BETWIXT AND BETWEEN X

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

Volume 70

 

For each pair of words below, find a common word that falls between them alphabetically in the dictionary. No word is merely a different form of one of the given words. The length of the in-between word is indicated by the number of dashes. 

 

For example: PITY

                       _ _ _ _ _

                       PIXIE

 

The in-between word would be PIVOT. 

 

1. SECURE

    _ _ _ _ _

    SEDENTARY

 

2. TAINT

    _ _ _ _

    TALC

 

3. FORKED

    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 

    FORM

 

4. LEASE

    _ _ _ _ _

    LEAST

 

5. MINK

    _ _ _ _ _ _

    MINOR

 

6. CANDY

    _ _ _ _

   CANINE 

 

7. YEARLY

     _ _ _ _ _

    YEAST

 

Answers:

 

1. SEDAN

2. TAKE

3. FORLORN

4. LEASH

5. MINNOW

6. CANE

7. YEARN