Anagrams XI - Wordsmith.org

(Continued from Anagrams X, here )

RERUNS

R --> T

UNREST

UNREST

N ---- > S

..saying something about starting XI with unrest might be the

SUREST way to guarantee it ... so I won't

SUREST

S --> U

UTERUS

UTERUS

+ S

..to sew things up

SUTURES

...on a potato

SUTURES

drop U

RUSSET

R > G

GUSSET

GUSSET

+ G

..on 11/11 was the perfect thing at this time to

SUGGEST

-G

GUESTS

GUESTS

U ---- > A

..if it's a Western theme, you could have them arrive in --and on--

STAGES

-T

GASES and/or SAGES

GESSA (the feminine of GESSO?)

E --> R

GRASS

SAGES

+ R

..these non-coms on Veterans' Day ..and if any are relatives of the HomeVideo TV show host, Sagets who are/were

SARGES ,,sorry; I've been having a problem all day getting access to XI, but it looks as if I inadvertently got a word that works with both grass and gases ... Breaking OK???

SARGES S-->E

but don't forget to clean the

GREASE trap while yer doing KP

G > C

CREASE

CREASE

E --> M

SCREAM

C > D

DREAMS

DREAMS

M ---- > D

..with apprehension .. Great Scott(s)!

DREADS

DREAMS

add I

MISREAD

-R

MEDIAS

MEDIAS

I ---- > H

SHAMED

SHAMED

H --> L

DAMSEL

-D

MEALS

MEALS

+ Y

..where they skimp on the portions

MEASLY

M > I

EASILY

MEASLY

...and I need

E --> U

ASYLUM

MEASLY

within a minute I made easily
and wofa made asylum. Thread went dead since.
so we'll cancel 'easily' and 'asylum' and go back to
MEASLY

- y

MALES

MALES

L ---- > T

..of men are made up of MATES, esp. Down Under

TEAMS

+R

STREAM

STREAM

M ---- > K

..MASTER of disguise to want to

STREAK

Oops. Sorry, Luke, I never looked back to find your primacy. Nicely diplomatized way out.

STREAK

add C

RACKETS

You does good work too!

T > B

BACKERS

BACKERS

- C

..hadn't deserted us so suddenly, I too could be a

BASKER

R > T

BASKET

BASKET

B ---- > C

..sprinkle me with anther dust, with lime; bury me 'neath the buttercups, after all the pantomime

CASKET

(read "BE NOT DISHEARTENED")

at this

BASKET

add C

SETBACK (read "TES")

B > D

STACKED

STACKED

K --> N

DECANTS

(or, if you prefer, "Sing Ho! for the Life of a Bear" - DESCANT)

D > R

RECANTS

RECANTS

T --> O

COARSEN

N > G

CORSAGE

CORSAGE

C --> N

ORANGES

Rhymes with Orange???

O > G

GRANGES

GRANGES

G --> T

STRANGE

+E

ESTRANGE

ESTRANGE

E --> A

scarlet TANAGERS

they don't fly this far west, regretfully.

-A

GARNETS

GARNETS

drop R

AGENTS

AGENTS

- A

GENTS

G > V

VENTS

VENTS

V ---- > T

STENT

E > U

STUNT

STUNT

T ---- > R

..little 'uns

RUNTS

RUNTS

add A

SATURN

SATURN

T ---- > U

..would not be complete without

URANUS ... but don't be confused by the sound

U > B

UNBARS

UNBARS

N ---- > I

..against Boeing

AIRBUS

...is going to wind up with a

AIRBUS

A --> E

BRUISE

BRUISE

U ---- > A

..BUSIER than before, now that they've changed the way they

BRAISE

BRAISE

B ---- > P

..almost FAINTED when he heard all those words of

PRAISE

+A

SPIRAEA

SPIRAEA

add a T

ASPIRATE

ASPIRATE

- A

...mentioned in Terry & the

PIRATES

-P

SATIRE

SATIRE

S ---- > N

..that the eye can RETAIN

RETINA

RETINA

R ---- > G

..and the pot it rides in on

TAGINE

T > D

GAINED

GAINED

G ---- > T

DETAIN

+F

FAINTED

FAINTED

...you could have made DEFIANT

F --> S

INSTEAD

S > P

SAPIENT

SAPIENT

S ---- > T

..but less virtuous? Better you were

PATIENT

PATIENT

because I'm beginning to see the

I --> R

PATTERN

PATTERN

- T

..`you're planning to

ENTRAP

ENTRAP

P ---- > D

..it may be someone who's

ARDENT

D > G

ARGENT

ARGENT

E ---- > I

RATING

+T

RATTING

RATTING

T ---- > C

..and the lost persons

TRACING

TRACING

G --> F

FRANTIC

FRANTIC

F ---- > T

..beliefs and/or practices

TANTRIC

T > E

CERTAIN

CERTAIN

C ---- > R

TRAINER

T > B

BRAINER

BRAINER

B ---- > F

..or, worse, do ...as in my case, when i belt out a song

REFRAIN

and make it

REFRAIN

R --> C

FANCIER

FANCIER

- I

...as they say in

FRANCE

FRANCE

A--> E

FENCER

FENCER

F ---- > T

..if one pokes you in your

CENTER

but I take it back.

CENTER

A --> E

RECANT

R > D

DECANT

DECANT

D ---- > S

..functioned for me as my earliest slippery slope

SECANT (Your ref. to TRANCE reminded me of our teacher)

+S

ASCENTS

ASCENTS

- S

..position was he could resist everything but temptation

STANCE

T > E

SEANCE

SEANCE

E ---- > D

..with wolves, I hope

DANCES

-D

CANES

CANES

+ L

with...or bring to a boil

LANCES

C > G

GLEANS

GLEANS

- E

..that mean?

SLANG

learns = an alternative to gleans

SLANG

plus O

SLOGAN

SLOGAN

S ---- > L

..cheaper by the

GALLON

GALLON

L --> O

Blue LAGOON

LAGOON

O ---- > E

...for someone of Italian-American extraction

ANGELO

ANGELO

N --> T

When in Rome -
I scream, you scream, we all scream, for

GELATO

A > B

GOBLET

GOBLET

T --> S

GLOBES

L > F

BEFOGS

BEFOGS

B ---- > R

..unite

FORGES

F > G

GORGES

GORGES

G --> R

ROGERS

Messages received.

-R

OGRES

OGRES + U

...through the

GROUSE and salmon season

(--Iolanthe, finale, Act I)

GROUSE

G ---- > A

..if you don't catch that fish; you might wake the neighbors

AROUSE

AROUSE

A --> G

RUGOSE

(no, not the monosaccharide sugar that wigs are made of)

-G

EUROS

EUROS

U ---- > T

..at US Customs, but I've had some Cuban PUROS for years in

STORE

STORE

add E

STEREO

(on the way to ESOTERIC)

+A

ROSEATE

ROSEATE

E ---- > N

..but whatever she ATE motivated her to run for

SENATOR ..but she'd never consider TREASON, no matter what's on her temptors' menu

-N

ORATES

ORATES

O ---- > M

..is the MASTER of the

STREAM

STREAM

A ---- > I

..a soothing, light, faint liquid over you all, you can call me

MISTER ... Sorry, I couldn't resist

MISTER

R --> Y

STYMIE

(Is "mystery" the plural of "mysterus"?)

