Puzzle. Apr.25

Combine two words to create a third, given definitions of all three (like a rebus!). More fun than it sounds (I hope!).

1.Verb meaning 'shrivel or dry up'
+ a kind of eating utensil
= what last name of the leading actress in 'Pleasantville'?

2.Word meaning 'while'
+ synonym for 'confident'
= what word meaning 'to determine'?

-3.Noun meaning 'a person or animal's lower limb, used for walking'
+ word meaning 'finish'
= what word meaning an exaggerated folktale handed down through the years?

4. Preposition meaning 'coming from'
+ word meaning 'number coming after nine'
= what word meaning 'frequently'?

5.A noun meaning 'a route through mountains'
+ a word indicating oldness
= what word meaning 'a quotation from a speech or writing'?

-6.A kind of tool used to hold cloth together in sewing
+ a one-letter article meaning 'an'
+ a warning cry in golf
= what sleeveless, apronlike garment for girls?

-7.A primary color
+ the dwelling of a wild animal
= what word meaning 'to blush'?

-8.A kind of car favored by soccer moms
+ a building security official
= what name for the front part of an army, a word which can also refer to the leaders of a movement?

9.An adjective meaning 'plump'
+ the female equivalent of 'him'
= what word meaning a male parent?

-10.A verb meaning 'to exist'
+ a verb meaning 'to possess'
= what word meaning 'to act in a certain way'?

Good Morning, Curly

6. pinafore

3. Legend - Hi Curly

Bernie

Howdy. Good answers.

10. behave

Good Morning Curly

Hi Bob, good one.

7. redden

Thanks Gerry.

8. vanguard Morning Curly

Hi Cue, good one.

1. Witherspoon

9 - FATHER

4. often

2. ascertain

5. passage


Morning curly,

Thanks all. Good morning.