August 11 2011
Toss & Tweak
Nib, a regular Dabbler, sent along a puzzle this week where solvers had to toss one letter, then change another, to create new word. Among his examples were BARQUE turning into ARGUE, or FRACAS becoming RACKS. A simple formula, and a catchy one too. Ever since I’ve been dreaming up a few more specimens, convinced there must be some gems to find, using the same recipe.
Supplied the mother word, then the missing word’s solution, can you Toss & Tweak this list to find the seven answers? Feel free to share your answers, or other variations, in the Comments.
Example: Perjury – neediness = PENURY
- Shilling – relative
- Pasture – sharp
- Bandied – open
- Written – twist
- Quilt – fit
- Campsite – flip
- Rafting – voluptuous
(Can you toss & tweak your own examples? Must be some rippers to find.)
Comments
Boniface — 11 August at 10:41AM
8. Common - common
RobT — 11 August at 12:56PM
I don't quite get #6. Where have you tossed a letter from "reserve"?
Em — 11 August at 01:12PM
Love the concept!
9. Toss - lettuce
10. Tweak - nose
RobT, the 'm' has been tossed from 'campsite'.
Boniface — 11 August at 01:21PM
Apologies for my number 8 which should read:
8. Mutual - common
RobT — 11 August at 02:04PM
11. Average - vindicate
DA — 11 August at 02:22PM
8. usual (like the common/common echo)
9. cos
10. beak
11. hmmm - avenge?
RobT — 11 August at 02:28PM
11. yep!
RobT — 11 August at 02:34PM
12. Triangle - deliverer
RobT — 11 August at 06:04PM
Muslim - melody
philth — 11 August at 07:24PM
nice idea
13. Music
14. 1,000,000,000 (fr) - pm
15. Novelettes - trinkets
16. Forewarn - redirect
17. Astute, pilchard & serene - tricky tv trio
Em — 11 August at 09:00PM
Ting! The penny drops. Retract previous statement.
18. Forced - strength
DA — 11 August at 10:09PM
Good bunch, philth. I'm tempted to take Pilchard, Serene & Astute to the studio tomorrow!
RobT — 11 August at 10:28PM
19. Assonance - The Bump
20. Foreword - Towards the front
Nib — 11 August at 10:46PM
Yeah, thought the formula would be a bit of fun for you lot. (The kids at work, on the other hand, hated their aborrently tricky homework and just nagged me for answers.)
21. BARACK - support
22. NIB - Intelligence (fake)
23. NIB - Intelligence (measurement)
philth — 11 August at 11:19PM
by all means DA. i'm afraid Morecroft was just too unworkable, there might be something out there but it eludes me...unless you break it up into "More-crafty=>Morecroft". but i don't feel as though that accurately portrays his part in the program.
DA — 12 August at 06:31AM
20 Forward
21 Brace
22 AI
23 IQ [very minimalist, Nib]
Some more over a pre-dawn breakfast:
24 meander - spree
25 compere - gel
26 bestiary - mouth
27 shelter - smooth
RobT — 12 August at 08:06AM
26 estuary
Sam — 12 August at 09:22AM
28: Zombie wheels
29: Vampire juice?
30: Mummy mutter
31: Ghost scream
Criseyde — 12 August at 02:46PM
24 bender
27 svelte
RobT — 12 August at 02:53PM
28 Kombi. haha
Nib — 13 August at 11:30AM
25. Cohere
Nib — 13 August at 11:34AM
CASTLE - In conclusion