NOUN-NOUN RHYME IV

The Word's The Thing

Dr. Louis D. Appel 

Each clue below can be answered with two rhyming nouns. For example, given the clue, "The ability to talk excessively," the answer would be "The capacity for loquacity."

1. A a slight quarrel in a small boat

2. A noisy quarrel in a two-masted boat

3. A flat tire at a point where two things meet

4. Words to operas and high-heeled shoes 

5. A minister charged with starting a fire

6. Merriment of the non-clergy

7. Boundless calm and composure

8. Unexpected end to something or someone

9. Pair of fingerless gloves bought for very little money

10. One who has committed a serious crime enjoying a summer fruit

Answers:

 

1. A tiff in a skiff

2. A brawl in a yawl

3. A puncture at a juncture

4. Librettos and stilettos

5. A parson charged with arson

6. Gaiety of the laity 

7. An infinity of equanimity

8. Surprise demise

9. Mittens for a pittance

10. A felon with a melon