BE A BETTER ANAGRAMMER CIII

Each word on the left is one letter off from another word - whose initial letter is given at the right. Can you determine the other word?

1. EMPTY - T

2. VILLA - A

3. NAIVE - A

4. EAGLE - A

5. BASIL - A

6. SPITE - T

7. EIDER - E

8. INSULT - L

9. ARCTIC - C

10. REPOSE - P

HINTS:

1. Speed

2. Use

3. Bird

4. Shoelace

5. Excuse

6. Lukewarm

7. Spooky

8. Be attentive

9. Reviewer

10. Skim

 

Answers:

 

1. TEMPO

2. AVAIL

3. AVIAN

4. AGLET*

5. ALIBI

6. TEPID 

7. EERIE

8. LISTEN

9. CRITIC

10. PERUSE**

 

*Aglet is the plastic sheathing at the end of a shoelace.

**Peruse can also mean to read carefully; it's a contronym