Anagrams XIII - Wordsmith.org

...continued from Anagrams XII, as you might imagine.

PAGINAL

A --> Y

PLAYING

PLAYING

L ---- > R

..told me,well, maybe not 'told,' y'know, that I should do more

PRAYING

A > E

PREYING

PREYING

P ---- > S

.. trying to PUMP me for information

SYRINGE

SYRINGE

Y --> T

STINGER
Hornets, bees, and wasps better scurry...

(If they could only work together we'd have I-->Y SYNERGY)

+I

STINGIER

STINGIER

I --> E

INTEGERS

INTEGERS

R ---- > G

..i quickly became a super-INGESTER; now, I'm big-time

EGESTING

EGESTING

E ---- > A

..Maggie Jiggs was the comics'

NAGGIEST

N > B

BAGGIEST

BAGGIEST

Well, of course - they're the

(drop A)

BIGGEST, aren't they?

B > B

GIBBETS

GIBBETS

B ---> N

BESTING

BIGGEST

G ---- > B

..or worldwide - ..and other infamous places to meet one's maker

GIBBETS

Originally Posted By: A C Bowden

GIBBETS

B ---> N

BESTING

BESTING

B ---- > N

..it was obviously a four-minute or so one for you; sorry. i must have been

NESTING

NESTING

G ---> L

LINNETS

LINNETS

+ G

...Big Bird was ever a

NESTLING

-N

TINGLES

TINGLES

G ---- > C

..while the icicles GLISTEN, I'll try to

STENCIL

STENCIL

T --> E

Do you have a LICENSE ?

E > T

SILENT

SILENT

S ---- > L

LENTIL

Originally Posted By: LukeJavan8

LICENSE

E > T

SILENT

...I don't C it !
_________________________

It was Yogi Berra, I think: "If you come to a fork in the road, take it!"

SILENT
drop L
TINES

Either

LENTIL

L ---> S

TINSEL

or

TINES

+ L

TINSEL

TINSEL

drop S

INLET

INLET

L ---- > S

..my skin's developing these days and added it to my computer desk as a 'mouse'

INSET..if i had your fork, i'd'a,maybe, used its TINES

INSET

add C

Now isn't that just the NICEST thing !

NICEST

T ---> C

SCENIC

SCENIC

C ---- > S

..of the harbor at Nice; let me get a picture of you & your

NIECES

NIECES

S ---> T

ENTICE

ENTICE

E ---- > S

..and INCENT myself for the professor's course, but he was as much an

INSECT ..as any of the subject matter

INCEST

T --> S

COSINE

COSINE

E ---> A

CASINO

CASINO

A ---- > U

COUSIN

COUSIN

U ---- > S

..derided by some as a bunch of hot dogs

SONICS

-S

ICONS

ICONS

C ---- > B

..family is now playing AAA minor-league ball as a Buffalo

BISON

-B

IONS

IONS

+ E

..What would they call the study of

NOISE

NOISE

if they used EOSIN they might be better able to identify that

add L

LESION

LESION

I ---- > S

..caused by my shoe's INSOLE turned out to be a real

LESSON

-L

NOSES

Moses

MOSES

+ R

SMORES

SMORES

E ---> A

MORASS

MORASS

S ---- > L

..dontcha hate the term? ..from stories

MORALS ..as if they were fish-'n-chips

Originally Posted By: endymion6

MORALS ..as if they were fish-'n-chips

...they are like

R ---> N

SALMON

SALMON

+ D

..somethin's fishy here ..or am I nuts?

ALMONDS

ALMONDS

L --> Y

MONDAYS

(= DYNAMOS. Maybe next time.)

-S

DYNAMO

DYNAMO

O ---- > U

..others were weeks with nothing but 'ate' days...one week a year had a

MAUNDY Thursday

-U

MANDY you came and you gave without asking/taking

MANDY

M ---- > D

..was a bit of one, in Aspic, to boot

DANDY

DANDY

D ---- > S

..I'd rather be on the beach, than in Philadelphia

SANDY

D > T

NASTY

NASTY

add X

SYNTAX

SYNTAX

- X

..I do funny things; people say I talk with a funny AX-SYNT..

me, I think I'm just

ANTSY..sorry, just realized we're back at NASTY; let's do

PANSY ..T ---- > P

-P

NAYS

NAYS

N ---> E

YEAS

EASY for you to say...

AYES

add T

YEAST

YEAST

E ---- > R

..under Ben Bulben, in Sligo, I was wary too close to

STRAY ..cognizant that i might tread upon his dreams..in the light & the half-light

STRAY

T ---> D

YARDS

YARDS

D ---- > P

..recently have made my voice

RASPY

YARDS

D --> T

SATYR

+S

STRAYS

STRAYS

T --> B

BRASSY

BRASSY

+ I

.. a Taranto???

SYBARIS

Y > D

DISBARS.

DISBARS

- S

..i'd consider

BRAIDS

BRAIDS

- S

RABID

RABID

+ A

..are the racoons seen in my yard before night; what of the echoes in South Bend?

ABRAID

B > F

AFRAID

AFRAID

D -->C

AFRICA

AFRICA

F ---> G

AGARIC

AGARIC

A --> L

GARLIC

GARLIC

L ---- > N

Congrats on the anniversary tomorrow; you've been at this awhile, i see..

CARING

C > D

DARING

DARING

+ T

..flitting quickly here & there..

DARTING

D > P

PARTING

p > f

Farting

+H

FARTHING

FARTHING

F ---- > S

..spoken by players in the NBA

TRASHING

+H

THRASHING

THRASHING

H --> T

NIGHTSTAR

NIGHTSTAR

N ---- > L

..a small town in PA featured in a Catherine Bell movie

STARLIGHT

STARLIGHT

Noel, no L

STRAIGHT

-G

ATHIRST

ATHIRST

T ---> P

HARPIST

...what one doeth when one seeth something one admireth

HARPIST

add E

PRAISETH

PRAISETH

T ---> D

PARISHED

PARISHED

D --> P

SAPPHIRE

-I

PERHAPS

PERHAPS

S --> I

HAPPIER

A > S

SHIPPER

Off to the beach for a few days, to enjoy the

SHIPPER
H --> L

RIPPLES

R > N

NIPPLES

NIPPLES

drop the L

PEPSIN

PEPSIN

- N

PEPSI

PEPSI

S ---- > D

..the woodwinds esp. Uilleans play, you can have the canned version

PIPED in

PIPED

P --> B

BIPED

B > K

PIKED

PIKED

- D

KEPI

KEPI

P ---- > D

..where 2 troopers were ambushed, the manhunt became effectively a land-version of a

DIKE ..sealing things off as it did

P > L

LIKE

LIKE

+ N

..or to a fungus in a symbiotic relationship?

LIKEN

+C

NICKLE

NICKLE

K ---- > H

..like it was yesterday ..when I was down in the dumps, or was it the swamps..where you'd get a penny for your thoughts, as long as they were about fungi in symbiotic relationships

LICHEN

LICHEN

H ---> P

PENCIL

PENCIL

N ---- > O

..but for catching the bad ones, it's the

POLICE

P > D

DOCILE

DOCILE

C ---- > S

..because, i think, he was COILED; when abruptly he unCOILED, i saw he was

SOILED ..and dangerous

SOILED

O ---> E

DIESEL

-S

ELIDE

ELIDE

E ---- > S

..would be a DELITE, as they say in the ad game, if I weren't in a

SLIDE

SLIDE

E ---> O

SOLID

SOLID

S ---- > Y

..and I'm happy that I saw a much more innocent one, just in time

DOILY ..Sorry for almost severely lowering the tone

it still came thru to my computer, shame on you. (heh)

+B

BODILY

BODILY

I ---- > L

..I was a-feared o' that; thanks for commenting ..I did so

BOLDLY ..then backed off

B > C

COLDLY

COLDLY

D ---> G

GLYCOL

GLYCOL

- C

..whiz

GOLLY

G > J

JOLLY

JOLLY

J ---- > A

..of sorts

ALLOY

ALLOY

O ---> L

ALLYL

L > T

TALLY

TALLY

L ---- > I

..at all the way I thought it might; so let's go to

ITALY

Originally Posted By: endymion6

let's go to

ITALY

Y ---> N

and read some inscriptions in

LATIN

LATIN

+ A

..et exeunt.. as they headed for Costa Rica, where he knew the cutest little

LATINA

Originally Posted By: endymion6

where he knew the cutest little

LATINA

- L

by the name of

ANITA

A > C

ANTIC

ANTIC

N ---> V

VATIC

VATIC

+ E

..about his Latina was easy, cuz she was so

ACTIVE .. radio-so

I > A

VACATE

VACATE

E ---- > R

..CAVEAT for his perky little Latina: Don't mess with my necktie

CRAVAT

A > O

CAVORT

CAVORT

A --> I

VICTOR

VICTOR

V ---- > P

..of the Torrid Zone gets a lot of latitude

TROPIC

+A

APRICOT

APRICOT

add E

OPERATIC

OPERATIC

O ---- > C

..to Carnegie Hall?

