Posted By: Urban Worrier
Tom Takes a Break - 05/24/16 05:03 PM
(Tom is taking a short break whilst I trawl the highways and byways of the Web to replenish his stock. All contributions welcome. I promise not to reveal the source of the really awful ones... 
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More Tom Swifties.(For example "I'll have a martini," said Tom, drily.) As ever, grovelling apologies for any re-runs
Some of these are very clever and quite tough, so being all heart, I've given you first letter and length as a starter
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As ever, an asterisk represents a "real" hyphen.
One answer each for first 24 hours, please.
-1. "My gender-reassignment surgery is reversible," Tom r---------.
-2. "I used to be a member of the fourth estate," Tom e--------.
-3. "Drinking beer from bottles is an expensive way of doing it," Tom said c------.
-4. "I dropped my mould over the balcony," said Tom, d-------.
-5. "My bank balance never seems to increase," said Tom, n---------.
-6. "I've finally learnt to stand up straight," said Tom l---------.
-7. "Imagine a large artificial breeze," Tom f---------.
-8. "There have been several famous men named Ulysses," Tom g------.
-9. “The Ents’ medicine restored our health after our battle with the Orcs,” said Tom t-----------.
-10. "There's a danger that that Raymond Burr lawyer series will be axed," said Tom p---------.
) More Tom Swifties.(For example "I'll have a martini," said Tom, drily.) As ever, grovelling apologies for any re-runs
Some of these are very clever and quite tough, so being all heart, I've given you first letter and length as a starter
· As ever, an asterisk represents a "real" hyphen.
One answer each for first 24 hours, please.
-1. "My gender-reassignment surgery is reversible," Tom r---------.
-2. "I used to be a member of the fourth estate," Tom e--------.
-3. "Drinking beer from bottles is an expensive way of doing it," Tom said c------.
-4. "I dropped my mould over the balcony," said Tom, d-------.
-5. "My bank balance never seems to increase," said Tom, n---------.
-6. "I've finally learnt to stand up straight," said Tom l---------.
-7. "Imagine a large artificial breeze," Tom f---------.
-8. "There have been several famous men named Ulysses," Tom g------.
-9. “The Ents’ medicine restored our health after our battle with the Orcs,” said Tom t-----------.
-10. "There's a danger that that Raymond Burr lawyer series will be axed," said Tom p---------.
