homophones are partners of each other in familiar phrases.
Ex: Dove's home / Person from Bangkok
COTE THAI
COAT and TIE
1. Had on clothing / Part of a jigsaw puzzle
2. A marsh grass / Correct
3. To stupefy / Men who are called "Sir"
4. Male deer / Fish that's often filleted
5. Was victorious / Leatherworker's tool
6. Photo, informally / Grinds food with teeth
7. Minty herb / Fastened with a rope
8. Word of parting / Jail compartment
9. Opposite of poetry / Rulers of the Tatar tribes
10. Complain in a high voice / Unit of force
in physics
11. Jekyll's alter ego / Member of a religious group
in northern India
12. Kind of porridge
that's "hot" in a rhyme / Lines to wait in
Answers:
1. WORE / PIECE - WAR AND PEACE
2. REED / RIGHT - READ AND WRITE
3. DAZE / KNIGHTS - DAYS AND NIGHTS
4. HART / SOLE - HEART AND SOUL
5. WON / AWL - ONE AND ALL
6. PIC /CHEWS - PICK AND CHOOSE
7. THYME / TIED - TIME AND TIDE
8. BYE / CELL - BUY AND SELL
9. PROSE / KAHNS - PROS AND CONS
10. WHINE / DYNE - WINE AND DINE
11. HYDE / SIKH - HIDE AND SEEK
12. PEAS / QUEUES - P'S AND Q'S
Friday, May 31, 2019
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