OMISSION POSSIBLE XIII

GAMES Magazine

June, 1997

Stephen Sniderman

 

Drop one letter from each word in the left-hand column and add the remaining letters to the front or back of one of the words in the right-hand column to make a longer word. Do not change the order of the letters.

 

1. HEN                    COW

2. GEAR                  DAM

3. EMU                    NOR

4. SINGS                 GLAND

5. MOST                  TON

6. HOUSE                ROPE

7. WARY                  BILL

8. HAMSTER           MANY 

Answers:

 

1. ENGLAND

2. GERMANY

3. EUROPE

4. BILLINGS

5. MOSCOW

6. HOUSTON

7. NORWAY

8. AMSTERDAM

OMISSION POSSIBLE XII

 

GAMES Magazines

June, 1997

Stephen Sniderman 

Drop one letter from each word in the left-hand column and add the remaining letters to the front or back of one of the words in the right-hand column to make a longer word. Do not change the order of the letters.

 

1. QUILT                STRING

2. PAUCITY           RIG

3. DAY                    REB

4. LEVELED           FOUND

5. HIT                      DISH

6. TENT                   NASTY

7. PYRO                  INCA 

 

Answers: 

1. REBUILT

2. INCAPACITY

3. DYNASTY

4. DISHEVELED

5. RIGHT

6. STRINGENT

7. PROFOUND

OMISSION POSSIBLE XI

GAMES Magazine

June, 1997

Stephen Sniderman 

Drop one letter from each word in the left-column and add the remaining letters to the front or back of one of the words in the right-hand column to make a longer word. Do not change the order of the letters.

 

1. WAXY                 DOME

2. CHOIR                ASK

3. ICON                   SURGE

4. STICK                 PAN

5. RYE                     GAL

6. DANCE               COMPLEX

7. WICKED            AN 

Answers:

 

1. GALAXY

2. ANCHOR

3. COMPLEXION

4. DOMETIC

5. SURGERY

6. ASKANCE

7. PANICKED

 

OMISSION POSSIBLE X

GAMES Magazine

June, 1997

Stephen Sniderman 

 

Drop one letter from each word in the left-hand column and add the remaining letters to the front or back of one of the words in the right-hand column to form a longer word. Do not change the order of the letters.

 

1. VAGRANT              GOOSE

2. COMMA                  CAME

3. URGE                       RED

4. NAME                      EXTRA

5. MOAN                     UNITY

6. ENSIGN                   MANIC

7. RAGMAN                ALUM 

Answers:

 

1. EXTRAVAGANT

2. COMMUNITY

3. MANICURE

4. ALUMNAE

5. MONGOOSE

6. RE-DESIGN

7. CAMERAMAN

OMISSION POSSIBLE IX

GAMES Magazine

June, 1997

Stephen Sniderman

 

Drop one letter from each word in the left-hand column and add the remaining letters to the front or back of one of the words in the right-hand column to form a longer word. Do not change the order of the letters.

 

1. RAPTURE              SURE

2. ASTER                    PEAS

3. MIND                      LITE

4. TREAT                    HIRE

5. RINSE                     GET

6. SAPPY                    LOB

7. PANTRY                 CURE 

 

Answers:

 

1. LITERATURE

2. LOBSTER

3. MIDGET

4. TREASURE

5. INSECURE

6. SAPPHIRE

7. PEASANTRY 

OMISSION POSSIBLE VIII

GAMES Magazine

June, 1997

Stephen Sniderman 

 

Drop one letter from each word in the left-hand column and add the remaining letters to the front or back of one of the words in the right-hand column to form a longer word. Do not change the order of the letters.

 

1. OMINOUS             UPON

2. WINCH                  CRUMB

3. EPIC                       PROD

4. COT                        PAL

5. SARI                       CLOT

6. LINGO                    TOME

7. HENS                      SAND

8. UNCTION              DINE 

Answers:

1. PALOMINOS

2. SANDWICH

3. EPITOME

4. COUPON

5. SARDINE

6. CRUMBLING

7. CLOTHES

8. PRODUCTION

 

 

OMISSION POSSIBLE VII

GAMES Magazine

June, 1997

Stephen Sniderman

Drop one letter from each word in the left-hand column and add the remaining letters to the front or back of one of the words in the right-hand column to form a longer word - without re-arranging any letters.

 

For example, if THIN were in the left-hand column and EVES in the right, you could drop the N in thin and attach THI to the front of EVES to get THIEVES.

 

1. VESTRY                SHAM

2. STRIATED             MALE

3. OGLING                 TAP

4. POLO                      SWORD

5. PEAS                       PLAIN

6. DEN                        DEMON

7. CHAT                      FIANCE

8. VIOLENT               SMUG 

 

Answers:

 

1. TAPESTRY

2. DEMONSTRATED

3. SMUGGLING

4. SHAMPOO

5. PASSWORF

6. DEFIANCE

7. CHAPLAIN

8. MALEVOLENT

OMISSION POSSIBLE VI

GAMES Magazine 

June, 1997

Stephen Sniderman

Drop one letter from each word in the left-hand column and add the remaining letters - in the same order - to the front or back of one of the words in the right-hand column to form a new word. 

