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TYPO-MANIA
FIG THEM WRING SETTERS =

FIX THE WRONG LETTERS
By Alan Stillson
Author of several official U.S. Mensa puzzle books
Puzzle editor of Greater LA Mensa for over 30 years
http://stillsonworks.com astillson@sbcglobal.net
Copyright © 2015 and updated in 2020
500 short word puzzles
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Typo-mania gives you the chance to play editor. Your job is to find and correct the
typos to get the answers. A group of Mensa test solvers tried 100 sample puzzles and
enjoyed the experience of playing editor. Why?
They’re relatively quick
They cover ranging degrees of challenge
They involve a combination of recall and letter play
There are four kinds of typos and each word in the question has exactly one of them:
One letter added (e.g. plate to palate)
One letter deleted (e.g. below to blow)
One letter changed (e.g. flat to feat)
One change of consecutive letters (e.g. clot to colt)
Each answer would come up on a search engine.
Punctuations and capitalizations are omitted.

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There are 500 puzzles. The puzzles are divided into 5 categories – people, places,
brand/business names, titles, and quote snippets. There are 100 puzzles in each
category. For your convenience, answer pages are always right after question pages.
Here are some sample puzzles:
PEOPLE: Better milder
ANSWER: Bette Midler
CORRECTIONS: Drop r from better and switch ld in milder
PLACES: Like Eric
ANSWER: Lake Erie
CORRECTIONS: Change i to a in like and change c to e in Eric
BRAND/BUSINESS NAMES: Bland cover
ANSWER: Land Rover
CORRECTIONS: Drop b from bland and change c to r in cover
TITLES: Yield off creams
ANSWER: Field of Dreams
CORRECTIONS: Change y to f in yield, drop f from off, change c to d in creams
QUOTE SNIPPETS: They dome or tie rave
ANSWER: The home of the brave
CORRECTIONS: Drop y, change d to h, change r to f, change i to h, add b
SOURCE: The Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
PEOPLE – pages 3-22 PLACES – pages 23-42 BRAND/BUSINESS NAMES – pages 43-62
TITLES – pages 63-82 QUOTE SNIPPETS – pages 83-102
Happy editing!
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PEOPLE – GROUP 1
1. Wild smite
2. Top thanks
3. Like rout
4. Lane Honda
5. Beery blown
6. Shuck ferry
7. Pearl warden
8. Brace belly
9. Golly patron
10. Gorge brush
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PEOPLE – GROUP 1 - ANSWERS
1. Wild smite = Will Smith
2. Top thanks = Tom Hanks
3. Like rout = Mike Trout
4. Lane Honda = Jane Fonda
5. Berry blown = Jerry Brown
6. Shuck ferry = Chuck Berry
7. Pearl warden = Earl Warren
8. Brace belly = Grace Kelly
9. Golly patron = Dolly Parton
10. Gorge brush = George Bush
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PEOPLE – GROUP 2
1. Rings stare
2. All pacing
3. Pay lens
4. Dot pickles
5. Junk crater
6. Past Nikon
7. Names ear bones
8. Lob barber
9. Pool spot
10. Grape lick
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1. Rings stare = Ringo Starr
2. All pacing = Al Pacino
3. Pay lens = Jay Leno
4. Dot pickles = Don Rickles
5. Junk crater = June Carter
6. Past Nikon = Pat Nixon
7. Names ear bones = James Earl Jones
8. Lob barber = Bob Barker
9. Pool spot = Pol Pot
10. Grape lick = Grace Slick
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PEOPLE – GROUP 3
1. Money all
2. Bike fence
3. Earth books
4. Boy rovers
5. Join sadden
6. Toe louts
7. Pill copy
8. Mad test
9. Up thank
10. Avid let rot
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1. Money all = Monty Hall
2. Bike fence = Mike Pence
3. Earth books = Garth Brooks
4. Boy rovers = Roy Rogers
5. Join sadden = John Madden
6. Toe louts = Joe Louis
7. Pill copy = Bill Cody
8. Mad test = Mae West
9. Up thank = U Thant
