MORE THAN ENOUGH VI
Credit: GAMES/World of Puzzles
October, 2015
Stephen Sniderman

Each trio of short words below represents a familiar, longer word. To reconstruct each longer word, first drop the extraneous letter from one short word, without re-arranging the remaining letters. (The result may or may not be a word, and may be a single letter.) Then switch the positions of two of the resulting trio members, and, finally, eliminate the spaces.

For example, given the clue words LUTE SO FAB, you would drop the F in FAB, switch AB and LUTE, then bring the three parts together to form ABSOLUTE. If the clue words were DIG APE
REED, you would drop the A in APE, switch DIG and PE, then eliminate the spaces to form PEDIGREED. If the clue words were COME NONE DIE, you would drop the O in NONE, switch NNE and DIE, then combine the words to get COMEDIENNE.

1. DINS LED GRUNT
2. TON OR READ
3. MANE PER NIT
4. ADO PER DENS
5. AL GNOMIC ASTRO
6. ON WARM GEAR
7. MARIAN LET PRO
8. ECRU SCAR OW
9. RONDO MET ME
10. TERMED IN DIARY
11. LECTURE HIT ARC
12. NO ERA SOP
13. AGE RAN REAR
14. TRY TINS DEN
15. GRIM PAIL AGE
16. THEMATIC MAN ALLY
17. ROUSE OUT TAB
18. TAR ULNA ANT
19. TACK RAT COUNTED
20. YES EL TRAIN

 Answers:

1. DISGRUNTLED
2. TOREADOR
3. PERMANENT
4. DESPERADO
5. ASTRONOMICAL
6. WARMONGER
7. PROLETARIAN
8. SCARECROW
9. METRONOME
10. INTERMEDIARY
11. ARCHITECTURE
12. SOPRANO
13. REARRANGE
14. DENTISTRY
15. PILGRIMAGE
16. MATHEMATICALLY
17. ROUSTABOUT
18. TARANTULA
19. COUNTERATTACK
20. EYESTRAIN 

MORE THAN ENOUGH V
Credit: GAMES/World of Puzzles
October, 2015
Stephen Sniderman

Each trio of short words below represents a familiar, longer word.  To reconstruct each longer word, first drop the extraneous letter from one short word, without re-arranging the remaining letters. (The result may or may not be a word, and may be a single letter.) Then switch the positions of two of the resulting trio members, and, finally, eliminate the spaces.

For example, given the clue words LUTE SO FAB, you would drop the F in FAB, switch AB and LUTE, then bring the three parts together to form ABSOLUTE. If the clue words were DIG APE REED, you would drop the A in APE, switch DIG and PE, then eliminate the spaces to form PEDIGREED. If the clue words were COME NONE DIE, you would drop the O in NONE, switch NNE and DIE, then combine the words to get COMEDIENNE.

1. CARY THE ALPO
2. LET SAKE ON
3. BUST ILK TERM
4. SKI RAMS LOG
5. AIR GAB DINE
6. HEATER HIT CAMP
7. BERATE  DELI  FLY
8. AXES LIMO ANTIC
9. SIGN IN IRA
10. MAN BUDS MOM
11. EVITA IN BLUE
12. TEN MAIN LANCE
13. INCA ATE RAN
14. RAW SOP LED
15. ROUND ERG FUND
16. MANIA SO IN
17. HABIT IN BED
18. RED DISCO ANT
19. VERGED TILE CAN
20. NICE VOLE MALE

Answers:

1. APOTHECARY
2. SKELETON
3. BUTTERMILK
4. KILOGRAMS
5. GABARDINE
6. AMPHITHEATER
7. DELIBERATELY
8. ANTICLIMAXES
9. INSIGNIA
10. OMBUDSMAN
11. INEVITABLE
12. MAINTENANCE
13. INCARNATE
14. SPRAWLED
15. UNDERGROUND
16. INSOMNIA
17. INHABITED
18. DISCORDANT
19. CANTILEVERED
20. MALEVOLENCE 

MORE THAN ENOUGH IV
Credit: GAMES/World of Puzzles
October, 2015
Stephen Sniderman

Each trio of short words below represents a familiar, longer word. To reconstruct each longer word, first drop the extraneous letter from one short word, without re-arranging the remaining letters. (The result may or may not be a word, and may be a single letter). Then switch the positions of two of the resulting trio members, and, finally, eliminate the spaces.

For example, given the clue words LUTE SO FAB, you would drop the F in FAB, switch AB and LUTE, then bring the three parts together to reveal ABSOLUTE. If the clue words were DIG APE REED, you would drop the A in APE, switch DIG and PE, then eliminate the spaces to form PEDIGREED. If the clue word were COME NONE DIE, you would drop the O in NONE, switch  NNE and DIE, then combine the words to get COMEDIENNE.

