ANALOGIES

1. IRAN : PERSIA :: CHINA : _____

2. PAPER : FIRST :: GOLD : _____

3. THEY : EYETEETH :: IMPS : _____

4. PLOVER : PLUNDER :: SHIN : _____

5. BOREDOM : BEDROOM :: _____ : KITCHEN

Answers:

1. CATHAY

2. FIFTITH

3. MISSISSIPPI 

    (letter bank - same letters, repeated as necessary) 

4. SHOUT 

    (same beginnings, opposite endings)

5. THICKEN (same letters)

 

Credits:

3-5: GAMES Magazine

        March, 1984

        Scott Marley  

 

ANALOGRAMS

GAMES Magazine

June, 1994

David Vanover

 

The first two words of 12 analogies appear below. Can you supply the third and fourth words to complete each analogy by choosing them from the list of 24 at the bottom of the puzzle? Wordplay is fair play. Some of the analogies are completed in unexpected ways. (6, 11, and 12 are especially tricky.)

1. East is to South as _____ is to _____ 

2. Lion is to Mane as _____ is to _____

3. Tangerine is to Orange as _____ is to _____

4. Lie is to Lay as _____ is to _____

5. Globe is to Sphere as _____ is to _____

6. Bun is to Burst as _____ is to _____

7. Fish is to Net as _____ is to _____

8. Kansas is to Arkansas as _____ is to _____

9. Flaw is to Diamond as _____ is to _____

10. Croation is to Raincoat as _____ is to _____

11. Carrot is to Wait as _____ is to _____

12. Divide is to Trap as _____ is to _____ 

CHOICES - In alphabetical order:

Across, Arrange, Beckoned, Boo, Comb, Cube

Cucumber, Die, Down, Fly, Green, Latvian

Our, Plug, Range, Record, Rooster, Scratch

Swallow, Thyme, Valiant, Web, Wind, Wound

Answers:

 

1. East is to South as Across is to Down

 

2. Lion is to Mane as Rooster is to Comb

 

3. Tangerine is to Orange as Cucumber is to Green

 

4. Lie is to Lay as Wind is to Wound

 

5. Globe is to Sphere as Die is to Cube

 

6. Bun is to Burst as Boo is to Beckoned*

 

7. Fish is to Net as Fly is to Web

 

8. Kansas is to Arkansas as Range is to Arrange

 

9. Flaw is to Diamond as Scratch is to Record

 

10. Croation is to Raincoat as  Latvian is to Valiant*

 

11. Carrot is to Wait as Our is to Thyme *

12. Divide is to Trap as Swallow is to Plug*

*Explanations:

6: Bun - one, Burst - first

    Boo - two, Beckoned - second

 

10. Anagrams

 

11. Carrot - carat - unit of weight (Wait)

      Our - hour, unit of time (Thyme) 

12. Divide = part (Trap)

      Swallow = gulp (Plug)

 

 

 

 

ANALOGIES XV

Fill in the blank with one of the choices to complete each analogy. 

1. Xerxes : Persia :: Nebuchadnezzar : ________

    a. Iran

    b. Egypt

    c. Babylon

    d. Mesopotamia

 

2. Clumsy : Botch :: _______ : Shirk

    a. Fumble

    b. Lazy

    c. Work

    d. Awkward

3. Sulk : _______ :: Docile : Obedient

    a. Brood

    b. Willful

    c. Celebrate

    d. Agile

 

4. Entice : _______ :: Flourish : Fade

    a. Explode

    b. Dim

    c. Repel

    d. Lure

 

5. Cheap: Peach :: _______ Large

    a. King

    b. Orange

    c. Majestic

    d. Regal 

6. _______ : Sioux :: Cochise: Apache

   a. Navajo

   b. Crazy Horse

   c. Geronimo

   d. Custer

7. Wed : Dew :: _______ : Meet

    a. Due    

    b. Meat

    c. Marry

    d. Teem

8. Constantinople : Istanbul :: Edo : _______

    a. Ankara

    b.Tokyo

    c. Japan

    d. Turkey

Answers:

 

1. c - Babylon

2. b - Lazy

3. a - Brood (synonyms)

4. c - Repel (opposites)

5. d - Regal (anagrams)

6. b - Crazy Horse

7. d - Teem (reversed anagram)

8. b - Tokyo*

 

* Constantinople is the former name of Istanbul (changed in 1923). Edo is the former name of Tokyo (changed in 1868). Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey, straddling the Bosporus between Europe and Asia, but Ankara is the political capital.