PRACTICE

PRACTICE

I ---- > O

..I get it

ACCEPTOR

R > H

CACHEPOT

CACHEPOT

P ---- > L

..they're important 'cuz they've 2 benzene rings ..sheesh!

CATECHOL ..almost had us up the river with that one, Luke!

And Catechol makes it better?????

I was just happy to get something that fit that I gave zero thought to a next step ..

but, I do see one word that's both universal and parochial simultaneously that'd work, after seeing your note ..I'm chanting an I for an E

CATECHOL

C ---> R

CHLORATE

CHLORATE (and no rags, bones, bottles, either)

Calloo! Calldy! (That reads "change A to D")

He CHORTLED in his joy.

CHORTLED

- R

..I wasn't sure if my gym shorts equated to wrapped in righteousness, but at least I was

CLOTHED

C > A

LOATHED

LOATHED

H ---> B

BLOATED

... 17th Century or so, anyway

BLOATED

A --> U

DOUBLET

DOUBLET

L ---- > D

..i read that right

DOUBTED

t > l

DOUBLED

DOUBLED

O ---- > N

BUNDLED

BUNDLED

+ O

UNBOLDED

UNBOLDED

B ---- > F

..after everything's been opened up

UNFOLDED .. clever graphic, AC!

UNFOLDED

D ---- > R

..line to Rocket J Squirrel: Fan mail from some

FLOUNDER

F > L

UNROLLED

UNROLLED

- L

ROUNDEL

L > B

REBOUND

REBOUND

B ---- > G

nasty list, the BOUNDER, after what he caused her to

UNDERGO

G > B

UNROBED

UNROBED

N ---> T

REDOUBT

REDOUBT

O --> I

BRUITED

BRUITED

T ---- > S

..nor is this a pretty sight or a pleasant feeling

BRUISED

BRUISED

No U, anyway

All that's left is the DEBRIS

I > U

REBUDS

REBUDS

- D

REBUS

REBUS

U ---> A

BRAES

B > T

TEARS

TEARS

+ D

..and steps lightly in so doing

TREADS

TREADS

No, actually, to both sides

add I

ASTRIDE

ASTRIDE

T ---- > P

..perhaps the affliction of the,how you say, desperado?

DESPAIR

DESPAIR

No, no, it's

PARADISE

PARADISE

A ---> O

PARODIES

PARODIES

A ---- > M

..what we were expecting; not what was

PROMISED

PROMISED

M ---- > V

..i think we should look beyond, to what the future

PROVIDES .. said the reverend

+A

DISAPROVE

DISAPROVE

D ---- > N

..when a word doesn't have all it's meant to,when it's lacking syllabic

PERVASION .. per se'..we have to mind our q's as well as our p

PERVASION

Don't know the word, but who am I to cast
V --> S

ASPERSIONs...

ASPERSION

+ U

..was Friendly

PERSUASION .. as is mine (BTW:pervasion, AmerHerDict3dEd,p.1353)

PERSUASION

A ---> C

SUPERSONIC

SUPERSONIC

S ---- > L

..would be a band big on PERCUSSION,we changed our rules asap for noise

PRECLUSION

-P

INCLOSURE

INCLOSURE

I ---- > E

..of Cole's Don't Fence Me In was the best

ENCLOSURE ..sorry this is so prosaic, but others seem to be double-switches; so, best I can do

E > A

LARCENOUS

LARCENOUS

- L

..I'm iridescent

NACREOUS

-N

CAROUSE

CAROUSE

+ L

..and around and around ..

CAROUSEL

CAROUSE

U --> H

CHORALE

or have we been here before? It sounds sorta familiar...

CHORALE

O ---- > S

..Maybe you were thinking CHOLERA? Don't know how either CAROUSE or the more recent CAROUSEL became CHORALE, but ..no harm, no foul, right..'cuz you're in charge, right,

CHARLES???

s> i

CHARLIE

CHARLIE

- H

..Ive rarely been able to pass up

ECLAIR

ECLAIR

+ U

...lend me your ear.
Hey, Tony, whatta you mean? Don't PINNA me down

AURICLE

AURICLE

U --> T

ARTICLE

(don't know where that Chorale came from . Bach to basics, I guess. Singin' in the Brain, or something)

ARTICLE

I ---- > A

..answer this, as that's how it got its start

TREACLE

-T

CEREAL

...or not

CEREAL

A --> Y

CELERY

CELERY

E ---- > G

..to lead another kind of service

CLERGY

C > A

ARGYLE

ARGYLE

+ L

..were not inclined to do it up

REGALLY

R>L

LEGALLY

LEGALLY

L ---- > R

..for the most part

LARGELY

LARGELY

..that I'd hit a triple: with ALLERGY & GALLERY

..so, I'm sorry, -G

REALLY ..that on my way home from the gallery I was affected by my allergy, and will be largely out of action for now

-R

ALLEY

ALLEY

+ T

..this question still comes up: What've you done for me

LATELY

LATELY

L ---- > R

..and get into another line

REALTY

LATELY

E --> T

"Selling bakery goods now, are we?" said the trollop tartly.

-A

TELLY

TELLY

L --> R

TYLER

Tippecanoe, too.

TYLER

+ A

..again, as my earlier attempt apparently wasn't recognized

REALTY ,, or, maybe it was and I missed it 'cuz it was tartly (i.e., all l.c., and referred to LATELY??? Sorry if I'm confused, but I just went back & see what must have 'appened, guv

TYLER

Y ---- > E

..and, continuing the property theme, let's get the L into a new flat

RELET

My bad. Twice times in one post. I never highighted, and thus never actually sumbitted, the TARTLY that was supposed to continue the chain after REALTY. And then invoked LATELY instead of REALTY.

I think that's all the mistakes I made.

Meantime - let's go boating, and do it swiftly -

RELET

R --> F

FLEET

FLEET

E ---- > I

..and if we're swift enough afoot, we can catch a fish; I'd like, also well-done, my

FILET

FILET

add R

and FILTER for the after-dinner cigarette.

FILTER

I ---- > A

..and filter the guest-list; that cherry trifle will insure they don't, on the way home,

FALTER..best trifle I ever had was at Excelsior Hotel/Heathrow

F > H

HALTER

HALTER (that means "more lame." Among other things.)

T --> E

HEALTH (but could have gone to LETHAL, instead...optimists of the world, arise!)

HEALTH

L ---- > S

..what's in that sword-case, anyway?

SHEATH

Originally Posted By: endymion6

HEALTH

L ---- > S

..what's in that sword-case, anyway?

SHEATH

Colada? (Cuban coffee) Tizona! Lol..(echo)

...Ooooh, yikes. Lobera?

-S

HEATH

Heart

Which fish, Torbay? Left, right, left.

Whichever you'd RATHER

RATHER

R ---- > H

Dan would Rather be next to a warm fire, at home

HEARTH ..He said that fire's blazing like a California leaping frog

HEARTH

H --> T

Is that a THREAT - or a promise ?

THREAT

H ---- > S

..is a Trick if no

TREATS

-S

TETRA

TETRA

+ G

..about hackers aiming at chain stores?

TARGET

T > N

ARGENT/GARNET

GARNET

R ---- > M

..metals, if not stones

MAGNET

-G

MEANT

MEANT

T ---- > D

..I should have changed my ways long ago

AMEND

AMEND

..that a D be added

DEMAND

...can be MADDENing

Time to make a hegira to

D --> E

MEDINA

MEDINA

I ---- > D

..if I do, and if I don't,

DAMNED

M > S

SADDEN

SADDEN

S ---- > E

..to lessen the impact, won't you, please?

DEADEN

-A

ENDED

ENDED

D ---- > K

..of bending over quickly,because of where and how he was struck

KNEED

D > L

KNEEL

KNEEL

E ---- > L

..he didn't answer the bell

KNELL

L > T

KNELT

KNELT

T ---- > I

..he feared his liege would it to obeisance

LIKEN

+S

SILKEN

SILKEN

+ D

..copy of a book, is it equivalent to 'burning' it?

