Take the given words, and by moving a single letter from one word to the other, make a pair

of synonyms, or near synonyms. For example: Boast Hip, move the s from the Boast to Hip creating two synonyms: Boat Ship

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Pain Nil War Zoned Routing Tip Shot Teaming Right Blight

Hint: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Spike Region Journey Temperature Shining

Answers: 1

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Pin Nail Ward Zone Outing Trip Hot Steaming Bright Light

Two rhymes make a right answer. First word: general category Second word: specific thing in the category

1. Duller, fellow _ _ _ _ _, 2. Power, crazy _ _ _ _ _, 3. Slumber, heaven _ _ _ _ _ _, 4. Reason, printer _ _ _ _ _ _, 5. Varmint, packet _ _ _ _ _ _ _,

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Answers: 2

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Color, Yellow Flower, Daisy Number, Seven Season, Winter Garment, Jacket

Dynamic Duos! For each word below, fill in the blanks with the same two letters to find the answer. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. _ _ P_ _ Z A R D __R__TUAL __ME__GHT __IQU__TE __JOYM__T

Answers: 3

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. HAPHAZARD PERPETUAL LIMELIGHT ETIQUETTE ENJOYMENT

TWO CLUES = TWO ANSWERS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Begins heavenly body Giving out moderate heat conflict between two nations Agricultural site at a great distance Kingdom, domain true, genuine Crying, liquids from eyes to pull something or break into pieces

Answers: 4

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Start Star Warm War Farm Far Realm Real Tears Tear

Whats in the middle? Fill in the blanks to get a familiar phrase or name in without both words start and end with the same letters. In the example, adding N-G-L you can have a term that youll remember from school. Example: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. ACUTE A _ _ _E (acute angle)

Treasure T _ _ _ E Little L _ _ _ _ E Cottage C _ _ _ _ E Pretty P _ _ _ Y Chocolate C _ _ _ E Space S _ _ _ _ _ E Foot F _ _ _ T Think T _ _ K Street S _ _ _ T Freeze F _ _ _ E Abstract A _ T Love L _ _ E Product P _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T Hamburger H _ _ _ _ R Poison P _ N Tractor T _ _ _ _ _ R Lady L _ _ _ _ _ Y Work W_ _ K Fossil F _ _ L Graduation G_ _ N

Answer: 5

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Trove League Cheese Penny Cake Shuttle Fault Tank Smart Frame Art Life Placement Helper Pen Trailer Liberty Week Fuel gown

BUILDING BLOCKS Solve the clues provided to fill out the word pyramid. When it is complete, the 15 letters can be arranged into one word (clue: something mathematical) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. The Roman numeral for 1,000 Expression of refusal Spasmodic twitching of muscles Group of three Big 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

trigonometrical

Answers: 6

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. M NO TIC TRIO LARGE

All Things to All Men I am male. Add a letter and I am female. Add another letter and I am male again. Add three more letters and I am female again. What Am I?

heroine

Hero,

Her,

He,

Answer: 7

If youre ready, willing and able, give this puzzle a go. Find a rhyme for each word below so you end up with a familiar three-word phrase in the form _____,_____, and _____. For example the clue: Took, Sign, Blinker would lead to the answer Hook, Sign, Blinker.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

Flop, Crook, Glisten Pin, Brace, Though Versed, Beckoned, Heard Leg, Sorrow, Wheel Bawl, Park, Ransom Sprawl, Tedium, Barge Thap, Shackle, Top Mud, Fret, Beers Break, Cattle, Foal Wise, Pork, Croon Sheer, Rose, Float Fine, Swimmin, Wrong Lame, Debt, Scratch Head, Fright, Chew

Answers: 8

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Stop, Look, & Listen Win, Place, & Show First, Second, & Third Beg, Borrow, &Steal Tall, Dark, & Handsome Small, Medium, & Large Snap, Crackle, & Pop Blood, Sweat, & Tears Shake, Rattle, & Roll Knife, Fork, & Spoon Ear, Nose, & Throat Wine, Women, & Song Game, Set, & Match Red, White, Blue