 

   

 

ANALOGIES XIV

Fill in the blank with one of the choices to complete each analogy.

1. Shore : Sea :: _______ : River

    a. Ocean

    b. Water

    c. Bank

    d. Sand

2. Trellis: _______ : :Fireplace : House

    a. Lattice

    b. Flowers

    c. Hearth

    d. Garden

3. Luge : Lunge : : Toe : _______

    a. Sled

    b. Tone

    c. Tole

    d. Lung

4. Poetic : Imaginative: : _______ : Ordinary

    a. Verse

    b. Rhyming

    c. Prosaic

    d. Sensitive

5. Vacillate : Decide :: _______ : Leave

    a. Linger

    b. Waver

    c. Arrive

    d. Choice

6. _______ : Style :: Jealousy : Resentment

    a. Fashion

    b. Envy

    c. Finesse

    d. Unique

 

7. Gloaming : _______ :: Bearing : Manner

    a. Scotland

    b. Estate

    c. Harvest

    d. Dusk

 

8. Sling : Arm :: _______: Ceiling

    a. Roof  

    b. Cast

    c. Column

    d. Floor

 

9. Centaur : Mermaid :: Horse: _______

    a. Woman

    b. Fish

    c. Myth 

    d. Ariel

10. Drip : _______ :: Dent : Destroy

      a. Bump

      b. Gush

      c. Faucet

      d. Dry

Answers:

 

1. c - Bank (edge)

2. d - Garden (place)

3. b - Tone (add "n") 

4. c - Prosaic

5. a - Linger

6. a - Finesse

7. d - Dusk

8. c - Column (support)

9. a - Woman (head)

10. b - Gush (degree)

ANALOGIES XIII

Fill in the blank to complete each analogy with one of the choices.

1. DITHER : SETTLE :: DISPLAY : ________

    a. corrupt

    b. bother

    c. hide

    d. count

 

2. ________ : FRAME :: MOSAIC : TILE

    a. painting

    b. decoration

    c. engraving

    d. film

3. PLOT : DESIGN :: ________ : PATOIS

    a. patio

    b. jargon

    c. mystery

    d. accent

 

4. HISTRIONIC : ACTOR :: PEDANTIC : ________ 

    a. teacher

    b. overdoing

    c. mastery

    d. history

5. WILDCAT : ________ :: FORAGE : FOOD

    a. forest

    b. oil

    c. mountains

    d. animals

6. DRUDGERY : ________ :: MUZAK : MUSIC

    a. noise

    b. orchestra

    c. background

    d. work

 

7. HECTOR : HARASS :: ________ : THWART

    a. shun

    b. foil

    c. bully

    d. trail

 

8.  BOW : OBEISSANCE :: KNEEL : ________

     a. salute

     b. goal

     c. worship

     d. church

9. ________ : PLANGENT :: CONTEMPTIBLE : ESTIMABLE

    a. quiet

    b. noisy

    c. pungent

    d. disgusting

10. MOHS : ________ :: RICHTER: EARTHQUAKES

      a. scale

      b. intensity

      c. damage

      d. minerals

Answers:

 

1. c - HIDE (opposite)

 

2. d - FILM (film is made up of frames

 

3. b - JARGON (synonyms)

 

4. a - TEACHER (showing off)

 

5. b - OIL (wildcats are looking for oil)

 

6. d - WORK (boring)

 

7. b - FOIL (synonym)

 

8. c - WORSHIP (symbol)

 

9. a - QUIET (opposites)

 

10. d - MINERALS (Mohs scale measures hardness of minerals)

ANALOGIES XII

Complete each analogy below. Some may be completed in unexpected ways.

