COMPOUND LINKS XXXIX

Fill the blanks with a compound word or two-word phrase so that the first two words and the last two words make up other compound words or two-word phrases.

Ex. TRUE ________ BAY

Ans. LOVESICK (true love / sick bay)

Ex. COLOR ________ LINE

Ans. BLIND DATE (color blind / dateline)

 

1. ACID ________ OUT 

2. LOW ________ AWAY

3. LONG ________ CASE

4. FREE ________ WORK

5. PUSH ________ BLANK 

6. BETTER ________ RAFT

7. GOOD ________ STRONG 

8. WALKING ________ DANCE

9. NATURAL ________ SERVICE

10. INNER ________ CERTIFICATE

 

Answers:

 

1. RAINFALL

2. DOWNCAST

3. JUMPSUIT

4. TIME CLOCK

5. PINPOINT

6. HALF-LIFE

7. EGGHEAD

8. DEADLINE

9. HIGH WIRE

10. CHILDBIRTH   

COMPOUND LINKS XXXVIII

Fill in the blanks with a compound word or two-word phrase so that the first two words and the last two words make up other compound words or two-word phrases. The first three are related. 

Ex. CORN ________ SITE

Ans. COBWEB (corn cob / web site)

Ex. SWEET ________ TALE

Ans. TOOTH FAIRY (sweet tooth / fairy tale)

 

1. COLD ________ SODA 

2. COTTAGE ________ TARTARE

3. BLUEFIN ________ DRESSING 

4. DARK ________ SHOW 

5. DEEP ________ TIME 

6. TRUE ________ BAY 

7. STINK ________ BEAT

8. FAT _________ FIGURE 

9. PETROLEUM ________ WIFE 

10. PLAYING ________ ORIENTED  

 

Answers:

 

1. TURKEY CLUB

2. CHEESE STEAK

3. TUNA SALAD

4. SKYLIGHT

5. SEABED

6. LOVESICK

7. EYEBROW

8. LIPSTICK

9. JELLYFISH

10. FIELD GOAL  

             

 

COMPOUND LINKS XXXVII 

Fill in the blanks with a compound word or two-word phrase so that the first two words and the last two words make up other compound word or two-word phrases.

Ex. QUICK _______ FED

Ans. SILVER SPOON (quick silver / spoon fed)

Ex. QUANTUM _______ PRINCE

Ans. LEAPFROG (quantum leap / frog prince)

 

1. FREE _______ TIME 

2. CORN _______ SITE 

3. DARK _______ NAP

4. HOG _______ STOCK

5. SWEET _______ TALE 

6. HEAD _______ UNDER 

7. MILKY _______ WAGON 

8. HARVEST _______ SLIDE 

9. FACE _______ WASHABLE

10. FLOWER _______ CERTIFICATE 

 

Answers:

 

1. TRADEMARK

2. COBWEB

3. HORSEPOWER

4. WILD CARD

5. TOOTH FAIRY

6. COUNTDOWN

7. WAY STATION

8. HOMELAND

9. TIME MACHINE

10. CHILD BIRTH  

COMPOUND LINKS XXXVI

Fill in the blanks with a compound word or two-word phrase so that the first two words and the last two words make up other compound words or two-word phrases.

Ex. OLD ________ KNEE 

Ans. HAT TRICK (old hat / trick knee)

Ex. HONEY ________ GOAT
Ans. MOONSCAPE (honeymoon / scapegoat)

 

1. STILL ________ DOG

2. QUICK ________ FED 

3. DWARF ________ OUT

4. DARK ________ TABLE 

5. THINK ________ TRUCK

6. POWER ________ NAME

7. BROAD ________ GAME

8. CLOSE ________ STAMP 

9. SWEET ________ TICKET

10. QUANTUM ________ PRINCE  

 

Answers: 

 

1. LIFEGUARD

2. SILVER SPOON

3. STARSTRUCK

4. SKYLIGHT

5. FAST FOOD

6. PLAY PEN

7. CAST AWAY

8. FRIENDS FOREVER

9. CORNMEAL

10. LEAPFROG 

COMPOUND LINKS XXXV 

Fill in the blanks with a compound word or two-word phrase so that the first two words and the last two words make up other compound words or two-word phrases.

