Posted By: Urban Worrier
Let's Hear it for Tom - 09/23/17 05:15 PM
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. "You've spilt that Caribbean liquour down the front of your dress", said Tom r------------.
-2. "It's a biography of Twain," Tom stated m-------.
-3. "I hate climbing this winding staircase", said Mrs Swifty c----.
-4. "I really must chill out before the play" said Tom m---------------.
-5. "I'll have to dig another ditch around that castle," Tom sighed, r-------.
-6. "1, 4, 9, 16, 25,..." said Tom, s--------.
-7. "That'll finally get rid of that figure skater," said Tom, u----------.
-8. “Tough - you've lost this Maxis game ten times in a row on the easiest setting,” said Tom, s--------------.
-9. "Cancel my order - the guy who was installing the worktops in my kitchen had a cardiac arrest,” Tom c------------.
-10. "Numbers change back and forth from positive to negative when multiplied repeatedly by -1", said Tom, r---------.
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. "You've spilt that Caribbean liquour down the front of your dress", said Tom r------------.
-2. "It's a biography of Twain," Tom stated m-------.
-3. "I hate climbing this winding staircase", said Mrs Swifty c----.
-4. "I really must chill out before the play" said Tom m---------------.
-5. "I'll have to dig another ditch around that castle," Tom sighed, r-------.
-6. "1, 4, 9, 16, 25,..." said Tom, s--------.
-7. "That'll finally get rid of that figure skater," said Tom, u----------.
-8. “Tough - you've lost this Maxis game ten times in a row on the easiest setting,” said Tom, s--------------.
-9. "Cancel my order - the guy who was installing the worktops in my kitchen had a cardiac arrest,” Tom c------------.
-10. "Numbers change back and forth from positive to negative when multiplied repeatedly by -1", said Tom, r---------.
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