CONTAINERS II

GAMES/World of Puzzles

September, 2025

Jon King

 

Each set of clues below leads to a pair of words which, when placed next to each other, contain an answer to a given hint - starting somewhere in the first word and ending somewhere in the second word. 

 

Ex: Clues: Sky-lit space 

                 Apparition

       Hint: Victorious

       Answer: ATRIUM PHANTOM 

 

1. Clues:  "Give me a _____ (leg up)" 

                  Most wealthy

    Hint: Big bird

 

2. Clues: Go off, as a volcano

               Give authority to

    Hint: Fast-paced, as music 

 

3. Clues: Feeling vertigo 

               "Go ahead, make my day" actor 

    Hint: Rising agent 

 

4. Clues: Infamous underworld crime "family" 

              Reprimand

    Hint: Debacle 

 

5. Clues: Small group that breaks off from a larger one 

               Way of looking at something

    Hint: Meeting with potential new hire 

 

6. Clues: _____ Nevada

               Private eye - as associated with Noir movies

    Hint: Brand name meat sauce

 

7.  Clues: Fallacy of attacking the person, not the issue

                Coerce someone into doing something

     Hint: Female ruler 

 

8. Clues: Scented mixture

               Small house, as in a village

    Hint: Lasagna cheese 

 

Answers:

 

1. BOOST RICHEST  

2. ERUPT EMPOWER 

3. DIZZY EASTWOOD 

4. MAFIA SCOLD 

5. SPLINTER VIEWPOINT 

6. SIERRA GUMSHOE 

7. AD HOMINEM PRESSURE 

8. POTPOURRI COTTAGE