UPS AND DOWNS XI

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

January, 2022

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

C A R P T E N R

B O L I  E O A E,

 

choosing B from the first pair, A from the second, R from the third, and so on, the hidden word would be BARITONE. One of the answers is a two-word phrase.

 

1. B O Y B  E  S U E

    H A R M U C T Y 

2. P U R M L R G I

    S O B C E A N E

3. L  E T A  I   I  R O

    N O G H L M Z  E

4. T  P  L O G O A T

    U O M L R  E S  D

5. O U T R E  I  S  U

    S P M I  M L O M

6. L E A M U O T K

    Y P Y R  B S O Y

7. F U M C T L O X

    S R A  P H I  A N

8. Q T A E R H O  T

    O U F D L A N W

Answers:

 

1. BARBECUE

2. SUBMERGE

3. LEGALIZE

4. TOLL ROAD 

5. OPTIMISM

6. YEARBOOK

7. FRACTION

8. QUADRANT