Word games: mixed bag
I. Bridging words- find the suitable 3 letters that fill in these blanks to get 2 words:
e.g. : cof _ _ _ al
The answer could be ‘f e r’ which gives us the words coffer and feral
1) tan _ _ _ ure
2) repr _ _ _ rtly
3) mean _ _ _ ision
4) liss _ _ _ lette
5) mo _ _ _ erior
II. Spoonerisms – find the pair of words on either side from their synonyms given. These word pairs are spoonerisms of each other:
1) original view – stitch stock
2) rob pauper – moonshiner
3) looked for welcomer – sexy seaman
4) manipulate pager – accountant
5) lift earth – mourn dog
III. Continuous letters- find a word that contains the given string of letters as is:
e.g. : *ept*
One possible answer is september
1) *nsf*
2) *ssf*
3) *otc*
4) *gna*
5) *sth*
6) *stl*
7) *thp*
8) *oqu*
IV. Cryptic clues- find the answer to these cryptic clues:
1) Talk about breast cancer at last with daughter was well-planned (12)
2) Friend frequently has a drink at last (6)
3) At last keen hunter finally shot down an animal (11)
V. Russian dolls- find the word on the right hand side with the help of those on the left hand side. A synonym of the first word should be placed within the synonym of the second to obtain a synonym of the word on the right hand side.
e.g. abundant-> nurtured = reddened
Answer would be ‘lush’ within ‘fed’ to get ‘flushed’
1) sphere->central = diseased
2) be->loaned = regret
3) decoy->travel = right
4) also->every = indulge
5) previous->affair = deforming
VI. Reverse Russian dolls – same as Russian dolls, except the word that’s supposed to go in should be reversed.
1) illustration->take a position = pass
2) mistake->break apart = yield
(Answers to follow. Scroll down please)
Answers:
I. Bridging words
1) tan _ _ _ ure – tandem demure
2) repr _ _ _ rtly – reprove overtly
3) mean _ _ _ ision – meander derision
4) liss _ _ _ lette – lissome omelette
5) mo _ _ _ erior – moult ulterior
II. Spoonerisms
1) original view – stitch stock : true sight – sew trite
2) rob pauper – moonshiner : loot beggar – bootlegger
3) looked for welcomer – sexy seaman : sought hailer – hot sailor
4) manipulate pager – accountant : cook beeper – book keeper
5) lift earth – mourn dog : heave ground – grieve hound
III. Continuous letters – possible answers are
1) *nsf* – transfer
2) *ssf* – blissful
3) *otc* – crotch
4) *gna* – poignant
5) *sth* – posthumous
6) *stl* – whistle
7) *thp* – toothpaste
8) *oqu* – eloquent
IV. Cryptic clues
1) Talk about breast cancer at last with daughter was well-planned (12)
Answer: orchestrated
Annotation:
talk = orate
breast = chest
cancer at last = r
daughter = d
Definition: well-planned
2) Friend frequently has a drink at last (6)
Answer: finale
Annotation:
Friend frequently = fin
a drink = ale
Definition: at last
3) At last keen hunter finally shot down an animal (11)
Answer: rattlesnake
Annotation:
hunter finally = r
anagram of (at last keen r)*
anagram indicator – shot down
Definition: an animal
V. Russian dolls
1) sphere -> central = diseased
Answer: orb -> mid = morbid
2) be -> loaned = regret
Answer:am -> lent = lament
3) decoy -> travel = right
Answer: roper -> ply = properly
4) also -> every = indulge
Answer: and -> per = pander
5) previous -> affair = deforming
Answer: ex -> fling = flexing
VI. Reverse Russian dolls
1) illustration-> take a position = pass
Answer: -> (art) -> sit = strait
2) mistake -> break apart = yield
Answer: -> (err)-> sunder = surrender
– Sriram