KINDLES

- K

SLINKED

SLINKED

K ---- > P (headin' for the mess hall?)

..put on the turntable

SPINDLE

P > A

DENIALS

DENIALS

N ---- > L

..but the one who idles away his time

DALLIES

D > T

TALLIES

TALLIES

I ---- > T

..because he was the

TALLEST ..but couldn't see the forest for the trees

T > B

BALLETS

BALLETS

L ---- > T

.and call me in the morning

TABLETS

A > O

BOTTLES

BOTTLES

S ---- > R

..after only those coupl'a beers, I was BLOTTO

and later wound up in the clink, on the police

BLOTTER

b > y

LOTTERY

LOTTERY

L ---- > P

..refers to the flying plates

POTTERY

Y > S

POTTERS

POTTERS

T ---- > R

..a group of guys over there who'll carry our bags

PORTERS ..while we go in here and have a coupl'a dark beers

- P

ROSTER

ROSTER

R ---- > P

..I became an instant blog-POSTER..It was like magic

PRESTO

-t

ROPES

ROPES

R ---- > T

..even if I have to go to court to do so

ESTOP ..it's been so all-consuming, I can feel it in my PORES

+R

POSTER

POSTER

E ---- > A

..and put your hands on the radio, said the cleric of the airwaves

PASTOR

P > C

COSTAR

COSTAR

R ---- > C

..sometimes pester a celeb too much, going over the line

ACCOST

-C

COAST

COAST

A ---- > K

..we had to make sure we had all the ingredients in

STOCK

C > E

STOKE

STOKE

E ---- > R

..a Big Bird nonetheless

STORK

K > E

STORE

fun morning Endy, we must have covered 3 pages, don't know how many
posts. Have to volunteer at local hospital see you later.

STORE

T ---- > P

..but 'smore better if you stays a

SPORE ..

a noble calling, Luke, and admirable ..yeah, that was fun (but I'm heading for Duck,NC --booked earlier--manana, and dreading the forecast you alluded to above..say a prayer for us, please

PORES

add a Y

OSPREY

OSPREY

- R

POESY

P > N

NOSEY

NOSEY

E --> D

SYNOD

SYNOD

D ---- > L

..and let's have it in France, but I'd be LYIN' if I said my fave cite' is

LYONS ..on the whole, I'd rather be in Philadelphia, to quote myfave actor

-s

ONLY

ONLY

Y ---- > I

..here, just pride

LION

L > Z

ZION

ZION

O ---- > C

..easily SPELTER this incorrectly

ZINC ..and then I'd be out of sync

Z ---> C

Inch

INCH

+ C

..but only by the hair on my chinny-chin CHIN

CINCH

C ----> W

Winch

WINCH

I ---- > E

Tanzlokalmaedchen?

WENCH

+R

WRENCH

WRENCH

W ---- > F

,..for 'city' is 'la ville' in

FRENCH..and I'd rather be in Paris than Philadelphia, regardless of what was recently stated

H > A

FRANCE

FRANCE

N ---> A

CARAFE

CARAFE

E --> S

a FRACAS ?

-A

SCARF

SCARF

F --> E

SCARE

C > P

SPARE

SPARE

add S

SPARSE

-S

PARSE

PARSE

addd

SPREAD

SPREAD

+ T

..or he's going to break us into little pieces

DEPARTS

DEPARTS

add p

STRAPPED

STRAPPED

D --> A

PARAPETS

(No, no W. That's the fault.)
And Welcome, again, FLC!

PARAPETS

P ---> I

PARASITE

PARASITE

I ---- > E

..wheat from the chaff, the men from the boys

SEPARATE

SEPARATE

E --> I

ASPIRATE

ASPIRATE

I ---> E

ASPERATE

ASPERATE

- A

.. on your digestive system: eat cucumber, that, like history,

REPEATS

T > L

REPEALS

REPEALS

E. ---- >. M

..assortment has always been a PLEASER

SAMPLER

-S

AMPLER

AMPLER

E ---> I

PRIMAL

PRIMAL

R ---- > E

..before you go, what would you have us do with these louts?

IMPALE

- A

IMPEL

IMPEL [not to be confused with I. M. Pei, the architect]

add T

LIMPET

LIMPET

P ---> L

MILLET

M > B

BILLET

BILLET ---- > A

I ---- > A

..tall chief pranced around

BALLET

B > W

WALLET

WALLET

E --> O

TALLOW

when I press reply I get tallow, but on the email I get
candle. Something wrong with the site????

OK cleaned itself up

T > f

FALLOW

FALLOW

F. ---- > W

..as I fear it might be too big a mouthful, if we're to

WALLOW

WALLOW

W ---> P

WALLOP

WALLOP

A --> I

PILLOW

PILLOW

P. ---- > W

..to a tree that would, ostensibly, 'weep for me'

WILLOW..or the other song to 'bury me beneath ..the willow, the weep in' '

W > B

BILLOW

Bellow

BELLOW

L. ---- >. B

...after a night on the town post book-signing

WOBBLE

W > C

COBBLE

Bobble

BOBBLE

O ---> U

BUBBLE

BUBBLE

B --> A

BAUBLE

BAUBLE

B ---> T

ABLUTE

ABLUTE

drop L

BEAUT

+Y

BEAUTY

BEAUTY

U. ---- >. S

... But a little rough-edged boys in our neighborhood recently

BEASTY

BEASTY

Y ---> L

STABLE

Table

The Last Supper

TABLE

E ---- > S

The sound the paschal lamb makes is a BLEAT; the boom that TNT makes is a

BLAST

+O

OBLAST

OBLAST

B ---- > M

..but no cigar

ALMOST...and nothing epitomizes closeness more than STOMAL therapy, where it's 'bowels out,' so to speak

ALMOST

A --> E

MOLEST - does that mean "most like a mole" ?

MOLEST

M ---- > N

Yes, if this means wearing a fur wrapped around one's neck

STOLEN

L > K

TOKENS

HONEST ?

HONEST

+ R

..just one big game

THRONES

just one big game...

THRONES

E --> G

...attended by THRONGS

-H

STRONG

STRONG

G ---- > E

..on drugs

STONER Some say that NESTOR the Argonaut was a STONER, but I don't believe it

-S

TONER

Boner

Scooby snacks!

BONER

R ---- > S

..Her show comes to mind; her father was a cinematographer extraordinaire

BONES

BONES

N --> M

BESOM

BESOM

+ R

..Blues?

SOMBER

-M

SOBER

SOBER

B --> O

OREOS !

OREOS

O ---- > U

..may have lots of cookies, but he also has lots of these in STORE

EUROS

+S

ROUSES

ROUSES

O --> T

RUSSET

RUSSET

+ D

... made fast ...fastened? fasting?

TRUSSED

TRUSSED

U --> E and read it backwards

DESSERT

DESSERT

T ---- > R

..of drawers..or the role Tom Courtenay played to Albert Finney's 'Lear'

DRESSER

D > A

ERASERS

ERASERS

S ---- > U

..the better to make an

ERASURE

A > C

RESCUER

RESCUER

E ---- > O

..and/or the one who applies it ..or one who stops at nothing in his search for truth, justice, & the American way

SCOURER

-O

CURSER

Courser

COURSER

+ E

..conceived without sin, let my cry come unto Thee

RECOURSE...which may qualify you as an unnatural RESOURCE

+S

RESOURCES

RESOURCES

drop O (that's "flag" in French - drapeau)

RESCUERS

RESCUERS

C ---- > A

One of us was saved a few iterations ago, let me

REASSURE ..by one RESCUER

A > P

PRESSURE

PRESSURE

- U

..self-issued PRESSER, the alleged star cannot

REPRESS his massive ego

P > A

ERASERS

ERASERS

S --> P

SPEARER
(provided you have plenty of company along to help you, of course)

SPEARER

R ---- > L

..before it catches you?