1. ANKLE : FOOT :: WRIST : ________

2. FLOCK : BIRD :: ________ : GEESE

3. CURB : ________ : BANK :: RIVER 

4. BAKER : DOUGH :: _______ : CLAY

5. BASEBOARDS : FLOOR :: ________ : CEILING

6. BATON : CONDUCTOR :: ________ : MAGICIAN

7. SEE : SAW :: BEAR : ________

8. ________ : RADIO :: SNOW : TELEVISION

9. RACKET : COURT :: BAT : ________

10. WOLF : HOWL :: DOG :: ________

11. CUP : GOLF :: ________ : POOL

12. SERGEANT : ESTRANGE :: GENERAL : ________

13. CRACK : CHINA :: ________ : VASE

14. PEA : ________ :: TEA : YOU

15. RAZOR : BEARD :: ________ : GRASS

16. HAMSTER : RODENT :: KOALA : ________

17. NICKEL : QUARTER :: PENNY : ________

18. STRAW : BED :: ________ : CRADLE 

Answers:

1. HAND

2. GAGGLE

3. STREET 

4. POTTER

5.CROWN MOLDING

6. WAND

7. BORE (past tenses)

8. STATIC

9. DIAMOND

10. BAY

11. POCKET

12. ENLARGE (anagrams)

13. CHIP

14. QUEUE (homophones of successive letters of the alphabet)

15. SCYTHE

16. MARSUPIAL

17. NICKEL

18. MANGER 

 

Credit:

GAMES Magazine

October, 1996

Jules Roth

ANALOGIES XI

Complete each analogy below. Some may be completed in unexpected ways.

1. HERD : CATTLE :: CRASH : ________

2. __________ : HAM :: ICING : CAKE

3. MONTH : YEAR :: LEO : __________

4. COWS : CALVES :: DOES :: __________

5. RULER : LINE :: COMPASS : __________

6. FENCE : PICKET :: SAW : __________

7. __________ DESERT :: ISLAND : OCEAN

8. LAMP : SUNSHINE :: __________ : BREEZE

9. __________ : CEILING :: MOUTH : ROOF

10. HUB : WHEEL :: __________ : HURRICANE

11. LETTER : ALPHABET :: __________ : SCALE

12. FLEMISH : HIMSELF :: __________ : SHINGLE

13. ADVERSE : JINGLE :: RAMPART : __________

14. CAR : TIRE :: SKATE : __________

15. BEE : SEE :: OWE : __________

16. NICKEL : __________ :  FIN : SAWBUCK

 17. AUTHOR : COPYWRIGHT :: INVENTOR : __________

18. GLUTTONY : __________ :: CULPABILITY : INNOCENCE

Answers:

1. RHINOS

2. GLAZE

3. ZODIAC

4. FAWNS

5. CIRCLE

6. TOOTH

7. OASIS

8. FAN

9. ROOM

10 EYE

11. NOTE

12. ENGLISH (anagrams)

13. HORN (charades)

14. BLADE

15. PEA (homophones of successive letters of the alphabet)

16. DIME

17. PATENT

18. FASTING

Credits: 

GAMES Magazine

July, 1988

Betty Brace and Penny Slingerland

ANALOGIES X

1. Fist : Hand :: _______ : Loop

    Wave

    Ring

    Foot

    Circuit

 

2. Potable: _______ :: Seaworthy : Sailing

    Drinking

    Potting

    Portable

    Navigable

 

3. _______ : Course :: Menu : Meal

    Chef

    Syllabus

    Cafeteria

    College

 

4. Laconic : Words :: Parched : _______

    Heat

    Moisture

    Desert

    Vapid

 

5. Indifferent : _______ :: Ardent : Zealot

    Stoic

    Cynic

    Altruist

    Enthusiastic

 

6. Bonsai : _______ :: Sequoia : Forest

    Tree

    Sunshine

    Pot

    Leaf

7. Chagrin : Criticism :: Sag : _______

    Cringe

    Presssure

    Redress

    Nag

 

