PAIRS XXVII

Place the same pair of letters on both sets of dashes to complete a common word. The pair will be different for each answer.

1. _ _ RLI _ _ E

2. _ _ YLI _ _

3. _ _ CI _ _

4. B _ _ G _ _ E

5. _ _ EEPI _ _

6. C _ _ RTE _ _ S

7. H _ _ N _ _

8. _ _ R _ _ LADE

9. _ _ ST _ _ NE

10. V _ _ AL _ _ Y  

Answers: 

1. CURLICUE

2. STYLIST

3. DECIDE

4. BAGGAGE

5. SHEEPISH

6. COURTEOUS

7. HOBNOB

8. MARMALADE

9. POSTPONE

10. VITALITY  

PAIRS XXVI

Place the same pair of letters on both sets of dashes to complete a common word. The pair of letter will be different for each answer.

1. H _ _ DR _ _ 

2. DI _ _ RU _ _ 

3. L _ _ OR _ _ E

4. L _ _ GU _ _ E

5. _ _ DA _ _ TED

6. _ _ QUI _ _

7. H _ _ R _ _ 

8. _ _ CA _ _ NT 

Answers:

1. HUMDRUM

2. DISTRUST

3. LICORICE 

4. LINGUINE

5. UNDAUNTED

6. REQUIRE

7. HORROR

8. DECADENT  

 

PAIRS XXV

Place the same pair of letters onto both sets of dashes to complete a common word. The pair of letters will be different for each answer.

1. CA _ _ F _ _ E

2. P _ _ N _ _

3. _ _TP _ _ RING

4. E _ _ RA _ _

5. _ _ CL _ _ ATION

Answer:

1. CAREFREE

2. PICNIC

3. OUTPOURING

4. ENTRANT

5. INCLINATION   

PAIRS XXIV

Place the same pair of letters onto both sets of blanks to complete a common word. The pair of letters will be different for each answer. 

1. _ _ ND _ _ DY

2. _ _ ABI _ _ TY

3. _ _ OS _ _ ATE

4. _ _ MA _ _

5. D _ _ M _ _ SAL

6. R _ _ TL _ _ S

7. _ _ GIB _ _

8. _ _ CTARIN _ _

Answers:

 1. LANDLADY

2. LIABILITY

3. PHOSPHATE

4. TOMATO

5. DISMISSAL

6. RESTLESS

7. LEGIBLE

8. NECTARINE 

PAIRS XXIII

Place the same pair of letters onto both sets of dashes to complete a common word. The pair of letter will be different for each answer.

1. W _ _ T _ _ R

2. RETI _ _ N _ _

3. L _ _ OR _ _ E

4. _ _ OS _ _ ORUS

5. _ _ EPSI _ _ ER

6. D _ _ _ _ G

Answers:

1. WHETHER

2. RETICENCE

3. LICORICE

4. PHOSPHORUS

5. STEPSISTER

6. DINING

PAIRS XXII

Place the same pair of letters onto both sets of blanks to complete a common word. The pair of letters will be different for each answer.

1. C _ _ P _ _ AL

2. _ _ TB _ _ ND

3. SO _ _ TI _ _ 

4. _ _ ADAC _ _

5. _ _ RE _ _ CK

6. E _ _ SHE _ _

7. BU _ _ AN _ _ R

8. A _ _ RE _ _ IVE

Answers:

1. CORPORAL

2. OUTBOUND

3. SOMETIME

4. HEADACHE

5. BAREBACK

6. EGGSHELL

7. BUCCANEER

8. AGGRESSIVE

PAIRS XXI

Place the same pair of letters onto both sets of blanks to complete a common word. The pair of letters will be different for each answer.

1. PA _ _ G _ _ PH

2. F _ _ TILIZ _ _

3. DI _ _ LLU _ _ ON

4. _ _ SE _ _ LL

5. _ _ AHOR _ _

6. U _ _ ERHA _ _

7. H _ _ EC _ _ ING

8. _ _ AT _ _ R

9. _ _ FO _ _ DED

Answers:

1. PARAGRAPH

2. FERTILIZER 

3. DISILLUSION

4. BASEBALL

5. SEAHORSE

6. UNDERHAND

7. HOMECOMING

8. HEATHER

9. UNFOUNDED   

PAIRS XX

Place the same pair of letters onto both sets of blanks to complete a common word. The pair of letters will be different for each answer.

1. C _ _ RTE _ _ S

2. K _ _ DL _ _ G

3. _ _ ST _ _ NE

4. S _ _ V _ _

5. _ _ N _ _ N

6. S _ _ UR _ _ E

7. _ _ M _ _ L

8. PI _ _ A _ _ 

Answers:

1. COURTEOUS

2. KINDLING

3. POSTPONE

4. SERVER

5. BONBON

6. SATURATE

7. MAMMAL

8. PIZZAZZ

PAIRS XIX

Dell PennyPress

Volume 129

 

Place the same pair of letters onto both sets of blanks to complete a common word. The pair of letters will be different for each answer.

