LETTER BANK XXXIV

A letter bank is a word or phrase whose letters, repeated as necessary, are used to make up a longer word or phrase. No additional letters are allowed. For example, IMPS is a letter bank for MISSISSIPPI. That is, the only letters in MISSISSIPPI are I, M, P, and S - repeated as necessary. Fill in the two sets of blanks in each flat below with a letter bank and the longer word made up of its letters. The number of blanks indicates the number of letters in the two words. The letter bank may or may not precede the longer word.

1)

I'll only let you hire me if you're the  

   clever sort.

If you're a fount of wisdom, then I'll

   take your side in court.

The _ _ _ _ _ _ of a lawyer must be

   blessed with _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

2)

Of the land where he lived all his

   years,

He knew nothing, saw les than his

   peers,

So we called him the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 

   _ _ _ _ _ _

 

Answers:

 

1)

CLIENT

INTELLECT

 

2)

INATTENTIVE

NATIVE