Getting your 'F's' and 'P's' in order
Geri King is an avid reader of this column, who today became a contributor.
The Coaldale resident believes that by exercising your mind, you have a better chance of having a healthy mind.
So she sent along a quiz in which 30 compound words and two-word phrases were assembled. The words and phrases all have something in common their first halves start with the letter F, and their second halves starts with the letter P (as in Fun Puzzle).
Crossword-style clues have been provided for each one, some straightforward and others downright tricky.
Geri overestimated me, betting that I got a perfect score. But truth be told, I wasn't even close to getting them all right.
But see how you can do, and remember the letters F and P are the keys to all your answers, which appear at the end of this column.
1. Asserting of blame, figuratively
2. Blue ribbon
3. Boston landmark
4. Canopy bed
5. Comics
6. Contract trap
7. Decorator's sketch
8. Detroit paper
9. Essays by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay
10. Gentleman's code
11. Half
12. Hippie's phrase
13. Impossible to mess up
14. Ingle
15. Low-tech insect trap
16. Maker of infant toys
17. " ... with strange-sounding names."
18. One-time AV department item
19. Play popularized by Knute Rockne
20. Possible mystery clue in the dirt
21. Primary care doctor's specialty, often
22. Pureeing device
23. Rod
24. Rucksack's little cousin
25. Sci-fi remake of "The Tempest"
26. Secretary of State's area
27. Social slip-up
28. 32 degrees Fahrenheit, for water
29 Will Smith's one-time TV title role
30 Wok relative
ANSWERS:
1. FINGER POINTING
2. FIRST PRIZE
3. FENWAY PARK
4. FOUR POSTER
5 FUNNY PAPERS
6. FINE PRINT
7. FLOOR PLAN
8. FREE PRESS
9. FEDERALIST PAPERS
10. FAIR PLAY
11. FIFTY PERCENT
12. FLOWER POWER
13. FOOLPROOF
14. FIREPLACE
15. FLYPAPER
16. FISHER-PRICE
17. FARAWAY PLACES
18. FILM PROJECTOR
19. FORWARD PASS
20. FOOTPRINT
21. FAMILY PRACTICE
22. FOOD PROCESSOR
23. FISHING POLE
24. FANNY PACK
25. FORBIDDEN PLANET
26. FOREIGN POLICY
27; FAUX PAS
28 FREEZING POINT
29. FRESH PRINCE
30. FRYING PAN.