STYMIE

- Y

...whether it's mysterius or mysterium..as in fidei..don't SMITE the enemy when the soldier slices off an ear

EMITS

+R

REMITS

REMITS

add H

HERMITS

HERMITS

I ---- > O

..why when those crabs dig under the sand they don't

SMOTHER ..maybe they're protected by their MOTHERS

(like "piss-clams")

otherwise we would see their

drop M

THROES

T > E

HEROES

(unless you're British, in which case they are cancelled instead)

HEROES

E --> A

All ASHORE that's going ashore

H > C

COARSE

COARSE

C ---- > H

..because of a throat problem

HOARSE he didn't win any, either

+C

ROACHES

ROACHES

drop an O

You may now either SEARCH or be a CHASER, as you prefer

CHASER

H ---- > E

..insisted on having his uniform pressed

CREASE

C > G

GREASE

GREASE

G ---- > I

..it doesn't get any

EASIER

...I had no idea!

EASIER

add L

REALISE

REALISE

I ---- > T

..wasn't swift of foot; in 6 yrs playing baseball, with only one base to his credit, he isn't considered a base-

STEALER

-T

SEALER

SEALER

add E

RELEASE

-E

RESALE

RESALE

L ---- > R

..I thought it would have been EASIER to go here

ERASER

-R

SAREE

SAREE

A --> T

TREES

TREES

+ H

..what she knows about hydroxyls, saying Wazzup, Cousin

ESTHER

T-->

Y, that's

HERESY!

Y > T

THERE'S

THERES

+ A

..of the Roses

THERESA

THERESA

S -- T

THEATER

THEATER

+ S

..yesterday's pizza doesn't make great breakfast?

REHEATS

-A

ETHERS

THREE'S a crowd
That's what makes
The world go round.

T --> P

SPHERE

+ C

PERCHES

PERCHES

P --> C

SCREECH

- S

CRECHE

CRECHE

add K

CHECKER

CHECKER

C ---- > L

..as in RECHECK, said the

HECKLER

+S

HECKLERS

HECKLERS

I don't want to be

H --> S

RECKLESS

R > F

FECKLESS

if you have

S --> R

FRECKLES

K > E

FLEECERS

FLEECERS

C -->X

REFLEXES

-X

FEELERS

FEELERS

A --> U
[edit: Sorry, make that E --> U)

REFUELS

-S

FERULE

FERULE

...what a

RELIEF !

L > B

BELIEF

BELIEF

I --> Y

FEEBLY

FEEBLY

Y ---- > L

BEFELL

-F

BELLE

BELLE

E --> I

LIBEL

L > B

BIBLE

BIBLE

B ---- > E

.. Ray Charles, not Michael Buble', might have it ..

BELIE

+F

BELIEF

BELIEF

I ---- > E

..of my attempts, alas!

FEEBLE

FEEBLE

B --<> C

FLEECE

FLEECE

C ---- > R

..so you can network, put out the occasional

FEELER

F > R

LEERED

LEERED

E-->A

REDEAL

REDEAL

E ---- > O

..I'll get us through this

ORDEAL

A > F

FOLDER

FOLDER

L ---- > D

FODDER

R > L

FOLDED

FOLDED

D --> A

FOALED

FOALED

A ---- > I

..yet again

FOILED

FOILED

O ---- > E

..when you take papers out of the drawer?

DEFILE

-F

ELIDE

LIDE

D ---- > X

..Bedlam" always makes me think

EXILE

I > C

EXCEL

EXCEL

X ---- > H

..clinging vine

LEECH

L > B

BEECH

BEECH

E ---- > N

..a lot of time on my high school basketball team

BENCH

E > U

BUNCH

BUNCH

B ---- > K

CHUNK

CHUNK

H --> S

SNUCK

SNUCK

U ---- > A

..I feel like a nut

SNACK

S > K

KNACK

KNACK

K ---- > R

..then call me... call me an ambulance; ok, you're an ambulance

CRANK

N > C

CRACK

CRACK

C ---- > T

..keepin' on

TRACK

A > U

TRUCK 'en

TRUCK

K ---- > E

TRUCE

T > B

BRUCE

BRUCE

U ---- > A

..at Wounded Knee; but give me a cane in the meantime

BRACE

BRACE

add M

CAMBER

CAMBER

B ---- > P

..stay happy

camper ..oops CAMPER

and quiet, too:

CAMPER

lined with M-->T

CARPET

CARPET

T ---- > H

...Practice or

PREACH

PREACH

S --> I

Think nothing of it.

CIPHER

+P

CHIPPER

CHIPPER

P ---- > T

..of ice tea; or the guy in the bullpen

PITCHER

+A

PATCHIER

PATCHIER

P ---- > C

..and that tune he hums used to be

CATCHIER

C > T

CHATTIER

CHATTIER

I ---- > H

..want me to work on your roof?

THATCHER

T > Y

HATCHERY

HATCHERY

- Y

..wish I had a better idea

HATCHER

H > C

CATCHER

CATCHER

C ---- > T

..are the ones you remember

TEACHER ..especially if you were a CHEATER

-A

ETCHER

ETCHER

E ---- > O

..I deserve it; didn't mean to bully you

HECTOR

H > V

VECTOR

VECTOR

C --> S

STROVE

with his last ounce of Courage
to reach the Unreachable Stars

STROVE

V ---- > P

...this child of knight-errantry

POSTER

(...said Koko)

POSTER

add H

STROPHE

-S

POTHER

POTHER

P ---- > S

..I'm muddling through this dilemma

THROES

+N

THRONES

THRONES

- R

HONEST

S > R

HORNET

HORNET

H ---- > A

..as in fashioned by medieval craftsmen?

ORNATE

ORNATE

with A --> S

STERNO

STERNO

R ---- > K

..told me to take the subway

TOKENS

TOKENS

N --> C

SOCKET, that is...

SOCKET

K ---- > S

..squared!

COSSET

C > B

BESOTS

BESOTS

T ---> M

EMBOSS

-S

BESOM

BESOM

add R

SOMBER

SOMBER

E ---- > O

..they'll sweep clean

BROOMS

B > E

MOROSE

MOROSE

O ---- > N

..can be one effect of a

SERMON

SERMON

add T

MONSTER

MONSTER

O ---- > U

..a big creature named Herman, or a province of Ireland

MUNSTER

- N

MUSTER

MUSTER

Eventually the soldier

add A

MATURES

MATURES

S ---- > A

..and Demetrius& The Gladiators, Old Vic proved he was no

AMATEUR

AMATEUR

drop E

TRAUMA

TRAUMA

- U

..was known as the Street Singer for his version of

MARTA

MARTA

T --> L

ALARM

ALARM

L ---- > K

..only if it's in our future..and if we've been bad or good

KARMA

K > P

PARMA

PARMA

P ---- > D

..drab without it...but there are lots of hams involved in

DRAMA

+A

ARMADA

ARMADA

Quick switch:

A -->U

MARAUD

MARAUD

A ---- > I

RADIUM

D > B

BARIUM

BARIUM

B ---- > T

ATRIUM

I > A

TRAUMA

TRAUMA

U ---- > N

..what did you say?

MANTRA

MANTRA

R --> B

BATMAN

+O

BOATMAN

BOATMAN

+ I

..it's colder

MANITOBA

MANITOBA

+ E

..when words occur that are hard to migrate from

ABOMINATE

ABOMINATE

B --> S

...There are more ANATOMIES in farmyard and zoo, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.

ANATOMIES

T ---- > G

.. he & I (and everybody else in our hamlet) wanted to know only me,Horatio

EGOMANIAS Yours was most clever!

G > L

ANOMALIES

ANOMALIES

I ---- > M

..thinking happier thoughts

MELANOMAS

-s

MELANOMA

MELANOMA

O --> M

ANALEMMA
(speaking of solstices, which we weren't until now)
as we approach the shortest day of the year
which isn't quite the same as the latest sunrise
or the earliest sunset

ANALEMMA (wow!)

