Word games

27th January 2006, 12:00am

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Word games

https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/word-games-34

SHE’S THE ONE 1 All the following are anagrams of famous actresses and models - take the initial letters of their surnames and mix them up to find another actress:EEEEEEGLLNRRWZ (5, 9); ADORNSSAUNNAS (5, 8); TWINKLETEAS (4, 7); FROZENJELIPEN (8, 5); ETHANKUDOS (4, 6); PREZOPULENCE (8, 4); RAJISTROUBLE (5, 7); ALLORGANISEDINN (7, 8); MAIN (4); LANCETCREAMER (6, 7); HALTABENZINENOSH (7, 9)

2 Find the correct synonym for the first words - then add or subtract the letters given to find anagrams of the surnames of some more actresses:Human race - N (6)Laboured - E + U (6)Gate + W (7)Join - M + H (7)Dig up - E + M (7)Spectres - A + O (8)Foursome + E (8)

(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 puzzles 1 Tirana, Nicosia, Helsinki, Dublin, Kingston, Amsterdam, Asuncion, Mogadishu, Ulan Bator!Initials T, N, H, D, K, A, A, M, U give Kathmandu.

2 (M)ascara + C = Caracas

Regali(a) + S = Algiers

Blus(t)ers + S = Brussels

Against + O = Santiago

Pastu(r)ed + B = Budapest

Euchar(i)st + B = Bucharest

Demotion + E + V = Montevideo

Last week’s winner

Margrit Forrester, Wolverhampton

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