 

For example, _ _ M _ _ L would be MAMMAL

1. P _ _ SEV _ _ E

2. T _ _ KM _ _ TER

3. R _ _ TL _ _ S

4. _ _ OS _ _ ATE

5. B _ _ K _ _ HE

6. _ _ ND _ _ DY

7. TO _ _ RAB _ _

8. N _ _ S _ _ ER

9. _ _ IL _ _ N 

 

Answers:

 

1. PERSEVERE

2. TASKMASTER

3. RESTLESS

4. PHOSPHATE

5. BACKACHE

6. LANDLADY

7. TOLERABLE 

8. NAYSAYER

9. MAILMAN 

PAIRS XVIII

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

April, 2022

Place the same pair of letters on both sets of blanks to complete a common word. The pair of letters will be different for each answer.

 

For example, _ _ CUR _ _ Y would be ACCURACY.

1. _ _ IT _ _ AT

2. _ _ QUI _ _

3. _ _ MISP _ _ RE

4. _ _ BL _ _

5. _ _ M _ _ L

6. U _ _ AR _ _ D

7. B _ _ _ _ A 

8. LI _ _ RA _ _

9. C _ _ PR _ _ ISE

10. _ _ R _ _ TUAL

Answers:

1. CHITCHAT

2. REQUIRE

3. HEMISPHERE

4. EMBLEM

5. MAMMAL

6. UNEARNED

7. BANANA

8. LITERATE

9. COMPROMISE

10. PERPETUAL

PAIRS XVII

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

February 1, 2021 (1-4)

February 15, 2021 (5-11)

 

Place the same pair of letters onto both sets of blanks to complete a common word. The pair of letters will be different for each answer. For example, B_ _ TL _ _ D would be BOATLOAD.

1. _ _ TP _ _ R

3. _ _ CUR _ _ Y

3. _ _ MAN _ _ D

4. OR _ _ GUT _ _

5. O _ _ P _ _

6. U _ _ O _ _ ZE

7. B _ _ D _ _ NA

8. _ _ RSES _ _ E

9. A _ _ DV _ _ K

10. C _ _ PR _ _ ISE

11. NARC _ _ S _ _ M

 

Answers: 

 

1. OUTPOUR

2. ACCURACY

3. DEMANDED

4. ORANGUTAN

5. OUTPUT

6. UNIONIZE

7. BANDANNA

8. HORSESHOE

9. AARDVARK

10. COMPROMISE

11. NARCISSISM

 

 

PAIRS XVI

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

October, 2020 (1-6)

GAMES/World of Puzzles

May, 2024

Shawn Kennedy (7-10)

 

Place the same pair of letters onto both sets of dashes to complete a common word. The pair of letters will be different for each answer. For example, W _ _ T _ _ would be WHETHER.

 

1. _ _ LU _ _

2. _ _ LK _ _ Y 

3. OI _ _ ME _ _

4. AN _ _ A _ _ R

5. M I _ _ MA _ _

6. _ _ P _ _ ZARD

7. BR _ _ ESMA _ _

8. A _ _ A _ _ A

9. B _ _ G _ _ E

10. F _ _ L _ _ N

 

Answers:

 

1. DELUDE

2. WALKWAY

3. OINTMENT

4. ANTEATER

5. MISHMASH

6. HAPHAZARD

7. BRIDESMAID

8. ALFALFA

9. BAGGAGE

10. FORLORN 

 

PAIRS XV

WINNING WORDS

GAMES/World of Puzzles

May, 2024

Shawn Kennedy

 

Complete each word using the same pair of letters in the blanks. For example, R _ _H _ _ K would be RECHECK.

1. W _ _ N _ _ G

2. B _ _ S _ _ K

3. E _ _ M _ _ K

4. S _ _ R _ _ Y

5. W _ _ T _ _ R

6. W _ _ F _ _ E

7. L _ _ I _ _ T

8. C _ _ D _ _ E

9. L _ _ D _ _ N

10. N _ _ T _ _ E

 

Answers:

 

1. WINNING

2. BERSERK

3. EARMARK

4. SECRECY

5. WHETHER

6. WARFARE

7. LENIENT

8. CONDONE

9. LOWDOWN

10. NURTURE

PAIRS XIV

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

January, 2021

 

Place the same pair of letters onto both sets of dashes to complete a common word or phrase.