M ---- > D

..Calif. city near Oakland, or its newspaper

ALAMEDAN

-E

MANDALA

MANDALA

A --> E

ALMADEN

ALMADEN

L ---- > T

..who died 53 weeks ago today, was always under some

MANDATE

-A

TANDEM

TANDEM

T ---- > D

..to be in

DEMAND

DEMAND

(and damned if I let it madden me)

N --> I

MEDIAN
(you know it's not that far from here to ENDYMION...

)

MEDIAN

M ---- > L

..that'll be my MAIDEN voyage! 'Til then, I'm in

DENIAL .. a heck of a place to be

D > P

PAILED

PAILED

P ---- > N

..to get hammered?

NAILED

NAILED

I ---- > E

..that I favored (tilting heavily,as if LEADEN)the left; I deny I

LEANED

+R

LEARNED

LEARNED

N-------->S

...the LEADERS of people, groups, organizations, or countries after having LEARNED how to govern;...

LEADERS

LEADERS

L ---- > N

..needs, as we all do, a statement that

ENDEARS

A > U

ENDURES

ENDURES

N ---- > C

REDUCES

D > S

SECURES

SECURES

drop S

RESCUE

(Better this way. If unsuccessful, however, expect CURSES instead)

RESCUE

E ---- > O

...it'll be par for the

COURSE

U > A

COARSE

COARSE

E --> I

SCORIA

good one!

-I

ORCAS

ORCAS

O ---- > S

..them a bit

CRASS

S > H

CRASH

CRASH

Drop the C

...The Crash was minor and did a leave nasty Rash

Rash

H > P

RASP

RASP

add T

SPRAT

...And so, between the two of them, they licked the platter clean

S > E

PRATE

PRATE

E ---- > S

..constitute two

PARTS

PARTS

+E

...without reason of being, they do v. Traipse about.

TRAPES

T > D

DRAPES

DRAPES

+ I

..if they're given to

DESPAIR

-D

SPIREA

SPIREA

A ---- > T

.. to becoming a

SPRITE

SPRITE

E--> S

PURIST

P > J

JURIST

JURIST

drop R

JITSU

-J

SUIT

SUIT

I ---- > G

..got wind of it

GUST

GUST

add N

STUNG

STUNG

+ R

..guitar

STRUNG ..and his alleged singing voice (GRUNTS)

U > I

STRING

STRING

I ---- > A

GRANTS

T > E

RANGES

RANGES

+T

...because they can be so..

STRANGE

+R

STRANGER

STRANGER

drop N

GARRETS

GARRETS

G ---- > D

..Asterisk's got me

STARRED

STARRED

...'cuz most of the moons are covered with D --> C

CRATERS

-R

CATERS

CATERS

E --> H

STARCH

STARCH

H ---- > E

..is not what he nets, but how he

REACTS

REACTS

E ---- > K

..that one who REACTS also CATERS &TRACES,thought I'd better make

TRACKS

A > I

TRICKS

TRICKS

C ---- > S

..or issues

SKIRTS

K > A

SITARS

SITARS

+ N

..ah, music; ah, i hear the

STRAINS

-S

TRAINS

TRAINS

T ---- > G

..thank goodness!

GRAINS

-G

RAINS

RAINS

A ---- > E

..I like George Brett; he&DiMag are #5, no?

RESIN

(Or was that "open bat, put in cork" ?)

RESIN

add T

INSERT

INSERT

S ---- > A

.. that'd be TRES'N..but I just can't see it

RETINA

R > D

DETAIN

DETAIN

+ S

..venerable

SAINTED

S > T

TAINTED

TAINTED

- A

..on the world

TINTED

TINTED

add R

TRIDENT

(that oughta gum up the works...)

+S

STRIDENT

STRIDENT

D ---- > E

..these last few with particular

INTEREST

INTEREST

T --> G

STEERING

STEERING

E ---- > A

Sure..they're all

INGRATES

but they see three sides to everything

INGRATES

S --> L

TRIANGLE

TRIANGLE

- G

..to be consistently inconsistent; in that they've made us

RELIANT

+S

LATRINES

LATRINES

R ---- > S

SALTINES

-A

TINSELS

TINSELS

S ---- > L

..but as it's Christmas, it's ESSENTIAL that we bear the load

LINTELS

What kind of Night did you say that was?

LINTELS

drop L

SILENT

(drop the other L and it's still Christmas - "no L" !)

SILENT

+ E

..schlaf' in himmlischer Ruhe..or whatever..i don't have the strength

TENSILE

TENSILE

E --> G

...picture the icicles sparkling

GLISTEN

GLISTEN

L ---- > T

..STENGEL used to LISTEN for the P-A guy to say

TESTING ..one, two..

T > R

RESTING

Let's try another holiday for the moment. Independence Day, say.

RESTING

S --> I

IGNITER

-G

TINIER

TINIER

+ F

..of green was better than anything I might do; truly

NIFTIER

-R

FINITE

FINITE

I ---- > S

..is bugged

INFEST

F > V

INVEST

INVEST

T --> L

SNIVEL

SNIVEL

N ---- > W

..always LIVENS the moment; maybe it's when and how you

SWIVEL

SWIVEL

drop L

WIVES

W > H

HIVES

HIVES

+ R

..is as painful does; WIVES can be as, as HIVES...Oh, shouldn't've said that...Best go for SHRIVE, the thought of which makes me

SHIVER

-H

RIVES

RIVES

+ T

..our heads, and the rest of us, will be above water

STRIVE

I > O

STROVE

STROVE

...faster and faster!

S --> E

VORTEX

VORTEX

V ---- > P

..Try to find a way to get something, if not yourself, out

EXPORT

P > H

EXHORT

EXHORT

X ---- > C

..and call me in the AM

TROCHE..unless you start speaking with an accent!

H > V

VECTOR

VECTOR

V ---- > K

..AD ALTIORA

ROCKET

ROCKET

where we're headed:

F --> R

CORSET, Captain.

Make it so!

C > D

DORSET

DORSET

O --> I

DIREST

DIREST

D ---- > F

..to this, if you take it in STRIDE

STRIFE

I > A

STRAFE

STRAFE

...and head for the trees!

A --> O

FOREST

O > A

FASTER

FASTER

They're my strong points!

A --> o

FORTES

F > A

ORATES

ORATES

...from indigestible sugar

SORBATE

-A

STROBE

STROBE

add L

BOLSTER

B > D

OLDSTER

OLDSTER

Save 'em for your arthritis

L --> I

STEROID

STEROID

I ---- > A

..the guy they call A-ROID got

ROASTED..and not by a bunch of comedians

STEROID

I --> Y

DESTROY

DESTROY

Y ---- > F

..I simply said to myself, things equal to the same thing are = to each other

DEFROST

DEFROST

F --> A

TORSADE des pointes

a nasty cardiac arrhythmia that could chill you for good

+B

BROASTED

BROASTED

- R

..he wore single-BREASTED suits; he thought he was losing his marbles, yet he was so proud of himself

BOASTED

B > C

COASTED

COASTED

+ C

..say nothin', whenever you're

ACCOSTED

ACCOSTED ?

Throw the book at 'em, and put 'em in the

C --> K

STOCKADE

STOCKADE

K ---- > R

..see anything coming out there? Yeah; a bunch o'

REDCOATS

REDCOATS

D --> S

SOCRATES

SOCRATES

S ---- > R

..are born CREATORS; others, even if from non-nuclear (or is it nuc-u-lar?) families, are

REACTORS

with a sentimental passion
of a vegetable fashion

REACTORS

drop E

CARROTS !

CARROTS

T ---- > L

..said, sorta, Don't Fences me in...