10. Avid let rot = David Lee Roth
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PEOPLE – GROUP 4
1. Far wary
2. Lean Horse
3. Lack balance
4. Party dune
5. Vector forge
6. Mob Love
7. Coin birth
8. Bully rag Cyprus
9. Mix narrow
10. Irking Merlin
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1. Far Wary = Fay Wray
2. Lean Horse = Lena Horne
3. Lack balance = Jack Palance
4. Party dune = Patty Duke
5. Vector forge = Victor Borge
6. Mob Love = Rob Lowe
7. Coin birth = Colin Firth
8. Bully rag Cyprus = Billy Ray Cyrus
9. Mix narrow = Mia Farrow
10. Irking Merlin = Irving Berlin
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PEOPLE – GROUP 5
1. Boy sever
2. All gone
3. Me roan
4. Marry hills
5. Army dams
6. A capon
7. Done hot
8. Names crown
9. Jerky leg Levis
10. Batty word
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1. Boy sever = Bob Seger
2. All gone = Al Gore
3. Me roan = Meg Ryan
4. Marry hills = Maury Wills
5. Army dams = Amy Adams
6. A capon = Al Capone
7. Done hot = Don Ho
8. Names crown = James Brown
9. Jerky leg Levis = Jerry Lee Lewis
10. Batty word = Betty Ford
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PEOPLE – GROUP 6
1. Maggot kinder
2. Brig arson
3. Ferry stringer
4. Plan land
5. Beacon jokes
6. Box rope
7. Join divers
8. Time race
9. Red cares
10. Jet rush
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1. Maggot kinder = Margot Kidder
2. Brig arson = Brie Larson
3. Ferry stringer = Jerry Springer
4. Plan land = Alan Ladd
5. Beacon jokes = Deacon Jones
6. Box rope = Bob Hope
7. Join divers = Joan Rivers
8. Time race = Tim Rice
9. Red cares = Rod Carew
10. Jet rush = Jeb Bush
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PEOPLE – GROUP 7
1. Hunk apron
2. Gone viral
3. Earth kite
4. Like pizza
5. Silly joey
6. Mean Martini
7. Brunt maps
8. Lack penny
9. Elm tanning
10. Spice leg
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1. Hunk apron = Hank Aaron
2. Gone viral = Gore Vidal
3. Earth kite = Eartha Kitt
4. Like pizza = Mike Piazza
5. Silly joey = Billy Joel
6. Mean Martini = Dean Martin
7. Brunt maps = Bruno Mars
8. Lack penny = Jack Benny
9. Elm tanning = Eli Manning
10. Spice leg = Spike Lee
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PEOPLE – GROUP 8
1. Olives atone
2. Met crooks
3. Jam brow
4. Marry bind
5. Lucky flawless
6. Carry landers
7. Dark spite
8. Bean harrow
9. Era heron
10. Wordy fallen
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1. Olives atone = Oliver Stone
2. Met crooks = Mel Brooks
3. Jam brow = Jim Brown
4. Marry bind = Larry Bird
5. Lucky flawless = Lucy Lawless
6. Carry landers = Barry Sanders
7. Dark spite = Mark Spitz
8. Bean harrow = Jean Harlow
9. Era heron = Eva Peron
10. Wordy fallen = Woody Allen
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PEOPLE – GROUP 9
1. Row saver
2. Truce fee
3. Lucky lie
4. Lane woman
5. Ball games
6. Loco channel
7. Timer words
8. Green parson
9. Glean lose
10. Bake ruts
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1. Row saver = Rod Laver
2. Truce fee = Bruce Lee
3. Lucky lie = Lucy Liu
4. Lane woman = Jane Wyman
5. Ball games = Bill Gates
6. Loco channel = Coco Chanel
7. Timer words = Tiger Woods
8. Green parson = Greer Garson
9. Glean lose = Glenn Close
10. Bake ruts = Babe Ruth
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PEOPLE – GROUP 10
1. Dorms pay
2. Stove cobs
3. Marlin lather sing
4. All rocker
5. Lazy gags
6. Sand pal
7. Join form
8. Land burner
9. To brads
10. Run coward
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1. Dorms pay = Doris Day
2. Stove cobs = Steve Jobs
3. Marlin lather sing = Martin Luther King
4. All rocker = Al Roker
5. Lazy gags = Lady Gaga
6. Sand pal = Rand Paul
7. Join form = John Ford
8. Land burner = Lana Turner
9. To brads = Tom Brady
10. Run coward = Ron Howard