8. Aglet : Shoelace : : Nose : _______

    Proboscis 

    Smell

    Face

    Eye

9. Stratus : Cloud :: _______Sound

    Murmur

    Lightning

    Thunder

    Night

10. _______ : Game :: Plagiarize : Words   

      Crossword

      Sports

      Poach

      Cheat

Answers:

 

1. Circuit (closed)

2. Drinking

3. Syllabus (description)

4. Moisture

5. Stoic

6. Pot

7. Pressure

8. Face ( part of)

9. Murmur (low)

10. Poach (steal from another and claim as one's own)

     

    

ANALOGIES IX

 

1. Swaddle : _______ :: Rattle : Shake

    Delay

    Paddle

    Snake

    Envelope 

2. Fatuous : Sensible :: Generic : _______

    Generic

    Fat

    Lofty 

    Specific

3. Defer : Postpone :: Proffer : _______

    Cause

    Tender

    Avoid

    Infer

4. Baleful : Beneficent :: Sparse : _______

    Woeful

    Belligerent

    Corrupt

    Dense

5. Risible : _______ :: Unseen : Invisible

    Liquid

    Funny

    Clean

    Above

6. Mythical : Historical :: General : _______

    Particular

    Orderly

    Colonel 

    Store

7. Bone fide: Deceit :: Languid : _______

   Activity

   Weakness

   Truthful 

   Bon mot

8. _______ : Obfuscate :: Hinder : Help

   Obscure

   Whip

   Explain

   Lie

9. Perennial : _______ :: Annual : Year

   Continuous

   Occasional

   Tulip

   Garden

10. Curb : Spur :: Revere : _______

      Shout

      Flout

      Tout

      Pout

 

Answers:

 

1.  Envelop

2. Specific

3. Tender

4. Dense

5. Funny

6. Particular

7. Activity

8. Explain

9. Continuous

10. Flout 

      

ANALOGIES VIII

Choose the pair that would best fill the blanks.

 1. _______ : Horse :: Hyena : _______

    a. Zebra - Dog

    b. Tame - Wild 

    c. Grazing - Safari

    d. Farm - Savannah

2. _______ : Geometry : : Equation : _______

    a. Math - Equal

    b. School - Study

    c. Square - Algebra

    d. Complicated - Symmetrical

3. _______ : Aristocrat : : Sewer : _______

    a. Snob - Filthy

    b. Castle - Rat

    c. Title - Stench

    d. Sophistication - Street

4. Guileless : Cunning : : Shameless : _______

    a. Modesty

    b. Guile

    c. Shameful

    d. Winning

5. Mean : Average :: Kind : _______

    a. Hurtful

    b. Variety

    c. Kindness

    d. Meaning

6. Clementine : Orange : : Monkey : _______

    a. Jungle

    b. Baby

    c. Ape

    d. Robot

7. Hilt : Sword : : Needle : _______

    a. Tease

    b. Compass

    c. Dagger

    d. Kilt 

8. _______ : Tire : : Change : Switch

    a. Fix

    b. Spare

    c. Roadside

    d. Exhaust

Answers:

 

1. a - Zebra - Dog (not all horses are tame)

2. b - Square - Algebra

3. b - Castle - Rat (where they live)

4. a - Modesty (without modesty)*

5. b - Variety (synonyms)

6. c - Ape (smaller than)

7. b - Compass (part of)

8. d - Exhaust (synonyms) 

 

*This is confusing. Shameless - meaning without shame - also means shameful. I have included it only because it brings up an interesting idea. A similar case might be "valuable" and "invaluable."

ANALOGIES VII

1. River : Sea :: _______ : Shore 

    a. Beach  

    b. Bank

    c. Bay

    d. Ocean

2. Centaur : Horse :: Mermaid : _______

    a. Woman

    b. Man

    c. Water

    d. Fish

3. Gale : _______ :: Banquet : Meal

    a. Wind

    b. Dress

    c. Breakfast

    d. Storm

 