Ex. SHELF ________ RAIL

Ans. LIFEGUARD ( shelf life / guardrail) 

 

1. BOX ________ BAY

2. TIN ________ ROLL 

3. JET ________ SHOW

4. OLD ________ KNEE 

5. STICK ________ OUT 

6. TIME ________ BOOK 

7. INDIA ________ DONE 

8. TEXT ________ PHONE

9. SOLID ________ STORY 

10. HONEY ________ GOAT

 

Answers: 

 

1. boxCAR SICK bay 

2. tin EARDRUM roll

3. jet BLACK LIGHT show

4. old HAT TRICK knee

5. stick PINPOINT out

6. timeCLOCKFACEbook

7. india INKWELL done

8. textBOOK SMART phone

9. solid GOLDFISH story

10. honeyMOONSCAPEgoat  

COMPOUND LINKS XXXIV

Fill in the blanks with a compound word or two-word phrase so that the first two words and the last two words make up other compound words or two-word phrases.

Ex. BIG ________ DOCTOR

Ans. big TOP SPIN doctor

   

1. CAT ________ VERSE 

2. DEEP ________ RULE

3. HOME ________ TRIP

4. SHELF ________ RAIL 

5. GOLD ________ GAME  

6. WATER ________ MAIN

7. SKY ________ RECEIPT

8. BUSY ________ DANCE 

9. QUICK ________ ELDER 

10. COMMON ________ GRINDER 

 

 Answers:

 

1. catTAIL LIGHT verse

2. deep SLEEPOVERrule

3. homeWORKDAY trip

4. shelf LIFEGUARD rail

5. gold STARBOARD game

6. water MAINLAND mass

7. sky BLUEPRINT receipt

8. busy BEELINE dance

9. quickSANDBOX elder

10. common SENSE ORGAN grinder 

 

  

COMPOUND LINKS XXXIII

Fill in the blanks with a compound word or two-word phrase so that the first two words and the last two words make up other compound words or two-word phrases. 

Ex. FACE ________ COURSE

Ans. faceLIFTOFF course

 

1. MAKE ________ SAKE 

2. BIG ________ DOCTOR 

3. QUICK ________ CODE 

4. NATIVE ________ RULE

5. DEEP ________ FLOWER 

6. BLOCK ________ OPERA 

7. SQUARE ________ HOLE

8. SCHOOL ________ GAMES

9. COMMON ________ VALUE 

10. POWER ________ MOTHER 

 

Answers:

 

1. makeUPKEEPsake

2. big TOP SPIN doctor

3. quickSANDBAR code

4. native LANDSLIDE rule

5. deep SEAWALL flower

6. blockHEADLIGHT opera

7. square INCHWORMhole  

8. schoolMASTERMIND games

9. common MARKETPLACE value

10. power LUNCHROOM mother  

COMPOUND LINKS XXXII 

Fill in the blanks with a compound word or two-word phrase so that the first two words and the last two words make up other compound words or two-word phrases.

Ex. EVERY ________ PRESS

Ans. everyMANDRILL press

 

1. SWEET ________ BOX

2. HOME ________ ARTS

3. ROAD ________ GAME 

4. TOUR ________ SMART 

5. HUMAN ________ FACE 

6. FACE ________ COURSE

7. OPEN ________ HUSTLE

8. BARBER ________ FIGHT

9. WILD ________ PACKAGE

10. ELEVENTH ________ SLIPPER 

 

Answers:
 

1. sweet CORNBREAD box

2. homeBODY LANGUAGE arts

3. road HOGTIE game

4. tour GUIDEBOOK smart

5. human TOUCHSTONE face

6. faceLIFTOFF course

7. open ROADSIDE hustle

8. barber POLECAT fight

9. wild CHILD CARE package

10. eleventh HOURGLASS slipper 

COMPOUND LINKS XXXI

Fill in the blanks with a compound word or two-word phrase so that the first two words and the last two words make up other compound words or two-word phrases.

Ex: HONEY ________ POETIC

Ans: honeyBEESWAX poetic

 

1. LOW ________ ROOM

2. CHAIN ________ KITE 

3. OPEN ________ SHEET 

4. EVERY ________ PRESS 

5. CROSS ________ STONE

6. GUEST ________ STORY

7. STILL ________ PEOPLE

8. FULL ________ WEIGHT 

9. BACK ________ POSITIVE 

10. CONTINENTAL ________ SHOP  

 

Answers: 

 

1. low KEYBOARDroom

2. chain MAILBOX kite  

3. open SEABED sheet

4. everyMANDRILL press

5. crossWINDMILLstone

6. guest STARFISH story

7. stillLIFEBOAT people

8. full MOONLIGHTweight  

9. backWATERPROOF positive

10. continental DRIFTWOOD shop  

COMPOUND LINKS XXX

Fill in the blanks with a compound word or two-word phrase so that the first two words and the last two words make up other compound words or two-word phrases.

