INSERT-A-WORD XXXIV

INTERNAL AFFAIRS

GAMES Magazine

June, 1982

Stephen Sniderman

 

[Note from JA: I found this puzzle to be far more difficult than any other "Insert-A-Word" puzzle I have posted before.] 

By inserting a word from the right-hand column (a-t) into the correct word in the left-hand column (1-20), you can form a longer, new word. For example, if POT appeared in the left column and TEN in the right, TEN could be inserted into POT to make POTENT. Although at least one word can theoretically be used twice, each word is to be used exactly once for the complete solution.

1. CON                    a. IS

2. CUR                    b. US

3. HOE                    c. ART

4. SHY                    d. BEE

5. CAKE                 e. CAN

6. OPAL                  f. ICY

7. SEED                  g. TIC

8. WARY                h. ARCH

9. OVERT               i.  EXIT

10. PIQUE              j. LAMB

11. UNCLE            k. LASH

12. BENDER         l. ONTO

13. COMPLY         m. RANT

14. COURSE          n. SIGH

15. FLIGHT            o. STAG

16. GENIES            p. THOU

17. NUANCE          q. CARES

18. REVERY           r. DISCO

19. HURRIES         s. MEDIA

20. WILDEST         t. RUBBER

Answers:

 

1. c - MEDIA - COMEDIAN

2. l - ONTO - CONTOUR

3. o - STAG - HOSTAGE

4. t - RUBBER - SHRUBBERY

5. j - LAMB - CLAMBAKE

6. g - TIC - OPTICAL

7. h - ARCH - SEARCHED

8. m - RANT - WARRANTY 

9. n - SIGH - OVERSIGHT

10. q - CARES - PICARESQUE

11. f - ICY - UNICYCLE

12. c - ART - BARTENDER

13. i - EXIT - COMPLEXITY

14. p - THOU - COURTHOUSE

15. j - LASH - FLASHLIGHT 

16. b - US - GENIUSES 

17. a - IS - NUISANCE

18. r - DISCO -  REDISCOVERY

19. e - CAN - HURRICANES

20. d - BEE - WILDEBEEST