Two By Fours

Choose two consecutive letters in each four-letter word to spell an eight-letter word reading across. Example: taut dime oven cell = au/di/en/ce. All answers are related.

-1. sigh name tick muse
-2. boon snip fact cent
-3. nine rich tool lash
-4. rage part true node
-5. plan wren deny rice
-6. lobe neat prim aces
-7. spot rely cash harp
-8. join sage phew late
-9. been cone dime pact
-10. flan gear slim cool
-11. main urge dare etch
-12. ages knew sire busy

9. Benedict

2. Boniface

4. Gertrude

10. Angelico?

1.Ignatius

3. Nicholas

8. Josaphat

All correct!

11. Margaret

5. lawrence

Good solves!

12. Genesius, something of a guess

6. Beatrice

Yes to both! The last one is a toughie.

7. Polycarp

Excellent, Jema!