RELAPSE ..the Red Sox finally have some outfielders about whom it won't be said that they can't catch a cold out there

RELAPSE

E --> Y

PARSLEY
(edible garnish)

-P

RELAYS

RELAYS

L ---- > P

..always meets his debts, whether with LAYERS of pelt or coin of the realm, as he's the Dear SLAYER

REPAYS ..named Natty (as in Nattily attired? That is a cute little coonskin cap, just sayin') Bumppo

+ R

PRAYERS

PRAYERS

Y ---- > I

..Swordsmanship lists the merits of epees in

PARRIES

(even though he never said that)

PARRIES

A --> E

REPRISE

+P

PERSPIRE

PERSPIRE

R --> D

DISPERSE

S > D

PRESIDED

PRESIDED

- P

..who didn't like to work, maybe? And merely

RESIDED in the WH ( a couple names come to mind)

RESIDED

S ---- > C

..but you know I couldn't resist

DECIDER

I > O

DECODER

DECODER

E --> W

CROWDED

CROWDED

C ---- > N

..where sorrow is often

DROWNED

-r

DOWNED

DOWNED

- D

..I've bought since 1977...previously

OWNED

OWNED

W ---> Z

DOZEN

D > S

ZONES

ZONES

Z --> O

NOOSE

NOOSE

S ---- > Z

..between taking a nap, or adding not just a Z but another layer, so I took the latter

OZONE

OZONE

- N

OOZE

OOZE

O ---- > R

ZERO

ZERO

+ F

FROZE

FROZE

Z ---- > T

..was written in PROZE; didn't he turn out to be a kinda GOFER?
I dunno, cuz Lit was never my

FORTE

FORTE

R --> N

OFTEN

OFTEN

+ S

..when I play hard (and loud) on the piano; they tell me I need to

SOFTEN

N > R

FOSTER

FOSTER

O --> I

STRIFE

STRIFE

T ---> U

FURIES

S > G

FIGURE

FIGURE

- U

..can be -- esp. if it's a hefty one for speeding -- a source of

GRIEF

GRIEF

+ N

FINGER

FINGER

- F

..actually started it on a simple note; they just wanted to get out of the

REIGN

REIGN

If they flee, they can get out of the

add O

REGION, too

REGION

R ---- > L

..and join the Foreign

LEGION ..in that uniform with all its charms

+R

LEGIRON

LEGIRON

L ---- > D

..where I wouldn't mind being kept in LEGIRONS for a few years, if it meant being able to enjoy St Emilion, Bordeaux, et al.

GIRONDE

GIRONDE

E ---> A

ADORING

+B

BOARDING

BOARDING

O ---- > A

..like all schools to most students,occasionally

ABRADING...sorry, typo that I just noticed..oops

ABRADING

+ E

GABARDINE

GABARDINE

- A

..toeing the line, I'll be

BEARDING ..the lion

BEARDING

- N

ABRIDGE

+D

ABRIDGED

ABRIDGED

drop the D

BRIGADE

BRIGADE

R ---> H

BIGHEAD

BIGHEAD

B ---- > N

..thinks the ship's going

HEADING

HEADING

G ---> R

HANDIER

HANDIER

H ---- > D

..as usual

DRAINED

D > T

TRAINED

TRAINED

T ---- > B

..he was hit over the head; & not like Moe,Larry&Curly, either

BRAINED

-B

RAINED

RAINED

A ---- > B

..is apparently

INBRED

B > W

REWIND

REWIND

W ---- > T

under the kindling? or just bluster in their blabber?

TINDER

TINDER

D ---> A

RETINA

RETINA

+ G

..that we're going down this aisle yet again so soon provokes in my eye a

TEARING .. can a starling's cries be not anon? Doctor, my eyes

TEARING

G --> S

RETSINA

RETSINA

E ---> A

TSARINA

TSARINA

- A

..toting all those jewels around was such a

STRAIN .. a real pain in the neck

STRAIN

N ---> A

...she wore some in

TIARAS

TIARAS

A ---- > E

..some of which were not precious metal ...they were 'ironic'

SATIRE

S>T

ATTIRE

ATTIRE

T ---- > L

is cheaper if you can get it wholesale, rather than

RETAIL

+ C

RECITAL

RECITAL

T ---- > P

..makes perfect; let's measure

CALIPER

CALIPER

R --> N

PELICAN

PELICAN

P ---> M

MELANIC

MELANIC

- L

..your name was Hickey? Or is it Mr Hickman? I'm Harry Hope

ICEMAN

ICEMAN

E ---> A

MANIAC

MANIAC

I ---- > Y

..used to say (well, wrote) to me, No Man is an Island

CAYMAN

Y > I

CAIMAN

CAIMAN

C ---> L

ANIMAL

ANIMAL

A ---- > E

..taken to task, it'll be better if it's

MENIAL

M > D

DENIAL

DENIAL

I ---- > T

to deal adequately with the pain of a toothache

DENTAL

+G

TANGLED

TANGLED

T ---- > D

..whether or not there's wind

DANGLED

DANGLED

Add S

GLADDENS

GLADDENS

E ---- > I

..then put the blanket over his horse before

SADDLING ..the beast, ready for the ride into the sunset

-s

ADDLING

ADDLING

+ W

..you might still be surprised; some people thought to be WADDLING
are actually merely

DAWDLING

DAWDLING

D ---> R

DRAWLING

DRAWLING

G ---- > y

..not for conclusions; ...my fave pastime since I was about 2 has been DRAWING .. but ( how 'but that?) I must look

INWARDLY .. and I'm no angel (to be sure, tho" 've been close to those halo'd halls of the Nav'l acad.) pun int'n'd'd

INWARDLY

W ---> G

...a village in Sussex, England, with a well-known school

ARDINGLY

(pronounced Arding-lye)

ADRINGLY

- D

..where no one reacts

ANGRILY ..and I hear the fields there lie low

Y > B

BLARING

BLARING

R ---> Z

BLAZING

B > G

GLAZING

GLAZING

L ---> G

ZAGGING

Z > G

GAGGING

bagging

BAGGING

G ---> B

GABBING

GABBING

G --> B

BARGING in

B > U

ARGUING

ARGUING

+ D

.. for centuries; but sometimes they ARGUE about it

GUARDING

G > A

GUARDIAN

GUARDIAN

I ---> V

VANGUARD

VANGUARD

V ---- > T

Eyes right! Or, maybe left ..but certainly not out

GUARDANT

GUARDANT

G ---- > Q

..like you're going around in circles?

QUADRANT

QUADRANT

- D

QUARTAN
Every third day. Like Vivax Malaria; hits you on Day 1, and Day 4, and so on.

QUARTAN

Q ---- > L

..my family had an early relationship with Jimmy Piersall#37, who'll always be, for me, the

NATURAL

NATURAL

U ---> E

LATERAN

LATERAN

N ---- > L

..even the Pope couldn't help the Jets v. Eagles Sun. The NY player who tried this type of pass said LATER it was stupid

LATERAL

-A

TALLER

TALLER

L ---- > T

..roll ...not necessarily in that order

RATTLE

R > T

TATTLE

TATTLE

T ---- > C

..for the LOW-down out on the range

CATTLE

CATTLE

T ---> S

CASTLE

L > H

CHEATS

CHEATS

+ L

..carries his crib sheets (PAIGE by page?)in a

SATCHEL

L > P

PATCHES

PATCHES

T ---- > E

..where things grow on trees

PEACHES

+R

PREACHES

PREACHES

E ---- > O

..about how good eggs can be at the Communion breakfast

POACHERS

Poachers - Broaches

-B

CHOREAS

CHOREAS

S ---> L

CHORALE (a CHORAL tune with CHORDAL harmony)

Your 'bachelor' was a better response than my chorea.

-H

ORACLE

ORACLE

add I

CALORIE

CALORIE

E ---- > C

..as the effect of sunlight bringing heat (obviously not going to a knife fight); unfortunately, my only such effect is around my waistline

CALORIC

C > D

CORDIAL

CORDIAL

+ N

..esp. when you've got this kind of alibi

IRONCLAD ..always worked well with the hall-MONITORs

IRONCLAD

L ---> W

CORDWAIN

CORDWAIN

A --> G

CROWDING

Crowning (ouch)

-N

CROWING

CROWING

C ---> N

INGROWN

INGROWN

N ---- > K

... too much

WORKING

W > C

CORKING

CORKING

K ---- > N

..as with making the bottles & other glass

CORNING ..these folks are experts

CORNING

+ O

..was good, but Don Ho was no Der Bingle

CROONING

C > H

HONORING

HONORING

N ---- > P

..Luke, you came up with a 'toughie;' here's all I can see

HOOP RING

wasn't intentional, but I do see it is rough.

so HOOP RING it is

H > D

DROOPING

D - Trooping

T > F

PROOFING

PROOFING

- P

..you nailed it

ROOFING

R > Woofing?

