Each puzzle consists of several compound words or closely associated words.

Fill in the blanks to find them all.

For example,the puzzle:
blow _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ maker

becomes

blow h a r d / l i q u o r / c a b i n e t maker

Or in short hand: blow hard liquor cabinet maker

[1]
Sitting _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ tracks

[2]
water _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ room

[3]
trap _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ trap

[4]
pine _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ fried

[5]
speak _ _ _ _/ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ language

[6]
milk _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ cell

[7]
outer _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ herd

[8]
summer _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ wild

[9]
baking _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ boat

[10]
enchanted _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ weight

(Most of the terms used, as far as I know, are universal to the english-speaking population. Some, however, are sure to show my Americanness.)

A few of these “compound words” may not be those imagined by  Jer, the submitter of this puzzle:

[1] Sitting Bear, “Bear Mountain”, mountain tracks

[2] water sport, sport coat, coatroom

[3] trap play, playhouse, house trap

[4] pineapple, apple-sauce, sauce-pan, pan-fried

[5] speak-easy, easy street, street sign, sign language

[6] milk bottle, bottle rocket, rocket fuel, fuel cell

[7] outer space, “Space Mountain”, mountain goat, goatherd

[8] “summer cold”, cold sweat, “Sweat Hog”, hog wild

[9] baking soda, soda pop, popcorn, cornrow, rowboat

[10] enchanted forest, forest fire, firefly, flypaper, paperweight

Posted by Dej Mar on 2006-09-20 17:05:46