PLUS AND MINUS

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

Summer, 2020

 

Fill in the definitions of the Plus Words and the Minus Words. The number of dashes indicates the length of each answer. Then, cancel out, in order, the letters from the Minus Words column as they appear in the Plus Words column. The remaining letters of puzzles A and B will spell out, in order, a quote by Austrian author Marie von Ebner - Eschenbach.

 

PUZZLE A                                        

 

PLUS WORDS                          MINUS WORDS

1. Adam's oldest son   _ _ _ _    1. Truck section  _ _ _

2. Louisiana inlet     _ _ _ _ _    2. Stir from sleep _ _ _ _ _ _

3. Hurl                     _ _ _ _ _     3. High regard _ _ _ _ _ _ 

4. Employ                _ _ _

5. Moray or lamprey     _ _ _ 

6. Makes money      _ _ _ _ _

7. Abound, swarm      _ _ _ _ 

Remaining letters:  _ _    _ _ _ _ _    _ _    _ _ _ _ _

PUZZLE B 

PLUS WORDS                       MINUS WORDS

1. Rustic retreat _ _ _             1. Manicure target _ _ _ _

2. Feel flush _ _ _                   2. Magic formula _ _ _ _ _

3. Auctioneer's cry _ _ _ _      3. Ham it up _ _ _ _ _

4. Book unit _ _ _ _                4. Aft _ _ _ _ _ _

5. Building wing _ _ _            5. Switch position _ _ _  

6. Minuscule _ _ _

7. Dust speck _ _ _ _

8. Tear -----, rend _ _ _ _ _ _ _

9. A shorebird _ _ _ _

10. Deadlock _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Remaining letters: _ _   _ _ _   _ _ _   _ _   _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Answers:

 

Puzzle A:

PLUS WORDS:   MINUS WORDS

 

1. CAIN                1. CAB

2. BAYOU            2. AROUSE

3. THROW          3. ESTEEM

4. USE

5. EEL 

5. EARNS

7. TEEM

Remaining letters: IN YOUTH WE LEARN

Puzzle B:

PLUS WORDS:    MINUS WORDS:

1. INN                    1. NAIL

2. AIL                    2. SPELL

3. SOLD                3. EMOTE

4. PAGE                4. ASTERN

5. ELL                   5. OFF

6. WEE

7. MOTE

8. ASUNDER

9. TERN

10. STANDOFF

Remaining letters:  IN OLD AGE WE UNDERSTAND