MIND FLEXERS XLIX

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. Ace

2. Strike

3. Chair

4. Hole-in-one

5. Swell place

6. Ring a bell

7. 44 years

8. Ties that bind

9. Butterfly place

10. Remote location, perhaps

 

CHOICES:

a. Ocean

b. Point of no return

c. Restraints

d. Sofa

e. Obama era

f. Sedan

g. Swimming pool 

h. End around

i. Perfect pitch

j. Stroke of luck

Answers: 

 

1. b - Point of no return (tennis serve)

2. i - Perfect pitch (baseball)

3. f - Sedan (sedan chair)

4. j - Stroke of luck

5. a - Ocean (waves)

6. h - End around (end a round [boxing])

7. e - Obama era (44th President)

8. c - Restraints

9. g - Swimming pool (butterfly swimming stroke)

10. d - Sofa (TV remote) 

 

Credits:

6: Gary Larson

7: Francesca Goldston and Jeff Chen

9: Erik Agard