4. Chronological : Time:: Ordinal : _______

    a. Truth

    b. Value

    c. Place

    d. Knowledge

5. Author : Literate :: 

    a. Cynic : Gullible

    b. Doctor : Fallible

    c. Judge : Impartial

    d. Hothead : Prudent+

 6. Clumsy : Botch ::

    a. Wicked : Insinuate

    b. Lazy : Shirk

    c. Willful : Heed 

    d. Agile : Intelligent

7. Sullen : Brood :: 

    a. Lethargic : Cavort

    b. Regal : Cringe

    c. Docile : Obey

    d. Poised : Blunder

    

8. Money : _______:: Water : _______

  

9. _______ : Gush :: _______ : Destroy

  

10. Walk : _______ : Chew : _______

 

Answers:

 

1. b - Bank (edge of a river) 

2. d - Fish (bottom of a mermaid)

3. a - Wind

4. c - Place (place order)

5. c - Judge : Impartial (expect to be)

6. b - Lazy : Shirk (likely to)

7. c - Docile : Obey

(Possible answers) 

8. Money : Bank :: Water : Reservoir

9. Drip : Gush :: Dent : Destroy

10. Walk : Legs :: Chew : Teeth 

   

ANALOGIES VI

1. Gobble : Eat ::  ________ : Accept

    a. Deny 

    b. Embrace

    c. Acquiesce

    d. Infer

 

2. ________ : Forgiveness :: Bribe : Influence

    a. Quarrel

    b. Lie

    c. Apology

    d. Perjury

3. Wheat : Chaff : : Whole : ________

    a. Thresh

    b. Part

    c. Worth

    d. Inadequacy

4. Thrifty : ________ :: Hungry : Gluttonous

    a. Virtue

    b. Vice

    c. Self-control

    d. Miserly

5. Pallid : Color :: Tactless : ________

    a. Hue

    b. Tasteless

    c. Verve

    d. Diplomatic

6. ________ : Shift :: Minute : Hour

    a. Break

    b. Work

    c. Spell

    d. Second

7. Thumbtack : ________ :: Hook : Coat

    a. Nail

    b. Poster

    c. Wall

    d. Hammer

8. Ransom : Captive :: ________ : Service

    a. Prisoner

    b. Gratuity

    c. Military 

    d. Restaurant

Answers:

1. b - Embrace

2. c - Apology

3. b- Part

4. d - Miserly

5. d - Diplomatic

6. a - Break (part of a shift)

7. b - Poster (holds up a poster)

8. b - Gratuity (what you pay for service)

ANALOGIES V

1. Tacit : Implied : : _______ : Inferior 

    a. Shoddy

    b. Taciturn

    c. Forthright

    d. Superior

2. Fecund : Infertile :: _______ : Fleet

    a. Rapid

    b. Armada

    c. Slow

    d. Fertilizer

3. Jibe : Praise :: _______ : Enlighten

    a. Slang

    b. Delude

    c. Understand

    d. Illuminate

4. Dissipate : _______ : : Congeal : Solidify

     a. Disappear

     b. Insult

     c. Unite

     d. Liquify

 

5. Dexterity : Maneuver : : Tact : _______ 

    a. Stumble

    b. Skill

    c. Diplomacy

    d. Exercise

 

6. _______ : Sofa : : Shelf : Bookcase

    a. Ledge

    b. Chair

    c. Frame

    d. Cushion 

7. Wash : _______ : : Cry : Sob

    a. Clean

    b. Water

    c. Scrub

    d. Dry

8. Washington : Jefferson : : Lincoln : _______

    a. Grant

    b. Franklin

    c. Hamilton

    d. Jackson

Answers:

 

1. a - Shoddy

2. c - Slow 

3. b - Delude

4.  a - Disappear

5.  c - Diplomacy

6. d - Cushion (part of a couch)

7. c - Scrub (more intense that wash)

8. c - Hamilton ($10 bill is double a $5 bill)