Ex: FARM ________ NAME

Ans: farm HANDMAIDEN name

 

1. OUT ________ LINE

2. TIN ________ TONE 

3. CRY ________ NECK 

4. DOWN ________ BALL 

5. HOUSE ________ CODE 

6. HONEY ________ POETIC

7. SQUARE ________ TRAVEL 

8. ELECTRICAL ________ SMITH 

 

Answers:

 

1. outRUN ON line

2. tin EARRING tone

3. cryBABY BOTTLEneck

4. downSIDEKICKball

5. houseTOP SECRET code

6. honeyBEESWAX poetic

7. square MEALTIME travel

8. electrical GRIDLOCKsmith   

COMPOUND LINKS XXIX

Fill in the blanks with a compound word or two-word phrase so that the first two words and the last two words make up other compound words or two-word phrases.

Ex: ABOUT ________ CLOTH

Ans: about FACE WASH cloth 

 

1. PEA ________GAME

2. SLY ________ CARD  

3. RIP _________  TIME

4. HOME ________ SIDE 

5. FARM ________ NAME 

6. EARLY ________ TRUST

7. BROWN ________ DREAM 

8. PRECIOUS ________ MASON 

9. DRIVER'S ________ TECTONICS 

 

Answers:

 

1. peaNUTSHELL game

2. sly FOXHOLE card

3. ripOFFSPRING time  

4. home FREEWAYside

5. farm HANDMAIDEN name

6. early BIRDBRAIN trust

7. brown BAGPIPE dream

8. precious GEMSTONE mason

9. driver's LICENSE PLATE tectonics  

 

  

COMPOUND LINKS XXVIII

Fill in the blanks with a compound word or two-word phrase so that the first two words and the last two words make up other compound words or two-word phrases. 

1. BETTER ________ LASH

2. GLAD ________ SMART 

3. TURN ________ PICK

4. PARK ________ TIME 

5. FOREST ________ PAPER

6. LIBRARY ________HOLE 

7. ORIGINAL ________ GAME  

8. FEATHER ________ CELLAR 

 

Answers: 

 

1. better HALFBACKlash

2. glad HANDBOOK smart

3. turn OVERDRAFT pick

4. park BENCHMARK time

5. forest FIRE WALL paper

6. library BOOKWORMhole

7. original CASTAWAY game

8. feather BRAINSTORM cellar  

COMPOUND LINKS XXVII

Fill in the blanks with a compound word or two-word phrase so that the first two words and the last two words make up other compound words or two-word phrases. Hint: the first four missing phrases are related.

1. TOP ________ INFINITIVE

2. ADAM'S ________ CHART

3. SOUR ________ PASTRY

4. BLUE ________ WALK  

5. AIR ________ DREAM

6. FOOT ________ MEET

7. JUNGLE ________ BAR 

8. DOUBLE ________ MONEY

 

Answers:

 

1. top BANANA SPLIT infinitive

2. adam's APPLE PIE chart

3. sour CREAM PUFF pastry

4. blue CHEESE CAKE walk

5. air BAGPIPE dream

6. foot RACETRACK meet

7. jungle JIM CROW bar

8. doubleSPEAKEASY money  

 

 

COMPOUND LINKS XXVI

Fill in the blanks with a compound word or two-word phrase so that the first two words and the last two words make up other compound words or two-word phrases.

1. SLY ________ BOX

2. JET ________ CAGE

3. SET ________ DOWN

4 DEEP ________ CASE 

5. FAKE ________ TRAIL 

6. HAND ________ COLOR

7. SWEET ________ OPERA 

8. SADDLE ________ MASON  

 

Answers: 

 

1. sly FOXGLOVEbox

2. jet BLACKBIRD cage

3. setBACKHOEdown

4. deep SPACESUITcase

5. fake NEWSPAPER trail

6. handSTANDOFF color

7. sweet SPOTLIGHT opera

8. saddle SOAPSTONE mason 

COMPOUND LINKS XXV

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

October, 2025 (1-4)

 

Fill in the blanks with a compound word or two-word phrase so that the first two words and the last two words make up other compound words or two-word phrases.   

