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The Refractory Redividerdrome, Jim Puder
The Refractory Redividerdrome, Jim Puder
Word Ways
A discussion of Palindromic charade sentence pairs.
Noah's Vowels, Susan Thorpe
Noah's Vowels, Susan Thorpe
Word Ways
Finding single words with just 2 of each of their different vowels.
Mean Sidewalks 2, . Anil
Dr. Stephens' Star-Crossed Stanzas, Jim Puder
Dr. Stephens' Star-Crossed Stanzas, Jim Puder
Word Ways
A discussion of David L. Stephens and his word-unit palindrome poetry.
Letter-Patterned Words, Susan Thorpe
Letter-Patterned Words, Susan Thorpe
Word Ways
Here we look at letters made of straight lines; letters made of a curve; and letters made of both and words they can create using various patterns.
Rhyming Synonyms 1, . Anil
Rhyming Synonyms 1, . Anil
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Part one of an explanation and listing of rhyming synonyms.
Back Cover And Instructions To Authors, Editor Word Ways
Back Cover And Instructions To Authors, Editor Word Ways
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The back cover of this issue, including a puzzle and instructions to authors.
Answers And Solutions, Editor Word Ways
Answers And Solutions, Editor Word Ways
Word Ways
The answers and solutions to the puzzles and quizzes in this issue.
Kickshaws, Dave Morice
Tranposing Phrases Part 4, Susan Thorpe
Tranposing Phrases Part 4, Susan Thorpe
Word Ways
In part 4, the 1st word of the first phrase is the same as the second word of the 2nd phrase.
Transposing Phrases Part 3, Susan Thorpe
Transposing Phrases Part 3, Susan Thorpe
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In part 3, both 2-word phrases share a word.
Something For Every Pun: More (Mostly) Original Wordplay Deployed In Real-Life Situations, Don Hauptman
Something For Every Pun: More (Mostly) Original Wordplay Deployed In Real-Life Situations, Don Hauptman
Word Ways
A collection of original puns.
Tennis Puns, . Anil
Crossword Craze Songs, Harold Jacobs
Alphametics, Steven Kahan
Colloquy, Editor Word Ways
Colloquy, Editor Word Ways
Word Ways
A collection of responses to previously published articles.
Who Was Armand T. Ringer?, Jeremiah Farrell, Dana Richards, Thomas Rodgers
Who Was Armand T. Ringer?, Jeremiah Farrell, Dana Richards, Thomas Rodgers
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An essay detailing the many pseudonyms, pen names and alter egos of Martin Gardner.
Woodland Logology, A. Ross Eckler
Woodland Logology, A. Ross Eckler
Word Ways
The following sign is posted at the entrance to a nature preserve one mile north of Johnsonburg, New Jersey. Can you determine what is unusual about it?
Alan Lewis - Punster, Karen Farrell
Alan Lewis - Punster, Karen Farrell
Word Ways
Alan Lewis has submitted puns to London's Sunday Times since 1971. His first was "Telling bulls from cows is easy; if it's not one thing it's the udder." In a recent letter to us he comments:
Instructions To Authors, Editor Word Ways
A Redividerdrome Mystery, Lori Wike
Elemental Sentences, Susan Thorpe
Elemental Sentences, Susan Thorpe
Word Ways
These pairs of sentences are constructed from elemental symbols
Tumultuous Teams, Steve Kahan
Tumultuous Teams, Steve Kahan
Word Ways
A quiz requiring rearranging the letters of common words to form the nicknames of professional sports teams.
Etymons Gone Wild, Mark Isaak
Etymons Gone Wild, Mark Isaak
Word Ways
A quiz to decipher clues that create a chain of etymology.
Reflections, Steve Kahan
Reflections, Steve Kahan
Word Ways
Eleven uppercase letters- A, H, I, M, O, T, U,V, W, X, and Y - have unaltered appearances when they are held up to a mirror. Consequently, any word made up exclusively of these letters is called a reflection.
Aerst Transposals Update, Jeff Grant
Aerst Transposals Update, Jeff Grant
Word Ways
My article "Transposing Rates" in the November 1987 Word Ways has examples for 63 of the 120 possible transposals of the letters AERST. Further research expanded the collection to 85 in "AERST Transposals' (Word Ways, Nov. 2006), with many of the original entries improved as well. Here is an attempt to unclude something for all 120 combinations..
Transposing Phrases Part 2, Susan Thorpe
Transposing Phrases Part 2, Susan Thorpe
Word Ways
In part 2 of this series, the first and second words of a single phrase exchange places before being transposed into another phrase.
Front Cover And Publication Information, Volume 49, Number 3, Editor Word Ways
Front Cover And Publication Information, Volume 49, Number 3, Editor Word Ways
Word Ways
Front cover and publicatiopn information for this issue, including a table of contents.
Kickshaws, Dave Morice
Playful Poems, Ray Love