INSERT - A - WORD IV

GAMES/World of Puzzles
February, 2020
Stephen Sniderman

Each numbered two-word phrase below can be turned into a single word by changing one letter in the first word, then inserting the second word somewhere within that changed first word.

Example: Given the phrase SUED ROLL, change the U to T (making STED), then insert ROLL between the T and E, making ST(ROLL)ED. Note: Changing the first word doesn't have to result in a real word. The letter to be changed and the new letter are given as hints below the clues.

1. RAY ISLE
2. ATONE RIMS
3. POLLEN ICE
4. PET FRESHMEN
5. SHOAT CAPE
6. OARS SERVE
7. BORN DELL
8. MAID JEST
9. ACED ALAN
10. COLON PAIRS

HINTS:
1. R to P
2. A to B
3. (second) L to M
4. P to R
5. H to G
6. A to B
7. N to O
8. D to C
9. A to B
10. L to M

Answers:

1. PAISLEY
2. BRIMSTONE
3. POLICEMEN
4. REFRESHMENT
5. SCAPEGOAT
6. OBSERVERS
7. BORDELLO
8. MAJESTIC
9. BALANCED
10. COMPARISON