FOUR-LETTER WORDS Many nine-letter words contain two four-letter words (not that kind), in the correct order but not consecutively. NATURALLY, for example, contains the letters for NARY and TALL in that order, plus a U (or NULL and TRAY, plus an extra A). Each word to be guessed in the following puzzles adheres to this pattern—two interwoven four-letter words and one additional letter. To help you solve the puzzles, we provide a clue for each set of blanks, indicate which blanks the two four-letter words will occupy in each word, list all the relevant four-letter words for the entire set, and indicate the ninth letter and its position in each word. #1 in Puzzle A has been filled in as an example. If you can’t DETERMINE the answers, see p. tk. PUZZLE A ALGA CITY FLAB GRIT HEMS LOAM PARE REAR SACK SEED STET TORE 1. Wharf worker _s_ _t_ _e_ V _e_ _d_ _o_ _r_ _e_ 2. Attorney’s aide __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ 3. Bus alternative __ __ __ __ __ __ C __ __ 4. Novel device __ __ __ 5. Good rapport __ __ __ __ __ __ __ R __ 6. Exponent type __ __ __ __ __ __ __ H __ L __ H __ __ __ __ PUZZLE B CHER EDGE IDEA MAIN PICK PIED RASP SHED THOR TORT VOTE WEST 1. Devil’s tool __ __ __ __ __ F __ __ __ 2. Sex, Lies, and ________ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ P __ 3. Convey __ __ __ N __ __ __ __ __ 4. Purebred __ __ __ __ __ R __ __ __ 5. Factory equipment __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ 6. Most astute __ __ R __ __ __ __ __ __ Y PUZZLE C AUNT BAAL BIER CANT CLAN FULL OTIC PORE PRAM ROAD SIDE TUCK 1. Semi’s capacity __ __ __ __ __ L __ __ __ 2. Plant related __ __ __ __ N __ __ __ __ 3. Ceramic material __ __ __ __ __ __ __ I __ 4. Very important __ __ __ __ __ O __ __ __ 5. Continuous discharge __ __ __ __ __ __ A __ __ 6. Furniture craft __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ Y PUZZLE D CENT DOER EWOK FIRS LAWN NEAT NEON NUMB ORAL PRAY SILT USED 1. Office holder I __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ 2. Deed holder __ __ N __ __ __ __ __ __ 3. Pyrotechnic display __ __ __ __ __ __ R __ __ 4. Queasy __ A __ __ __ __ __ __ __ 5. Depiction __ __ __ T __ __ __ __ __ 6. One heart, e.g. __ __ __ G __ __ __ __ __ PUZZLE E CANT CHIC EROS HEAL HEWS PALM REAR ROAN ROSS SEAT TRIM WITH 1. Pavement pounder __ __ T __ __ __ __ __ __ 2. Diagram __ __ __ __ M __ __ __ __ 3. Bakery offering __ __ __ 4. Political violence __ __ __ __ __ R __ __ __ 5. Absolve from blame __ __ __ __ __ __ A __ __ 6. Practice __ __ __ __ __ __ S __ __ I __ __ __ __ __ PUZZLE F COED COOS EDAM EMIT FINE GRIP HOOP LORA ONAN RAGU ROSE RUNG 1. Predictive chart __ __ __ __ __ C __ __ __ 2. Foraged S __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ 3. Action film, usually M __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ 4. Arboreal ape __ __ __ __ __ __ T __ __ 5. Keynes, e.g. __ __ __ N __ __ __ __ __ 6. Digit end __ __ __ __ __ __ T __ __ PUZZLE G ALTO ANTI BASS COIL DENT FAST HOED MESA PITY STUD TIME VIVA 1. Lack of intelligence __ __ __ __ __ __ I __ __ 2. Disadvantage __ __ __ 3. Emotional “bird-en” __ __ __ __ __ R __ __ __ 4. Fun-loving __ __ N __ __ __ __ __ __ 5. Wonderful __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ C 6. Farm __ __ __ __ __ T __ __ __ R __ __ __ __ __ PUZZLE H BIER DEAN FIRE GRIM HOBO LARS LIED PEON PRIG PUSH SEAT TILL 1. Delicately ornamented __ __ __ __ G __ __ __ __ 2. Grain grinder __ __ __ S __ __ __ __ __ 3. Floating dwelling __ __ U __ __ __ __ __ __ 4. Nonprofessional __ __ Y __ __ __ __ __ __ 5. Murdock, for example __ __ __ L __ __ __ __ __ 6. On the way out __ __ __ __ __ T __ __ __ PUZZLE J CODE DRAM FERN HERE MITE RENT ROIL SPED TEAM TOON USED WISP 1. Swamp creature __ __ __ C __ __ __ __ __ 2. It might be harsh __ __ __ __ T __ __ __ __ 3. Halfway across __ __ __ S __ __ __ __ __ 4. Kind of sentence __ __ __ __ __ N __ __ __ 5. Death