GONE ASTRAY II

GAMES/World of Puzzles

August, 2015

Stephen Sniderman

 

Change the two words in each clue below by adding two letters to each word to get a familiar phrase. The two letters may be added anywhere in the given words. As a solving aid, hints to the familiar phrases are given below the clues.

For example: ONE'S MAUL could be changed to OWNER'S MANUAL by adding WR to ONE'S and NA to MAUL.

1. SEND FILE

2. SENT LEER

3. OF OURS

4. FRY AL

5. FEIGN LION

6. PROBE HID

7. CHIME SEE

8. ERA LASSES

9. DOLE RUBLE

10. AURAL SECTION

HINTS:

1. Subservient, not as important

2. Like the "H" in HOUR

3. 18 holes

4. Grimm specialty

5. Volunteer fighting organization

6. Consistently defying kid, for example

7. Like Bert in "Mary Poppins"

8. They help you see better

9. Twice the problems

10. Charles Darwin

Answers:

 

1. SECOND FIDDLE 

2. SILENT LETTER

3. GOLF COURSE

4. FAIRY TALE

5. FOREIGN LEGION

6. PROBLEM CHILD

7. CHIMNEY SWEEP

8. OPERA GLASSES

9. DOUBLE TROUBLE

10. NATURAL SELECTION