LETTER PATTERNS XVII

The Word's The Thing

Dr.Louis D. Appel

 

Each set of clues can be answered with words which end in the same letter pattern.

 

1. Gaffer, for one

    Elvis' home

   

2. Praise

    Pretense

    Railing

    Temperature scale

 

3. A so-so riddle is a ________   ________.

 

4. In ancient Rome, a ________ met at the ________ and behaved with ________.

 

5. Despite his apparent ________ to his superiors, the official was accused of ________.

6. Airtight

    Superficial, as changes

    One who practices self-discipline and abstention

    Of the future

7. He escaped the ________ smells of the city by going to the ________ forest.

8. Wrap tightly, as a baby

     Move like a duck

     Nonsense

 

9. Use your hands to emphasize your words

    Enroll at a college or university

    Bit of pollution

    

Answers:

 

1. Stagehand

    Graceland

 

2. Accolade

    Masquerade

    Balustrade

    Centigrade

 

3. Humdrum conundrum

 

4. Quorum 

    Forum

    Decorum 

5. Obeisance

    Malfeasance

6. Hermetic

    Cosmetic

    Ascetic

    Prophetic

7. Odiferous

    Coniferous

8. Swaddle

    Waddle

    Twaddle

 

9. Gesticulate

    Matriculate

    Particulate