Word games

23rd September 2005, 1:00am

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Word games

https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/word-games-8
FOOD FOR THOUGHT

1 All the following are anagrams of foods - take the initial letters of the answers and mix them up to find 2 more foods: STOREYS; BEANIERUG; SUPERBATONS; COOLCHEAT; TAKECHOIR; CARRIEDON; REMOTELAWN; CHELSEY; TIGHTPEAS; GALENAS; TELETOME; HAMLETMEN; OLDNOSE 2 Find the correct synonym for the first word, then add or subtract the given letters to find some more foods, e.g. “Plough - T + I = Cheese (7)” would be TRAC(T)OR + I = RICOTTA Interfere + U = Japanese dish (7) Flower - A + E = Light cake (8) Vegetables - P + M = More vegetables (8) Fruit - G + C = More fruit (9) Spanish ranch + L = Mexican dish (9) List - T + M = Dip (9) 3 Which 12-letter dish has 6A’s?

Mark Nyman 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 1.ORCHID, LAVENDER, IRIS, HYDRANGEA, ALYSSUM, PRIMROSE, MAYFLOWER, GARDENIA, CLEMATIS, DELPHINIA, AMARYLLIS, EDELWEISS, RHODODENDRON.

Initial letters OLIHAPMGCDAER give PEACH and MARIGOLD.

2.WAITERS + I = WISTERIA A(C)RIMONY + G = AGRIMONY CL(E)MENCY + A = CYCLAMEN RAINCOAT + N = CARNATION WON(D)ERFUL + S = SUNFLOWER SEAFARI(N)G + X = SAXIFRAGE Winner: Dawn Jones of Bangor,Gwynned

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