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PLACES – GROUP 1
1. Write horse
2. Slat like pity
3. Mouth peach
4. Head set
5. Faint names pork
6. Man jean
7. Lone inland
8. Port north
9. Rode dive
10. Wings bounty
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PLACES– GROUP 1 - ANSWERS
1. Write horse = White House
2. Slat like pity = Salt Lake City
3. Mouth peach = South Beach
4. Head set = Dead Sea
5. Faint names pork = Saint James Park
6. Man jean = San Juan
7. Song inland = Long Island
8. Port north = Fort Worth
9. Rode dive = Rodeo Drive
10. Wings bounty = Kings County
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PLACES – GROUP 2
1. Back seat
2. Song reach
3. Forth sole
4. Pale strings
5. Meaning power off pita
6. Eel past
7. Sad nose
8. Power feast slide
9. Mouth blend
10. Hey pest
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PLACES – GROUP 2 - ANSWERS
1. Back seat = Black Sea
2. Song reach = Long Beach
3. Forth sole = North Pole
4. Pale strings = Palm Springs
5. Meaning power off pita = Leaning Tower of Pisa
6. Eel past = El Paso
7. Sad nose = San Jose
8. Power feast slide = Lower East Side
9. Mouth blend = South Bend
10. Hey pest = Key West
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PLACES – GROUP 3
1. Law paw
2. For six
3. Bran maw
4. They greet basic
5. Baron rogue
6. Faint pal
7. Greek pay
8. Part angles
9. Few have
10. Ashen mass
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1. Law paw = La Paz
2. For six = Fort Dix
3. Bran maw = Bryn Mawr
4. They greet basic = The Great Basin
5. Baron rogue = Baton Rouge
6. Faint pal = Saint Paul
7. Greek pay = Green Bay
8. Part angles = Port Angeles
9. Few have = New Haven
10. Ashen mass = Aspen Pass
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PLACES – GROUP 4
1. Not shill
2. A scale
3. Sir lanky
4. Pecs driver
5. Broke barrow
6. Let have
7. Dog rover
8. Cost deal sold
9. Shaver weights
10. Blur ride
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1. Not shill = Nob Hill
2. A scale = La Scala
3. Sir lanky = Sri Lanka
4. Pecs driver = Pecos River
5. Broke barrow = Broken Arrow
6. Let have = Le Havre
7. Dog rover = Don River
8. Cost deal sold = Costa del Sol
9. Shaver weights = Shaker Heights
10. Blur ride = Blue Ridge
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PLACES – GROUP 5
1. Alley gorge
2. Atkins glean
3. Came many
4. Eel avid
5. Found dud lace
6. Solder yield
7. Gull cast
8. Pig end rational bark
9. Wary strings
10. Hunker hall
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1. Alley gorge = Valley Forge
2. Atkins glean = Watkins Glen
3. Came many = Cape May
4. Eel avid = Tel Aviv
5. Found dud lace = Fond du Lac
6. Solder yield = Soldier Field
7. Gull cast = Gulf Coast
8. Pig end rational bark = Big Bend National Park
9. Wary strings = Warm Springs
10. Hunker hall = Bunker Hill
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PLACES – GROUP 6
1. Sainted dessert
2. Treat all
3. Manta fed
4. Sad polo
5. Milton had
6. Greet carrier beef
7. Count hairy
8. Bee aim
9. Glee dove
10. And ardor
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1. Sainted dessert = Painted Desert
2. Treat all = Great Wall
3. Manta fed = Santa Fe
4. Sad polo = Sao Paolo
5. Milton had = Hilton Head
6. Greet carrier beef = Great Barrier Reef
7. Count hairy = Mount Airy
8. Bee aim = Bel Air
9. Glee dove = Glen Cove
10. And ardor = Ann Arbor
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PLACES – GROUP 7
1. Best pint
2. Font bland
3. Fun volley
4. Butters mall
5. Win walls
6. Earl cite
7. Paint join
8. Overhand perk
9. Bowing greed
10. Aisle or weight
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1. Best pint = West Point
2. Font bland = Mont Blanc
3. Fun volley = Sun Valley
4. Butters mall = Sutter’s Mill
5. Win walls = Twin Falls
6. Earl cite = Pearl City
