UPS AND DOWNS X

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

January, 2022

Eight-letter words are hidden in the eight groups below. Find the words by choosing the correct letter from each pair of vertical letters. For example, given

 

F  A R D M O G T 

G O L E   I  N S E ,

 

choosing F from the first pair of vertical letters, O from the second pair, and so on, the hidden word would be FOREMOST. 

1. O U D W L A I  E

    U N T  U  I  S T L

2. S  U P O H I  L E

    V A N E R O Z D

3. H   I  R E S T U R

    W O M F A P E N

4. B  A N O Z A N R

    M U G A G I  T E

5. M A A L E E  B L

    P O C  K Y R E T

6. E V I  R T O L E

    O P E L A U R T

7. C A R P T E N R

    B O L I  E O A E

8. S T E C K R A T

    A P I  N T O S L

Answers:

 

1. UNDULATE

2. VAPORIZE

3. HOMESPUN

4. MAGAZINE

5. MACKEREL

6. OVERTURE

7. BARITONE

8. SPECTRAL