MAKING SENSE OF IT ALL I

Opposites Attract

GAMES Magazine

May, 2000

Stephen Sniderman

Each string of letters in the left-hand column contains a smaller word of two or more letters. Each string of letters in the right-hand column contains a smaller word that is the opposite of the smaller word in the left-hand column. Switch the two opposite words to complete the two longer words, using all the letters in each one. Hint: Watch out for letter strings that conceal two or more smaller words. For example, BONICE conceals ON, ICE, and NICE.

Example: MOLADES - ACCOLASSE

                 moLADes     accoLASSe

                 moLASSes    accoLADe

                MOLASSES  ACCOLADE

1. SYMREAL                     RAINSTERN

2. NAULANDTING          QUHARD

3. CONBOWATION          CEPHONY

4. COPROUT                     RODDGE

5. CEVENLE                     SCONUT

6. DETOST                        ISSEAER

7. ORCEASY                    COTHEMIN

8. MAUSATICS                BAFRON 

Answers:

 

1. symREAL - cePHONY

    symPHONY - ceREAL

    SYMPHONY - CEREAL

 

2. nauLANDting - isSEAer

    nauSEAting - isLANDer 

    NAUSEATING - ISLANDER 

 

3. conBOWation - rainSTERN

    conSTERNation - rainBOW

    CONSTERNATION - RAINBOW

 

4. coPROut - sCONut

    coCONut - sPROut

    COCONUT - SPROUT

 

5. cEVENle - rODDge

    cODDle 0 rEVENge

    CODDLE - REVENGE

 

6. deTOst- baFROn

    deFROst - baTOn

    DEFROST - BATON

 

7. orcEASY - quHARD

    orcHARD - quEASY

    ORCHARD - QUEASY

 

8. maUSatics - coTHEMin

    maTHEMatics - coUSin

    MATHEMATICS - COUSIN