LOGICAL THINKING XV

GAMES Magazine

May, 1985

David Diefendorf

Aunt Hildegarde likes words that have the same structure as the name of the relative she's seen most recently. She has just returned from a visit with Aunt Ellie. 

She'll make an EFFORT, but hardly ever TRIES.

She loves DETAILS, but hates MINUTIAE.

She's started wearing JEANS instead of CORDUROYS.

She prefers ARTISTS to WRITERS. 

She's rather be with PEOPLE than with ANIMALS.

She's feeling JADED, but not CYNICAL.

She has a few ENEMIES, but no FOES.

Does Aunt Hildegarde like to TAUNT or TEASE?

Answers:

Aunt Hildegarde likes to TEASE, because TEASE begins with a phonetic homophone of a letter of the alphabet - TE for T. Her other preferences follow the same pattern:

EFFORT - F

DETAILS - D

JEANS - G

ARTISTS - R

PEOPLE - P

JADED - J

ENEMIES - N