7. Paint join = Saint John
8. Overhand perk = Overland Park
9. Bowing greed = Bowling Green
10. Aisle or weight = Isle of Wight
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PLACES – GROUP 8
1. Grant raids
2. Parson pity
3. Has crudes
4. For summer
5. Fast lend
6. Donkey jingle
7. Gaze trip
8. Sock band toll call off fate
9. Alert wall
10. Con place
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1. Grant raids = Grand Rapids
2. Parson pity = Carson City
3. Has crudes = Las Cruces
4. For summer = Fort Sumter
5. Fast lend = East End
6. Donkey jingle = Monkey Jungle
7. Gaze trip = Gaza Strip
8. Sock band toll call off fate = Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
9. Alert wall = Albert Hall
10. Con place = Cow Palace
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PLACES – GROUP 9
1. Lock nets
2. Forth plate
3. Hampers berry
4. Pal call
5. Stables enter
6. Country pork
7. Onion squire
8. Reservation fall
9. Heart caste
10. Long song
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1. Lock nets = Loch Ness
2. Forth plate = North Platte
3. Hampers berry = Harper’s Ferry
4. Pal call = Pall Mall
5. Stables enter = Staples Center
6. Country pork = County Cork
7. Onion squire = Union Square
8. Reservation fall = Preservation Hall
9. Heart caste = Hearst Castle
10. Long song = Hong Kong
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PLACES – GROUP 10
1. Evils power
2. Pale auto
3. Cattle reek
4. Note same
5. Font rage
6. Woman form
7. Likes peas
8. Dark venue
9. Charting crows
10. Stared plans
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1. Evils power = Devil’s Tower
2. Pale auto = Palo Alto
3. Cattle reek = Battle Creek
4. Note same = Notre Dame
5. Font rage = Front Range
6. Woman form = Roman Forum
7. Likes peas = Pike’s Peak
8. Dark venue = Park Avenue
9. Charting crows = Charing Cross
10. Stared plans = Staked Plains
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BRAND/BUSINESS NAMES – GROUP 1
1. Fished rice
2. Untied wax
3. Bag lost
4. Let beans
5. Love soup
6. Tax actor
7. Ponder break
8. Tack ball
9. Born earner
10. Glue gross
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BRAND/BUSINESS NAMES– GROUP 1 - ANSWERS
1. Fished rice = Fisher Price
2. Untied wax = United Way
3. Bag lost = Big Lots
4. Let beans = Lee Jeans
5. Love soup = Dove Soap
6. Tax actor = Max Factor
7. Ponder break = Wonder Bread
8. Tack ball = Taco Bell
9. Born earner = Borg Warner
10. Glue Gross = Blue Cross
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1. Then cart off saving
2. Cheat chins
3. Hoot log one as stock
4. Now work tides
5. Hope despot
6. To glide
7. Big men
8. Same cub
9. Fritz play
10. Seat join
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BRAND/BUSINESS NAMES – GROUP 2 - ANSWERS
1. Then cart off saving = The Art of Shaving
2. Cheat chins = Wheat Thins
3. Hoot log one as stock = Hot Dog on a Stick
4. Now work tides = New York Times
5. Hope despot = Home Depot
6. To glide = TV Guide
7. Big men = Bic Pen
8. Same cub = Sam’s Club
9. Fritz play = Frito Lay
10. Seat join = Sean John
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1. For nets
2. Hair trance
3. Beast bug
4. Stale arm
5. Rod full
6. Whale fords
7. Lodge changer
8. Got tropic
9. Turban cone
10. Fountain sew
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1. For nets = Fox News
2. Hair trance = Air France
3. Beast bug = Best Buy
4. Stale arm = State Farm
5. Rod full = Red Bull
6. Whale fords = Whole Foods
7. Lodge changer = Dodge Charger
8. Got tropic = Hot Topic
9. Turban cone = Urban Zone
10. Fountain sew = Mountain Dew
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1. Dine long
2. Then forth fact
3. Timers mile
4. Filler bush
5. Tall car
6. Draft woods
7. Trish sprint
8. Bones Yoda
9. Lone vulture
10. Sub lee money
