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


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



= 1. ANTS BE GONE
= 2. STOP ARK BED
= 3. DIE PAYS SLY
= 4. OWE DULL DON
= 5. THE ELM COIF
= 6. COIL SIR LAP
= 7. AWL RYE LAW
= 8. CANT RAN JOG
= 9. ELF DROP BUM
= 10. RUB ELM ROLL

1 - ants + be = absent ; gone

4. owe + don = wooden; dull

3. yields = pays

Hi Dan.

6. spiral (coil)

8. jargon (cant)

10. rub + elm = rumble (roll)

5. helmet ( coif)

Hello Remi

You, michele, flotsam, manxman, oldbroad, Marian and OrleansBelle are all spot on!

2. Braked (stop)

Bernie

Right on Bernie

7. lawyer (law)

right on manxman

# 9

Fumble - drop

You got it L4L
of course it always helps to have the proper clues ... thank you L4L