CORRALS

-R

CAROLS

CAROLS

L ---- > S

..presents a few weeks down the road for some

OSCARS

-O

SCARS

SCARS

add E

CARESS

S > B

BRACES

BRACES

E --> A

SCARAB

A > O

CAROBS

CAROBS

S --> H

BROACH

A > S

BORSCH

My Grandmother must have come from the other side of the river - she spelled it with a T

add T

BORSCHT

which is where the "Borscht Circuit" in the Catskills got its name from - all the New York City dwellers went there in the summer to escape the heat. They stayed in big hotels - Grossingers, the Nevele, etc. Sid Caesar and Mel Brooks and many others honed their comedy skills there...

OED says both spellings.

+E

BOTCHERS

the other side of the river, or even the next town over, is all you need to account for different (and equally "right") pronunciation or spelling. Especially when so often it's transliterated Cyrillic anyway.

BOTCHERS

C --> R

BROTHERS

BROTHERS

- O

..asked Art Carney ..on the drive back thru Monticello,NY, who if anybody anymore

BOTHERS

O > A

BATHERS

BATHERS

S ---- > L

..I engage in

BLATHER ..making me a BLATHERskite

-B

LATHER

LATHER

H ---- > I

..wholesale? or must I pay

RETAIL

-A

LITER

LITER

R ---- > E

..who did the walls&floor in our bathroom has a good reputation; truly among the TILER

ELITE

I > A

ELATE

ELATE

E --> T

LATTE

LATTE

+ T

..supposed to be revealed until after we'd had our coffee-break

TATTLE

T > C

CATTLE

CATTLE

+ H

..over the keyboard, trying to think of a word for property

CHATTEL

-T

CHALET

CHALET

add H

LATCHES

(Not quite the estate in Josephine Tey's Brat Fararr, but close... Read and enjoy!)

LATCHES

C ---- > T

..my SATCHEL; but they don't allow what they deem subversive reading here, so I'll have to do so with

STEALTH

-T

LATCHES

"Go Back Three Spaces" and roll again

Sorry.

-L

THETAS

...

THETAS

H --> L

LATEST

LATEST

T ---- > S

..I made a boo-boo,& this is a hasty correction; I was too late to be allowed to delete entirely

STEALS

-S

TEALS

TEALS

add P

...or any other PASTEL

PASTEL

+ R

..a wall-guy's trade used to be

PLASTER

PLASTER

Add E

PRELATES

-A

PETRELS

PETRELS

L --> C

SCEPTER

- C

PESTER

PESTER

S --> X

EXPERT

-P

EXERT

EXERT

X ---- > S

..give us a big hug

TREES

+T

STREET

STREET

T --> P

PRESET

P > F

FESTER

FESTER

E --> O

FOREST

O > A

FASTER

FASTER

A ---- > I

..jets STRAFE, the greater the

STRIFE

F > P

RIPEST

RIPEST

- S

..a cow's tummy is a delicacy;I say, Chacun a son gout

TRIPE

TRIPE

Add A and Let's Go, kids!

Allons, enfants de la PATRIE

PATRIE

I ---- > S

..avions un grand dejeuner

REPAST

P > C

RECAST

RECAST

S ---- > R

..and there is a way to highlight them

TRACER ..Keep your head down, My Friends

+K

TRACKER

TRACKER

- R

..anyone wanna bet on the outcome?

RACKET

...it was Greek to me.

RACKET

K --> H

THRACE

THRACE

+ D

..you could have looked around the nearby waters

CHARTED... and not got lost..and we'd've flown in a victory symbol

. . . ___

Not too many of those lately!

CHARTED

"Drop C," he said edematously

DEARTH

D > H

HEARTH

Originally Posted By: wofahulicodoc

. . . ___
"Drop C," he said edematously

HEARTH

H ---- > Y

..I echo those sentiments; mine are equally

HEARTY

-H

TEARY

TEARY

Y ---- > G

..harsh words have a tendency to

GRATE ... and they're not GREAT, either

+ I

TRIAGE

TRIAGE

I ---- > H

..for friends to

GATHER

G > B

BREATH

BREATH

..of a cake in the oven!

H --> T

BATTER

BATTER

T ---- > S

..might be called a

BASTER ..if he puts too much on, he might be called something else..putting a 'd' on it

B > T

TASTER

TASTER

E --> A

STRATA

STRATA

S ---- > R

..Something's fishy here..put some sauce on it

TARTAR

TARTAR

and a knave, too.

N --> T

ARRANT

A > E

ERRANT

ERRANT

R --> I

RETINA

RETINA

E ---- > G

..that I'm not ranked as high as I should be;a RANTER over my

RATING

+G

GRATING

GRATING

+ Y

ranting, raving mad

GYRATING

G > O

GYRATION

GYRATION

- Y

..to break into a speech

ORATING..that, if made into a film, the O would be a zero

(I used to say that when movies had an M rating, an I meant it was approved for Immature audiences)

A > O

PORTING

PORTING

+ S

..made a name for himself in a film about this kind of life; and it wasn't for what he was wearing

SPORTING

-P

SORTING

SORTING

G --> A

RATIONS

-A

INTROS

INTROS

S ---- > C

..citrus fruit known as citrus medica

CITRON

C > A

RATION

RATION

R ---- > N

..king in the Blindpeople's

NATION

...said Willa Cather

NATION

add A

ANTONIA

-A

ANOINT

ANOINT

A ---- > E

..you're the piano man; if i could sing a song, it wouldn't be in tune

INTONE

...what you were thinking

INTONE

N -->E

NOETIC

N > P

POETIC

POETIC

O ---- > D

..what you're describing; it's hard for me to visualize

DEPICT

T > E

PIECED

PIECED

P --> T

DECEIT

C > B

BETIDE

BETIDE

My account's been
add D

DEBITED

DEBITED

+ N

..as well as whether we should reveal to whom we're so

INDEBTED

INDEBTED

B --> S

DESTINED

DESTINED

S ---- > N

..to this was not what I

INTENDED

but unfortunately I was

INTENDED

N --> A

DETAINED

D > R

RETAINED

RETAINED

D ---- > R

..a lawyer to do what he/she's supposed to do

RETAINER

RETAINER

I'm not sure we're on firm ground here

drop E

TERRAIN

+S

STRAINER

STRAINER

R ---- > E

..likes to have its employees on the same ground, so to speak, so it stresses education

TRAINEES

-A

ENTRIES

ENTRIES

+ S

..stationed around the perimeter

SENTRIES

-S

TRENISE

EARNEST

Now that's a Wilde thought!

A > W

WESTERN

STREWN across the countryside

STREWN

- N

..to drag away with force

WREST .. I've often thought Wilde named 'Importance' with a veiled homage to ERNEST Dowson, but I could be wrong..they were friends,and together in Dieppe in the late 90's (1890's, that is)

STREW

add I

...he WRITES of Spring

WRITES

- W

..Stravinsky RIGHTS any wrongs; nonetheless, in his RITES he

TRIES and tries, until he ineluctably TIRES (then he goes & kicks the tires on his Firebird)

T > P

PRIES

PRIES

+ A

..sometimes the Lord; sometimes out loud

PRAISE

-R

SEPIA

SEPIA

I ---- > J

JAPES

P > D

JADES

JADES

J ---- > H

HADES

D > L

SHALE

SHALE

add T

HALEST

HALEST

H ---- > P

..I get the PLEATS out of my pants before getting stuck with a

STAPLE

PETALS

add L --> C

ASPECT

ASPECT

C ---- > L

..color our judgment

PASTEL

PASTEL

..cause us to revert

Just realized I went back to STAPLE/PLEATS inadvertently with PASTEL..So, I'll banish myself to the STABLE (P ---- > B), where I'll listen to the barnyard BLEATS until I can turn the

TABLES

(and I don't mean balloon busters...)