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1. Dine long = Ding Dong
2. Then forth fact = The North Face
3. Timers mile = Tiger’s Milk
4. Filler bush = Fuller Brush
5. Tall car = Ball Jar
6. Draft woods = Kraft Foods
7. Trish sprint = Irish Spring
8. Bones Yoda = Jones Soda
9. Lone vulture = Love Culture
10. Sub lee money = Sue Bee Honey
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1. Loyal frown colt
2. Silky wad
3. Harp frock cake
4. Looking Chanel
5. Broods bothers
6. Over looks
7. Swells cargo
8. Spell foil
9. Fold wavy
10. Woke hero
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1. Loyal frown colt = Royal Crown Cola
2. Silky wad = Milky Way
3. Harp frock cake = Hard Rock Cafe
4. Looking Chanel = Cooking Channel
5. Broods bothers = Brooks Brothers
6. Over looks = Dover Books
7. Swells cargo = Wells Fargo
8. Spell foil = Shell Oil
9. Fold wavy = Old Navy
10. Woke hero = Coke Zero
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1. Blank on chins
2. Rosy shores
3. Rate paid
4. Net cork lie
5. Wealth nest
6. Fray fine hours
7. Word pints
8. Line shavers
9. Our reasons
10. Canyon sprinter
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1. Blank on chins = Bank of China
2. Rosy shores = Ross Stores
3. Rate paid = Rite Aid
4. Net cork lie = New York Life
5. Wealth nest = Health Net
6. Fray fine hours = Gray Line Tours
7. Word pints = Ford Pinto
8. Line shavers = Life Savers
9. Our reasons = Four Seasons
10. Canyon sprinter = Canon Printer
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1. Binds lye
2. Avian wader
3. Quicker loons
4. Hubby Robby
5. Public surer markers
6. Inn grout
7. Faster care
8. Stun lift
9. Bus steed
10. Condo past
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1. Binds lye = Birds Eye
2. Avian wader = Evian Water
3. Quicker loons = Quicken Loans
4. Hubby Robby = Hobby Lobby
5. Public surer markers = Publix Super Markets
6. Inn grout = ING Group
7. Faster care = Master Card
8. Stun lift = Sun Life
9. Bus steed = US Steel
10. Condo past = Condé Nast
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1. Fellow sages
2. Hubble yam
3. Sands mend
4. Reed mobster
5. Write cattle
6. Dark crows
7. Ace beakers minds
8. Sic tact hints
9. Smite bothers couch crops
10. Tree vague
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1. Fellow sages = Yellow Pages
2. Hubble yam = Bubble Yum
3. Sands mend = Land’s End
4. Reed mobster = Red Lobster
5. Write cattle = White Castle
6. Dark crows = Mark Cross
7. Ace beakers minds = Ice Breakers Mints
8. Sic tact hints = Tic Tac Mints
9. Smite bothers couch crops = Smith Brothers Cough Drops
10. Tree vague = True Value
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1. Stag Eli
2. Chuck film at
3. Bill pack cranks
4. Mow fix
5. Pal wan
6. Mace prom
7. Alto cub
8. Alive harden
9. Piazza shut
10. Cot fable
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1. Stag Eli = Stage Deli
2. Chuck film at = Chick Fil A
3. Bill pack cranks = Ball Park Franks
4. Mow fix = Meow Mix
5. Pal wan = Kal Kan
6. Mace prom = Mac Pro
7. Alto cub = Auto Club
8. Alive harden = Olive Garden
9. Piazza shut = Pizza Hut
10. Cot fable = Cox Cable
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1. We deal
2. Pony romps
3. Snake slack
4. Bay rap
5. Kid foul
6. Ample stork
7. Chomps spurts
8. Batty rocker
9. Been bride
10. Food blocker
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1. We deal = Wet Seal
2. Pony romps = Tony Roma’s
3. Snake slack = Shake Shack
4. Bay rap = Baby Gap
5. Kid foul = Kia Soul
6. Ample stork = Apple Store
7. Chomps spurts = Champs Sports
8. Batty rocker = Betty Crocker
9. Been bride = Ben Bridge
10. Food blocker = Foot Locker
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TITLES – GROUP 1 (movies, songs, books, television shows, video games, etc.):
