GONE ASTRAY IV

GAMES/World of Puzzles

August, 2015

Stephen Sniderman

 

Change the two words in each clue below by adding two letters to each word to get a familiar phrase. The two letters may be added anywhere in the given words. As a solving aid, hints to the familiar phrases are given below the clues.

 

Example: PURE ROE could be changed to PURPLE PROSE by adding PL to PURE and PS to ROE.

1. COON SEE

2. ROD BIN

3. RAN RIDER

4. ON VISION

5. CLOD CAPONS

6. BROOM RAW

7. EACH ART

8. MARCH UTTERLY

9. BLING ALE

10. HO AMBER

11. ELL ACE

12. CAN EVE

HINTS:

1. Normal reasoning

2. Like some tournaments

3. He works with a monkey

4. Math operation

5. Visual assist on some TV shows

6. Drunken fight

7. Rescue unit

8. Moth cousin variety

9. It has lanes and gutters

10. Recording studio emphasizing reverberation

11. Middle eastern art form with hip and torso movements

12. Effect of having to stay inside for a long time, as during the winter  

Answers:

 

1. COMMON SENSE

2. ROUND ROBIN

3. ORGAN GRINDER

4. LONG DIVISION

5. CLOSED CAPTIONS

6. BARROOM BRAWL

7. SEARCH PARTY

8. MONARCH BUTTERFLY

9. BOWLING ALLEY

10. ECHO CHAMBER

11. BELLY DANCE

12. CABIN FEVER

GONE ASTRAY III

GAMES/World of Puzzles

August, 2015

Stephen Sniderman

 

Change the two words in each clue below by adding two letters to each word to get a familiar phrase. The two letters may be added anywhere in the given words. As a solving aid, hints to the familiar phrases are given below the clues.

 

Examples: 

FEIGN LION could be changed to FOREIGN LEGION by adding OR to FEIGN and GE to LION.

 

PROBE HID could be changed to PROBLEM CHILD by adding LM to PROBE and CL to CHILD.

 

1. PURE ROE

2. PARS REST

3. BUY BEAR

4. STUNT BY

5. OAR CLIPS

6. HATED USE

7. LICE OFFER

8. SPREE OUT

9. SOIL SCENE

10. CARE CANER

11. CRUET MALT

12. ATONAL PASTE 

HINTS:

1. Overly ornate writing

2. Religious  official

3. Consumer warning

4. High school group

5. Celestial event

6. Halloween staple

7. He protects and serves

8. The Nine

9. Study of people and society

10. Household product

11. Lawn sport piece of equipment

12. Baseball, in the U.S.

Answers:

 

1. PURPLE PROSE

2. PARISH PRIEST

3. BUYER BEWARE

4. STUDENT BODY

5. SOLAR ECLIPSE

6. HAUNTED HOUSE 

7. POLICE OFFICER

8. SUPREME COURT

9. SOCIAL SCIENCE

10. CARPET CLEANER

11. CROQUET MALLET

12. NATIONAL PASTIME

 

                   

GONE ASTRAY II

GAMES/World of Puzzles

August, 2015

Stephen Sniderman

 

Change the two words in each clue below by adding two letters to each word to get a familiar phrase. The two letters may be added anywhere in the given words. As a solving aid, hints to the familiar phrases are given below the clues.

For example: ONE'S MAUL could be changed to OWNER'S MANUAL by adding WR to ONE'S and NA to MAUL.

1. SEND FILE

2. SENT LEER

3. OF OURS

4. FRY AL

5. FEIGN LION

6. PROBE HID

7. CHIME SEE

8. ERA LASSES

9. DOLE RUBLE

10. AURAL SECTION

HINTS:

1. Subservient, not as important

2. Like the "H" in HOUR

3. 18 holes

4. Grimm specialty

5. Volunteer fighting organization

6. Consistently defying kid, for example

7. Like Bert in "Mary Poppins"

8. They help you see better

9. Twice the problems

10. Charles Darwin

Answers:

 

1. SECOND FIDDLE 

2. SILENT LETTER

3. GOLF COURSE

4. FAIRY TALE

5. FOREIGN LEGION

6. PROBLEM CHILD

7. CHIMNEY SWEEP

8. OPERA GLASSES

9. DOUBLE TROUBLE

10. NATURAL SELECTION

GONE ASTRAY I

GAMES/World of Puzzles

August, 2015

Stephen Sniderman 

The two words GO STAY can be changed to the familiar phrase GONE ASTRAY by adding two letters to each word (NE to GO and AR to STAY). EVENT EVEN can be changed to SEVENTH HEAVEN in the same way (SH to EVENT and HA to EVEN). Change the two words in each clue below by adding two letters to each word to get a familiar phrase.The two letters may be added anywhere in the given words. As a solving aid, hints to the familiar phrase are given below the clues.

 

1. RAN PAN

2. DEAD FLO

3. IS JOKE

4. ON PRESS

5. CAGE COUNT

6. FIT BASE

7. RAGE ICE

8. MAIN COP

9. RAVE GET

 

HINTS:

1. Musical instrument

2. Teeth

3. Record player

4. Mail delivery

5. Plastic

6. Kind of gift

7. Drink

8. Military

9. Vacation

 

Answers:

 

1. GRAND PIANO

2. DENTAL FLOSS

3. DISC JOCKEY

4. PONY EXPRESS

5. CHARGE ACCOUNT

6. FRUIT BASKET

7. ORANGE JUICE

8. MARINE CORPS

9. TRAVEL AGENT