EIGHT IS ENOUGH

GAMES Magazine

February, 1999

Darren Rigby

 

All of the words below can be formed using the letters in an eight-letter word that has no repeated letters. What's the word?

BILE 

BLUE

CLIP 

CURB

CURE

LICE

PIER

PILE

PURE

RICE

Answer:

 

The word is REPUBLIC.

NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle

January 8, 2023

Will Shortz (1-7)

 

Each word below can be found within another word. Use the hint to get the longer word.

 

1. RICE - muscle

2. LANE - Mars, for one

3. MARTIN - "ouch!"

4. WEST -impressed to the max

5. COOPER - very unhelpful

6. CHANGE - heavenly personage

7. ROMAN - Hover over, at work

8. CHILL - Trojan War hero

9. SIDE  - Thoughtful

10. USE - Hosting visiting family situation

11. RAM - Sugary treat or topping

Answers:

 

1. tRICEps

2. pLANEt

3. sMARTINg

4. aWE STruck

5. unCOOPERative 

6. arCH  ANGEl

7. micROMANage

8. aCHILLes

9. conSIDErate

10. hoUSEful

11. caRAMel

NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle

June 27, 2021 

Will Shortz

The answer to each clue below is a made-up two word phrase. The first word has five letters. Add one letter at the beginning of that word and one letter at the end, to make a seven-letter word that completes the phrase. For example, given the clue,

A piece of needle work that is big enough,

the answer would be AMPLE SAMPLER -

AMPLE(big enough) and SAMPLER (piece of needlework).

1. Difficult extended period without rain

2. Starbuck's offerings on a tray

3. Not these or those female parents

4. A criss-cross framework in the top story of a house

5. Angry baseball players from Pittsburgh

6. Costs relating to buying a poison made from the castor bean

7. Sweepstakes with a prize of a playful water mammal

8. Destitution that's not hidden

9. Sikh head coverings worn in cities

Answers:

 

1. ROUGH DROUGHT

2. LATTE PLATTER

3. OTHER MOTHERS

4. ATTIC LATTICE

5. IRATE PIRATES

6. RICIN PRICING

7. OTTER LOTTERY

8. OVERT POVERTY

9. URBAN TURBANS

DOUBLE EXPOSURES

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

Summer, 2020

If you disregard the blanks, you can read the definitions of the twelve words below. Just write one letter per blank to complete each word according to its definition.

 

For example, given the clue C _ OCO _ A _ _ , you could fill in the blanks to get CHOCOLATE - which is a (near) synonym for COCOA.

1. RO _ UND

2. _ TRI _ ES

3. RA _ _ _ GE

4. SLI _ _ _ _ _ D

5. MA _ _ _ L _ _ E

6. _ _ PAR _ T _

7. _ _ SE _ _ E

8. _ _ _ LI _ E

9. _ _ RIM _ _ _ _

10. _ _ L _ _ ED

11. E _ _ _ LA _ _ TE

HINT:

8: Not LIE meaning falsehood.

Answers:

 

1. roTund

2. StriVes

3. raMPAge

4. sliTHEREd

5. maSCU l I N e [spaced for clarity]

6. SEparAtE

7. OBseRVe

8. RECl i Ne 

9. PErimETER

10. PI l OT ed 

11. eXHI la RA te

Can you find a word-within-a-word for each set of clues below? The number of dashes beside each clue indicates the number of letters in the longer word. For example, given the clue Male sheep in a sweeping overview _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , the answer word would be panoRAMa.

1. Black roofing goo in a Canadian province _ _ _ _ _ _ _
2. Charged particle in an early settler _ _ _ _ _ _ _
3. Clock pointer in an Oklahoma feature _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
4. Beloved animal in an early dinner courses _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
5. Fire residue in dog restraints _ _ _ _ _ _ _
6. Cow sound in a circus performer _ _ _ _ _
7. Army stronghold in an unlucky event _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
8. Vehicle in a stuffed crop protector _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
9. Church chime in a defiance of authority _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
10. Spice rack find in a frozen dessert _ _ _ _ _ _ _
11. Young lion in skin-diving acronym _ _ _ _ _

Answers:

1. onTARio
2. pIONeer
3. panHANDle
4. apPETizer
5. leASHes
6. cLOWn
7. misFORTune
8. sCARecrow
9. reBELLion
10. sHERBet
11. sCUBa

NY Times Crossword
July 24, 2001
Gayle Dean

1. Can you think of a word that contains the words "county" and "city " - in correct left-to-right order, but not consecutively - and is related to the two words?