TABLES - but that also makes you the ABLEST.

add E

BEATLES

-A

BETELS

BETELS

T ---- > V

..but not my fingers,learning how to make sharp slanted glass edges
BEVELS

-B

ELVES

ELVES

+ E

SLEEVE

e > I

LEVIES

LEVIES

I ---- > S

VESSEL

E > A

SLAVES

SLAVES

S ---- > T

..of a certain kind, and maybe an age
VESTAL

-S

VALET

VALET

add R

TRAVEL

TRAVEL

- V

..like Paris? or even the corner store, be on the

ALERT

and pick up a bottle of CLARET if that's the kind of store you're going to...

R > P

CAPLET

CAPLET

P ---- > N

..it's tempting to go on about Montagues&Capulets, I'd rather revert to The Doc's CLARET & bring in Chateau Thames Embankment, the fave of Rumpole of the Bailey..but, as life is a two-edged sword..

LANCET ..wins out

LANCET

C --> I

ENTAIL

ENTAIL

T ---- > H

..cigars, I emulate Bill Clinton and try never to

INHALE

-H

ALIEN

ALIEN

E ---- > G

..little green beings to stand next to each other

ALIGN

-G

LAIN

LAIN

+ S

..stop it, please! you're killin' me

SLAIN

A > G

SLING

SLING

add E

INGLES

I > A

ANGLES

ANGLES

add E

SENEGAL

G > B

ENABLES

ENABLES

E ---- > G

..bright shiny beads, and

BANGLES

B > C

GLANCES

GLANCES

G ---- > D

..books, and

CANDLES

CANDLES

E --> A

SCANDAL

-C

SANDAL

SANDAL

add I

SALADIN

S > P

PALADIN

PALADIN

P ---- > D

ALADDIN

A > G

ADDLING

ADDLING

+ W

DAWDLING

D > R

DRAWLING

DRAWLING

D ---- > B

..worse might be said to be BRAWLING over

WARBLING

-W

BLARING

BLARING

L ---- > E

..I'd ask for directions

BEARING..and would then try to go STRAIT

R > T

BEATING

BEATING

B ---- > S

..they assured us we'd have SEATING; but when we got there, it said SRO, and they said they'd only been

TEASING

+F

FEASTING

FEASTING

E ---- > R

..you're a jet all the way

STRAFING

T > I

FAIRINGS

FAIRINGS

R --> H

Heigh Ho the Derry-o
AFISHING we will go

I > L

FLASHING

FLASHING

F ---- > S

..there's always tires

SLASHING

+P

SPLASHING

SPLASHING

- L

..especially since we're going to be doing it more than once

PHASINGS

PHASINGS

P ---- > T

..or sometime Poirot companion who could drive him to exasperation

HASTINGS

H > P

PASTINGS

PASTINGS

drop the T

...he said in PASSING

P > C

CASINGS

CASINGS

G --> O

CASINOS

(Anyone for "Rolling Along"? It's high-pressure work)

+ S

CAISONS

CAISONS

N ---- > L

SOCIALS ..I think our weapons carts were short one 's'..but we roll on, regardles(s)

It's in a number of dictionaries

C>R

SAILORS

SAILORS

S ---- > T

..resartus?

TAILORS..it doesn't SEAM right to me; can't remember the Latin plural 3d or 4th declension ..alas

TAILORS

needs RA for SARTORIAL.

Oh, the L with it.

I think we have the RATIOS wrong.

RATIOS .. Good one!

+ N
..As we're going to be here awhile, better break out the MRE'S, what used to be K-

RATIONS

R > N

NATIONS

NATIONS

A ---- > O

..ANOINTS for candidacy its fave-son (or daughter)..and it's not just another of its crazy

NOTIONS

N > P

POTIONS

POTIONS

+ R

..at the cigar-bar social, the SPITOON near me was the recipient of some of my Churchill's

PORTIONS

PORTIONS

even though I'm sure they were high-quality

O --> E

PROTEINS

PROTEINS

T ---- > R

..that I've become to some degree their

PRISONER ..known around here as #6

PRISONER

N --> U

SUPERIOR

SUPERIOR

R ---- > L

...But then, we'll always have Paris

PERILOUS

-P

LOUSIER

LOUSIER

U ---- > P

..for somebody who'll tell you how the thing ends ..

SPOILER

-P

ORIELS

ORIELS. Nice, Luke.

add O

ORIOLES

ORIOLES

I ---- > P

..capable of passing through the eye of a needle

SPOOLER..and I was in the Peabody Bookstore when I realized I may have mixed metaphors as well as combined some threads

L > C

COOPERS

COOPERS

drop the P

ROSCOE

R > H

CHOOSE

CHOOSE

time to go back to

E --> L

SCHOOL

SCHOOL

- H

..is 'way too hot; better wait 'til it

COOLS

+N

COLONS

COLONS

O --> U

CONSUL

CONSUL

S ---- > I

...Graham Greene's 'Honorary Consul,' knew how to unwind

UNCOIL

I > O

UNCOOL

UNCOOL

U ---- > Y

..here in this ant

COLONY

COLONY

L --> T

TYCOON

TYCOON

O ---- > U

..you'll be paying taxes in at least one

COUNTY

C > B

BOUNTY

BOUNTY

T ---- > C

Captain Bligh found the ride occasionally

BOUNCY

-y

BUNCO

BUNCO

C ---- > S

..was looking for a chair, but not to rest in

BOSUN

U > E

BONES

BONES

S ---- > Y

..posed for

EBONY

B > C

CONEY

CONEY

C ---- > P

..is Bloomsday

PEONY

PEONY

+ L

ONE-PLY

- the -

OPENLY

OPENLY

Use it well.

N --> M

EMPLOY

Y > C

COMPEL

COMPEL

E ---- > Y

..it's our duty to

COMPLY

+I

OLYMPIC

with their

OLYMPIC

drop M

POLICY

P > C

COSILY

COSILY

that's just being

Y --> A

SOCIAL

L > C

CAICOS

CAICOS

C ---- > M

..made up of itty-bitty pieces

MOSAIC

A > C

COSMIC

COSMIC

- S

..Red Buttons was a

COMIC

COMIC

I --> A

Why, OCCAM's, of course.

At least, that's the simplest of our equally-likely options.

OCCAM

C ---- > A

..COLIC --but for that and my CALICO cat,I'll just have to stay on

MACAO..maybe I'll win a Chevy sports car..Meanwhile, she's winking at me as if to say, in her 3-week-old infinite wisdom, that she'll cry me a river

A > H

MOCHA

MOCHA

H > R

..for all that; give me the short version

MACRO

Whale, that is

drop H

ORCA

ORCA

+ B

..your health insurance for a while, but it may not cover snake bites

COBRA

(You didn't need my intervening orca at all, now did you !)

COBRA

R --> N

BACON

C > T

BATON

Plant a radish, get a radish. Never any doubt.

add Y

BOTANY

BOTANY

+ E

..to slice a radish with

BAYONET

Y > R

BARONET

BARONET

+ I

just not Lieder ohne Woerte..& not the Sounds of Silence a capella

BARITONE

Have you heard me sing "4 Minutes, 33 Seconds" by John Cage? I didn't think sol.

BARITONE

B --> L

RELATION

N > D

IDOLATOR

IDOLAToR

o/E ---- > Y (preceding had a typo; no harm no foul)

..and I see we must slow this thing down

DILATORY..I didn't catch the Cage performance; I'd say if it had been a Nicolas Cage creation, it'd be 4 hours and 33 minutes

DILATORY

A --> R

TORRIDLY

(Btw here's the John Cage reference, from wikipedia)

R > A

ADROITLY

ADROITLY

..but it just occurred to me to drop the O

I've always been a little slow on the draw

TARDILY

D > C

CLARITY

CLARITY

L ---- > H

..greatest of these is love, so they say

CHARITY

CHARITY

T ---- > K

..but did CHARITY have to be a blind alley? Maybe this desperation shot will enable us to extricate, going to something -icky, maybe...

