Thursday, October 26, 2023

WORD + WORD = NEW WORD XXXVI

Each clue below contains the definitions of two words which can be combined to form a third, unrelated word - without any re-arrangement of letters.

1. Buddy + Eye part 

2. Affirm + Get older

3. Little rascal + Fibbed 

4. Mangy dog + Several 

5. Cleverness + "That girl"

6. Geometry term + Remedy

7. Unadorned + Minor quarrel

8. Descendant of Adam + Routine

9. Choice word + Green leafy vegetable

10. Desperately plead for something + Baseball game unit

HINTS: 
1. Pale
2. Middle
3. Hinted at
4. Time restriction
5. Dry up
6. Gravy train job
7. Party in court
8. Monkey
9. Fruit area
10. Start 

Answers:
 
1. PALLID (pal + lid)
2. AVERAGE (aver + age)
3. IMPLIED (imp + lied)
4. CURFEW (cur + few)
5. WITHER (with + her)
6. SINECURE (sine + cure)
7. PLAINTIFF (plain + tiff)
8. MANDRILL (man + drill)
9. ORCHARD  (or + chard)
10. BEGINNING (beg + inning)


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