TRADE-OFF XII

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

The answers to the clues in each line below are words that differ by a single letter - which is given. Can you fill in the missing letters to complete the words?  

 Ex. Kind of tax _ _ _ I _ _      _ _ _ U _ _  Alibi

                            EXCISE        EXCUSE

 

1. Degrade         _ _ _ _ E       _ _ _ _ H  Embarrass 

2. Fossil fuel         _ _ _ L         _ _ _ X  Persuade 

3. Show the way   _ _ _ D _    False show _ _ _ S _

4. Get even    _ _ _ _ _ G _     _ _ _ _ _ U _ Income

5. Goal search     Q _ _ _ _     G _ _ _ _ Visitor

6. Shred food      G _ _ _ _     I _ _ _ _  Angry 

7. Tolerate            _ _ I _ _     _ _ O _ _ Home  

8. Immature     C _ _ _ _ _     H _ _ _ _ _ Sanctify

9. Carved         G _ _ _ _ _     C _ _ _ _ _ Cowardly

10. Flood       _ _ _ R _ _ _    _ _ _ M _ _ _ Torture

 

Answers:

 

1. ABASE - ABASH

2. COAL - COAX

3. GUIDE - GUISE

4. REVENGE - REVENUE

5. QUEST - GUEST

6. GRATE - IRATE

7. ABIDE - ABODE

8. CALLOW - HALLOW

9. GRAVEN - CRAVEN

10. TORRENT - TORMENT