Chain Links - Hints posted

(A la Cue) Place words in the blank areas to complete the word chains. The word used
will relate to the previous word and the following word.
Example: work - lift - load – wall (work SHOP lift OFF load STONE wall)

-1. mind – goat – flint - step
-2. wrinkle – sauce – house - line
-3. clean – back – over - true (Hint: s----)
-4. table – sack – break - crust
-5. jump – work – mass - garden (Hint: s---, f---, m-----)
-6. family – glass – bath - tress
-7. spirit – drop – pen - sake (Hint: g--, l----, n---)
-8. wire – fire – press - time (Hint: b----, d----, m---)
-9. angle – screw – pole - struck (Hint: w---, b---, s---)
-10. paper – side – bed - baste

2. wrinkle CREAM sauce BOAT house FLY line

Treval, very good try, but "fly" needs to be changed.

great puzzle Jema. These are tricky.
How about PARTY?
Which one was wrong with house fly / fly line?

Party it is, Treval.

I've heard of "flight line" but not "fly line".

1. mind SCAPE goat SKIN flint LOCK step

10. paper BACK side TRACK bed LAM baste

michelle rose, yes!

manxman, "track" goes with "side" but not "bed". The word I'm looking for +bed
will get you reverse points.

4. table CLOTH sack LUNCH break BREAD crust

Nice challenge!

Bob, the only one of yours that I have is "bread", but yours works so I'lll take it.

6. family HOUR glass BUBBLE bath MAT tress

Jema, how about side BAR bed

michelle rose, excellent!

manxman, that's the one!

3. clean BREAK back CHECK over STAY true

manxman, "check" and "stay" work, so I'll take 'em.

"Clean break" works, but not "break back".


Hints posted.

7. spirit GUM drop LIGHT pen NAME sake

Redz, yes!

3. clean SWEEP back

That's it, manxman.

9. angle WORM screw BEAN pole STAR struck

8. wire BRUSH fire DRILL press MARK time

michelle rose and manxman, excellent.


That leaves #5.

5. jump SEAT work FOLK mass MARKET garden

I was thinking SHOT for the first gap in 5, but I am troubled by either SEAT or SHOT as not being a good enough fit. I believe that it must be STOP (although it could also be SPOT...).

Spot on, Pandora!

Lex, maybe it's different where you are, but on this side of the pond students are often
assigned "seatwork" - that is, lessons to be done while seated at their desks.


Thanks everyone.