Gems from old GAMES Magazines XII

DOUBLE TAKES

 

GAMES Magazine 

October, 1986

Gary Disch

By changing one letter in each word of each equation below, you should be able to come up with a new statement with the same sort of verbal equality.

1. JIVE SINGERS = BAND

2. TAP HARD = THUMP

3. GOOD MIND = HEALTH

Answers:

 

1. FIVE FINGERS = HAND

2. TOP CARD = TRUMP

3. GOLD MINE = WEALTH

CHANGE A LETTER X

Answer the clues by changing one letter in the first answer to get the second answer. The letter to be changed may be anywhere in the first answer word.

 

1. Change concern to complain

2. Change an urgent request to a bug

3. Change an eye part to a street part

4. Change a military jail to a religious ritual

5. Change "tosses" to intense pain and struggle

6. Change a Mexican food staple to diplomacy

7. Change a delicate fabric to a missile container

8. Change an old friend to an unexpected outcome

9. Change widely known and respected to unsuccessful

10. Change an aspect of something to a condition consisting of two aspects

Answers:

 

1. CARE - CARP

2. PLEA - FLEA

3. COREA - CORNER

4. BRIG - BRIS

5. THROWS - THROES

6. TACO - TACT

7. SILK - SILO

8. CRONY - IRONY

9. FABLED - FAILED

10. QUALITY - DUALITY

CHANGE A LETTER IX

The Word's The Thing

Dr. Louis D. Appel 

 

Answer the clues by changing an internal letter of the first answer to get the second answer. For example, given the clue  

 

Change "Give support and confidence to someone" to "A group of people attending or surrounding an important person",

 

the answer words would be ENCOURAGE - ENTOURAGE. 

1. Change a bird sanctuary to a bee sanctuary

2. Change yummy to incoherent

3. Change contrive to death

4. Change wise to lecherous

5. Change nimble and flexible to old and feeble

6. Change to dress to a hat

7. Change  a protestor to one who signs up

8. Change covered with pitch to late

9. Change deceitfully plan to penitent

10. Change excessively submissive to helping or doing work for someone 

Answers:

 

1. AVIARY - APIARY

2. DELICIOUS - DELIRIOUS 

3. DEVISE - DEMISE

4. SAGACIOUS - SALACIOUS

5. AGILE - ANILE

6. CLOTHE - CLOCHE

7. RESISTER - REGISTER

8. TARRY - TARDY

9. CONTRIVE - CONTRITE

10. SERVILE - SERVICE

CHANGE A LETTER VIII

The Word's The Thing

Dr. Louis D. Appel 

 

Answer the clues by changing the initial letter of the first answer to get the second answer. For example, given the clue Change 60 seconds to Stir up, as trouble, the answer words would be MOMENT - FOMENT.

1. Change soundness of mind to arrogance

2. Change a leg bone to object 

3. Change selected to a possessive question word

4. Change lessen to beckon

5. Change a hold on property to a person's look or manner

6. Change high respect to one giving money or an organ

7. Change chilly to body search

8. Change inhaled air to a decorative ring

9. Change positive to be related or applicable

10. Change a money and card holder to a dance form

Answers:

 

1. SANITY - VANITY

2. FEMUR - DEMUR

3. CHOSE - WHOSE

4. REDUCE - SEDUCE

5. LIEN - MIEN

6. HONOR - DONOR

7. BRISK - FRISK

8. BREATH - WREATH

9. CERTAIN - PERTAIN

10. WALLET - BALLET

CHANGE A LETTER VII

The Word's The Thing

Dr. Louis D. Appel 

Answer the clues by changing the initial letter of the first answer to get the second answer. For example, given the clue Change an inventor's protection to Existing, but not yet developed, the answer words would be PATENT - LATENT.

1. Change an artificial waterway to dull and boring

2. Change a way of swimming to a way of talking

3. Change a cooked cereal to a small harbor

4. Change a death word to a new-life word

5. Change complain to complain

6. Change unattractive to attractive

7. Change envious to enthusiastic

8. Change a man of the cloth to a feeling of fear or evil

9. Change a racket to a graceful and elegant bearing

10. Change a bird to a shelter

Answers:

 

1. CANAL - BANAL

2. CRAWL - DRAWL

3. FARINA - MARINA

4. FATAL - NATAL

5. CARP - HARP

6. HOMELY - COMELY

7. JEALOUS - ZEALOUS

8. MINISTER - SINISTER

9. NOISE - POISE

10. RAVEN - HAVEN

CHANGE A LETTER VI

The Word's The Thing

Dr. Louis D. Appel

Answer the clues below by changing the final letter of the first answer to get the second answer. For example, given the clue Change an item of clothing to Avoid work, the answer words would be SHIRT - SHIRK.

1. Change a strained and exhausted look to a way of speaking

2. Change what a movie is shown on to a long, tedious speech

3. Change what you do on a ukelele to a swaggering walk

4. Change a sewing need to intimidating words

5. Change a minor point to keep someone from proceeding

6. Change very, very small to a shade of color

7. Change a meeting to (of) a source strongly influencing later developments

8. Change rocket propulsion to a songbird

9. Change the solid surface of the earth to grave

10. Change a small chore to straying

Answers:

 

1. DRAWN - DRAWL

2. SCREEN - SCREED

3. STRUM - STRUT

4. THREAD - THREAT

5. DETAIL - DETAIN

6. TINY - TINT

7. SEMINAR - SEMINAL

8. THRUST - THRUSH

9. DIRT - DIRE

10. ERRAND -ERRANT

CHANGE A LETTER V

The Word's The Thing 

Dr. Louis D. Appel

Answer the clues by changing the final letter of the first answer to give the second answer. For example, given the clue Change appropriate to push forward, the answer words would be PROPER - PROPEL.

