SPOONERISMS XXXIV

 

American Crossword Puzzle Tournament

(ACPT), 2022

Puzzle 2

Joel Fagliano

NEW WORDS TO WOO NERDS

 

The phrases below are Spoonerisms of answers to clues in this puzzle. Can you reverse the Spoonerisms to reveal the  correct answers and the original clues? For example, given the answer RIGHT LANE, you could reverse the Spoonerism to get LIGHT RAIN - which could be clued by "DRIZZLE." The original clues are those from the puzzle. Other clues are possible.

1. LET'S GO

2. FLAT CAP

3. CHAI TEA

4. BITE ME

5. TOENAIL

6. NO SERVICE

HINTS:

Original answers (in random order):

Feature of a manx cat

Certain martial art

Sweating bullets

That's possible

Crouches

Door for a purring feline

Answers:

 

1. GETS LOW - CROUCHES 

2. CAT FLAP -  DOOR FOR A PURRING FELINE

 

3. TAI CHI - CERTAIN MARTIAL ART

 

4. MIGHT BE - THAT'S POSSIBLE

 

5. NO TAIL - FEATURE OF A MANX CAT 

 

6. SO NERVOUS -  SWEATING BULLETS