HAYRICK ..the deck was STACKED against us

Y > S

RICKSHA

RICKSHA

I ---- > E

..asked somebody to call her a cab

HACKERS

H > L

SLACKER

SLACKER

A ---- > I

..on your raincoat in England considered carrying coal to Newcastle

SLICKER

+C

CLICKERS

drop a C

if you have Hemoglobin S we might call you a

SICKLER

SICKLER

+ T

...call for adherence to basic rules of grammar,some people have called me a

STICKLER

STICKLER

K --> O

CLOISTER

-C

LOITERS

LOITERS

T ---- > P

..for those who reveal what's comin' afore ye get there

SPOILER ..feels like deja vu all over again!

-O

PERILS

PERILS

L ---- > T

..considered a

SPRITE

E > I

SPIRIT

SPIRIT

- I

..because the light there is fantastic

TRIPS

+E

STRIPE

STRIPE

add E

RESPITE

RESPITE

T ---- > R

..it takes my breath away

RESPIRE

-R

EPRISE

EPRISE

E ---- > H

..lest it EXPIRE

PERISH

E > A

PARISH

PARISH

add E

SHARPIE

+ C

SERAPHIC

SERAPHIC

- C

..are certainly less than seraphic; as an Irish-American, I like to be known as a HARP; but as one of the ..

HARPIES ..??? By the way, MPLEX is running 'The Dead' at 11:15P Eastern tonight

SERAPHIC

E ---- > G

..that I took us back to SHARPIES with HARPIES, so the writing's on the wall that I must put up an alternative

GRAPHICS

GRAPHICS

G --> I

PARCHISI (your spelling may vary)

PARCHISI

+ A

.. and/or in a specious sort of way

PHARISAIC

H > T

PARASITIC

PARASITIC

S ---- > N

.of characters?

PATRICIAN

-N

PATRICIA

PATRICIA

add L

PIRATICAL

PIRATICAL

P ---- > S

..can cure one of making remarks that are

SATIRICAL

SATIRICAL

A --> E

REALISTIC

C > A

AERIALIST

AERIALIST

A ---- > E

..called the

ISRAELITE

-I

ATELIERS

ATELIERS

drop I

LAERTES

LAERTES

T ---- > V

..but clearly there were

SEVERAL

-L

LEAVER

LEAVER

+ C

..but, Ward, we can't eat roadkill; what if Wally's friends found out; Eddie H'd be all over us

CLEAVER

-A

CLEVER

CLEVER

C ---- > A

..about showing one's true feelings

REVEAL

REVEAL

That depends on how E --> B

VERBAL you are.

VERBAL

L ---- > D

..but to what degree, how timely, when, where, and so on

ADVERB

D > S

BRAVES

BRAVES

- B

..passing those kids overhead?It's dangerous,but my review is Wow!

RAVES

+N

RAVENS

RAVENS

S ---- > C

That's quite an image

CRAVEN

RAVENS

add T

TAVERNS

unfortunately

+S

SERVANTS

SERVANTS

because they get lost in the

R --> S

VASTNESS

VASTNESS

- V

..did his CRAVEN image 6 hours ago not pass muster, only one

ASSENTS ...Dommage...a lesson learned..and better off in a TAVERN anyway ..A vos Santes

-N

ASSETS

ASSETS

S --> T

STATES

STATES

- S

..I #29(Wade Boggs +3 or Gator Greenwell - 10) beweep my outcast

STATE

+E

ESTATE

ESTATE

+ T

..there's a way

TESTATE

...We will invite the whole team out

TESTATE

drop T

TEASET

(How Jolly!)

TEASET

T ---- > S

..instead of after, movie 'trailers' are also

TEASES

T > C

CEASES

CEASES

E --> L

SCALES

...and found wanting

SCALES

S ---- > B

..me money; I'm tied up

CABLES

-C

BLASE

BALES

add an I and

ABSEIL

down the mountains of snow they're predicting for tomorrow night...

You keep the mountains and valleys of it. I don't want a single flake.

A > B

BIBLES

BIBLES

B --> E

BELIES

BELIES

- E

BILES

B > W

WILES

you made it to this thread, great, it is the only
really active one, tho' you may get others going again.

Originally Posted By: LukeJavan8

WILES

you made it to this thread, great, it is the only
really active one, tho' you may get others going again.

W ~~> M

SMILE when you say that, Buster !

+I

SIMILE

SIMILE

S --> T

...did Uncle MILTIE

E > S

LIMITS

LIMITS

L --> F

it's a (I'm a?)

MISFIT

MISFIT

- F

MITIS

MITIS

I --> E

MITES

I > A

MATES

MATES

A. ---- >. O

a..home in your solar plexus

SMOTE

O > I

SMITE

SMITE

M --> H

HEIST

HEIST

H --> N

STEIN

STEIN (was that Ep, or Gert, or Ein?)

add R

INSERT

WELCOME BobSteinVisiBone

-S

INTER

INTER

add W

Yes, welcome BobStein - We're honored by your second post in a long time! Hope the WINTER didn't bury you too deeply yesterday!

-R

TWINE

TWINE

add H

WHITEN

-W

THINE

THINE

funny how from here you can go to both

N-->T TITHE and also I --> T TENTH

(Just T-zing, of course)

H > E

TENET

TENET

E --> O

TETON

Aren't they grand!

TETON

T ---- > N

..i thought i'd compose a villanelle; but, if i were to try to GO NINE instead & do this, it will eventually wend itself to (its inner?)ONE then NONE

NONET

NONET

Nine voices will sing it if you'll only
add an I

INTONE

INTONE

+ S

..but I'm scared; must be stage-fright

TENSION

T > P

PENSION

PENSION

P ---- > V

VENISON

VENISON

add another I

ENVISION

ENVISION

I ---- > C

..but has an evil bent

CONNIVES

CONNIVES

S --> C

CONVINCE

CONVINCE

N ---- > E

..is pregnant with ideas

CONCEIVE

CONCEIVE

O --> A

VACCINEE - he who receives the vaccine

(or does that have a double-N ? )

-E

VACCINE

VACCINE

V ---- > L

CALCINE

C > D

ICELAND

ICELAND

D ---- > G

..like the vapors rising o'er the waters round Keflavik

ANGELIC

ANGELIC

L --> R

and presto, we have an Ode to a

GRECIAN...
[he said, earnestly]

G > B

CARBINE

CARBINE

C ---- > D

..with, maybe, Keats' circular piece of pottery on which the guy never stops chasing the girl, etc etc

BRAINED

BRAINED

add O

DEBONAIR

DEBONAIR

D ---- > R

..when I was part of USAREUR I had friends who were Rangers..but not me; I liked terra firma

AIRBORNE

B> T

ANTERIOR

ANTERIOR

A ---- > I

..the inside

INTERIOR

T > F

INFERIOR

INFERIOR

I ---- > M

..first major performance (1935, I think it was)..The

INFORMER

+C

RECONFIRM

RECONFIRM

I ---- > O

..need not apply

CONFORMER

O > I

CONFIRMER

CONFIRMER

R ---- > I

..that a field full of Fermi-Dirac quanta are sure to be

FERMIONIC

From Quantum Physics to Ancient History in one easy step:

FERMIONIC

from U to I

CUNEIFORM

CUNEIFORM

C ---- > D

..I've found it healthier when I insist my guards be

UNIFORMED

...wear body armor, too. Preferably the kind made in

UNIFORMED

M --> S

FOUNDRIES

FOUNDRIES

I ---- > L

..step back; before,I meant well,but soon it was he falters then

FLOUNDERS

...because, after all, starting with

FLOUNDERS

and replacing S with W is

WONDERFUL!