1. Kind long
2. In it here as rice can
3. Watch men in your cane
4. Mean pin back
5. Then food life
6. Read mad talking
7. Pint fit block
8. Gem pack
9. Plan fit gain sum
10. Mobs sick
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TITLES – GROUP 1 - ANSWERS
1. Kind long = King Kong
2. In it here as rice can = If I Were a Rich Man
3. Watch men in your cane = Catch Me If You Can
4. Mean pin back = Men in Black
5. Then food life = The Good Wife
6. Read mad talking = Dead Man Walking
7. Pint fit block = Paint it Black
8. Gem pack = Get Back
9. Plan fit gain sum = Play it Again, Sam
10. Mobs sick = Moby Dick
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TITLES - GROUP 2
1. Hero park thirsty
2. Then hanger names
3. Line off pig
4. Barn top me wind
5. Tie loin ring
6. Why bet tie does rout
7. Try storm
8. Truce grim
9. Icon can
10. On county form told mean
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TITLES - GROUP 2 - ANSWERS
1. Hero park thirsty = Zero Dark Thirty
2. Then hanger names = The Hunger Games
3. Line off pig = Life of Pi
4. Barn top me wind = Born to be Wild
5. Tie loin ring = The Lion King
6. Why bet tie does rout = Who Let the Dogs Out?!
7. Try storm = Toy Story
8. Truce grim = True Grit
9. Icon can = Iron Man
10. On county form told mean = No Country for Old Men
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TITLES – GROUP 3
1. Grind heft alto
2. Lack hack town
3. Fast way
4. May sway
5. Toe prefect stork
6. Thicken sun
7. Hen rude
8. Read grip
9. Tree rings
10. Right clue
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1. Grind heft alto = Grand Theft Auto
2. Lack hack town = Black Hawk Down
3. Fast way = Cast Away
4. May sway = My Way
5. Toe prefect stork = The Perfect Storm
6. Thicken sun = Chicken Run
7. Hen rude = Hey Jude
8. Read grip = Road Trip
9. Tree rings = Three Kings
10. Right clue = Fight Club
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TITLES – GROUP 4
1. Sight loves
2. Netting will
3. Then greed pile
4. Having primate roan
5. Lore his clue
6. Tie welding finger
7. Ruse four
8. Food bill hurting
9. They pull money
10. Slight may firm
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1. Sight loves = Night Moves
2. Netting will = Notting Hill
3. Then greed pile = The Green Mile
4. Having primate roan = Saving Private Ryan
5. Lore his clue = Love is Blue
6. Tie welding finger = The Wedding Singer
7. Ruse four = Rush Hour
8. Food bill hurting = Good Will Hunting
9. They pull money = The Full Monty
10. Slight may firm = Light My Fire
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TITLES – GROUP 5
1. Was gold ash pit gems
2. Sting glade
3. Met sporty
4. Loop reams
5. Quit shop
6. Pull friction
7. Claw band border
8. Truce lines
9. Win then fine off sire
10. Toe trying same
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1. Was gold ash pit gems = As Good as It Gets
2. Sting glade = Sling Blade
3. Met sporty = Get Shorty
4. Loop reams = Hoop Dreams
5. Quit shop = Quiz Show
6. Pull friction = Pulp Fiction
7. Claw band border = Law and Order
8. Truce lines = True Lies
9. Win then fine off sire = In the Line of Fire
10. Toe trying same = The Crying Game
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TITLES – GROUP 6
1. As new food menu
2. Supper Marie brow
3. Caps near
4. Glue mood
5. Rather on they ride
6. Dig card
7. Tax diver
8. Hope atone
9. Soar must
10. At body gamed sun
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1. As new food menu = A Few Good Men
2. Supper Marie brow = Super Mario Bros.
3. Caps near = Cape Fear
4. Glue mood = Blue Moon
5. Rather on they ride = Father of the Bride
6. Dig card = Die Hard
7. Tax diver = Taxi Driver
8. Hope atone = Home Alone
9. Soar must = Star Dust
10. At body gamed sun = A Boy Named Sue
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TITLES – GROUP 7
1. On ice band ten
2. Has your bike bit
3. Groom ate he tap
4. Then honey spit
5. Your bat four line
6. Long sun glue
7. Handy brush sage
8. Fool hard duke
9. Fall by song
10. Gone glove
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1. On ice band ten = Of Mice and Men
2. Has your bike bit = As You Like It
3. Groom ate he tap = Room at the Top
4. Then honey spit = The Money Pit
5. Your bat four line = You Bet Your Life
6. Long sun glue = Song Sung Blue
7. Handy brush sage = Candy Crush Saga
8. Fool hard duke = Cool Hand Luke
9. Fall by song = All My Sons
10. Gone glove = One Love
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TITLES – GROUP 8
1. Mad moan riding
2. Tie even fear witch
3. Done wits she mind
4. Kids be late
5. Lock round they block
6. Same life at host
7. Dump any number
8. Bad tax
9. Win them stall off she right
10. It is oily mad at rain
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1. Mad moan riding = Bad Moon Rising
2. Tie even fear witch = The Seven Year Itch
3. Done wits she mind = Gone with the Wind
4. Kids be late = Kiss Me, Kate
5. Lock round they block = Rock Around the Clock
6. Same life at host = Some Like it Hot
