Word games : Mixed bag

 

1. Find out word that have letters running in the given pattern:

Example:  *zvo* = rendezvous

There can be one or more letters on either side of the running pattern.

• *ghu*
• *wad*
• *tau*
• *chya*
• *yra*
• *swa*

2. Fill in the blanks such that the filled in letters make a word with either side.

Eg. DOU _ _ _ RUB

Ans – DOU-CHE         CHE-RUB

• A B S _ _ _ I T A L
• P R E _ _ _ _ R A L
• E N _ _ _ S T
• M E N _ _ _ R B I C
• P O T _ _ _ A M E D
• T O O L _ _ _ S C H
• P A S _ _ _ O U T
• M I S _ _ _ _ A W A Y

 

 

3. Cryptic crossword clues:

• Seemed to be left out (4)
• Sibling’s at home? Frightening! (8)
• Terrible pain basically causes fear (5)

 

Solutions below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANSWERS:

 

• *ghu* = yoghurt
• *wad* = nowadays, swaddle, twaddle
• *tau* = centaur, restaurant, staunch
• *chya* = churchyard
• *yra* = gyrate, pyramid, tyranny
• *swa*= glassware, coxswain

 

 

• A B S _ _ _ I T A L = absorb, orbital
• P R E _ _ _ _ R A L = prevent, ventral
• E N _ _ _ S T = entry, tryst
• M E N _ _ _ R B I C = menace, acerbic
• P O T _ _ _ A M E D = potash, ashamed
• T O O L _ _ _ S C H = toolkit, kitsch
• P A S _ _ _ O U T = pastry, tryout
• M I S _ _ _ _ A W A Y = mistake, takeaway

 

 

 

• Seemed to be left out (4)

Answer: felt       Def: seemed to be          anagram indicator: out                  anagram of (left)

• Sibling’s at home? Frightening! (8)

Answer: s(in)ister            Def: frightening                     at home = in   sibling = sister

• Terrible pain primarily causes fear (5)

Answer: panic                   Def: fear                 (pain) anagram + c