Rearranged Substitution

From a group of three words, choose two words that can be combined and rearranged into a word which is related to the remaining word of that group. A question mark after a clue indicates wordplay or trickery is afoot :biggrin:

For example, LEG--MEEK--NET, combine and rearrange the words LEG and NET into GENTLE which is a synonym of MEEK.



1. AIR CAST DATE
= 2. SHORTEN OBVIATE BRAIN
3. COATED COMMA ADAPT
= 4. ATTAIN CHOICE PSALMS
= 5. SINGLE REBATE CLOTHE
= 6. RULED HADES DROWN
= 7. VALUED EVIL SHOW
8. CINDER SCREEN NEWS
= 9. PAST ARTERY EYES
= 10. PEKOE PERSON ZERO

9. yesteryear (past)

10. zookeeper (person)

Hi Dan.

2. abbreviation (shorten)

7. vaudeville (show)

6 - ruled + drown = underground -- hades

Happy Sunday Remi and Michele

OrleansBelle...you're on the right track but didn't get the correct solution but a variant of it so good enough for me; the solution would be 'underworld'

We're half way there

5. bachelorette (single)

4. accomplishments (attain)

Right on you Dynamic Duo Team

3. accommodate (adapt)

1. air + date = radiate (cast)

8. windscreen (screen)

Way to Go Michele, Sondi and manXman

You guys rock