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12-Step Ladder (Posted on 2022-01-01)

Make a word ladder of 12 steps from PLAIN to FANCY. Clues for the 11 intervening words are, in no particular order:

comical
come in second
one-cent coin
_______ and quiet
braid of hair
"caboose"
British coins
nursery purchase
involving wordplay
carpentry tool
tubular pasta

From Mensa Puzzle Calendar 2021 by Fraser Simpson, Workman Publishing, New York. Puzzle for December 27.

Submitted by Charlie

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PLAIN
PLAIT braid of hair
PLANT nursery purchase
PLANE carpentry tool
PLACE come in second
PEACE _______ and quiet
PENCE British coins
PENNE tubular pasta
PENNY one-cent coin
PUNNY involving wordplay
FUNNY comical
FANNY "caboose"
FANCY

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Subject	Author	Date
Solution	K Sengupta	2022-01-03 21:47:37
Spoiler	Kenny M	2022-01-01 08:38:24

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