BEGIN AND END

Each trio of letters below can be changed into a common word by adding the same two letters at the beginning and the end. For example, YLI could be changed to STYLIST.

1. QUI

2. GIB

3. SUL

4. IFI

5. RMI

6. GRA

7. STO 

Answers:

 

1. REQUIRE

2. LEGIBLE

3. INSULIN

4. EDIFIED

5. TERMITE

6. DEGRADE

7. RESTORE

BEGIN AND END

The Puzzlemaster Presents Vol. 2

Will Shortz (#1)

Can you think of three familiar expressions in the form of _____ and _____ in which:

1. The two words begin with F and end with E ?

2. The two words begin with F and end with A ?

3. The two words begin with F and end with T ?

Answers:

 

1. FAME AND FORTUNE

2. FLORA AND FAUNA

3. FIRST AND FOREMOST

    

WOW!

The dictionary lists some forty words that begin and end with W. Can you think of nine familiar ones?

(Possible) Answers - in alphabetical order:

1. Wallow

2. Wheelbarrow

3. Whew

4. Widow

5. Willow

6. Window

7. Winnow

8. Withdraw

9. Wow 

 

Credit:

GAMES Magazine

September/October, 1981

Fred Piscop

TALKING IN CIRCLES

GAMES/World of Puzzles

June, 2018

Ethan More

 

Answer each clue with a familiar expression that begins and ends with the same word. For example, given the clue, Famous Trio's Motto, the answer would be "All for one, and one for all."

 

1. Peewee Herman's answer to Francis 

2. Fulfill your obligations

3. "Well, the problem is solved."

4. Rationalization for men behaving badly

5. "It's their life; don't judge them."

6. Army motto

7. Take care of things in order of importance

Answers:

 

1. "I know you are, but what am I?"

2. Do what you have to do.

3. That takes care of that.

4. Boys will be boys.

5. "Live and let live."

6. "Be all you can be." 

7. First things first

FINISH WHAT YOU START

Timothy Powell (1-7)

 

The answer to each clue will be a phrase that begins and ends with the same word.

 

1. Priorities, in order

2. Old Army slogan

3. Like some dramas

4. "Honest" hypocrite's words 

5. Be convincing - with words, not action

6. Rationalization for rowdiness and worse

7. Allow people to make their own choices without judging or interfering 

8. Resentful comment about the rich 

9. Wordss that might be said on returning from a vacation

Answers:

 

1. First things first

2. Be all you can be.

3. Play within a play

4. Do as I say, not as I do. 

5. Talk the talk

6. Boys will be boys

7. Live and let live

8. Money goes to money 

9. Home sweet home

 

PLACE TO PLACE
Alan Olschwang

The answers to the clues below will take you from PLACE to PLACE.

1. Nine-to-five milieu
2. Field goal attempt
3. Extra effort to get something going
4. Beginning hour
5. Punching-in device
6. Precisely, after "like"
7. Nine-to-five milieu

Answers:

1. Workplace
2. Place kick
3. Kick start
4. Starting time
5. Time clock
6. Clockwork
7. Workplace

BACK TO SQUARE ONE
NY Times Crossword
April 4, 2019
Lewis Rothlein

The answers to the clues below begin and end with the same word. The number in ( ) indicates how many words are in the answer.

1. Insistent refusal (3)
2. Iconic introduction in cinema (3)
3. Instructor's remark after making a mistake (8)
4. Saying suggesting that worldly possessions should be enjoyed (6)

Answers:

1. No means no.
2. Bond, James Bond
3. Do as I say, not as I do.
4. You can't take it with you. 

START AND FINISH

Add the same letter at the start and finish of the words and partial words below to make new words.

1. _ EARL _
2. _ ENTI _
3. _ ROM _
4. _ OAS _
5. _ URRE _
6. _ OMI _
7. _ RIM _
8. _ IVI _
9. _ LUF _
10. _ OYA _
11. _ AXI _
12. _ AU _
13. _ HI _
14. _ UBI _
15. _ RYS _
16. _ INDO _
17. _ EPAI _
18. _ EMAN _
19. _ RITI _
20. _ PISOD _
21. _ INSEN _

Answers:

1. YEARLY
2. LENTIL
3. AROMA
4. TOAST
5. TURRET
6. COMIC
7. PRIMP
8. CIVIC
9. FLUFF
10. LOYAL
11. MAXIM
12. TAUT
13. CHIC
14. CUBIC
15. TRYST
16. WINDOW
17. REPAIR
18. DEMAND
19. CRITIC 
20. EPISODE
21. GINSENG

T 'N' T
GAMES/World of Puzzles
December, 2017
Scott Erdman

The answer to each clue starts and ends with the letter T. There are no other T's in any answer.

