EAT YOUR WORDS

The Colossal Book of Word Play

Martin Gardner

Answer each clue with a word or phrase naming or containing a type of food. For example, Getaway after a wedding would be honeymoon.

1. Job with little work and good pay

2. Lose control (2 answers)

3. Arranged just right

4. Difficult, awkward situation

5. Embarrassed or foolish

6. Uncomfortably close together

7. Over emote

8. Not care at all

9. Argument or brawl in baseball

10. Brain

11. Rumor

12. Succeed

13. Share food (and friendship)

14. Trophy wife, perhaps

15. Halcyon, happy times of the past 

 

Answers:

 

1. Gravy train

2. Go nuts or bananas 

3. In apple pie order

4. Pickle

5. Egg on your face

6. Packed like sardines

7. Ham it up

8. Don't give a fig

9. Rhubarb

10. Noodle

11. Grapevine

12. Cut the mustard

13. Break bread

14. Eye candy

15. Salad days