 

1. B _ _ KSP _ _ E

2. R _ _ GHH _ _ SE

3. SUPE _ _ O _ _ TY

4. _ _ F _ _ FA

5. _ _ BITR _ _ Y

6. _ _ FE _ _ NE

7. N _ _ R _ _ ST

8. SH _ _ T _ _ T

9. _ _ L _ _ T 

10. M _ _ NT _ _ N

 

Answers:

1. AC - BACKSPACE

2. OU - ROUGHHOUSE

3. RI - SUPERIORITY

4. AL - ALFALFA

5. AR - ARBITRARY

6. LI - LIFELINE

7. EA - NEAR EAST

8. OU - SHOUT OUT

9. VE - VELVET 

10. AI - MAINTAIN 

PAIRS XIII

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

January, 2021

 

Place the same pair of letters onto both sets of dashes to complete a common word. The pair of letters will be different for each answer.

 

1. BA _ _ _ _

2. D _ _ GU _ _ E

3. MA _ _ TA _ _ 

4. _ _ BITR _ _ Y 

5. _ _ TEGORI _ _ L

6. _ _ UR _ _

7. _ _ TI _ _

8. _ _ MA _ _ 

9. AL _ _ L _ _

Answers:

 

1. BANANA

2. DISGUISE

3. MAINTAIN

4. ARBITRARY

5. CATEGORIAL

6. CHURCH

7. RETIRE

8. TOMATO

9. ALFALFA

PAIRS XII

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

February, 2021

 

Place the same pair of letters onto both sets of dashes to complete a common word. The pair of letters will be different for each answer.

1. GR _ _ DST _ _ D

2. _ _ K _ _ INE

3. S _ _ E _ _ RN

4. M _ _ OT _ _ _

5. P _ _ PO _ _ T

6. _ _ TIO _ _ L

7. C _ _ VAT _ _ E

8. S _ _ _ _ ITY

Answers:

 

1. GRANDSTAND

2. ALKALINE

3. SHOEHORN

4. MONOTONE

5. PINPOINT

6. NATIONAL

7. CURVATURE

8. SORORITY

PAIRS XI

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

December, 2020

 

Place the same pair of letters on each set of blanks to complete a common word. The pair of letters will be different for each answer.

 

1. _ _ SKET _ _ LL

2. W _ _ L _ _

3. T _ _ ASU _ _

4. SH _ _ O _ _

5. _ _ ELLFI _ _

6. BELO _ _ I _ _

7. I _ _ E _ _

8. C _ _ TE _ _ A

 

Answers: 

 

1. BASKETBALL

2. WAYLAY

3. TREASURE

4. SHUTOUT

5. SHELLFISH

6. BELONGING

7. INTENT

8. CRITERIA

 

PAIRS X

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

Volume 323

 

Place the same pair of letters onto both sets of dashes to complete a common word. The pair of letters will be different for each answer. (The clues get progressively harder.)

 

1. _ _ ICK _ _ ACK

2. _ _ RKS _ _ N

3. CA _ _ BOA _ _

4. L _ _ BR _ _

5. _ _ OE _ _ INE 6

6. _ _ ACTM _ _ T

7. P _ _ ATI _ _

8. O _ _ OI _ _

9. _ _TER _ _ Y

10. MAL _ _ AB _ _

 

Answers:

 

1. KNICKKNACK

2. MARKSMAN

3. CARDBOARD

4. LOWBROW

5. SHOESHINE

6. ENACTMENT

7. PALATIAL

8. ONGOING

9. WATERWAY

10. MALLEABLE 

 BY GOSH!

GAMES/World of Puzzles

October, 2023

John Dreyer

 

Each clue below can be answered with a word containing the consecutive letters GH. The GH letters appear in sequence as the first and second letters, the second and third letters, the third and fourth letters, etc. 

1. Small pickle

2. Horrified

3. Tourist

4. WWI infantryman

5. Checkers in England

6. Fortified position

7. Preakness starter

8. Failing to grasp the whole situation

Answers:

 

1. GHERKIN

2. AGHAST

3. SIGHTSEER

4. DOUGHBOY

5. DRAUGHTS

6. STRONGHOLD

7. THOROUGHBRED

8. SHORT-SIGHTED

PAIRS IX

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

June, 2020

 

Place the same pair of letters onto both sets of dashes to complete a common word. The pair of letters will be different for each answer.

 

1. _ _ _ _ A

2. _ _ _ _ YA

3. Q _ _ _ _ 

4. P _ _ TO _ _

5. B _ _ CHH _ _ D

6. M _ _ G _ _ INE

7. D _ _ MIT _ _ Y

8. H _ _ IT _ _ LE

9. L _ _ DM _ _ TH

10. PI _ _ PO _ _ ET

11. RE _ _ NT _ _ SS 

Answers:

 

1. COCOA

2. PAPAYA

3. QUEUE

4. PONTOON

5. BEACHHEAD

6. MARGARINE

7. DORMITORY

8. HABITABLE

9. LOUDMOUTH

10. PICKPOCKET

11. RELENTLESS