MIND FLEXERS CXXXVII

Answer each clue by matching it with one of the choices below. The relationships are disguised by double meanings, altered spacing within words, and/or other wordplay.

1. Place of berth

2. Way out in space

3. Cry of shear terror

4. Fly-by-night operation

5. One drawn to a fault 

6. Old Spice, for one 

7. Brownie batch

8. Match point

9. Swing states

10. Pair of pants

 

CHOICES:

a. Troop

b. Escape pod

c. Huff and puff

d. Seismologist  

e. Moods

f. Marina

g. BAA

h. Dating site

i. Ascent of man

j. Red eye

 

Answers:

 

1. f - Marina

2. b - Escape pod

3. g - BAA (sheep)

4. j - Red eye (midnight flights)

5. d - Seismologist   

6. i - Ascent of man (a scent)

7. a - Troop (Girl Scouts)

8. h - Dating site

9. e - Moods

10. c - Huff and puff 

 

Credits:

2: Erica Hsiung Wojcik

3: Howard Neuthaler

4: Zhouqin Burnikel

5: Jonathan Raskin and Jeff Chen

6: Gary Larson and Amy Ensz

7: Patrick Berry

8: Michael Schlossbeg

10: Adam Wagner