In each of the following, insert a word which completes the first and starts the second. Each of the asterisks denotes a letter whether same or different.

(1) KID (***) KIN
(2) SEA (***) NET
(3) DO (***) NECK
(4) SAND (***) GAIN
(5) IMP (***) EAR
(6) WONDER (****) MARK
(7) RAM (****) RIDGE
(8) PHOTO (****) RIGHT
(9) BLUE (****) OWED
(10) FAN (****) WELL
(11) TROUBLE (****) THING
(12) EX (****) ACLE
(13) BOW (****) HAL
(14) MA (***) AGE

Notes:

(i) Plurals, Proper nouns, hyphens, spaces, acronyms and abbreviations are not allowed.

(ii) Some of the given parts may contain multiple solutions.

1. kidnap, napkin
2. season, sonnet
3. dowry, wryneck¹ 
4. sandbar, bargain /  sandout², outgain³
5. impend, endear
6. wonderland, landmark
7. rampart, partridge
8. photocopy, copyright
9. bluebell, bellowed
10. fanfare, farewell
11. troublesome, something
12. extent, tentacle
13.
14. madam, damage / mavis⁴, visage<sup>5

1</sup>wryneck: either of one of two Old World woodpeckers (Jynx torquilla or J. ruficollis)
²sandout: (a technical term used in oilwell working) a condition that can occur when the concentration of a propping agent (proppant) within the tubing string creates a sudden increase in pump pressure
³outgain: to gain in a manner that exceeds or surpasses
⁴mavis: a common Old World thrush
⁵visage: one's face

Posted by Dej Mar on 2012-04-09 12:05:43