Sunday, March 8, 2009

PUZZLE, Mar. 8th, 2010

Previous puzzle:
1. prosecute                 sue
2. scoundrel                  cur
3. falsities                     lies
4. stockings                  socks
5. pantaloons                pants
6. brackets                   braces

This week’s puzzle:
There are two groups of four-letter words used in the sentences below. The first missing words (A) of each sentence are anagrams of each other, and the second missing words (B) are also anagrams of each other. Can you find them? (All the A words are anagrams of each other, and all the B words are anagrams of each other).

1. The hunters set a __A__ for the hare. How else were they to enjoy its succulent __B___ ?
2. They all listened in __A__ attention as their leader spoke and motivated them to work as a __B__.
3. There will always be a small __A__ of wildness in a cat, though it is considered to be a __B__ animal today.

3 comments:

marthasq said...

1. The hunters set a trap for the hare. How else were they to enjoy its succulent meat?
2. They all listened in rapt attention as their leader spoke and motivated them to work as a team.
3. There will always be a small part of wildness in a cat, though it is considered to be a tame animal today.

maya said...

Seems to me like there's only one answer to this question, am I right?
Anyway, good on you Martha, beat us all to it, nicely done too :))

Veronica Baig said...

MARTHA: Well done:-)
MAYA: Unfortunately, yes--first one past the post wins;-)