2. Can you think of a word that contains the words "can" and "tin" - in correct left-to-right order, but not consecutively - and is related to the two words?

3.Can you think of a word that contains "amble" and "ramble" - in correct left-to-right order, but not consecutively - and is related to the two words?

4. Can you think of a word that contains "rot" and "die" - in correct left-to-right order, but not consecutively - and is related to the two words?

Answers:

1. COMMUNITY
2. CONTAINER
3. PERAMBULATE
4. DETERIORATE

WORDS WITHIN WORDS III
Credit: GAMES Magazine - Sept/Oct 1980
Will Shortz
INSIDE TRACK (adapted - #1-5)

Each of the words in the middle of the lines can be expanded into a longer word by adding letters before and after, one letter per blank. The added letters will spell a word in their own right. For example, given the clue

_ _ _ MAT _ _ , the answer would be PRIMATES - adding PRIES to MAT to get the longer word.

1. _ _ ARCH _
2. _ _ LOG _ _
3. _ _ _ OVER _ _ _
4. _ ONCE _ _ _ _
5. _ _ TIE _ _
6. _ ALL _ _
7. _ HALL _ _
8. _ _ ALL _ _
9. _ _ ASH _
10. _ _ RAT _ _
11. _ _ LIEN _
12. _ _ HOGAN _
13. _ HEAT _ _

HINTS:

The first letters of the missing words are:

1. A

2. C

3. I

4. C

5. P

6. S

7. S

8. S

9. F

10. P

11. S

12. M

13. S

Answers:

1. ANarch Y
2. COlogNE
3. IMPoverISH
4. ConceITED
5. PAtieNT
6. SallOW
7.  ShallOW
8. SHallOW
9. FLashY
10. PIratES
11. SAlienT
12. MAhoganY
13. SheatHE
  

WORDS WITHIN WORDS II
Credits:
GAMES Magazine - Sept/Oct 1981
EXPAND YOUR VOCABULARY
Ralph Maus and
GAMES Magazine - Nov. 2013
EAT YOUR WORDS
Stephen Sniderman

Each of the words in the middle of the lines can be expanded into a longer word by adding letters before and after, one letter per blank. The added letters will spell a word in their own right. For example, given the clue

_ _ _ MAT _ _ , the answer would be PRIMATES - adding PRIES to MAT to get the longer word.

1.  _ ORAL_
2. _ OTTER _ _ _
3. _ EVENT _ _ _
4. _ CRONY _
5. _ ROT _ _ _
6. _ _ DELI _ _
7. _ _ ELL _ _ _
8. _ _ _ GAR _ _ _
9. _ _ _ ASTER _ _ _
10. _ _ _ _ THOU _ _

HINTS:
The first letters of the missing words are:
1. M
2. L
3. S
4. A
5. P
6. S
7. S
8. M
9. M
10. C

Answers:

1. MoralE
2. LotterIES
3. SeventEEN
4. AcronyM
5. ProtRUDE
6. SIdeliNE
7. SHellACK
8. MARgarINE
9. MONasterIES
10. COURthouSE

WORDS WITHIN WORDS I
Credits:
GAMES Magazine - Sept/Oct 1981
EXPAND YOUR VOCABULARY
Ralph Maus and
GAMES Magazine - Nov. 2013
EAT YOUR WORDS
Stephen Sniderman

Each of the words in the middle of the lines can be expanded into a longer word by adding letters before and after, one letter per blank. The added letters will spell a word in their own right. For example, given the clue

_ _ _ MAT _ _ , the answer would be PRIMATES - adding PRIES to MAT to get the longer word.

1. _ AIR _ _ _
2. _ PI _ _ _ _
3. _ HITCH_ _
4. _ _ FORM _ _ _
5. _ _ DON _ _ _
6. _ _ JUST _ _ _ _ _
7. _ _ _ TIME _ _ _
8. _ _ _ SPA _ _
9. _ _ _ STRIP _ _
10. _ _ _ _TREND _ _ _

HINTS:
The first letters of the missing words are:
1. D
2. O
3. C
4. D
5. H
6. U
7. C
8. T
9. P
10. H

Answers:

1. DairIES
2. OpiNION
3. ChitchAT
4. DEformITY
5. HEdonIST
6. UNjustIFIED
7. CENtimeTER
8. TREspaSS
9. PINstripED 
10. HEARtrendING