-- "Kripke" catches my attention because I went to school with a young man by that name. What connection did you have in mind?

-- ROOFING has a pretty segue into FOREIGN

--
WOOFING

I -->E

FORGONE (as in "did without")

FORGONE

- F

OREGON

OREGON

G --> S

SOONER

+P

SPOONER

Originally Posted By: wofahulicodoc

-- "Kripke" catches my attention because I went to school with a young man by that name. What connection did you have in mind?

-- ROOFING has a pretty segue into FOREIGN

--
I'm sorry to mess up the segue into foreign.

Initially, Barry Kripke from TBBT. However, Saul Kripke fits nicely as well.
WOOFING

I -->E

FORGONE (as in "did without")

SPOONER

P ---- > U

..that we didn't evolve (a few ago, when we were WOOFING and sniffing between OREGON and where the corn is as high as an elephant's eye, to a veritable midpoint) to Lake WOBEGON, where all is diurnally

ONEROUS .. by definition, and subject to verification, at Ralph's pretty good grocery, among other institutions

ONEROUS

+ M

ENORMOUS

ENORMOUS

N ---- > D

..in fact, pretty much un-ENORMOUS

DORMOUSE ..Alice, you're goin' to da moon!

Drop U > Mooners

MOONERS

drop O

SERMON

Add T > Monster

MONSTER

T ---- > G

..her mither & father before; the Malones of Dublin were

MONGERS

Oh My!

MONGERS

O --> A

GERMANS

GERMANS

S ---> E

of World War II fame...

REMAGEN

REMAGEN

M ---- > G

..would have had everyone in their path living in MANGERS, if at all

ENGAGER

ENGAGER

G ---- > T

..admitted to the compound, he had a reaction; they sent him for analysis, and he became an analyst..but not a double-agent

REAGENT

-A

REGENT

REGENT

GREEN (It's OK to drop the tea - better for your Coumadin, too.)

GREEN

E ---- > A

..in management courses

ANGER .. attracting more 'students' than Peter Drucker

ANGER

add E

GENERA

GENERA

A ---- > E

...and you can't go back on that

RENEGE

G > S

SERENE

Preens

(To smooth or clean feathers...)

PREENS

S ---- > T

..enough time left to

REPENT

P > S

ENTERS

ENTERS

E ---- > Y

..if the guard lets you, that is

SENTRY

SENTRY

Y ---> O

TENSOR

TENSOR

N ---- > A

..gives a speech, she

ORATES

ORATES

T ---> N

SE�ORA (you can ignore the tilde)

SE�ORA

add I

ARSENIO

ARSENIO

I ---- > T

..there's a lot of potential for this in those Hall-ways

TREASON

TREASON (= SENATOR, he said Lokishly))

A --> T (sounds like a DNA mutation)

STENTOR (he said resoundingly)

STENTOR

S ---- > N

..FROM THE STEPS OF THE STATE CAPITOL

TRENTON

-T

ROTTEN

ROTTEN

N ---- > T

..inebriation -- walking wobbly

TOTTER

TOTTER

drop one T

TORTE

TORTE

+ R

..my quick answer is 'yes,please'

RETORT

-T

RETRO

RETRO

R --> T

I haven't decided yet whether or not I
OTTER

+H

HOTTER

HOTTER

If you give her ermine you might

add a B

BETROTH 'er

BETROTH

H ---> L

BLOTTER

BLOTTER

B ---- > P

..behind the scenes, when no one's looking

PLOTTER .. or with a compass & a map

or just rely on blind chance:

PLOTTER

P --> Y

LOTTERY

LOTTERY

O ---- > U

..absolutely!

UTTERLY

-L

POTTER

POTTER

R --> A

TEAPOT
_______________________

Oops. Back up, there - we should be continuing from UTTERLY ((probably below your screen when you went PLOTTER to POTTER,Luke)

UTTERLY

Hear through the land: Y not

TURTLE

T > C

TOECAP

Okey dokey. Teapot became toecap, probably for same reason.
So TURTLE it is

T > B

BUTLER

BUTLER

B ---> S

RESULT

+B

BLUSTER

BLUSTER

T ---> A

BELARUS

S > C

CURABLE

(Good one AC)

CURABLE

C ---> L

...for example

RUBELLA

RUBELLA

L ---- > R

..but hopefully not long-lasting

DURABLE

DURABLE

A --> R

BLURRED

BLURRED

B ---- > E

..the die was cast, but then had to be cast again, so to speak..it wouldn't play by its initial rules? Some things don't fit the mold

RERULED ..and the emperor rethought his earlier pronouncement ..and ordered everyone to drive a FIAT 550

-R

DUELER

DUELER

- E

..Charybdis & Scylla had a certain attraction, but Ligeia & Leucopia were more compelling

LURED

+B

BURLED

BURLED

+ T

..caused me to shout in surprise and a bit of fright

BLURTED

BLURTED

D --> O

TROUBLE

T > D

BOULDER

...A.K.A. I'm not sure I believe you, and again I'm not sure I believe you

BOULDER

L --> T

REDOUBT

+D

OBTRUDED

OBTRUDED

D ---- > A

..and insistent on remaining so

OBDURATE

OBDURATE

U ---- > P

..and went to court

PROBATED ..for a while I feared I'd put us in a verbal cul-de-sac, then saw this way out

PROBATED

B ---> R

PREDATOR

...can't hear OBDURATE without thinking of Koko and Tit-Willow :-)
___________________

PREDATOR

D --> O

OPERATOR
Just forget about this call
You can keep the dime.
(Same song in its own way, come to think of it...)

OPERATOR

O ---- > E

..to public speaking, let me conclude

PERORATE

P > V

OVERRATE

OVERRATE

O ---- > S

..lies across; I'd call it a bridge, but that might be OVERSTATING it

TRAVERSE

-A

REVERTS

REVERTS

R --> E

EVEREST

EVEREST

- E

..then turn it upside down; at this time of year, an apple cart is something one readily

EVERTS

+B

BREVETS

BREVETS

T ---- > O

..the words, Mr Browning

VERBOSE

+d

OBSERVED

OBSERVED

B ---- > L

..then OBSERVED that OBVERSE and VERBOSE have same letters; be it

RESOLVED .. that I can be called an OBSERVER ..whereas in tennis I'm at best a LOB SERVER (to say nothing about being EVER a SLOB)

R > D

DESOLVED

DESOLVED

V ---- > R

..and fastened together again

SOLDERED

S > R

ORDERED

ORDERED

O ---- > I

..I'd point out that you dealt not with the L, Luke..but I don't want to be a

DERIDER ..I thought you'd have gone for SOLDIERED but you fooled me ..Let's roll on

Sorry. Take it back where it should be should you desire.
Another 'senior' moment.
I volunteer at a hospital on Sat afternoons. See you later

I've commended your effort there before..good work!

No, let's SOLDIER ON! Have a good day! ... joe

DERIDER

E ---- > L

..foe of Bruce Wayne and his ward

RIDDLER

R > P Piddler

...the dogs get excited.

PIDDLER

P ---- > F

..you've got to pay the

FIDDLER

FIDDLER

D --> E

Cecil was a pretty good-hitting
FIELDER

FIELDER

- E

..is a Prince of a guy; I've seen some of the line-drives he's

RIFLED ..to the out-field

RIFLED

put the E back

...occasionally he just Pops out
FIEDLER

+L

REFILLED

REFILLED

L --> T

FILTERED

T > P

PILFERED

PILFERED

E ---- > O

..for years on Criminal Minds..and on a private jet, yet

PROFILED ..her side-view was an attraction

F > M

IMPLORED

IMPLORE = the literature of the Little People

IMPLORED

L --> S

PROMISED

PROMISED

S ---- > V

..their new building lot, they said, Such a deal! It's new and

IMPROVED

IMPROVED

M ---> A

OVERPAID

OVERPAID

A ---- > S

DISPROVE

DISPROVE

V ---> T

PERIDOTS

PERIDOTS

P ---- > S

STEROIDS

That could be one of Anu's words this week...

STEROIDS

add A

ASTEROIDS

ASTEROIDS

- O

DISASTER

DISASTER

I ---> W

STEWARDS

STEWARDS

S ---- > W

..took the wagons ...

WESTWARD ...ho! Well done, A C !

