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Back a gram (Posted on 2009-04-07) Difficulty: 3 of 5
This is a companion to "Wrap a gram"

As in that problem this table contains words to be read downwards but of 4 letters.
All words are to be replaced with an anagram. All but two (differently coloured) are constructed by "reverse" wraparound.
For example:
Take the word "fire", reverse the order of letters to get "erif". In this case we only need to cycle the letter "e" to the rear to create the anagram "rife".

T V F N D T M M T E C W C L S M S D T T M R
I A A U I A I U I L I A A O O I U O A I A O
M S R T A N T C P S R S S B R R C N R D N O
E E E S L G E H S E E H E E E E K E E E E M


To the perceptive, find a 22 letter statement within the mess!

Note: some words in the table as well as in the solution will not be in common usage.

See The Solution Submitted by brianjn    
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A list of anagrams... (partial spoiler) | Comment 1 of 4

"Reverse" (wraparound) constructions, and anagrams for MUCH and WASH (included are some proper nouns):

TIME : EMIT - give off
       MITE - very small arachnid
       ITEM - a distinct part
VASE : SAVE - refrain from harming
       AVES - greetings or farewells
FARE : AFER - the southwest wind; an African
NUTS : STUN - make senseless
       TUNS - large casks
       UNST - one of the Shetland Islands
DIAL : LAID - set down
       IDLA - female name ("battle")
TANG : GNAT - a small biting fly
MITE : TIME - an indefinite period
MUCH : CHUM - a close friend; fish bait
TIPS : SPIT - saliva; a skewer
       PITS - sizeable holes
ELSE : SLEE - (obsolete) to slay
       LEES - wine sediment; dregs
CIRE : ERIC - a murderer's recompense
       RICE - a cereal plant
       ICER - one who ices
WASH : HAWS - turns left
       SHAW - coppice; thicket
CASE : ACES - skilled persons; succeeds
LOBE : BOLE - a tree trunk; reddish brown clay
       LEBO - derogatory ethnic slur of a Lebonese
SORE : EROS - sexual love or desire
       ROSE - a fragrant flower; past of rise
MIRE : RIME - thin frost coating; rhyme
       MERI - a language of Cameroon
       IMER - one who uses Instant Messaging
SUCK : CUSK - a fish of the cod family; burbot
DONE : NODE - a connecting point; a swelling
       ODEN - a Japanese winter dish
TARE : RATE - a magnitude or frequency
TIDE : EDIT - correct; revise; cut or eliminate
       DITE - mite; bit
MANE : NAME - identify; reputation
       AMEN - affirmation in prayer
       MENA - Roman goddess of menstruation
ROOM : MOOR - dock; uncultivated upland

Edited on April 8, 2009, 12:57 am
  Posted by Dej Mar on 2009-04-08 00:24:29

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