 

1. MAKE A  ________ PRICE

2. SEALING ________ PIECE

3. LAUNCH ________ HOUSE

4. FIREPLACE ________ POWDER 

5. APRIL ________ POSITIVE

6. OPEN ________ MOTHER

7. HORSE ________ ZERO 

8. SEA ________ LACE

9. ELEVENTH ________ MENAGERIE 

 

Answers:

 

1. make a WISH LIST price  

2. sealing WAX MUSEUM piece

3. launch WINDOW FRAME house

4. fireplace POKER FACE powder

5. april FOOL PROOF positive

6. open DOORSTEPmother

7. horse PLAYGROUND zero

8. sea TURTLENECKlace

9. eleventh HOURGLASS menagerie  

 

COMPOUND LINKS XXIV

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

Volume 141 (1-4)

 

Fill in the blanks with a compound word or two-word phrase so that the first two words and the last two words make up other compound words or two-word phrases. HINT: the first four links are the names of movies.

 

1. SNOW ________ CAROL

2. PUPPY ________ BOOK 

3. BRICK ________ SWEEPER 

4. BOILING ________ DANCING

5. WILD ________ DAY

6. AIR _________ PAPER 

7. MOVE ________ BOOK

8. ELECTRIC ________ TABLE

 

Answers:

 

1. snow WHITE CHRISTMAS carol

2. puppy LOVE STORY book

3. brick WALL STREET sweeper

4. boiling POINT BREAK dancing

5. wild CHILD BIRTHday

6. air DRY WALL paper

7. move OVERRULE book

8. electric CARPOOL table  

  

COMPOUND LINKS XXIII

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

November, 2025 (1-4)

 

Fill in the blanks with a compound word or two-word phrase so that the first two words and the last two words make up other compound words or two-word phrases.

 

1. LAND _______ YARD

2. WILD _______ MELON

3. PENT _______ WEEK

4. BREAK _______ STAGE  

5. OPEN _______ WARD 

6. MAKE _______ SAKE

7. HOLD _______ WORK

8. FIRST _______ TIME

 

Answers:

 

1. landLADYSHIPyard

2. wildFIRE WATERmelon

3. pentHOUSEWORKweek

4. breakFASTBACKstage

5. open DOORWAYward

6. makeUPKEEPsake

7. hold COURTYARDwork

8. first HANDSPRING time  

COMPOUND LINKS XXII 

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

May 1, 2025 (1-4) 

 

Fill in the blanks with a compound word or two-word phrase so that the first two words and the last two words make up other compound words or two-word phrases.

 

1. SAW _______ CUT

2. GUM _______ BEAN 

3. BARE _______ WEIGHT

4. SOUR _______ CRACKER

5. PUSH _______ FIGURE

6. BRIAR _______ BABY 

7. FLY _______ BENCH  

8. LEAD _______ GUY 

 

Answers:

 

1. sawHORSE HAIRcut  

2. gumSHOESTRINGbean

3. bare FOOTLIGHT weight

4. sourDOUGHNUT cracker

5. push BROOM STICK figure

6. briar ROSE BUSH baby

7. fly BALLPARK bench

8. lead FOOTFALL guy  

COMPOUND LINKS XXI

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

February, 2025 

 

Fill in the blanks with a compound word or two-word phrase so that the first two words and the last two words make up other compound words or two-word phrases. 

 

1. FOUNTAIN ______  DANCE

2. CHAIN __________ OPERA

3. BOOT ___________ SERVICE

4. BOB ____________ KEEPER 

 

(Possible) Answers:

 

1.  HEADLINE - Fountainhead - line Dance

2.  SAW HORSE - Chain saw - horse Opera

3. LEGROOM - Bootleg - room Service

4. TAILGATE - Bobtail - gate Keeper  

 

 

 

COMPOUND LINKS XX

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles 

June, 2025 (1-4)

Joseph Appel (5-8)

 

Fill in the blanks with a compound word or two-word phrase so that the first two words and the last two words make up other compound words or two-word phrases. 

 

1. HEAD ________ BOOK

2. VOUCH ________ RAIL

3. CAMP _______ JACK

4. QUICK _______ BOWL

5. KING _______ SERVICE

6. WORD _______ ZERO

7. MOTOR _______ WEEK

8. EGG _______ KNIFE  

 

(Possible) Answers: 

 

1. LIGHT YEAR - Head light - year Book 

2. SAFEGUARD - Vouchsafe - guard Rail

3. FIRECRACKER - Campfire - crackerJack

4. SILVERFISH - Quick silver - fish Bowl

5. BEDROOM - King bed - room Service

6. PLAYGROUND - Wordplay - ground Zero

7. HOMEWORK - Motor home - work Week

8. WHITE BREAD - Egg white - bread Knife