Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

Volume 70 

 

Insert one of the real words below into one of the numbered nonsense words to form two longer words, one ending with the real word and one beginning with the real word. For example, given the real word SON and the nonsense word BINET, you could get BISON and SONNET. 

 

AVER      HIP      LENT      POT      PROP 

 

1. DESATO

2. MALAHET

3. PALAGE

4. KINSPO

5. INDOIL

 

Answers:

 

1. DESPOT - POTATO

2. MALAPROP - PROPHET

3. PALAVER - AVERAGE

4. KINSHIP - HIPPO

5. INDOLENT - LENTIL