COMPOUND IN THE MIDDLE II

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

Spring, 2019 (1-4)

 

Can you think of a compound word that could fill the blanks in each clue below such that the first half of the compound word plus the word on the left make up another compound word or familiar two-word phrase, and the second half of the compound word plus the word on the right also make up another compound word or familiar two-word phrase. The number of blanks indicates the number of missing letters in the missing compound word.

 

For example: Chewing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ lace

                       ChewingGUMSHOElace

                       Chewing gum - Shoe lace

 

1. Bitter _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ throb

2. Play _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ walk

3. Trade _ _ _ _ _ _ _ pipe

4. Bob_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ cloth

5. Home _ _ _ _ _ _ _ light 

6. White _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ shoes

7. Breaking _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ back

8. Square _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ travel

9. Red _ _ _ _ _ _ _ walk

 

HINTS:

First letter of the missing compound word:

1. S

2. B

3. W

4. W

5. W 

6. H

7. N

8. M

9. H

 

Answers:

 

1. bitter SWEETHEARTthrob

2. playBILLBOARDwalk

3. tradeWINDBAGpipe

4. bobWHITEWASHcloth 

5. homeWORKDAYlight 

6. whiteHOUSEBOAT shoes 

7. breaking NEWSPAPERback

8. square MEALTIME travel

9. red HOTCAKE walk