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Word games

30th June 2006, 1:00am

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Word games

https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/word-games-18
HORSES FOR COURSES

1 All the following are anagrams of UK racecourses. Take the initial

letters of the answers and mix them up to find another racecourse:

FREEHORD;

COSTA;

DOUGHNNNIT;

SKRITH;

MOPES;

ECLLAIRS;

HUMGRUBLESS;

TEEREX;

DEFILLING;

WATERMENK.

2 Find the correct synonym for the first word - then add or subtract the

letter(s) given to find anagrams of some more racecourses:

Holy - S + R (6)

Extend - T + E (7)

Artist - P + E (7)

Tread - P + C (7)

Flinging - W + B (8)

Forefather + D (9)

Maize - N + T (9)

(Answers next week)

pound;20 book token for the first correct answers to be opened on Tuesday.

Send to wordgames@tes.co.uk

or Wordgames, TES, Admiral House, 66-68 East Smithfield, London E1W 1BX.

Answers to last week’s puzzle

1 Rosewall, Edberg, Pierce, Agassi, Mauresmo, Safin, Ashe, Seles, Evert,

Tanner, Philippoussis.

Initials R, E, P, A, M, S, A, S, E, T, P give Pete Sampras.

2 Rom(a)nce + E = McEnroe

Refere(e) + D = Federer

Consor(t) + N = Connors

Ovat(i)on + N = Novotna

Newcome(r) + B = Newcombe

Renovat(e)d + P = Davenport

Ligatures + I = Gerulaitis!

Last week’s winner:

G Kerr, 12 Well Green, Glasgow

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