DROP TWO LETTERS - GET A NEW WORD LXXII

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

Spring, 2019

 

All 26 letters of the alphabet are to be pulled form the 13 words below - two at a time. Drop two letters from each word and re-arrange the remaining letters to get a new word. The letters to be dropped are given as hints below the words. [A similar puzzle, with more explanation, was posted on 1/7/23.]

 

Example: WHISPER

                 WHISPER = SHIRE (an English county)

 

1. WHISPER

2. KINDRED

3. EXHAUST

4. TOASTER

5. BEQUEST

6. MANAGER

7. CONVERT

8. GRANITE

9. BIZARRE

10. BARRELS

11. CONFESS

12. JUNIPER

13. LIBERTY

 

HINTS:

Letters to be dropped: 

1. WHISPE - WP

2. KINDRED - KD

3. EXHAUST - XH

4. TOASTER - TO

5. BEQUEST - QU

6. MNAGER - AM

7. CONVERT - CV

8. GRANITE - GN

9. BIZARRE - EZ

10. BARRELS - LR

11. CONFESS - FS

12. JUNIPER - IJ

13. LIBERTY - BY

Answers:

 

1. SHIRE 

2. DINER

3. SAUTE

4. STARE (or ASTER)

5. BESET

6. RANGE

7. TENOR

8. IRATE

9. BRIAR

10. SABER

11. SCONE

12. PRUNE

13. LITER