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

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

The words are:<o:p></o:p>

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<o:p></o:p>

Posted by Kenny M on 2022-01-01 08:38:24