(First published, January 2003)
In this puzzle, you are given a pair of words as a clue for a “Sandwich Word”.
The sandwich word comes after the first word and before the second word to form two different well-known compound words or phrases.
Here's an example:
SNOW — ? — HOUSE
What sandwich word appears after SNOW and before HOUSE to form compound words or phrases?
You have probably discovered the sandwich word by now. Yes, it is WHITE (as in Snow White and White House).
Can you find the sandwich word suggested by this clue:
TENNIS — ? — MAKER
(The sandwich word is MATCH, as in tennis match and matchmaker.)
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Here are a bunch of clues for sandwich words. After you have solved them all, read the first letters of the sandwich words. These letters spell out a pithy saying.
PAPER — ? — ACHE
SCRAMBLED — ? — PLANT
BROWN — ? — DADDY
GOOD — ? — NEWS
CLOCK — ? — ACTIVE
RED — ? — BLOT
OLIVE — ? — CHANGE
SHUT — ? — TIGHT
FRUIT — ? — DRESSING
HYDROCHLORIC — ? — RAIN
PEANUT — ? — FLY
POST — ? — HOURS
DOWN — ? — GROUND
ROUND — ? — TENNIS
GOOD — ? — COOKIE
LABOR — ? — STATION
MAIDEN — ? — TAG