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GAMES/World of Puzzles

August, 2021

David Binder

 

Each letter string below is what's left of a common word with the letters ING removed and the rest of the letters put in alphabetical order. Put the ING back in each string to make a seven-letter word that does not end in ING. For example: EHKR (pickle) - the answer would be GHERKIN. Hints are given below the clues.

1. AABR 

2. EFOR

3. EEHY

4. EFRU

5. ALRY

6. EFMT

7. DEMS 

8. ABEO

9. AFLU

10. AHSU

HINTS:

1. A good deal

2. Unfamiliar

3. Cleanliness

4. Bang, bang

5. Crossly

6. Imagination

7. Tiny amount

8. Flowering plant

9. Financially rewarding

10. Severe pain or suffering

 

Answers:

 

1. BARGAIN

2. FOREIGN

3. HYGIENE

4. GUNFIRE

5. ANGRILY

6. FIGMENT

7. SMIDGEN

8. BEGONIA

9. GAINFUL

10. ANGUISH