Clues and Ladders

Use the clues below, listed alphabetically, to come up with a word ladder. Once all of the clues are solved correctly and placed in the right order each subsequent word will change by one letter without anagramming. The first word in the string will have some type of relationship with the last word.

5 Letters

-1. city division, fry (as meat), outlaw, sing, color, something ridiculous, timepiece, type of molding

4 Letters

-2. achievement, escape, gratis, happiness, terror, type of college "house", worry

-3. donate, gardening tool, point of view, praise, tear

-4. drudge, half of table tennis?, part of a hammer, ruler, wets, writes, wrestling victories

-5. broad, determination, hike, jaunt, trick or cunning strategy, word with street or paper

-6. Attila followers, color, colossal, diminutive, kisses partner, stalk, tip

-7. Anjou or Bosc, burn, join (as carpet), reddish purple color, run-down city area, word with grand or dunk

Not sure if I understand the puzzle right but here's my try.

7. pear, sear, seam, plum, slum, slam

pear, sear, seam, slam, slum, plum

pear & plum = fruit

Looks like you got it covered oldbroad!

6. tiny, tint, hint, hunt, huns, hugs, huge

tiny/huge - size

2. feat, flee, free, glee, glee, fear, frat, fret
fear, feat, frat, fret, free, flee, glee (emotion)

2. feat, flee, free, glee, fear, frat, fret

glee, flee, free, fret, frat, feat, fear

glee - fear (emotions)


NOOOOO!

5. wide, will, walk, ride, wile, wall

ride, wide, wile, will, wall, walk

ride - walk (the two things we can do while quarantined)

Nice solves!


Yep, that's about it!

1. block, brown, crook, croon, black, crock, clock, crown

brown, crown, croon, crook, crock, clock, block, black

brown - black (colors)

Seems like something might be missing for #4?

Yes, Joan

Sorry, Cheryl. Looks like I was short a clue word. I hope that works better for you.

Works for me, Cue.

4. peon, ping, peen, king, pees, pens, pins

king, ping, pins, pens, pees, peen peon

king/peon - social status

Nice solve, Michele

Yep, that's what I had for #4. Good to know I'm not crazy.

3. give, rake, take, rave, rive

give, rive, rave, rake, take

give - take (opposites)

It helps when all the clues are complete, Cheryl.

Nice finish, Joan

Never mind....