 

1. Change permit to mete out

2. Change healthy to a fireplace

3. Change a winter woe to a young horse 

4. Change to keep to selling to the public

5. Change a pause in work to a food staple 

6. Change a formal dance to a pitcher's mistake

7. Change a unit of liquid measure to a horse's gait

8. Change red, blue, green, etc. to an internal body part

9. Change interest in another's welfare to a musical performance

10. Change to guard an area by walking or driving around to a financial supporter

Answers:

 

1. ALLOW - ALLOT

2. HEARTY - HEARTH

3. COLD - COLT

4. RETAIN - RETAIL

5. BREAK - BREAD

6. BALL - BALK

7. GALLON - GALLOP

8. COLOR - COLON

9. CONCERN - CONCERT

10. PATROL - PATRON

CHANGE A LETTER IV

The Word's The Thing

Dr. Louis D. Appel

 

Answer the clues by changing the final letter of the first answer to give the second answer. For example, given the clue Change a body fluid to a flower, the answer words would be BLOOD - BLOOM.

 

1. Change sag to slaver

2. Change appropriate to push forward

3. Change a remark to a word meaning praise 

4. Change one's life work to a word meaning lean sharply

5. Change a fire-starting rock to a period of self-indulgence

6. Change to eat hungrily to deeply committed to one's religion

7. Change layout/design to strictly according to etiquette

8. Change a very humble dwelling to what a helicopter can do

9. Change one of the six simple machines to a young chicken

10. Change an electrical problem to what a sheep might be

Answers:

 

1. DROOP - DROOL

2. PROPER - PROPEL

3. COMMENT - COMMEND

4. CAREER - CAREEN

5. FLINT - FLING

6. DEVOUR - DEVOUT

7. FORMAT - FORMAL

8. HOVEL - HOVER

9. PULLEY - PULLET

10. SHORT - SHORN

 

CHANGE A LETTER III

The Word's The Thing 

Dr. Louis D. Appel

Answer the clues below by changing the initial letter of the first answer to give the second answer. For example, given the clue Change a seance leader to a condition of boredom, the answer words would be  MEDIUM - TEDIUM.

1. Change taunt to stop

2. Change a fish to a raid

3. Change deliberate mean to a thin porridge

4. Change an insistent request to commit to custody

5. Change lying on your back to wolf-like

6. Change a priest or chaplain to a small group of people

7. Change a small rubber boat to gently pass through the air

8. Change a distinctive emblem (as for police) to beg

9. Change a long, narrow hilltop to a tiny fly

10. Change an aggressive growl to a knot in a tree

11. Change observable to provoking laughter

12. Change point of physical contact to stand up for

Answers:

 

1. TEASE - CEASE

2. MORAY - FORAY 

3. CRUEL - GRUEL

4. DEMAND - REMAND

5. SUPINE - LUPINE

6. PADRE - CADRE

7. RAFT - WAFT

8. BADGE - CADGE

9. RIDGE - MIDGE

10. SNARL - GNARL

11. VISIBLE - RISIBLE

12. TOUCH - VOUCH

CHANGE A LETTER II

The Word's The Thing 

Dr. Louis D. Appel

Answer the clues below by changing the final letter of the first answer to give the second answer. For example, given the clue Change a bird to a rumor, the answer words would be CANARY - CANARD.

 

1. Change a curving-outward shape to transport

2. Change a disease to calling off an event

3. Change what a redeemed check is to a nut

4. Change an accident to mean unrefined

5. Change a drape to mean shorten

6. Change a small impression to mean refute

7. Change a sleep image to fear

8. Change a fool to an familiar expression

9. Change to be patient to an orphan or a lament

Answers:

 

1. CONVEX - CONVEY

2. CANCER - CANCEL

3. CASHED - CASHEW

4. CRASH - CRASS

5. CURTAIN - CURTAIL

6. DENT - DENY

7. DREAM - DREAD

8. IDIOT - IDIOM

9. WAIT - WAIF, WAIL

CHANGE A LETTER I

The Word's The Thing 

Dr. Louis D. Appel

Answer the clues below by changing the initial letter of the first answer to give the second answer. For example, given the clue Change a circuit breaker to a trick, the answer words would be FUSE - RUSE. 

1. Change an ancient instrument to a conflagration.

2. Change a breakfast food to a word meaning "to confuse".

3. Change a clothing size to a condition of boredom.

4. Change country living to a large outdoor painting.

5. Change an intake of air into a decorative ring

6. Change noisy and disorderly to frumpy.

7. Change "to be excessively sweet" to a cunning plan.

8. Change "red"- for example to a state of sorrow or distress

9. Change an unprincipled man to the prevailing fashion. 

10. Change a pursuit to a period or stage of development.

Answers:

 

1. LYRE - PYRE

2. WAFFLE - BAFFLE

3. MEDIUM - TEDIUM

4. RURAL - MURAL

5. BREATH - WREATH

6. ROWDY - DOWDY

7. CLOY - PLOY

8. COLOR - DOLOR

9. ROGUE - VOGUE

10. CHASE - PHASE