Match the items in the first group with the items in the second on the basis of similar or related meanings. The relationships are disguised by use of double meanings and/or altered spacings.

Please explain your answers so others can see the connections.


-1. Beach bum
-2. Discover
-3. Stub
-4. Head over heels
-5. Class act
-6. Show pain
-7. Endanger
-8. Wrinkles
-9. Amiable
-10. Tired kangaroo
-11. Noticed
-12. Store detective
-13. At ease
-14. River bottom
-15. Handles snow
-16. Seance
-17. Pillow rating
-18. Butterball
-19. Doghouse
-20. Reduced fare
-21. Lose the game
-22. On a roll
-23. Sinking ships
-24. Information

-a. coutnerspy
-b. yellow
-c. underscore
-d. flirt
-e. goat's dance
-f. standing order
-g. record's end
-h. submission
-i. out of bounds
-j. curbed
-k. tangent
-l. pressing problems
-m. sesame seed
-n. sit for a spell
-o. make peace
-p. checkmate
-q. warm
-r. graduation
-s. self-doubt
-t. diet
-u. Venus de Milo
-v. flower bed
-w. aligned
-x. downgrade

8./l wrinkles/pressing problems - because wrinkles are problems that need to be pressed out

1/K, A beach bum is a tan gent? :tweety:

19./j. curbed = cur bed

All three correct!

12. Store detective = a. coutner_spy

17. Pillow rating = x. down_grade

10. Tired kangaroo = i. out of bounds
14. River bottom = v. flower bed (flow-er)

All good!

4) head over heels = f) standing order

18/e butterball - goats are butters and a ball is a dance

23/h sinking ships/submission (a subs mission is to sink ships)
2/g discover/records end (record ends-disc is over)

great puzzle Sue

20/t Reduced fare/diet. Fare being another word for food.

21/p Lose the game/checkmate. Self explanatory.

Nice puzzle Sue.

4. head over heels/flirt Both are related to "love".

7/o. endanger/make peace (end anger)

22/M - On a roll / sesame seed

24) in - formation, f) standing order?

fun puzzle !

niteowl, Fil, Valentine, Curly, Redz, Rog

Curly, Gerry, and niteowl, try again on numbers 4, 21 and 24.

9) am i able ? = s )self doubt

Nice puzzle!

11) Not iced = q) warm

24) In formation = w) aligned

All correct!

I'm glad so many of you are enjoying these.

6/b. show pain/yellow (yell OW)

Good one, Redz!

3. stub / p. checkmate (check and stub of a checkbook)

13. at ease(a tease) / d. flirt

15. handles snow(handless now) / u. Venus de Milo

21./c under score
was I called a valentine?

5-class act/r-graduation
16-seance/n -sit for a spell

loved these !

And that's a wrap! Well done, all!

And yes, Chris, that's what you get for volunteering. Thank you.