GAMES/World of Puzzles

September, 2017

R.H. Wei

Each set of clue below suggests a set of words that differ only by their last letter. Can you determine the answers, each of which will be three, four, or five letters long.

1. Opposite of flat

    Ocean predator

    Unit of stock

    Broken piece

 

2. Roman war god

    Grifter's prey

    Female horse

    Scottish queen

 

3. There's the _____

    Be sorry for

    Routine

    Campaign

 

4. Small and weak

    Football play

    Type of rock

    Groaners, usually

 

Answers:

 

1. SHARP

    SHARK

    SHARE

    SHARD

 

2. MARS

    MARK

    MARE

    MARY

 

3. RUB

    RUE

    RUT

    RUN

 

4. PUNY

    PUNT

    PUNK

    PUNS