PRESTO - CHANGE-O XXVIII

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

January, 2022 

Change one letter in each word of the three-word sets below to form three new words that are related to each other in some way. Do not change the order of the letters. For example, DATE, LETTER, NEWER could be change to LATE, BETTER, NEVER (Better late than never).

 

1. MIND, SOW, HATCH

2. PROD, DUNCE, FORMAT

3. CLICK, TOUR, TAME

4. TASTE, BLUE, STACK

5. DARK, WANT, BAG

6. TALK, BIT, BAKE

7. ICON, STROKE, HAT

Answers:

 

1. MEND, SEW, PATCH

2. PROM, DANCE, FORMAL

3. CLOCK, HOUR, TIME

4. PASTE, GLUE, STICK

5. BARK, PANT, WAG

6. BALK, BAT, BASE (Baseball)*

7. IRON, STRIKE, HOT (Strike while the iron is hot.) 

 

*In baseball, a balk is called on the pitcher if he begins his pitching motion and then stops.