W > A

EASTWARD

EASTWARD

- A

..and, since I put us in these misdirections, let's get a

STEWARD

STEWARD

T ---- > R

REWARDS

rewards

d ---- > n

..or down a rabbit hole

WARRENS

Quote:

DISASTER

- to remove a flower from a Fall bouquet

WARRENS

remove R

ANSWER

-A

WRENS

WRENS

W ---> E

ERNES

E > A

EARNS

EARNS

+ V

..quotable birds..'til the contradictory word was 'cawed'

RAVENS

RAVENS

S --> O

VERONA

VERONA

V ---- > L

..and I'll need another G from the bank

RELOAN

LOANER

A --> G

LONGER

LONGER

O ---- > I

..she didn't want to

LINGER

LINGER

I ---> A

ANGLER

+D

GNARLED

ANGLER

add G

Just ask Francois Millet, he'll show you

GLEANER

See here -
Millet's The Gleaners

Doc
I just wondered if you saw "gnarled", or is it my
confused mind?
LJ

GLEANER

R ---- > D

..he said he feared his demise ere his pen his teeming brain would have

GLEANED

I just saw your question, Luke ..

but it wasn't there when I replied to GLEANER ...???? Now it is; and I'm a few hours after your and the others' earlier entries... ???

Also, I noticed that he'd still get GLEANER out of GNARLED, but you're right ..looks as if there were 6 minutes between ..A puzzlement.

If you need my GLEANED yanked out of there, yank away!

No, I didn't see it at all; it may have been posted during the time I was composing and researching GLEANER. A delayed-action "not-quite-simulposting," as it were. But it does come from GNARLED too, via D->E, as posted above...

GLEANED

- G

..and heavy stuff having transpired

LEADEN ..I gleaned a lot from this, esp. the Millet painting; at noon, I'm going to say the Angelus, thanks to '..doc'(and there's a millet grain of truth to that)

(Afterthought: Do you suppose the grain is called "millet" because that's what you do?)
_________________________

LEADEN

E --> I

LEAD-IN

As in
A Limerick based upon Sweden:
I want to put "-ist" after "hedon-".
And you'll like the effects
(Though I don't mention "sex")
Only first it should have a good lead-in.

N > S

SAILED

SAILED

A ---- > E

..the paragraphs, but not the parentheses (yesterday was e e cummings' b-day)

ELIDES

E > S

SLIDES

SLIDES

E ---- > O

..there are liquids, rarely gases, and always

SOLIDS

Stolid or soiled

S > T

TOILED

TOILED

L ---- > R

..for a newspaper or magazine

EDITOR

EDITOR

add T

DETROIT

D > P

POTTIER

POTTIER

T ---- > S

..said Eppie

RIPOSTE

R > D

TOPSIDE,DEPOSIT,POSITED

POSITED

P ---- > R

..as they are all somewhat legendary; indeed, they are

STORIED

-I

SORTED

SORTED

+ A

... Club members did to one another, the chickens

ROASTED

ROASTED

T ---> F

FEDORAS

FEDORAS

O ---- > T

.. targeted by low-flying attack planes

STRAFED

STRAFED

drop D

FASTER

FASTER

A ---> I

SIFTER

SIFTER

I ---- > E

.. a wound that won't heal tends to

FESTER

F > P

PESTER

PESTER

P ---- > D

..if they'd all go away, I might have time to get

RESTED

E > U

RUSTED

RUSTED

E ---> Y

STURDY

STURDY

D --> T

TRUSTY

-U

TRYST

TRYST

T --> A

SATYR

SATYR

- R

ATYS

ATYS

+ S

..not so palatable; fresher is better

TASTY ..Who the heck was Atys?

Hasty

Originally Posted By: endymion6

..Who the heck was Atys?

Atys

HASTY

Y ---> N

SHAN'T

SHAN'T

+ K

THANKS ..or should it be ' --- > K ???? just sayin'

K > E

THANES

THANES

E ---- > Y

..the boss of Cawdor'd be found in

SHANTY

Y > E

HASTEN

HASTEN

H ---> M

STAMEN

STAMEN

add R

SMARTEN

SMARTEN

N ---- > S

..they thought of his painting; they said, OK, but no cigar...ooh, those Dutch

MASTERS

MASTERS

...if you don't drive and you're

add L

TRAMLESS

TRAMLESS

S ---- > P

..when someone runs over you

TRAMPLES

-T

SAMPLER

SAMPLER

P ---- > B

..as in cat's-eye?

MARBLES

-S

RAMBLE

RAMBLE

R ---- > M

..out on the lone prairie

EMBALM

A > E

EMBLEM

EMBLEM

E ---- > U

..me to tremble, tremble ..or

MUMBLE

MUMBLE

M ---> R

LUMBER

LUMBER

U ---- > I

..but agile

LIMBER

LIMBER

B ---> L

MILLER

MILLER

M ---- > T

..of an old man in the tail of a boat, operating the

TILLER

TILLER

E --> H

THRILL

THRILL

T ---- > S

..but if the sound is harsh, it'll be too

SHRILL

-R

HILLS

HILLS

H ---- > T

..but the local men all loved her

STILL

L > E

STILE

STILE

T ---- > M

..that frown into a

SMILE ..but be careful about doing so on the subway

+ I

SIMILE

SIMILE

+ S

..makes it look a lot like, indeed very similar to, a

MISSILE..I don't know what else to compare it to

-I

MISSEL

MISSEL

M ---- > A

..trans-gender dog

LASSIE ..I think it was actually a MISSAL, Luke, but the collie named Lassie was I've read more often a male dog with an uncanny bark that was 'I think she's trying to tell us something.."

LASSIE

+ M

AIMLESS

AIMLESS

A ---- > S

..I'm sorry to hear that

MALAISE

MALAISE

I hope you didn't get it from eating

drop E

SALAMI

SALAMI

M ---> S

ASSAIL

ASSAIL

A ---- > N

..plateful of escargot

SNAILS

SNAILS

- S

SLAIN

SLAIN + D

...in addition, Noman is an

ISLAND

(per John Donne)

ISLAND

D ---- > V

..and he's that island's Everyman's farrier ..hammering away at his

ANVILS

ANVILS

I ---> Y

SYLVAN

SYLVAN

S --> I

(and proud of it, no less)

VAINLY

-A

VINYL

VINYL

Y ---> E

LIVEN

+A

VENIAL

VENIAL

drop E

ALVIN
Who else?

+C

CALVIN

CALVIN

no L

VINCA

VINCA

C ---> E

NAIVE

NAIVE

add D

INVADE

INVADE

- E

..not me; I'll just stretch out here

DIVAN

DIVAN

V ---- > A

..want to take a dip in the stream?

NAIAD

A > K

KINDA

KINDA

- D

..unto

AKIN

I > B

BANK

BANK

+ L

..usually draw .. a

BLANK

Originally Posted By: endymion6

BANK

+ L

What I usually draw .. a

BLANK

If you're playing Scrabble(R) that may not be such a bad thing!

B --> E

ANKLE

A > L

KNELL

KNELL

L ---- > E

..genua

KNEEL

-L

KEEN

KEEN

N ---- > L

..a traditional Welsh symbol

LEEK ..as I was told by Mr Keen, Finder of Lost Persons

+S

SLEEK

SLEEK

K ---- > P

..and to keep things on an even KEEL, I'll put on an old record with Howard Keel singing,and I'm off to

SLEEP

SLEEP

add A

PLEASE

PLEASE

E ---- > P

..so it'd be down the stairs? Pears and

APPLES

APPLES

...everything 'appens to 'im.
Now 'e's lost all the little programs on 'is iPhone... 'e's truly

APPLESS

[img]http://www.brainlesstales.com/2014-01-04/pardon-my-french[/img]

APPLESS

P ---- > H

..or Roy Clark or another of the sages on Hee-Haw, if it weren't for bad luck, I'd've none at all

HAPLESS ..and, a SAMPLING of the posting times revealed that APPLESS beat SAMPLE by a few minuti, so I chose to go APPLESS

+C

CHAPLESS

CHAPLESS

H ---> I

SPECIALS

S > E

ESPECIAL

ESPECIAL

- A

..was that last

ECLIPSE ..for sure

-E

SPLICE

SPLICE

P ---> K

SICKLE

SICKLE

K ---- > H

..bum a smoke? or a dollar? Or cheat you out of something?