Three of a Kind The word in each set below share a single feature. For example, a compass, a phonograph, & a pine tree all have needles. The triplets below are tougher, but heres a clue: each answer is a seven-letter plural ending in S.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

thermometer, university, graduate, location on a globe mattress, health resort, stapler television, cinema, basketball team on the offense Greek building, newspaper, marching army river, nose, denture ion, credit card bill, cavalry tennis player, noisy party, mafia ring weather, locker room, bride before her wedding magazine, bed, peanut butter crossword puzzle, post office, to the editor

Answers: 9

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Degrees Springs Screens Columns Bridges Charges Rackets Showers Spreads letters

Wordsmiths this ones for you. Our head scratcher comes from the Guinness Book of Words by Martin Manser. In 1878, the writer Lewis Carroll invented the doublet, a puzzle in which a word is changed, letter by letter, into another word of the same length.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

HEAD - _____ - _____ - _____ - _____ - TALK APE - _____ - _____ - _____ - _____ - _____ - MAN WORD - _____ - _____ - _____ - _____ - DEED PITCH - _____ - _____ - _____ - _____ - _____ - TENTS SLEEP - _____ - _____ - _____ - _____ - _____ - _____ - DREAM

Answer: 10

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. HEAD heal teal tell tall TALK APE apt opt oat sat mat MAN WORD woad road read dead DEED PITCH pinch winch wench tench tenth TENTS SLEEP sheep cheep creep creek creak cream - DREAM

Can you complete the following doublets in five or fewer steps? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. PIG - _____ - _____ - _____ - _____ - STY FLOUR - _____ - _____ - _____ - _____ - _____ - BREAD FISH - _____ - _____ - _____ - _____ - _____ - MEAT HAND - _____ - _____ - _____ - _____ - _____ - FOOT RICH - _____ - _____ - _____ - _____ - _____ - POOR COAL - _____ - _____ - _____ - _____ - _____ - MINE TEARS - _____ - _____ - _____ - _____ - _____ - SMILE LIVE - _____ - _____ - _____ - _____ - DEAD

Answers: 11

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. PIG - wig wag way say STY FLOUR - floor flood blood brood broad BREAD FISH fist list lest best beat MEAT HAND hard lard- lord ford fort FOOT RICH rick rock rook book boor POOR COAL coat moat most mist mint MINE TEARS sears stars stare stale stile SMILE LIVE line lint lent lead DEAD

Heres a word game worth your time! Check it out, the answers rhyme. Ok, ok, well leave the word play to Timothy Parker, who created the months challenge. Take a look at the sample below to get the hang of it.

Example:

Peter Pan novel

1. Male Mensa members?

2. Code-creators equine

3. Wealthy Winnie the Pooh?

M N A

4. Unrefined guy?

5. Symphony tryout?

S D

6. Annoying invitee?

7. Seasonal percussionist?

8. A masters way to old furniture?

A T

U N Answers: 12

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Wise guys Morse horse Millionaire honey bear Crude rude Musician audition Guest pest Summer drummer Antique technique

Decipher the Code 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 365 D_____ of a Y_____ 52 C_____ in a D_____ 6 S_____ of a H_____ 7 D_____ of a W_____ 7 W_____ of the W_____ 7 C_____ of a R_____ 60 M_____ of an H_____ 5 S_____ of a H_____ 3600 S_____ in an H_____ 2.2 P_____ in a K_____

Answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 365 days of a year 52 cards in a deck 6 sides of a hexagon 7 days of a week 7 wonders of the world 7 colors of a rainbow 60 minutes of an hour 5 senses of a human body 3600 seconds in an hour 2.2 pounds in a kilogram 13

Clueless till the End! Each hint below ends in a five letter word. Rearrange the letters of the last word to get the answer. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Opposite of unite Animal that may need a shoer It doesnt always bring rain but it could Having less reason for fears They affix without paste

Answers: 14

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Untie Horse Cloud Safer tapes

Brain teasing twist. CA-CA 1. Dessert item based on an orange vegetable CA_____ - CA_____ 2. Otawa CA_____ - CA_____ 3. Something a visitor used to leave when a person wasnt at home CA_____ CA_____ 4. Chalk or limestone chemically CA_____ CA_____ 5. Group of animals and rider crossing a dessert CA_____ - CA_____

Answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Carrot cake Canada capital Calling card Calcium carbonate Camel - caravan

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