Rearrange the clue word and add "ate" to make a new word. Some easy...some not so much.

Example: rope -> oper + ate = operate

-1. main
-2. aline
-3. local
-4. carts
-5. guard
-6. spear
-7. deigns
-8. creeds
-9. retire
-10. minter
-11. insert
-12. rental
-13. voters
-14. pierced
-15. greener
-16. dinnertime

2. alienate

Hi Marian! How are things in Casual Games? Being a hard-core Myst-style gamer I didn't think I would like casual games but I just got done with Ravenhurst and have to say that I rather enjoyed it. The puzzles to open the locked doors were pretty imaginative. Anyway...good answer!

Hi, Cue! Things in Casual Games are great. After playing Ravenhearst, you can also see that some things in Casual Games are becoming, well, less Casual! It's an interesting trend, and one worth watching.

16. indeterminate

Cue, I am addicted to the casual games...a great combination of adventures and puzzles

Joan, all I can say is...

I'll keep my eyes open for something else in the casual style that I might like to try. I think there's a sequel to Ravenhurst. Maybe I'll try that.

12. alternate

Doreen, is that Mumble from Happy Feet?

5. graduate

9. reiterate

Hi Cue.

3.Allocate

1. Animate.

I look forward to your next add-a-word. I'll get one right on the first try yet.



15. Regenerate

4. castrate
6. asperate

14. depreciate

7. Designate

Bernie

13. overst ate = overstate

Good answers everyone!

Coreoverload, I have faith that you will.

manxman, I thought you misspelled aspirate but found that asperate is actually a word meaning "to make rough or uneven". You learn something new every day. I'll leave this one open to see if someone can get the other solution.

11. reinstate

6. separate

10. terminate

8. desecrate

Another one wrappped up nice and tidy like.