CHISEL

CHISEL

S --> E

LICHEE

(but you might be hungry again twenty minutes later)

LICHEE

E ---- > N

..incorrectly LIKENED this to a plant

LICHEN

LICHEN

L ---- > S

..behind by feet, maybe yards, in baseball, a game of

INCHES

INCHES

H ---> I

INCISE

I > A

CASEIN

CASEIN

A ---- > T

INSECT

I > S

SCENTS

SCENTS

add A

CATNESS
(not to be ocnfused with that girl archer from The Hunger Games)

N > L

CATLESS

Not a fan of kids killing kids

CATLESS

+ T

..they 'way too

TACTLESS

T > F

FACTLESS

FACTLESS

T ---- > E

...movie character

FACELESS

FACELESS

F ---> T

CELESTAS

CELESTAS

C ---- > D

..dancer started out

TASSELED

T > H

HEADLESS

horseman: HAPPY HALLOWE'EN

HEADLESS

- S

..it'll be okay if the horse's

LEASHED

LEASHED

D ---> Y

EYELASH

EYELASH

E ---- > P

.to an hourglass? Thou art more

SHAPELY

SHAPELY

Y ---- > S

..I seem to have been unlucky for quite some time

HAPLESS

+S

SPLASHES

(Psst...look above, 10/28/15 at 10:58)

HAPLESS

H --> E

Speak roughly to your little boy, and beat him when you PLEASES
He only does it to annoy because he knows it teases

I did and don't see anything.What am I missing with
SPLASHES? on previous page?

PLEASES

L > P

Perhaps everyone will feel better if this

APPEASES

APPEASES

S ---- > R

..thanks for coming to my aid, for using HAPLESS twice in a few days; I'm grateful for your being an

APPEASER ..and I'll go to the woodshed after apprehension for LASHES or whatever other punishment deemed appropriate for my heinous act ...mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa ..after which, hopefully, I may be able to be seen again

APPEASER

E ---> I

APPRAISE

APPRAISE

- A

..for you, Jeanne D'Arc, it'd be these: HEADS UP

APPRISE

APPRISE

P --> D

PREPAID

Luke - sorry for overlooking your SPLASHES - you posted it while I was researching and writing my PLEASES and it wasn't seen. Regarding HAPLESS: it's a repeat - in both post # 222728 (above SPLASHES) and also a few days earlier at the referenced time (post # 2226879). We all do it occasionally.

Gotcha! No problem, I just have these senior moments and
don't follow.

PREPAID

P ---- > S

..at least some of the time

DIAPERS

DIAPERS

R ---> S

APSIDES

APSIDES

A ---- > E

..don't

DESPISE

ESPIES

ESPIES

S --> C

SPECIE

-S

PIECE

PIECE

E --> B

BICEP

B > R

PRICE

PRICE

+ E

..can i get your

RECIPE ..Here's mine: The distance around the pumpkin divided by its diameter gives you Pumpkin Pi

P > F

FIERCE

FIERCE

C --> R

REFIRE

Refried

Water's World! Party time. Excellent!

Refined

REFINED

R ---- > D

..he called a spade a spade

DEFINED ..and back in the 1880's, gold was de find o' dem all

-I

DEFEND

DEFEND

D ---- > R

..guitar flew out of the convertible, it DENTED the rear

FENDER

F > B

BENDER

sorry about that - it was too hard to ignore

B > S

SENDER

SENDER

+ P

..was DENSER than he thought; she wanted only a big

SPENDER

-d

PREENS

PREENS

add T

PRESENT - It's a gift to be there now.

-P

RESENT

RESENT

S ---- > D

..when I first arrived; but, after some cuddling, I was made to feel warm and

TENDER

TENDER

drop T

ENDER

Diner

...American Graffiti

DINER

add O

DINERO

DINERO

E ---> A

ORDAIN

ORDAIN

- O

..priests sent their Orders down the

DRAIN

+E

RAINED

RAINED

I ---- > E

..milder weather has its way to

ENDEAR

N > F

FEARED

R > T

DEFEAT

Saw your entry Rain. Sorry I beat you by 2 mins.
That happens often here, and other times it goes
for a day or two without a reply. Great to have
you on this thread. Welcome again.

It is good to be back.

I've been on this board for over ten years, but not active for the last few.

Thanks!

-A

FETED

You've got me beat. only since 08 for me. But I like it. Cheers.

-D

FEET

It is a LOT less active than it was in years past - or we're just in a slow period? In the last 30 days only you and four others have posted more than 10 times.

+L

FLEET

The site as a whole is very inactive. The top posters above me
(with sometimes exception of tsuwm) have totally disappeared.
Lot of folks online, guests and spiders, all the time, and new
members continue to register. Sometimes someone comes on only to
ask a question, gets it and then disappears. This thread and the
one called "Mensopause III" are the only regularly active threads.
It's a shame too. When I joined there was much discussion, but
it slowly faded out. People watch but seldom comment. But we can
hope. You made it back, perhaps others will see you and return.

+A

LEAFED

I think Facebook is killing these such venues. I know several who were once top posters herein that are currently fairly active on FB but no posts for years here: Faldage, Annastrophic, Buffalo Srdlu, TEd Remington, just to name a few. Too bad, really. This site was a source of many good discussions once.

LEAFED

+ R

..let's make a case of it

FEDERAL

FEDERAL

A --> E

REFILED

Riffled

RIFFLED

F ---> T

FLIRTED

(...but very tasty)

FLIRTED

drop D

TRIFLE

l > s

STRIFE

I've found a couple others on other sites as well. It's hard to
believe that folks who are intelligent and engage in educational
discussion abandon it for gossip and photos of what they had for
dinner. But if it is their preference: "De gustibus....." and all that.

STRIFE

I ---- > E

..can lead to wounds, that if left unattended will continue to

FESTER ..By the by, was Uncle Fester the father of Itt?

FESTER

F --> A

RESEAT

+P

REPEATS

RESEAT

T ---- > I

..use a TEASER to say what's coming up; I take the lazy man approach & ignore those, finding the ignorant wait much

EASIER

Sealer

Rehab Addict, Detroit mansion floors

REPEATS and SEALER

T ---- > L or + P

..since I caused SEALER to appear by just missing yours, Luke, I'll try to do something that works with both; hope I'm a

PLEASER

+D

RELAPSED

RELAPSED

E --> D

but fortunately
PADDLERS

-P

LADDERS

LADDERS

+ E

..a SADDLER sometimes has to get ready to ride again

RESADDLE

-A

SLEDDER

SLEDDER

E ---> I

RIDDLES

RIDDLES

D ---- > S

..for some, trying to sell small burgers

SLIDERS

SLIDERS

+ O

SOLDIERS

-L

DOSSIER

Sudsier

SUDSIER

S ---- > E

..is left-overs again?!

RESIDUE

-I

REUSED

Pursed

PURSED

U --> A

DRAPES

+R

SPARRED

Aspired

D > S

PRAISES

Bit of a cop out, but...

-P

Raises

irises

Van Gogh

IRISES

I ---- > T

..said he could do this to everything but temptation..

RESIST ..but he said it better

S > M

MISTER

MISTER

+ I

MISTIER

Add . ??
St. Imier

ST IMIER

+ G

..unkempt

GRIMIEST

I withdraw St. Imier. It's not a new word according to the rules.

I > M

GRIMMEST

Trimmest

TRIMMEST

T --> D

MIDTERMS

MIDTERMS

R ---> I

MISTIMED

MISTIMED

I ---- > O

..yourself on the back, why dontcha

IMMODEST

IMMODEST

M ---> O

MOODIEST

MOODIEST

S ---- > N

..really took the wind out of my sails

DEMOTION

M > L

LOTIONED

LOTIONED

T ---- > S

SOLENOID

SOLENOID

N ---> P

POOLSIDE

POOLSIDE

- O

..CONSOLED had we gone another way, but then again Mama & Papa have always said I must be

SPOILED ..spare the rod, er ... switch, etc

SPOILED

...or I'd have made a

L--> T

DEPOSIT

DEPOSIT

T ---- > M

..and I was so tempted to barge in, but didn't want it to be said that I

IMPOSED

IMPOSED

O --> L

DIMPLES

DIMPLES

I ---- > A

Whitman Chocolate Co., and

SAMPLED

Sampled

M 》I

... arcade, because I was short an e.