1. Faith
2. Victorious
3. Bauble
4. Tasty morsel
5. Miss Muffet's perch
6. Part of ENT
7. Rainbow fish
8. Class cutter
9. Sightseer
10. Propulsive force
11. Neptune's scepter
12. Leaflet
13. Despot
14. Castle tower
15. Idea
16. Dense group of bushes
17. Assign to the same roles
18. Violent storm
19. Common location of #18
20. Knack
21. Fortune-telling card deck

Answers:

1. Trust
2. Triumphant
3. Trinket
4. Tidbit
5. Tuffet
6. Throat
7. Trout
8. Truant
9. Tourist
10. Thrust
11. Trident
12. Tract
13. Tyrant
14. Turret
15. Thought
16. Thicket
17. Typecast
18. Tempest
19. Teapot
20. Talent
21. Tarot
 

LEAPFROGGING
Credit: GAMES Magazine - Mar. 1983
Ralph Maus

The right pair of letters will turn each three-letter string below into a seven-letter word, if you place that pair at both the beginning and end of each group.  For example, given the clue letters STO, the letter pair RE could be added at the beginning and end to form RESTORE.

1. YLI
2. ALG
3. RMI
4. GIB
5. GRA
6. LIV

HINTS:
The first letter of the letter pairs are:
1. S
2. A
3. T
4. L
5. D
6. E

Answers:

1. STYLIST
2. AMALGAM
3. TERMITE
4. LEGIBLE
5. DEGRADE
6. ENLIVEN

BEGIN AND END IX
Credit: RINKWORKS.com/Brain Food

The letters in each clue below are the "insides" of common words, with the first and last letters - which are the same - removed. Can you restore these letters to complete the words?

1.  _ ACI _
2.  _ LOH _
3.  _ AYHE _
4.  _ RYS _
5.  _ OYA _
6.  _ YLO _
7.  _ ALLO _
8.  _ RITI _
9. _ IDTER _
10.  _ ENTI _
11.  _ REN _
12.  _ LUF _
13. _ ATHTU _
14. _ ELFLES _
15.  _ AUN _
16.  _ ITERA _
17.  _ IVI _
18.  _ US _
19.  _ UR _
20.  _ OOFE _
21.  _ USEU _
22.  _ YNI _
23.  _ HOUGH _

Answers:

1. TACIT
2. ALOHA
3. MAYHEM
4. TRYST
5. LOYAL
6. NYLON
7. WALLOW
8. CRITIC
9. MIDTERM
10. LENTIL
11. ARENA
12. FULFF
13. BATHTUB
14. SELFLESS
15. TAUNT
16. LITERAL
17. CIVIC
18. HUSH
19. AURA
20. ROOFER
21. MUSEUM
22. CYNIC 
23. THOUGHT

BEGIN AND END VIII
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The letters in each clue below are the "insides" of common words, with the first and last letters - which are the same - removed. Can you restore these letters to complete the words?

1.  _ RUS _
2.  _ OMI _
3.  _ IDO _
4.  _ ENE _
5.  _ ENDE _
6.  _ ABE _
7.  _ ERAMI _
8.  _ HWAR _
9.  _ ARACH _
10.  _ UMUL _
11.  _ EART _
12.  _ IOS _
13.  _ VAD _
14.  _ ZALE _
15.  _ RAC _
16.  _ RAI _
17.  _ RAS _
18.  _ OCA _
19.  _ PNE _
20.  _ ARGE _
21.  _ LINI _
22.  _ AURE _

Answers:

1. TRUST
2. COMIC
3. WIDOW
4. TENET
5. RENDER
6. LABEL
7. CERAMIC
8. THWART
9. EARACHE
10. TUMULT
11. HEARTH
12. KIOSK
13. EVADE
14. AZALEA
15. TRACT
16. TRAIT
17. ERASE
18. LOCAL
19. APNEA
20. TARGET
21. CLINIC
22. LAUREL

BEGIN AND END VII
Credit: RINKWORKS.com/Brain Food

The letters in each clue below are the "insides" of common words, with the first and last letters - which are the same - removed. Can you restore these letters to complete the words?

