Monday, July 29, 2019

TWISTED MEANINGS
The Puzzlemaster Presents Vol. 2
Will Shortz

In each pair of five-letter words below, re-arrange the letters of one of them to get a synonym for the other. Which word in the pair is the anagram and which is the synonym is for you to figure out.

Ex.
Given the word pair WIDER - EERIE,
The answer word would be WEIRD - an anagram of WIDER and a synonym of EERIE.

1. START - BINGE
2. TIGHT - PEACH
3. VALUE - THROW
4. HEART - WORLD
5. GREAT - PURSE
6. MONEY - CRUEL
7. HARMS - SWAMP
8. ROOST - TRUNK
9. CHASE - HURTS
10. EXPEL - CIVET
11. GREEN - CLASS
12. MODEL - AILED
13. NEVER - CHEEK

Answers:

1. START - BEGIN
2. TIGHT - CHEAP
3. VALUE - WORTH
4. EARTH - WORLD
5. GREAT - SUPER
6. MONEY - LUCRE
7. MARSH - SWAMP
8. TORSO - TRUNK
9. ACHES - HURTS
10. EXPEL - EVICT
11. GENRE - CLASS
12. MODEL - IDEAL
13. NERVE - CHEEK

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