7. Dump any number = Dumb and Dumber
8. Bad tax = Mad Max
9. Win them stall off she right = In the Still of the Night
10. It is oily mad at rain = If I Only Had a Brain
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TITLES – GROUP 9
1. He rig sheep
2. Them deep hunger
3. Riders off they cost bark
4. Dog he fight thin
5. Lose wand carriage
6. Hen hairy bet salty
7. Test ride stork
8. One pin at whale
9. Buys land rolls
10. On main driver
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1. He rig sheep = The Big Sleep
2. Them deep hunger = The Deer Hunter
3. Riders off they cost bark = Raiders of the Lost Ark
4. Dog he fight thin = Do the Right Thing
5. Lose wand carriage = Love and Marriage
6. Hen hairy bet salty = When Harry met Sally
7. Test ride stork = West Side Story
8. One pin at whale = Once in a While
9. Buys land rolls = Guys and Dolls
10. On main driver = Ol’ Man River
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TITLES – GROUP 10
1. Host if bonkers
2. Then framer ink they tell
3. Cup at lady driver
4. Sold kind cone
5. Teal far tow
6. Wife wits lather
7. Dime ion at battle
8. Grave now word
9. Lock off pages left or men
10. Ringing cup bay
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1. Host if bonkers = Lost in Yonkers
2. Then framer ink they tell – The Farmer in the Dell
3. Cup at lady driver = Up a Lazy River
4. Sold kind cone = Old King Cole
5. Teal far tow = Tea for Two
6. Wife wits lather = Life with Father
7. Dime ion at battle = Time in a Bottle
8. Grave now word = Brave New World
9. Lock off pages left or men = Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me
10. Ringing cup bay = Bringing Up Baby
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QUOTE SNIPPETS – GROUP 1
1. One hits harm the cad at chow
2. If aim note at croak
3. Paid them sly left use glee
4. Show if ponder hat yon ace
5. Fatter thank as spending ballet
6. Whet them pig wash opined
7. Then while word as catching
8. And lye form can dye
9. As rice can its noting bug at door mad wits honey
10. Back ten at bell was write me
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QUOTE SNIPPETS – GROUP 1 - ANSWERS
1. One hits harm the cad at chow = On his farm he had a cow
Source: Old McDonald - traditional
2. If aim note at croak = I am not a crook
Source: Richard Nixon
3. Paid them sly left use glee = Said the fly, “Let us flee”
Source: A Flea and a Fly in a Flue by Ogden Nash
4. Show if ponder hat yon ace = How I wonder what you are
Source: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star - traditional
5. Fatter thank as spending ballet = Faster than a speeding bullet
Source: Early Superman television show
6. Whet them pig wash opined = When the pie was opened
Source: Sing a Song of Sixpence - traditional
7. Then while word as catching = The whole world is watching
Source: Chant of anti-war demonstrators in 1968
8. And lye form can dye = an eye for an eye
Source: Adaptation of Exodus 21:24 – King James Version
9. As rice can its noting bug at door mad wits honey = A rich man is nothing but a poor man with
money
Source: WC Fields
10. Back ten at bell was write me = Black men as well as white men
Source: Martin Luther King, Jr. 1963 “I Had a Dream” speech
84
QUOTE SNIPPETS – GROUP 2
1. Tingle call they say
2. Land one toe pay in dripped bit
3. Whale if wondered wreak sand teary
4. Sand men four tiered sour pool
5. Show no frown crow
6. Bone in my lard hand to it my set
7. In things wherefore in jam
8. If set as pan wit even jives
9. Heating herb cards hand when
10. Tree bugs fuel
85
QUOTE SNIPPETS – GROUP 2 - ANSWERS
1. Tingle call they say = Jingle all the way
Source: Jingle Bells by James Lord Pierpont
2. Land one toe pay in dripped bit = And on the way I dropped it
Source: A Tisket, a Tasket - traditional
3. Whale if wondered wreak sand teary = While I pondered weak and weary
Source: The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe
4. Sand men four tiered sour pool = Send me your tired, your poor
Source: The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus
5. Show no frown crow = How now brown cow
Source: Traditional phrase used to teach vowel sounds
6. Bone in my lard hand to it my set = One, if by land, and two, if by sea
Source: Paul Revere’s Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
7. In things wherefore in jam = I think, therefore I am
Source: Principles of Philosophy by Rene Descartes
8. If set as pan wit even jives = I met a man with seven wives
Source: As I Was Going to Saint Ives – traditional
9. Heating herb cards hand when = Eating her curds and whey
Source: Little Miss Muffet - traditional
10. Tree bugs fuel = Three bags full
Source: Baa, Baa, Black Sheep - traditional
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QUOTE SNIPPETS– GROUP 3
1. End them bother show one
2. Cashed he slider nut
3. Frog sew top whining spa
4. Lou scan rust sour card
5. Fort aces hand as rule
6. Ails hair pin live band wear
7. Missed toe gills any male the try
8. Bloom its ticker that eater