 1. TRICE IS ARM
2. TRY EGO CAT
3. CAR AGE TOIL
4. VETO DO AIL
5. UMA IN PLAT
6. TIN JET SON
7. SPIN THE CLOY
8. GRAB ONE VEST
9. DEER ON COMMA
10. WHIR GIG LID
11. TICK THE PROS
12. MISS TRUE CONS
13. IF MAN REST
14. LIES TIP MULE
15. YES EL TRAIN
16. DRUM NUN COY
17. TOE IN REST
18. WETS A TRUCK
19. MINIS AD TRACTOR
20. BE HERO BAT

Answers:

1. ARMISTICE
2. CATEGORY
3. CARTILAGE
4. DOVETAIL
5. PLATINUM
6. JETTISON
7. CLOTHESPIN
8. GRAVESTONE
9. COMMANDEER
10. WHIRLIGIG
11. PROSTHETIC
12. MISCONSTRUE
13. MANIFEST
14. MULTIPLIES
15. EYESTRAIN
16. CONUNDRUM
17. INTEREST
18. AWESTRUCK
19. ADMINISTRATOR
20. BATHROBE

 

LESS IS MORE II
Credit: GAMES Magazine - Dec. 1994
Stephen Sniderman

In each pair of words below, remove a single letter from each words so that the remaining letters, in order, spell a new word. The removed letter may at the beginning, middle, or end of the word. For example, in number 1 below, remove the A from ACHE and the O from MOIST, leaving the word CHEMIST.

1. ACHES + MOIST =      ________________
2. SEQUEL + NICE =       ________________
3. TORCHES + TRAP =   ________________
4. STIR + HANGER =      ________________
5. BEGUN + TILE =         ________________
6. UNIT + FINED =          ________________
7. SOIL + HOIST =           ________________
8. FROWN + TIGER =     ________________
9. CLAMP  + ALIGN =    ________________
10. HIDE + NOTIFY =     ________________
11. DEBT  + RISK =         ________________
12. COMPEL + VAIN =    ________________
13. PER + INMATE =       ________________
14. VAN + THEATER =    ________________
15. SNUB + TALE =         ________________
16. SLY + STEAM =         ________________
17. COLA + NAKED =     ________________
18. MEN + DEMONIC =   ________________

Answers:

1. CHEMIST
2. SEQUENCE
3. ORCHESTRA
4. STRANGER
5. BEGUILE
6. UNIFIED
7. SOLOIST
8. FRONTIER
9. CAMPAIGN
10. IDENTIFY
11. DEBRIS
12. COMPLAIN
13. PRIMATE
14. ANTEATER
15. SUBTLE
16. SYSTEM
17. CLANKED
18. MNEMONIC

LESS IS MORE I
Credit: GAMES Magazine - Dec. 1994
Stephen Sniderman

In each pair of words below, remove a single letter from each word so that the remaining letters, in order, spell a new word. The removed letter may be at the beginning, middle, or end of the word. For example, in number 1 below, remove the second T from CONTEMPT and the H from LATHE, leaving the word CONTEMPLATE.

1. CONTEMPT + LATHE  =  ______________
2. AMOUNT + RAIN  =        ______________
3. RESIN + FORCEPS  =       ______________
4. TOUT + ORNAMENT  =   ______________
5. CART + ALONG  =            ______________
6. ECHO + COLLATE  =        ______________
7. PRIMER + HOSE  =           ______________
8. GENRE + REALLY  =       ______________
9. TRAVEL + STAY =            ______________
10. HINGE + NUDIY  =        ______________
11. PALACE + BOY  =          ______________
12. MATES + TRIO  =           ______________
13. SEATS + HORSE  =        _______________
14. BEAN + EARTH  =         _______________
15. EASY + PLUM  =           _______________

Answers:

1. CONTEMPLATE
2. MOUNTAIN
3. RE-INFORCES
4. TOURNAMENT
5. CATALOG
6. CHOCOLATE
7. PRIMROSE
8. GENERALLY
9. TRAVESTY
10. INGENUITY 
11. PLACEBO
12. MAESTRO
13. SEASHORE
14. BENEATH
15. ASYLUM

MORE THAN ENOUGH III
Credit: GAMES Magazine - Nov. 2001
Stephen Sniderman

Each trio of short words below represents a familiar, longer word. To reconstruct each longer word, first drop the extraneous letter from one short word (the result may or may not be a word, and may be a single letter). Then switch the positions of two of the resulting trio members, and, finally, eliminate the spaces.

For example, given the clue words GAP ME HONEST, you would cross out the T in HONEST, switch GAP and ME, then bring the three parts together to reveal MEGAPHONE. If the clue words were HIVE AT TENT, you would cross out the H in HIVE, switch AT and TENT, then eliminate the spaces to form TENTATIVE.