Pleiads

-A

DISPEL

DISPEL

I ---- > A

..courthouse

PLEADS

-A

LISPED

LISPED

I ---- > A

..Catholics to suit the Pope

LAPSED

P > M

MEDALS

Happy Veterans' Day

MEDALS

E ---> I

DISMAL

DISMAL

S --> Y

MILADY

-A

DIMLY

I>O

Moldy

MOLDY

D ---> A

LOAMY

LOAMY

M ---- > L

..the hodge-podge of student backgrounds form an ALLOY of spirit

LOYAL

+S

ALLOYS

ALLOYS

Y ---- > W

ALLOWS

S > F

FALLOW

FALLOW

F ---- > C

..the words to a song about a guy who was urged to follow

CALLOW

Mallow

MALLOW

M ---- > W

..in the mud

WALLOW

-W

ALLOW

ALLOW

...or even without it

- L

AWOL

A > B

BOWL

BOWL

add E

ELBOW

+S

BOWELS

BOWELS

B ---- > V

..more than your P's & Q's

VOWELS ..Vanna

W > N

Sloven

SLOVEN

drop N

VOLES

Olives

S > R

OLIVER

OLIVER

O ---> Y

VERILY

Eerily

EERILY

drop E

RILEY

-I

LYRE

LYRE

- L

..mustard on

RYE

R > D

DYE

DYE

+ D

..Jeanette MacD and Nelson

EDDY ..brought to you by Whirlpool

+T

TEDDY

EDDY

Y ---- > A

..and like the entrance arch to Yellowstone

DATED

DATED

D --> N

DANTE

DANTE

A ---- > I

..a fork in the road, take it

TINED ..and I'll owe you one; I'll be in det to youse

+A

DETAIN

DETAIN

D ---- > K

..then cool your jets

INTAKE

INTAKE

T ---> M

...an old variant spelling

KINEMA

KINEMA

E ---- > G

..on words

MAKING

Waking

+G

GAWKING

GAWKING

- K

..is something a few countries just might be soon

WAGING

W > P

PAGING

PAGING

P ---- > E

..accounts receivable file? Let's do an

AGEING

Agoing

AGOING

A ---- > N

..off the old block, the pate, the cranium, the skull, the

NOGGIN

NOGGIN

+ I

INGOING

G > C

COINING

Originally Posted By: LukeJavan8

G > C

COINING

Good one. Usually, I donn't see more than basic transformations.

COINING

I ---- > L

..a Xerox

CLONING

Originally Posted By: May

Originally Posted By: LukeJavan8

G > C

COINING

Every so often one of us does something amazing. We are an
astounding bunch really. Thanks.

C > G

LONGING

LONGING

N ---- > U

..on a grand scale

GUIGNOL

GUIGNOL

+ N

..where the actors hang around

LOUNGING

-o

LUNGING

Originally Posted By: endymion6

KINEMA

E ---- > G

..on words

MAKING

I didn't know about faire dinkum, but stumbled on this today. Dialect, interesting.
http://languagehat.com/the-story-of-dinkum/

Thanks to all

LUNGING

U ---- > A

..the cheer yelled by crafty Miami Marlins fans

ANGLING

Originally Posted By: May

[quote=endymion6]KINEMA

...I didn't know about faire dinkum, but stumbled on this today. Dialect, interesting.
http://languagehat.com/the-story-of-dinkum/

As I recall, Robert Heinlein used "fair dinkum" regularly in The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, as part of the polyglot-derived Loonie dialect. (Now I'm going to have to dig it out and read it again...)

ANGLING

G ---> A

ANGLIAN

+C

ANGLICAN

ANGLICAN

N ---> I

GALICIAN

GALICIAN

A ---- > O

..somethings just never add up

LOGICIAN

LOGICIAN

C ---> R

...like Frege, Russell or Wittgenstein

ORIGINAL

ORIGINAL

+ S

..pleasure, but a privilege

SIGNORIAL

SIGNORIAL

...and if you win a State title is pretty good. Maybe
you're even on your way to the National Championship!
But in order to get there, you'll have to do pretty well in the

I --> E

REGIONALS

REGIONALS

- A

..to their convention of all the living players of Lear's eldest Daughter, they hoped to attract all of earth's

GONERILS

-l

REGIONS

REGIONS

O ---- > Y

SYRINGE

SYRINGE

I ---> Y

SYNERGY

SYNERGY

Y --> E

GYRENES

GYRENES

+ U

..don't have a cow over it

GUERNSEY

GUERNSEY

Y ---- > O

..and just when i feared i'd barked us again up an unruly tree, English showed again it's

GENEROUS

GENEROUS

E ---- > S

..on a Saturday night, turning attention from the game at Fenway, where a participant hopefully won't need attention of

SURGEONS

keeping up with yourself well, Endy.
Sorry, been busy.

-N

GROUSES

GROUSES

S --> C

SCOURGE

S > A

COURAGE

COURAGE

C ---- > T

..would be members' reaction if he were allowed entry to the club

OUTRAGE

-R

OUTAGE

OUTAGE

E ---- > R

....in a stew

RAGOUT

RAGOUT

G ---> H

AUTHOR

AUTHOR

add E

THOREAU

THOREAU

O ---- > N

..and see what you can turn up

UNEARTH

R > D

HAUNTED

HAUNTED

H ---- > D

..of some of the entries I've seen here, I'll invoke Doc's earlier theme with Thoreau, and -- keeping it simple -- will not be

DAUNTED

DAUNTED

- T

...you may be HAUNTED (and possibly DAUNTED) by the

UNDEAD

UNDEAD

U ---- > R

..of my socks

DARNED

D > C

CRANED

CRANED

N --> T

CANTER

CANTER

+ U

CENTAUR

CENTAUR

add E

UNCRATE

Originally Posted By: wofahulicodoc

CENTAUR

add E

UNCRATE

Try again!

UNCRATE

- N

..at this museum? John Updike?

CURATE

-A

CRUET

CRUET

- E

..comment

CURT

+E

CUTER

CUTER

C ---- > B

..cop a plea? Turn state's evidence? Into what?

REBUT

REBUT

add T

BUTTER

BUTTER

T ---- > N

..was a good one; most modern players, not so much

BUNTER

BUNTER

E ---> A

TURBAN

TURBAN

N ---- > P

ABRUPT

ABRUPT

P --> L

BRUTAL

BRUTAL

A ---- > S

..but when he does, he gets it all out

BLURTS

B > A

ULTRAS

The one was the

ULTRAS

R --> N

SULTAN of the other
___________________________

Alternatively, to turn BABE into SWAT, consider

BABE
BARE
BARD
BAND
BEND
SEND
SENT [iedited in 11/25]
SEAT
SWAT

Is there a shorter path?

SWAT the BABE, and you'll spoil your future (esp. if Children's Svcs gets wind of it)

How about
BABE
BARE
WARE
WART
SWAT ? ..but also BABE, BASE,SWAB,SWAT
..or BABE,BASE,TASE, SWAT or BABE,BASE,STAB,SWAT

SULTAN

A --- > I

..back then, a reduction in pay was for a reason, and never an

INSULT

+E

SUNLITE

SUNLITE

- U

..my SSS # was so low, that I would eventually become a VietNam-era veteran, when I started the process by deciding to

ENLIST

ENLIST

N ---> D

SILTED

SILTED

add A

DETAILS, details, details.

re: BABE to SWAT: if you'll notice, no re-arrangement is involved, only changing a single letter to make a new word. Have another look!

Originally Posted By: wofahulicodoc

BABE
BARE
BARD
BAND
BEND
SEND
SEAT
SWAT

Is there a shorter path?

You have left out SENT, so the following is shorter:

BABE
BALE
BALL
BELL
BELT
BEAT
SEAT
SWAT

DETAILS

D ---- > N

without compromises

ENTAILS

ENTAILS

+ R

..no glory ..yes gory

ENTRAILS

ENTRAILS

A --> E

LISTENER

LISTENER

- I

..me want to cuddle up ..Almost!

NESTLER

-s

RELENT

RELENT

L ---> G

REGENT

REGENT (Did you realize that rearranges to T? (that is to say "GREEN T")

R --> L

GENTLE

GENTLE

+ A

ELEGANT

1,000 posts on this thread - time to move to a shorter one!

ANAGRAMS XIV here we come!

Before we leave this thread, can you please explain the relevance of BABE and SWAT? Swat in Pakistan?

Incidentally, did you know that there is a town in Swat called Odigram? Sounds like a kind of word game, or something from the 'Mensopause' thread...

Originally Posted By: A C Bowden

Before we leave this thread, can you please explain the relevance of BABE and SWAT? Swat in Pakistan?

Incidentally, did you know that there is a town in Swat called Odigram? Sounds like a kind of word game, or something from the 'Mensopause' thread...

BABE Ruth was the "Sultan of SWAT."