1.  _ ROM _
2.  _ ROU _
3.  _ HRIF _
4.  _ REGAN _
5.  _ YPIS _
6.  _ APTO _
7.  _ UMO _
8.  _ VERD _
9.  _ OTATO _
10.  _ ARDIA _
11.  _ LYLEA _
12.  _ OAS _
13.  _ LERI _
14.  _ RMAD _
15.  _ ERO _
16.  _ EAPO _
17.  _ ILLO _
18.  _ OGGE _
19.  _ APE _
20.  _ OILE _
21.  _ AYA _
22.  _ URPAS _

Answers:

1. AROMA
2. TROUT
3. THRIFT
4. OREGANO
5. TYPIST
6. RAPTOR
7. RUMOR
8. OVERDO
9. ROTATOR
10. CARDIAC
11. FLYLEAF
12. TOAST
13. CLERIC
14. ARMADA
15. XEROX
16. TEAPOT
17. WILLOW
18. DOGGED
19. LAPEL
20. TOILET
21. KAYAK
22. SURPASS

BEGIN AND END VI

FRONT AND BACK
Credit: GAMES Magazine - Feb/Mar 1989
N.M. Meyer

Complete each nine-letter word below by adding the same pair of letters at the front and back.

For example, given the clue   _ _ ELAND _ _ , the answer would be ICELANDIC.

1. _ _ ELLFI _ _
2. _ _ ARTAC _ _
3. _ _ CHORM _ _
4. _ _ RMINA _ _
5. _ _ RICAL _ _
6. _ _ RISCO _ _
7. _ _ CALAT _ _
8. _ _ TRONO _ _
9. _ _ IRTIE _ _
10. _ _ EADFA _ _
11. _ _ CTARI _ _

Answers:

1. SHELLFISH
2. HEARTACHE
3. ANCHORMAN
4. TERMINATE
5. LYRICALLY
6. PERISCOPE
7. ESCALATES
8. METRONOME
9. THIRTIETH
10. STEADFAST
11. NECTARINE

BEGIN AND END V

The partial words below can be completed by adding the same three letters, in the same order, at both the beginning and at the end.  (One of the words is a proper name.)

1.  _ _ _ TO _ _ _
2.  _ _ _ ST _ _ _
3.  _ _ _ MEN _ _ _
4.  _ _ _ IZAT _ _ _
5.  _ _ _ ERGRO _ _ _
6.  _ _ _ RATIAT
7.  _ _ _ ISCOVE _ _ _
8.  _ _ _ ERTAINM _ _ _
9. _ _ _ IOXID _ _ _

HINTS:
The first of the three letters are:
1. R
2. E
3. T
4. I
5. U
6. I
7. R
8. E
9. A

Answers:

1. RESTORES
2. EINSTEIN
3. TORMENTOR
4. IONIZATION
5. UNDERGROUND
6. INGRATIATING
7. REDISCOVERED
8. ENTERTAINMENT 
9. ANTIOXIDANT

BEGIN AND END IV

The partial words below can be completed by adding the same two letters, in the same order, at both the beginning and at the end:

1. _ _ I _ _
2. _ _ R _ _
3. _ _ TI _ _
4. _ _ IT _ _
5. _ _ CI_ _
6. _ _ ON _ _


HINTS:
The first of the two letters are:
1. O
2. V
3. R
4. E
5. D
6. I

Answers:

1. ONION
2. VERVE
3. RETIRE
4. EDITED
5. DECIDE 
6. ICONIC

BEGIN AND END III

The following partial words can be completed by preceding and following them with the same two letters, in the same order. For example, given the clue SUL, the answer would be INSULIN.

1. IFI
2. RMI
3. ALG
4. STO
5. GRA

HINTS:
The first letters of the words are:

1. E
2. T
3. A
4. R
5. D

Answers:

1. EDIFIED
2. TERMITE
3. AMALGAM
4. RESTORE
5. DEGRADE

BEGIN AND END II

Certain English words begin and end with the same two letters, in the same order.  Can you find a word that ends with the same two beginning letters listed below?  The number in parentheses indicates the number of letters in the answer word. 

1. CH  (6)
2. EM (6)
3. ER  (6)
4. MA  (5)
5. TO  (6)
6. IN  (7)
7. SE  (5)
8. SH (8)
9. HE (8)
10. GE (6) - (a name)

Answers:

1. CHURCH
2. EMBLEM
3. ERASER
4. MAGMA
5. TOMATO
6. INSULIN
7. SENSE
8. SHEEPISH
9. HEADACHE
10. GEORGE 

 BEGIN AND END I

Certain words in English begin and end with the same two letters, in the same order. Given the three middle letters below, can you complete the word by adding the same two letters at the beginning and at the end?

1. _ _ QUI _ _

2. _ _ YLI _ _

3. _ _ GIB _ _

4. _ _ SUL _ _

5. _ _ LIV _ _

HINTS:

The first letter of each pair is:

1. R

2. S

3. L

4. I

5. E

Answers:

1. REQUIRE

2. STYLIST

3. LEGIBLE

4. INSULIN

5. ENLIVEN