STUMPERS DVIII

1. A five-letter word and a seven-letter word are synonyms of each other. Both begin with B and end in M. Drop two letters from the seven-letter word and you are left with the five-letter word. What are the words?

2. Think of a two-syllable word that means "elementary." Reverse the syllables phonetically and get a common two-word phrase meaning "a hospital aboard a ship." What are the words?

Answers:

1. BLOOM - BLOSSOM 

2. BASIC - SICK BAY

 

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Will Shortz

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