MAKING SENSE OF IT ALL III

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 letter. Each string of words in the right-hand column contains a smaller word that is he opposite of the smaller word in the right-hand column. Switch the 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, OPOUTION conceals ON, OUT, and POUT.

 

Example:  ENOORE  - EYESUGH

                 eNOore        eYESugh

                 eYESore      eNOugh

                 EYESORE  ENOUGH

                 

1. SHATENLY                 WEECOAT

2. BONICE                      MIMILAUGH

3. EPICLEAVE                MENDDROP

4. GREATKLY                COUNTERONER

5. ATEARMENT            VERMFIRELLI

6. IROFFICALLY           CENTERR

7. SCRYTER                   POTAHEELS

8. CARTWTOES             PHOSPLOVE

Answers:

 

1. sHATEnly                 phospLOVE

    sLOVEnly                 phospHATE

    SLOVENLY             PHOSPHATE

 

2. bonICE                      vermFIRElli

    bonFIRE                    vermICElli

    BONFIRE                  VERMICELLI

3. epicLEAVE                cENTERr

    epicCENTER             cLEAVEr

    EPICENTER             CLEAVER

4. GREATkly                WEEcoat

    WEEkly                    GREATcoat

    WEEKLY                 GREATCOAT

5. aTEARment             MENDdrop

    aMENDment           TEARdrop

    AMENDMENT       TEARDROP

 

6. irOFFically               counterONer

    irONically                 counterOFFer

    IRONICALLY         COUNTEROFFER

7. sCRYter                   mimiLAUGH

    sLAUGHter             mimiCRY

    SLAUGHTER         MIMICRY

8. cartwTOES               potaHEELS

    cartwHEELS            potaTOES

    CARTWHEELS      POTATOES