MIND FLEXERS XXXIV

Answer each clue by matching it with one of the choices below. The relationships are disguised by double meanings and/or altered spacing within words. The choices are in random order.

1. Prison guard
2. Hospital gown
3. Carousel rider
4. Infamous also-ran
5. Clerical worker
6. Flags at the finish
7. Nice lady
8. Waste maker
9. Mean
10. Pen pal

CHOICES:
a. Fades
b. Femme
c. Average
d. Cellmate
e. Wardrobe
f. Contender
g. Suitcase
h. Priest
i. Hare
j. Haste

Answers:

1. f - Contender (Con tender) 
2. e - Wardrobe (Ward robe)
3. g - Suitcase (airport)
4. i - Hare (fable)
5. h - Priest (clergy)
6. a - Fades (flags as in tires)
7. b - Femme (French)
8. j - Haste (proverb)
9. c - Average (math)
10. d - Cellmate (penitentiary) 

Credits:
1. Joel Longstreth
2. Susie Hillyer
3. Barbara Olson
4. Ed Rush
5. Harvey Estes
6. Bob Peoples