GAMES/World of Puzzles
June, 2019
GIMME AN "A"
Stu Agler

Each clue on the left can be answered by a word that, when the letter "A" is added to the end, yields a new word that is clued somewhere in the right-hand column. For example, a clue on the left might read "Chicago baseball pro" (CUB), which could be matched with "Caribbean nation" (CUBA) on the right. Can you answer the clues and pair up the words?

1. Small liquid measure                 a. Wildly enthusiastic
2. Droop                                         b. Flaky mineral
3. Phone                                         c. Musical finale
4. Atlantic fish                               d. Adventure story
5. Part of YMCA                           e. Baking _____
6. Pop                                             f. Theater
7. Cleaning cloth                            g. Island nation
8. Turf                                             h. Smart set
9. Karaoke need, for short              i. Lily type
10. Joke                                           j. 1920s art movement
11. Sweet treat                                 k. Sitar piece

Answers:

1. Dram - f -Theater (drama) 
2. Sag - d - Adventure story (saga)
3. Call - i - Lily type (calla)
4. Cod - c - Musical finale (coda)
5. Men's - h - Smart set (Mensa)
6. Dad - j - 1920s art movement (Dada)
7. Rag - k - Sitar piece (raga)
8. Sod - e - Baking _____ (soda)
9. Mic - b - Flaky mineral (mica) 
10. Gag - a - Wildly enthusiastic (gaga) 
11. Malt - g - Island Nation (Malta)