CONTAINERS IV

GAMES/World of Puzzles

September, 2025

Jon King

 

Each set of words below leads to a pair of words which, when placed next to each other, contain an answer to a given hint - starting somewhere in the first word and ending somewhere in the second word. 

 

Ex: 

Clues: Measure the depth of - Extreme pain

Hint: Old word for back pain

Answer: PLUMB AGONY  

 

1. Clues: Alpha's opposite - To a small degree

    Hint: Psychologically manipulate

 

2. Clues: Bush - Diagonally-moving chess piece

    Hint: Garbage

 

3. Animated sailor man - Like unskilled work

    Hint: Saudi neighbor

 

4. Clues: They come in pods - Sure thing

    Hint: Find out

 

5. Clues: ____ noir (wine) - It allows the door to swing

    Hint: Zilch

 

6. Clues: Stress partner - Rose or daisy  

    Hint:  Stream, as in revenue

 

7. Clues: Underlying meaning - Tear down

    Hint: Additional  

 

8. Clues: Horizontal beam across the top of a door - 101 class format

    Hint: Smarts     

 

Answers:

 

1. OMEGA SLIGHTLY     

2. SHRUB BISHOP   

3. POPEYE MENIAL 

4. PEAS CERTAINTY 

5. PINOT HINGE   

6. STRAIN FLOWER  

7. SUBTEXT RAZE 

8. LINTEL LECTURE 

 CONTAINERS III

GAMES/World of Puzzles

September, 2025

Jon King

 

Each set of words below leads to a pair of words which, when placed next to each other, contain an answer to a given hint - starting somewhere in the first word and ending somewhere in the second word. 

 

Ex: 

Clues: Scented mixture -Small house, as in a village

Hint: Lasagna cheese

Answer: POTPOURRI COTTAGE

 

1. Clues: Farm fowls - Pay no mind to

    Hint: Rank below lieutenant

 

2. Clues: Recreational vehicle  - BLT, for one

    Hint: Joining symbol

 

3. Clues: Measure the depth of - Extreme pain

    Hint: Old word for back pain 

 

4. Clues: Postpone - Counteract by having an opposing effect

    Hint: Job dismissal 

 

5. Clues: Hurricane center -  Allotted time, as with a psychiatrist

    Hint: Affirmatives 

 

6. Clues: Tear _____ (into pieces) - Weapon storehouse

    Hint: Deodorant target 

 

Answers: 

 

1. CHICKENS IGNORE 

2. CAMPER SANDWICH 

3. PLUMB AGONY 

4. DELAY OFFSET 

5. EYE SESSION 

6. ASUNDER ARMORY 

     

 

CONTAINERS II

GAMES/World of Puzzles

September, 2025

Jon King

 

Each set of clues below leads to a pair of words which, when placed next to each other, contain an answer to a given hint - starting somewhere in the first word and ending somewhere in the second word. 

 

Ex: Clues: Sky-lit space 

                 Apparition

       Hint: Victorious

       Answer: ATRIUM PHANTOM 

 

1. Clues:  "Give me a _____ (leg up)" 

                  Most wealthy

    Hint: Big bird

 

2. Clues: Go off, as a volcano

               Give authority to

    Hint: Fast-paced, as music 

 

3. Clues: Feeling vertigo 

               "Go ahead, make my day" actor 

    Hint: Rising agent 

 

4. Clues: Infamous underworld crime "family" 

              Reprimand

    Hint: Debacle 

 

5. Clues: Small group that breaks off from a larger one 

               Way of looking at something

    Hint: Meeting with potential new hire 

 

6. Clues: _____ Nevada

               Private eye - as associated with Noir movies

    Hint: Brand name meat sauce

 

7.  Clues: Fallacy of attacking the person, not the issue

                Coerce someone into doing something

     Hint: Female ruler 

 

8. Clues: Scented mixture

               Small house, as in a village

    Hint: Lasagna cheese 

 

Answers:

 

1. BOOST RICHEST  

2. ERUPT EMPOWER 

3. DIZZY EASTWOOD 

4. MAFIA SCOLD 

5. SPLINTER VIEWPOINT 

6. SIERRA GUMSHOE 

7. AD HOMINEM PRESSURE 

8. POTPOURRI COTTAGE 

 

CONTAINERS I

GAMES/World of Puzzles

September, 2025

Jon King

 

Each set of clues below leads to a pair of words which, when placed next to each other, contain an answer to a given hint - starting somewhere in the first word and ending somewhere in the second word. 

For example,

Hint: "Symbol of Holland" 

Clues: VCR button - A thousand thousand  

           REWIND MILLION

 

1. Hint: Train tracks

    Clues: Feeble - Band helper

 

2. Hint: Beachside shelter

    Clues: Pilgrimage destination - Source of potassium

 

3. Hint: At least consider

    Clues: Biblical Joseph's occupation - Contaminated

 

4.  Hint: Six-piece group

     Clues: Suitable for any gender - Secure, as to a pole

 

5. Hint: Frozen Italian treat

    Clues: Lox holder - Ring-shaped reef

 

6. Hint: Diamondback, e.g.

    Clues: Blathers on and on - In one's birthday suit

 

7. Hint: Like a Kandinsky painting

    Clues: Double-crosses - John Deere product

 

8. Hint: Victorious

    Clues: Skylit space - Apparition 

 

Answers:

 

1. FRAIL ROADIE

2. MECCA BANANA

3. CARPENTER TAINT

4. UNISEX TETHER

5. BAGEL ATOLL

6. PRATTLES NAKED

7. BACKSTABS TRACTOR

8. ATRIUM PHANTOM 

 

Note: In the original puzzle, the hints were mixed up and you had to figure out which hint went with which word. This made the puzzle more difficult - because there are 32 hints to match the 32 clues. For future posts of the rest of this puzzle, the hints will be provided - as in this one. For a more challenging puzzle, the hints can be mixed up - or even eliminated.