WONDERFUL

W ---- > O

..I wanted to be shocked, awed..but I lost my underpinnings

UNFLOORED ... in short, I'm underwhelmed

F > C

UNCOLORED

Shapeless? We can fix that -

UNCOLORED

L --> T

CONTOURED

CONTOURED

U ---- > T

..let's do the twist

CONTORTED

CONTORTED

drop R

COTTONED

T > N

CONNOTED

... and I can accept that.

CONNOTED

drop T

CONDONE

CONDONE

O ---- > T

..might have something to say about that

CONTEND(which is what our 'Vi' always maintained)

D > T

CONTENT

CONTENT

N ---- > S

..she'd always give way to cousin Elsie, ever more placid, saying it'd be no

CONTEST ..Elsie always wore her carnations

CONTEST

drop N

OCTETS

OCTETS

T ---- > K

..but I can't put my finger on it. Now my shoulder hurts

SOCKET

+I

COTTISE

you beat me aby 46 secs. Lucky you.

How many time this year have we done

SOCKET, ROCKET, DOCKET, POCKET ?

pick any one

Sorry ..and I'm not sure it was (good) luck, as I'd've much preferred your word, if --that is--I'd ever heard it before.

I'll go with

LOCKET and just hope we can get away from this string asap

Not a criticism, please no offense.
It is just one I've noticed. And I've been tempted to as well.
There are others, one in particular, that I always go back
to, irresponsibly on my part.

I've studied heraldry a lot. It is also use in seargeants
arm insignia , e.g. chevron.

T > C

COCKLE

COCKLE

O ---- > A

..comes to mind; this was a staple on the family sales chart. But neither she nor her Mither and Father before ever dealt in the breed whose call is a

CACKLE

+R

CRACKLE

CRACKLE

C ---- > T

..had SNAPPED it to Lynch on the 1 I think he'd 've POPPED the Pats'

TACKLER What a bonehead call that pass play was; maybe the fix was in???

T > B

BLACKER

BLACKER

- C

Ah, Luke..like Mary & Martha, you've indeed chosen the better part; I watch a lot of this & later can't recall much (years ago, I was better at baseball .. where a pitcher who flinches is a

BALKER

BALKER

K --> A

ARABLE

A > B

RABBLE

Originally Posted By: endymion6

BLACKER

- C

Ah, Luke..like Mary & Martha, you've indeed chosen the better part; I watch a lot of this & later can't recall much (years ago, I was better at baseball .. where a pitcher who flinches is a

BALKER

Always picked last for teams in school, so lost interest and
found "better' things to do. Very glad I did, too.

RABBLE

add L

BARBELL

L > D

DABBLER

DABBLER

R ---- > B

..starred in 'Our Miss Brooks,' I realized how much I

BABBLED

BABBLED

A ---- > U

..so full of themselves, they just

BUBBLED

U > O

BOBBLED

B > S

BOBSLED

BOBSLED

S ---- > H

..trying to get around the foot-or-more high snowdrifts here has me

HOBBLED

-H

LOBBED

LOBBED

B ---- > U

..at the screen test; when they said I was so overweight, I'd be my own body-

DOUBLE

+T

DOUBLET

...Right Here in River City

Very tempting, but I never

L --> D

DOUBTED we'd do it

T > L

DOUBLED

DOUBLED

O ---- > N

.. it did with bills as the banks did with sub-prime mortgages

BUNDLED

D > G

BUNGLED

BUNGLED

U ---- > A

..Got a chuckle out of that one, Luke ...nice

My baubles and beads are all

BANGLED Put that in a banner headline with stars around it

Pardon my cynicism.

B > M

MANGLED

MANGLED

D --> I

GLEAMIN'

M > N

GLEANIN'

GLEANIN

N ---- > S

..on LEASING a car know that it's a deal they're

SEALING ..and the sky's the limit

+T

STEALING

STEALING

S ---- > P

..oddly enough, one of our daughters is home for a few days, and is hemming a couple of pairs of pants for me

PLEATING

P > B

BLEATING

BLEATING

drop the B

GELATIN

+B

BELATING

or perhaps drop B

GENITAL

-A

TINGLE

TINGLE

I --> H

LENGTH

+ I

LIGHTEN

LIGHTEN

L ---- > B

..I knew they meant I'd perfect the word

BENIGHT

BENIGHT

E--> A

BATHING

BATHING

T ---- > S

..no one thought I was

BASHING

H > K

BASKING

BASKING

B ---- > T

..on ice; some people are notorious for doing it when they're on duty

SKATING

+O

GOATSKIN

GOATSKIN

K ---- > T

..I wouldn't be in the sub-zero Northeast; rather, BASKING in some tropical clime, baking my skin and drinking someone's health

TOASTING

GOATSKIN

A --> G

STOCKING

Oops...three minutes late! All right, then,

TOASTING

T --> A

AGNOSTIC

-A

COSTING

COSTING

C ---- > S

..made us TURN into believers, back in the 60's

TOSSING

+P

POSTINGS

POSTINGS

- N

..I heard 'Taps' playing in the background

SPIGOTS

T > N

POSING

POSING

O ---- > R

..(Peter O'Toole's best role) can't wait for

SPRING

(not unlike Tom Brady)
__________________

SPRING

...and crocuses
P-->I
RISING

+A

RAISING

RAISING

I --> T

GASTRIN

-G

STRAIN

STRAIN

R ---- > P

..I kept STARING at this, until I realized there are many options

PAINTS

P > F

FAINTS

F > S?

SAINTS

( Cephalophore )

S > T

STATIN

STATIN

+ G

..which, granted, has many TAINTS

STATING

T > E

SEATING

SEATING

- E

..only TEASING when they pointed that gizmo at me

TASING ..Coulda knocked me over with a feather

+T

TASTING

TASING (= GIANTS)

T --> S

ASSIGN

ASSIGN

+ P

..might have done better in their league if their this had been fancy

PASSING

P > C

CASINGS

CASINGS

S ---- > T

..is recommended. Give us a call, lest we wind up with sausages

CASTING

C > P

PASTING

PASTING

add L

STAPLING, too.

Apologies, Luke, I see you were posting above while I was composing, and I didn't see your TASTING before my ASSIGN until now.

No problem I can't remember that far back.

P > R

STARLING

STARLING

A ---- > u

..removal of nearby sheep might be a crime usually a bit farther west than the lower west side

RUSTLING

RUSTLING

U --> E

STERLING

STERLING

- L

..whose character & Anne Jeffreys' couldn't abide Cosmo Topper

RESTING ..especially in peace

STERLING

L --> E

INTEGERS

INTEGERS

+ G

..What's that?

GREETINGS

-G

STEERING

STEERING

E --> R

RESTRING

RESTRING

E ---- > I

..movin' over there...Steer it up

STIRRING

R > P

STRIPING

STRIPING

G ---- > E

PRISTINE

Good one!

P > A

INERTIAS

INERTIAS

I --> G

TANGIERS

TANGIERS

A ---- > I

..where the victorious hagglers seem to be those who're by nature

STINGIER

S > C

RECITING

RECITING

R ---- > N

..No, why?.. I thought I heard a Siren

ENTICING

+A

ANTIGENIC

ANTIGENIC

A ---- N

..to produce antibodies and/or lots of other things

INCENTING

T > S

INCENSING

INCENSING

N ---- > L

..as well as M of C in my later h.s.years;a couple msgrs. were good at doing this to us with a mere glance

SILENCING

L > K

SICKENING

SICKENING

I ---- > A

..have commented on the woodiness of the red in late-harvested wines owing to their

ENCASKING

-K

ENCASING

ENCASING

N --> E

AGENCIES

AGENCIES

G ---- > P

..why I always felt like a sap whenever a wise guy'd use the word

SAPIENCE

S > T

PATIENCE

for a mere

E --> T

PITTANCE

T > D

PEDANTIC

PEDANTIC

P ---- > I

..does that

INDICATE

sent a note to Rhubarb Commando, who used to be here often.
He was in the hospital 10 wks for broken leg and then
months recuperating. I invited him back to this thread
if nothing else.
Just thought some of you may want to know.