ANALOGIES IV

1. Chatter : Talk :: Flutter:_______

    a. Dance

    b. Wobble

    c. Sing

    d. Flap

2. Hint : _______ :: Whisper : Shout

    a. Demand

    b. Point

    c. Surprise

    d. Secret

3. Spoke : _______ :: Word : Sentence

    a. Speaker

    b. Paragraph

    c. Comma

    d. Wheel

4. Tooth : _______ :: Tine : Fork

     a. Molar

     b. Tongue

     c. Comb

     d. Spoon

5. Irrelevant : Significance :: Relaxed : _______

    a. Cares

    b. Calm

    c. Thoughtful

    d. Asleep

6. _______ : Highway :: Net : Court

   a. Road

   b. Radar

   c. Ticket

   d. Median

7. _______ : Skid :: Obstacle : Swerve

   a. Bike

   b. Ice

   c. Wheel

   d. Roadway

8. Rake : Leaves :: _______ : Information

    a. Homeowner

    b. Profile

    c. Census

    d. Lawn

Answers:

 

1. d - Flap (talk rapidly/flutter - flap rapidly)

2. a - Demand (ask insistently/hint - ask subtly))

3. d - Wheel (spoke is part of a wheel)

4. c - Comb (part of a comb/tine is part of a fork)

5. a - Cares (irrelevant - no significance/ relaxed - no cares)

6. d - Median (divides a highway/net divides a court)

7. b- Ice (causes you to skid/ obstacle to swerve)

8. c - Census (used to gather information)

 

ANALOGIES III

1. Diamond : Baseball ::  Court : _______

    a. Poker 

    b. Jury

    c. Grass

    d. Squash 

2. Fertile : Barren : : _______ : Fleet

    a. Rich

    b. Field

    c. Slow

    d. Ship

3. Myopic : Far-sighted :: _______ : Obscure

    a. Famous

    b. Benevolent

    c. Unclear

    d. Wasted

4. Implement : Rule : : _______ : Verdict

    a. Propose

    b. Render

    c. Divide

    d. Teach

5. Gall : Vex : : Hex : _______

    a. Fix

    b. Jinx

    c. Index

    d.Vixen

6. Iota : Jot : : _______ : Type

    a. One    

    b. Jet

    c. Tab

    d. Ilk

7. Pan : _______ : : Ban : Judge

    a. Critic

    b. Author

    c. Lawyer

    d. Band

 

8. Truculent: _______ Sleepy : Nap

    a. Journey

    b. Fight

    c. Mood

    d. Dream

Answers:

 

1. d - Squash (played on a court)

2. c - Slow (opposite of fleet)

3. a - Famous (opposite of obscure)

4. b - Render (render a verdict) 

5. b - Jinx (synonym of hex)

6. d - Ilk (synonym of type)

7. a - Critic (a critic pans)

8. b - Fight (being truculent can lead to a fight)

ANALOGIES II

Complete each analogy. Wordplay is fair play.

1. ROCK : CORK :: HORSE : __________
2. PEA : CUE :: EYE : __________


Answers:

1. ROCK : CORK :: HORSE : SHORE (anagrams)
2. PEA : CUE :: EYE : JAY (homophones of consecutive letters)

Credit:
GAMES/World of Puzzles
January, 2020

ANALOGIES I
The Puzzlemaster Presents Vol. 2
Will Shortz

In this puzzle, provide the word that will complete each analogy. Every answer involves wordplay of some sort, and each one's logic is different. For example,

Option : Potion :: Arrest : ________ ?

The answer word would be Rarest - switching the first two letters.

1. Mar : Sheep :: Gats : ________
2. Uprise : Downfall :: Undergo : ________
3. Sent : Tennessee :: Imps : ____________
4. Puddle : Ping-Pong :: Mullet : ________
5. Beat : Attend :: Goon : ______________
6. Chocolate : Moose :: Missing : ________
7. Hasten : Greece :: Animal : ___________
8. Cat : Civet :: Gorilla : _______________

Answers:

1. Deer (male of the animal spelled backward)
2. Overcome (opposite of each half of the word)
3. Mississippi (state formed by repeating the letters of the word as many times as necessary)
4. Polo or croquet (game played with the equipment named by changing the second letter of the word form U to A -Paddle - Mallet)
5. Continue ..... or any synonym of this word (Be at - Go on) 
6. Lynx (Chocolate mousse - Missing links) 
7. Philippines (Country whose capital is an anagram of the previous word - Athens/Manila
8. Gerbil (Hard sound of C to soft sound, hard sound of G to soft sound)