Each of the following contains the anagram of a phrase. The digits in brackets denote the word lengths constituting the original phrase.
Identify the respective original phrases.
(I) AFFIRM DEMON (5, 2, 4). Clue: inclination.
(II) POLLUTE SPICE (4, 2,6). Clue: demolish.
(III) NICE OLD NOUN (2, 5, 4). Clue: the height of bliss.
(IV) UNMARKED SEATS (4, 2, 7). Clue: sharp.
(V) OVATE GNOME (3, 1, 4, 2). Clue: make haste.
I used an anagram generator called NAMEGRAM (a DOS program), and removed an A and an S. The program generated:
AMENDER TUSK ¦DARKENS MUTE ¦DARKEST MENU ¦DEMEANS TURK
DENMARK SUET ¦DENTURE MASK ¦DESKMAN TRUE ¦DUNKERS MATE
DUNKERS MEAT ¦DUNKERS META ¦DUNKERS TAME ¦DUNKERS TEAM
DUSTMAN REEK ¦DUSTMEN RAKE ¦KNEADER MUST ¦KNEADER SMUT
MARKETS DUNE ¦MARKETS NUDE ¦MARTENS DUKE ¦MATURED KENS
MEANDER TUSK ¦MEDUSAN TREK ¦MURKEST DANE ¦MURKEST DEAN
MUSKRAT EDEN ¦MUSKRAT NEED ¦MUSTARD KEEN ¦MUSTARD KNEE
NAKEDER MUST ¦NAKEDER SMUT ¦NETSUKE DRAM ¦RENAMED TUSK
RESUMED TANK ¦SEEDMAN TURK ¦SMARTED NUKE ¦SMARTEN DUKE
STANDEE MURK ¦STEAMER DUNK ¦TENURED MASK ¦TRUNKED MESA
TRUNKED SAME ¦TRUNKED SEAM ¦TUNDRAS MEEK ¦UNASKED TERM
UNDREST MAKE ¦ANTEED MURKS ¦DANKER MUTES ¦DARKEN MUTES
DEMEAN TURKS ¦DEMURE STANK ¦DEMURE TANKS ¦DEMURS TAKEN
DRAKES UNMET ¦DREAMT NUKES ¦DUNKER MATES ¦DUNKER MEATS
DUNKER STEAM ¦DUNKER TAMES ¦DUNKER TEAMS ¦EDEMAS TRUNK
EMENDS KRAUT ¦ESTRUM KNEAD ¦ESTRUM NAKED ¦KNEADS MUTER
KRAUTS EMEND ¦MAKERS TUNED ¦MANURE TSKED ¦MARKED TUNES
MARKED UNSET ¦MARKET DUNES ¦MARKET NUDES ¦MARTED NUKES
MARTEN DUKES ¦MASKED TUNER ¦MASKER TUNED ¦MENSED KRAUT
METRED ANKUS ¦MUSKET ANDRE ¦MUSTED KAREN ¦MUSTER KNEAD
MUSTER NAKED ¦NARKED MUTES ¦NUDEST MAKER ¦RANKED MUTES
REAMED STUNK ¦SEAMED TRUNK ¦SNAKED MUTER ¦TANKED MUSER
TANKED SERUM ¦TANKER MUSED ¦TANKER SEDUM ¦TEAMER DUNKS
TERMED ANKUS ¦TRUNKS EDEMA ¦TURNED MAKES ¦TUSKED NAMER
TUSKED REMAN ¦TUSKER ADMEN ¦TUSKER MANED ¦TUSKER NAMED
UNMADE TREKS ¦UNMAKE DREST ¦UNMASK DETER ¦UNMASK TREED
DEEMS TRUNK A ¦DREKS UNMET A ¦DRUNK MEETS A ¦DRUNK METES A
DRUNK TEEMS A ¦DUNKS METER A ¦DUNKS METRE A ¦DUNKS REMET A
EMEND TURKS A ¦KERNS MUTED A ¦KNEED STRUM A ¦
IV seems to be KEEN AS MUSTARD.
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Posted by Charlie
on 2015-01-28 13:09:49 |
Used an anagram program for IV (spoiler for IV)
