DOUBLE DUTY CLIV

Fill in the blanks with words that will complete a two-word phrase beginning on the left and begin a two-word phrase ending on the right. The number of blanks indicates the number of missing letters.

1. DOG _ _ _ _ _ _ _ DUCK

2. PRIVATE _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ TAX

3. BUMPER _ _ _ _ FAILURE

4. QUALITY _ _ _ _ BOMB

5. LIKELY _ _ _ _ _ LINE

6. STICK _ _ _ _ _ _ HEAD

7. MAGIC _ _ _ _ _ _ MEAL

8. MASTER _ _ _ CHAIN

9. HOLY _ _ _ _ _ SCREEN

10. ABOUT _ _ _ _ TIME

11. CLOTHES _ _ _ MONEY

12. SHADOW _ _ _ SPRING

HINTS:

First of the missing letters:

1. S

2. P

3. C

4. T

5. S

6. F

7. S

8. K

9. S

10. F

11. P

12. B

Answers:

 

1. dog SITTING duck

2. private PROPERTY tax

3. bumper CROP failure

4. quality TIME bomb

5. likely STORY line

6. stick FIGURE head

7. magic SQUARE meal

8. master KEYchain

9. holy SMOKE screen

10. about FACE time

11. clothes PIN money

12. shadow BOX spring