1. SO REIGN EVE
2. EASES NTH PARE
3. NEXT TED ROVER
4. RID PAT ARCH
5. ARM BE ARK
6. LIFE MAN STATION
7. TIES ROPER UP
8. MITTEN INTER IT
9. SO NAB LUTE
10. ROT IMP VASE
11. CHAR HER ACT
12. ANT BOY FLAME
13. FAR PILL CATER
14. AS METRIC YAM
15. NEAT DELI ICON
16. OWN HER OVERT

Answers:

1. SOVEREIGN
2. PARENTHESES
3. EXTROVERTED
4. PATRIARCH
5. EARMARK
6. MANIFESTATION
7. PROPERTIES
8. INTERMITTENT
9. ABSOLUTE
10. IMPROVISE
11. CHARACTER
12. FLAMBOYANT
13. CATERPILLAR
14. ASYMMETRIC
15. DELINEATION
16. OVERTHROWN
 

MORE THAN ENOUGH II
Credit: GAMES Magazine - Nov. 2001
Stephen Sniderman

Each trio of short words below represents a familiar, longer word. To reconstruct each long word, first drop the extraneous letter from one short word, without re-arranging the remaining letters. (The result may or may not be a word, and may be a single letter).  Then switch the positions of two of the resulting trio members, and, finally, eliminate the spaces.

For example, given the clue words  PAL ROME RIND, you would cross out the R in RIND, switch IND and  ROME, then bring the three parts together to reveal PALINDROME. If the clue words were HERE MEOW SO, you would cross out the O in MEOW, switch SO and HERE, then eliminate the spaces to form SOMEWHERE.

1. ALE IN RATIO
2. FOR ITS FEN
3. TUG ROMP IMP
4. GAP ME HONEST
5. SHULA IN PEN
6. RE DISC EDITED
7. ME OR DUCAT
8. ITS HER AGE
9. IS ORGAN ME
10. MAR ON LATH
11. PAR GAL VALE
12. PAGAN PRO DEIST
13. TENANT US LIE
14. TRIO FACE US
15. HOME SOP ORE
16. DO AS VERSE
17. BUT DEW ANTE
18. HIVE AT TENT
19. THOUGH SLY TILES
20. DIPLOMA TALLY TIC

Answers:

1. RATIONALE
2. FORFEITS
3. IMPROMPTU
4. MEGAPHONE
5. PENINSULA
6. DISCREDITED
7. EDUCATOR
8. HERITAGE
9. ORGANISM
10. MARATHON
11. PARALEGAL
12. PROPAGANDIST
13. LIEUTENANT
14. FACETIOUS
15. SOPHOMORE
16. OVERSEAS
17. DEBUTANTE
18. TENTATIVE
19. THOUGHTLESSLY
20. DIPLOMATICALLY

MORE THAN ENOUGH I
Credit: GAMES Magazine - Nov. 2001
Stephen Sniderman

Each trio of short words below represents a familiar, longer word. To reconstruct each long word, first drop the extraneous letter from one short word, without re-arranging the remaining letters. (The result may or may not be a word, and may be a single letter). Then switch the positions of two of the resulting trio members, and, finally, eliminate the spaces.

For example, given the clue words NET NAME TOUR, cross out the E in NET, switch TOUR and NAME, then bring the three parts together to reveal TOURNAMENT. If the clue words were GET VET ABLE, you would cross out the T in VET, switch GET and VE, then eliminate the spaces to form VEGETABLE.

1. ANTIC PROM ALLY
2. IDOLS KALE COPE
3. DOLE AT SCENT
4. INTEND SUPER CENT
5. DEMONS RATE IT
6. IN NATIVE FORM
7. ASTERN HE SNORT
8. CON HER TROLL
9. PAR AS AGUES
10. HERE MEOW SO
11. SIP OR LEND
12. CHAIN OR CELL
13. TERSE IN ACTION
14. IN LEWD TERMING
15. TAG PEN ONE
16. PAL ROME RIND
17. MIST OR DEMEAN
18. DO MAN COMA
19. AL CHILL CHIN
20. TURK TINE PEN

Answers:

1. ROMANTICALLY
2. KALEIDOSCOPE
3. ADOLESCENT
4. SUPERINTENDENT
5. DEMONSTRATE
6. INFORMATIVE
7. NORTHEASTERN
8. CONTROLLER
9. ASPARAGUS
10. SOMEWHERE
11. SPLENDOR
12. CHANCELLOR
13. INTERSECTION
14. INTERMINGLED
15. PENTAGON
16. PALINDROME
17. MISDEMEANOR
18. COMMANDO
19. CHINCHILLA
20. TURPENTINE