Pick & Choose (BB236)
A two-way challenge this week. The instructions are the same, just the degree of difficulty climbs between the first and second puzzle. Here we go:
Reading left to right, taking a letter per word, can you spell three related words? Your six leftover letters can be jumbled to spell a fourth member of the same set.
CASH, COIR, CARE, RANG, WADE, BAIT
MOAN, AGUE, TROT, DRUM, RIOT, ANTI
SOLUTION NEXT WEEK
BB235 SOLUTION: Homburg, Akubra, Tam, Shako; Booby, Ibis, Raven, Dove, Swan; Soccer, Polo, Orienteering, Rugby, Tennis, Squash; Cairo, Athens, Paris, Islamabad, Tokyo, Amsterdam, Lisbon, Seoul; Mame, Urinetown, Spamalot, Irene, Cats, Annie, Lennon, Shout! (Other members may serve.)
December 14th, 2009 at 9:13 am
XXX WARNING – SPOILER ALERT XXX
To paraphrase George Orwell: six legs tough, four legs tougher.
Also, in the second one there’s the return, under a different name, of an answer from a DA crossword from a week or two ago.