in the ________ A __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ 6. The Horse ________ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ R PUZZLE K APES CANT CLAN HART PINS PENN REAL ROOK SCAB SEND VEIN WORE 1. Joy H __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ 2. Predominant A __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ 3. Carcajou __ __ L __ __ __ __ __ __ 4. Album __ __ __ __ P __ __ __ __ 5. Recurrent __ __ __ __ __ __ I __ __ 6. Quack __ __ __ __ __ __ __ A __ PUZZLE L BILL BOOB COLA GALA MAGI MINT NATO NUDE RANT SURF TACK TIPS 1. Grievance __ __ __ P __ __ __ __ __ 2. Size __ __ __ __ __ T __ __ __ 3. Sweet conical mass __ __ __ __ __ __ O __ __ 4. Shoe shiner __ __ __ __ __ L __ __ __ 5. Appetizers A __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ 6. Lustrous __ __ __ __ __ I __ __ __ PUZZLE M ACHE BIOS CARB ELLE HOME PATH PENN PETA POPE RANG RUIN STOW 1. Pugnacious __ __ __ __ __ C __ __ __ 2. Timer’s tool __ __ __ __ __ __ __ C __ 3. Wondrous events __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ A 4. Suitcase alternative __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ G 5. Spiny rodent __ __ __ 6. Raphael, for one __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ L C __ __ __ __ __ PUZZLE N ALUM CAPO EARS FRED GENE GILT IRAN MUSE REND SEAT SURE VANE 1. Fervor __ __ __ __ __ __ __ S __ 2. Agitator __ __ __ __ B __ __ __ __ 3. Give up __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ R 4. Stately tomb __ __ __ __ O __ __ __ __ 5. Whipping boy __ __ __ __ __ G __ __ __ 6. Type of justice __ I __ __ __ __ __ __ __ PUZZLE O AGEE AMPS BRAN CEDE ERGO LIAR LOIN MUSE ONUS RAND RENT SHUL 1. Due __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ D 2. Sexually stimulating __ __ __ __ E __ __ __ __ 3. Symbol for “and” __ __ __ E __ __ __ __ __ 4. Unanimity __ __ __ __ __ M __ __ __ 5. Marion, for example __ __ __ __ __ __ 6. Prom vehicle, ideally __ I __ __ __ __ __ __ __ I __ __ PUZZLE P BEND CHIC COBO HEAT HOLY NERO PARM PODS RACE TALL TART TENT 1. Anguish __ __ __ __ __ __ __ H __ 2. Plateau __ __ __ 3. Penthouse, e.g. A __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ 4. Lad S __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ 5. Cleansing __ A __ __ __ __ __ __ __ 6. Unwieldy __ __ __ __ __ __ __ U __ __ __ __ A __ __ PUZZLE Q BRAS EARS HUNK LAPP LUTE MAID ONER PERU SECT SHAY SIGH TART 1. Disconcert __ M __ __ __ __ __ __ __ 2. Unpaid helper V __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ 3. Torment __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ E 4. People __ __ __ __ __ __ __ N __ 5. Night phenomenon __ __ __ __ L __ __ __ __ 6. Giddy __ __ __ ANSWERS P __ __ __ __ __ Puzzle A. STEVEDORE, PARALEGAL, STREETCAR, FLASHBACK, CHEMISTRY, LOGARITHM Puzzle B. PITCHFORK, VIDEOTAPE, TRANSPORT, PEDIGREED, MACHINERY, SHREWDEST Puzzle C. TRUCKLOAD, BOTANICAL, PORCELAIN, PARAMOUNT, FUSILLADE, CABINETRY Puzzle D. INCUMBENT, LANDOWNER, FIREWORKS, NAUSEATED, PORTRAYAL, SINGLETON Puzzle E. PATROLMAN, SCHEMATIC, CROISSANT, TERRORISM, WHITEWASH, REHEARSED Puzzle F. HOROSCOPE, SCROUNGED, MELODRAMA, ORANGUTAN, ECONOMIST, FINGERTIP Puzzle G. STUPIDITY, DETRIMENT, ALBATROSS, CONVIVIAL, FANTASTIC, HOMESTEAD Puzzle H. FILIGREED, GRISTMILL, HOUSEBOAT, LAYPERSON, PUBLISHER, DEPARTING Puzzle J. CROCODILE, TREATMENT, MIDSTREAM, SUSPENDED, AFTERNOON, WHISPERER Puzzle K. HAPPINESS, ASCENDANT, WOLVERINE, SCRAPBOOK, PERENNIAL, CHARLATAN Puzzle L. COMPLAINT, MAGNITUDE, SUGARLOAF, BOOTBLACK, ANTIPASTO, BRILLIANT Puzzle M. BELLICOSE, STOPWATCH, PHENOMENA, CARPETBAG, PORCUPINE, ARCHANGEL Puzzle N. EAGERNESS, FIREBRAND, SURRENDER, MAUSOLEUM, SCAPEGOAT, VIGILANTE Puzzle O. SCHEDULED, EROGENOUS, AMPERSAND, AGREEMENT, LIBRARIAN, LIMOUSINE Puzzle P. HEARTACHE, TABLELAND, APARTMENT, SCHOOLBOY, CATHARTIC, PONDEROUS Puzzle Q. EMBARRASS, VOLUNTEER, PERSECUTE, HUMANKIND, STARLIGHT, SLAPHAPPY