MIND FLEXERS LXI

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. Apollo's home

2. Whistle blower

3. Frequent flyers

4. Remote location

5. Way to keep dry

6. Nothing but foliage

7. Carry grass clippings

8. Speech that's hard to follow

9. Get an onion from the cooler

10. Where one is at a high school dance

CHOICES:

a. Leaves alone

b. Flags

c. Spring a leak

d. Coffee table

e. Referee

f. Harlem

g. Near misses

h. Baby talk

i. Shoulder blades

j. Twelve steps

 

Answers:

 

1. a - Harlem (Apollo Theater)

2. e - Referee

3. b - Flags

4. d - Coffee table (TV remote)

5. j - Twelve steps (AA program)

6. a - Leaves alone

7. i - Shoulder blades

8. h - Baby talk

9. c - Spring a leak (leek)

10. g - Near misses (Misses - young women) 

 

Credits:

4-5: Alex Eaton-Salners

6-7: Harvey Estes

8: Ezra Brauner 

9-10: Harvey Estes