More Tom Swifties.(For example "I'll have a martini," said Tom,
drily.) As ever, grovelling apologies for any re-runs
Some of these are very clever and quite tough, so being all heart, I've given you first letter and length as a starter
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As ever, an asterisk represents a "real" hyphen.
One answer each for first 24 hours, please.
-1. "You're right, one can never have enough money," Tom a-----.
-2. "My wife complains that I fish too much," Tom c-----.
-3. "They are closing the pool this weekend," Tom said d----.
-4. "I think I'll get a goat to mow the grass," Tom said k--------.
-5. "I tried to get a date and got turned down ten times," Tom said f------ t-- t------.
-6. "I just got a job putting up steel girders," Tom b-----.
-7. "How do you like my new contact lenses?" asked Tom, g-----*e---.
-8. "I'll never sleep on the railroad tracks again," Tom said, b----- h------.
-9. "Did you know that two family members were Mayor of the same city?" asked Tom d----.
-10. “I love the new Microsoft search engine - how about you?" asked Tom p--------.