Christa Allan

Nothing to It
Each of the clued answers has the letters NIL (intact) embedded therein.
1. A blue dye [...]

REVERSE VERSE…..with thanks to HOADWORKS
Each of the couplets below defines two words, the first the reverse of the second in spelling but otherwise unrelated to it. Guess the words. 1. [...]

Since I’m such a slug and forgot to post a word game today, let’s just see how many other words we can make from:
FEDERAL BAILOUT
If we can’t make money, we can at least make words…

Funny Films Fiasco
Fifteen of the top twenty American film comedies (as picked by the American [...]

Forays
Find the clued answers. Each answer contains four A’s.
__________ 1. U.S. State
__________ 2. peace of mind
__________ 3. close fitting head cover
__________ 4. triangular stringed instrument
__________ [...]

In order to make sense of the letters below, you need to add a letter at the start of the expression, divide the string of letters, and [...]

NOTE FROM CHRISTA: Word Game Wednesday bumped to Thursday. Son’s birthday yesterday trumped!
A Stampede of Carniverbs
Provide the animal-verb which best matches the definition of each of the following. Some animals/verbs are used twice. Good luck! Don’t louse up! Thanks to Rex Stocklin for helping to corral some of the beasts…The number refers to the number [...]

Oxford Word Challenge
Hidden Word Squares: Answers
1. Marianne stood on the train,
Wringing her hands with glee:
Soon she would arrive in town,
A go-go dancer she would be.

A
R
I
A

R
I
N
G

I
N
T
O

A
G
O
G

2. The moon shone on the village inn,
But no pal could Nellie see.
She climbed upon a nag so fair:
A novel setting for a love story.

H
O
N
E

O
P
A
L

N
A
G
S

E
L
S
E

3. Getting rid of [...]

The Oxford Word Challenge

A Fiendishly Difficult Word Game
Hidden Word Squares

The origins of many word games are hidden in the mists of history: nobody can tell who invented them. However, we know that the game of Hidden Word [...]