SYNONYM/ANAGRAM CXXXVII

The two words in each clue can be anagrammed into one - beginning with the given letter. Hints to the meanings of the anagrams are given below the clues.

1. CLUB + PIER = R

2. CITE + ROSE = E

3. REIN + MIST = M

4. GAIN + LOAD = D

5. STAR + STEM = M

6. FORT + PALM = P

7. NOVA + RUSE = R

8. HERD + SOUL + S

9. FERN + STAR = T

10. ROTE + SHUN = S

11. TRAM + LANE = M

HINTS:

1. Country with a representative government

2. Understood by by only a few

3. Protestant clergyman

4. A direction

5. Sleep on it, it'll come to you

6. Speaker's place, perhaps

7. Very hungry

8. Body part

9. Move from one place to another

10. Kind of accent

11. Pertaining to mothers

Answers:

 

1. REPUBLIC

2. ESOTERIC

3. MINISTER

4. DIAGONAL

5. MATTRESS

6. PLATFORM

7. RAVENOUS

8. SHOULDER

9. TRANSFER

10. SOUTHERN

11. MATERNAL