-A

INCITED

...fool rushes in.

INCITED

D --> Z

CITIZEN

Z > K

KINETIC

KINETIC

I ---- > H

..My Lord...er,

KITCHEN ...That was thoughtful, Luke..thanks! I'd wondered about Rhub ...good to hear

T > C

CHICKEN

CHICKEN

C ---- > T

..soup up the plot

THICKEN ..then get out of the KITCHEN ..sorry; did it again

THICKEN

N ---- > T

..I feel obligated to come up with an alternative

and place us in a

THICKET

T > R

THICKER

...we don't want anyone to get

THICKER

H --> S

RICKETS

R > T or P

PICKETS/TICKETS your choice

TICKETS/PICKETS

add P/T

PICKETTS

No, wait, there was a charge with that, wasn't there...

PICKETTS

T ---> I

PICKIEST

P > R

STICKIER

Gettysburg is a wonderful place to visit.

STICKIER

I --> K

CRICKETS

CRICKETS

R ---> O

COCKIEST

C > R

STOCKIER

STOCKIER

K --> L

CLOISTER

-C

TOILERS

climbing roses appreciate a convenient

TOILERS

O -->L

TRELLIS

TRELLIS

- S

..getting this 25' O'Day out of the slips when I'm at the

TILLER ...oops

TILLER

R ---> N

LENTIL

LENTIL

L ---- > G

..making me this; soon I'm going to sparkle, I think

TINGLE (..once I get thru this door & out from under its LINTEL)

T > J

JINGLE

are the INLETS SILENT, if you LISTEN ?

And for how long?

TINGLE

I --> H

LENGTH

..I wath confuthed by your LENGTH...

so, on the SPUR of the moment, I'm opting to, like my noisy boots, make Luke's

JINGLE (I ---- > A) JANGLE

Aha! While I was still composing Luke was posting,
and I never got to see his jingle. At least I
wasn't very far from wrong.

JANGLE

Meantime I'll have to let your J walk and see what I can
GLEAN from what's left behind.

N > M

GLEAM

GLEAM

M --> A

ALGAE

A > R

GLARE

GLARE

add E

REGALE

REGALE

- E

..people say this is all I drink...anyway, I prefer the European and I'd love to say I don't drink beer often but I do, and it's not Dos Equis nor will it be Guinness Blonde ..not bad, but I like Guinnness Brunette better)

LAGER ..the best is Hofbraeu Oktoberfest, year in & out

LAGER

G ---> X

RELAX

GLARE

add O

GOALER - that would be the one who puts the ball/puck/whatever past the GOALEE

GOALER

+ L

ALLEGRO

-L

GALORE

GALORE

A ---- > V

..to see one forced to

GROVEL ..and worse to be one

L > S

GROVES

GROVES

G ---- > L

..has got lots of miles out of the stories of

LOVERS

O > A

LAVERS

LAVERS

+ Y

..she wanted that man right outa her hair; a revolt to a form of

SLAVERY

-Y

RAVELS

SLAVERY

Y --> E

SEVERAL

SEVERAL

- L

AVERSE

SEVERAL

Quote:

pertaining to Snape?

Nice!

Originally Posted By: LukeJavan8

-Y

RAVELS

You guys missed this post, not that I am going to put a Snapes
spell on you ! !

No problem, Luke:

Originally Posted By: A C Bowden

SEVERAL

- L

AVERSE

RAVELS

L ---> E

AVERSE

...but still,

RAVELS

add E

SEVERAL would have ended up with the same thing

SEVERAL

+ R

..I'm replying to the right word; last few have been a bit of a

REVERSAL

V > N

RELEARNS

I think to keep things scrupulously accurate we should be at AVERSE, having passed through SEVERAL on the way. If so we should postpone REVERSAL, for now at least.

I'm AVERSE to Winters this

A --> E

SEVERE

You all are sure having fun, sorry I eliminated the "V".
Maybe I'll call Prof Snape after all.

SEVERE

E ---- > S

..the dedication to his book of poetry, to you who are my

VERSES

Go back two and four posts Endy.

-S

LEARNER

(another combining-forms word)

LEARNER

R --> T

Seems to be an
ETERNAL problem...

-A

RELENT

RELENT

L ---- > P

..Ash Thursday, and I won't write it in red (too lazy to learn, or relearn)

REPENT

P > A

NEATER

NEATER

E ---- > I

RETAIN

RETAIN

I-->P

that much is apPARENT

PARENT

P ---- > C

..Hayley Mills to ENTRAP her PARENT would be to isolate him on an isle in the Med.. turning him into a

CRETAN

E > O

CANTOR

firmly feet-on-the-ground, or else weighted by responsibilities

CANTOR

T --> H

ANCHOR

+M

MONARCH

MONARCH

N ---> P

CAMPHOR

first-to-last shift:

CAMPHOR

C --> A

AMPHORA

I"M Stuck

+E

AMPHORAE

AMPHORAE

A ---- > T

..isn't quite this close to RAMAPO...but I was, like ...

METAPHOR ..don'tcha love like?

METAPHOR

H ---> W

TAPEWORM

TAPEWORM

O ---- > I

..a two-word reply, I'll revert to

TIME WARP

I was totally stuck, so I'll let it go, if you allow one for me:

P > A

A WARTIME act, for instance. Perhaps we can get out of this snag.

You're out of it already, with WARTIME. Why put in the extra A at all?

From A WARTIME I give you a pen name:

I --> N

WATERMAN

Originally Posted By: A C Bowden

METAPHOR

H ---> W

TAPEWORM

P.S.
TAPEWORM
W-->L
TEMPORAL.

WATERMAN

W ---- > E

..one of these could suffer a TAPEWORM..wonder,too, if the subject's ever been raised

MANEATER

instead let's turn the

MANEATER

into a

drop R

MANATEE

E > I

ANIMATE

ANIMATE

E ---- > R

..is 'like an Egyptian;' wonder if they have anything for'..like a

MARTIAN

N > L

MARTIAL

MARTIAL

M ---- > P

..Elgar's and others' was MARITAL; but it's Rachmaninoff's to which I'm

PARTIAL

-P

LARIAT

LARIAT

A --> O

RIALTO

RIALTO

- O

..its own version of Canal Street;you might want to give the Lido a

TRIAL

+E

RETAIL

RETAIL

+ Y

REALITY

-I

REALTY

REALTY

R ---- > F

..is my land ..er, well, sorta .. my liege

FEALTY

FEALTY

+ D

FATEDLY

F > H

DEATHLY

DEATHLY

+ E

..I like my furnace to react

HEATEDLY

H > L

ELATEDLY

ELATEDLY

E ---- > N

..the teeth; and that's saying a mouthful

DENTALLY

D > M

MENTALLY

MENTALLY

E ---- > A

..he counts votes, because, yes, they have no bananas

TALLYMAN

Y > I

MANTILLA

MANTILLA

L --> C

CLAIMANT

CLAIMANT

C ---- > S

o, lucky you!

TALISMAN

TALISMAN

L ---> S

MANTISSA

MANTISSA

Now that's an uncharacteristic remark.

I see also we're exceeding 1000 postings on this thread, so I'm going to reinitialize and resume here .

The title of the new thread will be "Anagrams XII".

Yeah, well it was supposed to be, but it looks like "part of a logarithm" at the moment. I'll see if anything can be done about that.