Example: If TEA were in the left-hand column and MALE in the right, you could drop the E from TEA and add the remaining TA to the front of MALE to get TAMALE.

1. DRIED           TEMPER

2. THIN              GERM

3. NATURE        HUN

4. NEAR             CHIC

5. RESET           EVES

6. KEEN             PART

7. INNATE         ARCH 

Answers:

1. HUNDRED

2. THIEVES

3. TEMPERATURE

4. PARTNER

5. RESEARCH

6. CHICKEN

7. GERMINATE

 

OMISSION POSSIBLE V

GAMES Magazine

June, 1997

Stephen Sniderman

 

Drop one letter from each word in the left-hand column and add the remaining letters - in the same order - to the front or back of one of the words in the right-hand column to form a new word. 

 

Example: If NICHE were in the left-hand column and PAST in the right, you could drop the N from NICHE and add the ICHE to the back of PAST to get PASTICHE.

 

1. DONOR              SCIENCE

2. TEA                    ATE

3. DIVAN                DISH

4. COIN                   MALE

5. CLAIM                ICE

6. ALTO                  ALL

7. ECHO                 COME

8. DEVIATE           BUFF 

 

Answers:

 

1. DISHONOR

2. TAMALE

3. COMEDIAN

4. CONSCIENCE

5. CLIMATE

6. BUFFALO

7. CHOICE

8. ALLEVIATE 

OMISSION POSSIBLE IV

GAMES Magazine

June, 1997

Stephen Sniderman

 

Drop one letter from each word in the left-hand column and add the remaining letters - in the same order - to the front or back of one of the words in the right-hand column to form a new word. 

Example: If CHAOS were in the left-hand column and SIS in the right, you could drop the O in CHAOS and add the remaining CHAS to the front of SIS to get CHASSIS.

1. RIDES                 BREAD

2. COAL                  INN

3. COPY                  STUD

4. THE                     PAST

5. NICHE                AMITY

6. TENT                  COUNT

7. DOCENT            CAN

Answers:

1. COUNTRIES

2. CALAMITY

3. CANOPY

4. BREADTH

5. PASTICHE

6. STUDENT

7. INNOCENT

OMISSION POSSIBLE III

GAMES Magazine

June, 1997

Stephen Sniderman

 

Drop one letter from each word in the left-hand column and add the remaining letters to the front or back of one of the words in the right-hand column to form a new word - without any re-arrangement of letters. 

Example: If EEL were in the left-hand column and COLON in the right, you could drop either E from EEL and add the remaining EL to the back of  COLON to get COLONEL.

1. SIGN                 BOMB

2. TINT                 SIS

3. SOME               FORE

4. RUM                 ID

5. EAST                RAVENOUS

6. CHAOS            RAN

7. STEREO          MUSE

Answers:

1. FOREIGN

2. INTRAVENOUS

3. RANSOM

4. MUSEUM

5. BOMBAST

6. CHASSIS

7. STEROID

OMISSION POSSIBLE II

GAMES Magazine

June, 1997

Stephen Sniderman

 

Drop one letter from each word in the left-hand column and add the remaining letters to the front or back of one of the words in the right-hand column to form a new word - without any re-arrangement of letters. 

 

Example: If CHOMP were in the left-hand column and ARE in the right, you could drop the H from CHOMP and place the remaining COMP in front of ARE to get COMPARE.

 

1. TOY                 AGNOSTIC

2. TRUCE             COLON

3. DIES                 SPRINT

4. EEL                   NUT

5. DIN                    LET

6  NEWT               PROPER

7. ORIENT            TINY

Answers:

1. PROPERTY

2. LETTUCE

3. DESTINY

4. COLONEL

5. DIAGNOSTIC

6. NEWSPRINT

7. NUTRIENT

 

OMISSION POSSIBLE I

GAMES Magazine

June, 1997

Stephen Sniderman 

Drop one letter from each word in the left-hand column and add the remaining letters to the front or back of one of the words in the right-hand column to form a new word - without re-arranging any letters.

For example, in the puzzle below, the O in GOING in the left-hand column could be dropped and the remaining letters (GING) could be placed before HAM in the right-hand column to get GINGHAM.

Similarly, the C in CITY could be dropped and the ITY could be added to the back of AMEN to get AMENITY.

1. GOING       ADO

2. CITY          ASTER

3. CHOMP     HAM

4. ACE           ARE

5. OVID         SIN

6. HAVOC     AMEN 

Answers:

 

1. GINGHAM

2. AMENITY

3. COMPARE

4. SINCE

5. ASTEROID

6. AVOCADO