SYNONYM/ANAGRAM CCCXX

The two words in each line can be anagrammed into one - beginning with the given letter. The meanings of the anagrams are given below the clues.

1. GRIM + ARENA = M

2. CRUEL + STALK = L

3. POINT + REALM = T

4. VEIL + BANTAM = A

5. IBEX + PONCHO = X

6. ALONE + CRIME = C

7. SNAG + MYSTIC = G

8. SNUG + IODINE =   I 

9. COIL + RECENT = E  

10. RULE + ATTIRE = L

11. OVER + SINGE = S 

12. POSE + ELECT = T

13. NICE + TRAIT = I

 

Meanings of the anagrams:

1. Butter substitute

2. Dull, uninspired

3. Bouncer

4. Unsure

5. Fearful of foreigners

6. According to ritual

7. Summer Olympic sport

8. Native

9. Like so many modern devices

10. The written word

11. Self-governing

12. Galileo's instrument

13. Detailed 

 

Answers:

 

1. MARGARINE

2. LACKLUSTER

3. TRAMPOLINE

4. AMBIVALENT

5. XENOPHOBIC

6. CEREMONIAL

7. GYMNASTICS

8. INDIGENOUS

9. ELECTRONIC

10. LITERATURE

11. SOVEREIGN

12. TELESCOPE

13. INTRICATE