ANAGRAMMATIC PAIRS

GAMES/World of Puzzles

April, 2016

Paddy Smith

 

The answers to the two clues in each pair below will be anagrams. For example, given the clue pair,

 

The Importance of Being _____

New Hampshire time zone,

 

the answer words would be EARNEST and EASTERN.

 

1. Aftermath of a close election. sometimes

    Defeat soundly

 

2. Make bigger

    Soap opera _____ Hospital 

 

3. High-end, as a neighborhood

    Word after space or time

 

4. Perceive

    Revoke, cancel

5. Regional form of language

    Fortress

Answers:

 

1. RECOUNT

    TROUNCE

 

2. ENLARGE

    GENERAL

 

3. UPSCALE

    CAPSULE

 

4. DISCERN

    RESCIND

 

5. DIALECT

    CITADEL