SYNONYM/ANAGRAM CXCIII

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. BED + SIR = D

2. LEG + NET = G

3. HER + LIST = S

4. ART + TREE = R

5. TIE + SCORE = E

6. YET + SMIRCH = C

7. LILT + IRON = T 

8. BUSS + SINE = B

9. MADE + TINY = D 

10. SANE + SKEW = W

11. ONCE + DRAIN = O

12. TREE + GROAN = G

 

Meanings of the anagrams:

1. Rubble, trash

2. Tender

3. Move like a snake

4. Camp David, for one

5. Arcane

6. One of the sciences

7. A thousand millions

8. Commerce

9. Alfred Nobel's invention

10. Lack of strength

11. City law

12. Power source 

 

Answers:

 

1. DEBRIS

2. GENTLE

3. SLITHER

4. RETREAT

5. ESOTERIC

6. CHEMISTRY

7. TRILLION

8. BUSINESS

9. DYNAMITE

10. WEAKNESS

11. ORDINANCE

12. GENERATOR