BETWIXT AND BETWEEN XI

 

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 word in between is indicated by the number of dashes.   

 

For example: TAINT

                       _ _ _ _

                       TALC

 

The in-between word would be TAKE.

 

1. CRIBBAGR

    _ _ _ _ _ _ _

    CRIED

 

2. EXILE

    _ _ _ _ _

    EXIT

 

3. BRIDE

    _ _ _ _ _ _

    BRIDLE

 

4. DANCE

    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 

    DANDER

 

5. GLARE

    _ _ _ _ _

    GLAZE

 

6. LIVID

    _ _ _ _ _ _

    LIZARD

 

7. ATTEST

    _ _ _ _ _

    ATTIRE

 

Answers:

 

1. CRICKET

2. EXIST

3. BRIDGE

4. DANDELION

5. GLASS

6. LIVING

7. ATTIC