The Play of Words III

Richard Lederer

Answer each clue with an animal-related word. #12-20 use additional words

1. To confuse and intimidate

2. To annoy

3. Shrink with fear

4. To strike or collide violently

5. Eat very quickly

6. Struggle clumsily

7. Seek favor through flattery

8. Resist or object

9. Sponge off others

10. Make snide remarks

11. Complain 

12. Be more cunning

13. Save for later use

14. Stop talking

15. Tamper with

16. Make a mistake

17. Get out of a responsibility

18. Sure thing

19. Stunned, frozen

20. Betray

Answers:

 

1. Buffalo

2. Badger 

3. Quail

4. Ram

5. Wolf

6. Flounder

7. Fawn

8. Buck

9. Leech

10. Snipe

11. Carp, crab, grouse

12. Outfox

13. Squirrel away

14. Clam up

15. Monkey with

16. Louse up

17. Weasel out of

18. Bird in the hand

19. Deer in the headlights

20. Rat on