Wednesday, June 5, 2019

PAIR-A-GRAMS
The Puzzlemaster Presents Vol. 2
Will Shortz

Each word in Column I can be paired up with a word in Column II according to a certain pattern. Can you determine what it is?

Column I                   Column II
1. VEIL                       SHOUT
2. PERU                     GROWN
3. TRAP                     EARTHY
4. THORN                 RENAL
5. HEAL                    IMPELS
6. REGAL                 SECURE
7. GIRTH                  SERPENT
8. TAPS                     PLACER
9. TSARS                  MALLS
10. CHASER             PERSIST

HINTS:
A. The word "and" connects the two words of each pair.
B. Each word is an anagram.

Answers:

An anagram of each word in Column I can be paired up with an anagram of one of the words in Column II to form a common phrase in the form of "________ and ________."

1. VEIL - RENAL - - - LIVE AND LEARN
2. PERU - IMPELS - - - PURE AND SIMPLE
3. TRAP - PLACER - - - PART AND PARCEL
4. THORN - SHOUT - - - NORTH AND SOUTH
5. HEAL - EARTHY - - - HALE AND HEARTY
6. REGAL - MALLS - - - LARGE AND SMALL
7. GIRTH - GROWN - - - RIGHT AND WRONG
8. TAPS - SERPENT - - - PAST AND PRESENT
9. TSARS - PERSIST - - - STARS AND STRIPES
10. CHASER - SECURE - - - SEARCH AND RESCUE

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