UPS AND DOWNS VIII

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

September, 2021

Eight-letter words are hidden in the eight groups below. Find the words by choosing the correct letter from each vertical pair of letters. For example, given the group

 

A R R I  A T U C

S O T H S  O I  L,

 

you would choose the A from the first vertical pair, the R from the second, the T from the third, and son on to get the word ARTISTIC. 

1. A U R A H I  N D

    B E  L K C E A E

2. H L  A E I  N M E

    C M U R T I   E T

3. T U R S T O E N

    Q O E P L I  O D

4. S V A U L Y O Y

    B C O L N I  R N

5. H E U E N O C H

    O P V L E  N S E

6. H O P R Y N E H

    O P N E A D T W

7. W R I  P  B U S K 

    D H A W L A C E

8. V A E S  A R L E 

    P  O L U H B K L

Answers:

 

1. BULKHEAD

2. CLARINET

3. QUESTION

4. SCALLION

5. OPULENCE

6. HONEYDEW

7. DRAWBACK

8. VALUABLE