9. Tech as many toy wish
10. Gripes off wraith arm stoned
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QUOTE SNIPPETS– GROUP 3 - ANSWERS
1. End them bother show one = And the other shoe on
Source: Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling, My Son John - traditional
2. Cashed he slider nut = Washed the spider out
Source: Itsy Bitsy Spider - traditional
3. Frog sew top whining spa = From sea to shining sea
Source: America the Beautiful by Katharine Lee Bates
4. Lou scan rust sour card = You can trust your car
Source: Texaco jingle
5. Fort aces hand as rule = Forty acres and a mule
Source: Reconstruction era promise to freed slaves
6. Ails hair pin live band wear = All’s fair in love and war
Source: Adapted from Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
7. Missed toe gills any male the try = Kissed the girls and made them cry
Source: Georgy Porgy - traditional
8. Bloom its ticker that eater = Blood is thicker than water
Source: Reinhart Fuchs by Heinrich der Glichezaere
9. Tech as many toy wish = Teach a man to fish
Source: Mrs. Dymond by Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchie
10. Gripes off wraith arm stoned = Grapes of wrath are stored
Source: Battle Hymn of the Republic by Julia Ward Howe
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1. Road may dips not now tales
2. Top set much port
3. Why rob land shy stiff
4. They wear top rend call cars
5. Burn of our well prone
6. They claw best off then pecks
7. In hat part sand full tin cover
8. Her woo hats then fold mates then riles
9. Twin bone form then zipper
10. Gold ton they lost prop
89
1. Road may dips not now tales = Read my lips, no new taxes
Source: George H W Bush - 1988
2. Top set much port = To see such sport
Source: Hey Diddle Diddle - traditional
3. Why rob land shy stiff = Thy rod and thy staff
Source: Psalm 23 – King James Bible
4. They wear top rend call cars = The war to end all wars
Source: Woodrow Wilson phrase for World War I
5. Burn of our well prone = Turn off your cell phone
Source: traditional announcement at start of an event
6. They claw best off then pecks = The law west of the Pecos
Source: Self-proclaimed by Judge Roy bean
7. In hat part sand full tin cover = If that cart and bull tip over
Source: Hush, Little Baby - traditional
8. Her woo hats then fold mates then riles = He who has the gold makes the rules
Source: Traditional parody of “The Golden Rule”
9. Twin bone form then zipper = Win one for the Gipper
Source: Speech to Notre Dame football players by coach Knute Rockne
10. Gold ton they lost prop = Good to the last drop
Source: Maxwell House advertisement
90
1. Belts win sour youth
2. They stay he did
3. Gum off she squires on tie rides
4. At lime top cat sway scones
5. Lair lira ants no fine
6. Wad as groat hall
7. They lock truck gone
8. As Jenny shaved
9. Make fit wit as rain on slat
10. No form call them ten pin chin
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1. Belts win sour youth = Melts in your mouth
Source: M&Ms advertisement
2. They stay he did = The say hey kid
Source: Nickname for Willie Mays
3. Gum off she squires on tie rides = Sum of the squares of the sides
Source: Pythagorean Theorem in mathematics
4. At lime top cat sway scones = A time to cast away stones
Source: Ecclesiastes 3:5 – King James Bible
5. Lair lira ants no fine = Liar, liar, pants on fire
Source: The Liar by William Blake
6. Wad as groat hall = Had a great fall
Source: Humpty Dumpty - traditional
7. They lock truck gone = The clock struck one
Source: Hickory Dickory Dock - traditional
8. As Jenny shaved = A penny saved
Source: Outlandish Proverbs by George Herbert
9. Make fit wit as rain on slat = Take it with a grain of salt
Source: Naturalis Historia by Pliny
10. No form call them ten pin chin = Not for all the tea in China
Source: Unknown – believed to be Australian from around 1900
92
1. Dog note beg rise win thin down dyes
2. Hen then pile wash opined
3. Log tire pasting
4. Lit wars then bust off dimes
5. As nose boy and bother game
6. Our sore ant even ears ego
7. Land hot at drip top brink
8. As rocket bull off posses
9. If tall then win points
10. In refuge so coin many clue
93
1. Dog note beg rise win thin down dyes = Do not be wise in thine own eyes
Source: Proverbs 3:7 - King James Bible
2. Hen then pile wash opined = When the pie was opened
Source: Sing a Song of Sixpence - traditional
3. Log tire pasting = Long time passing
Source: Where Have All the Flowers Gone? by Pete Seeger
4. Lit wars then bust off dimes = It was the best of times
Source: A Tale of Two Cities by Dickens
5. As nose boy and bother game = A rose by any other name
Source: Romeo and Juliet - Shakespeare
6. Our sore ant even ears ego = Four score and seven years ago
Source: Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln
7. Land hot at drip top brink = And not a drop to drink
Source: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
8. As rocket bull off posses = A pocket full of posies
Source: Ring-A-Round the Rosie - traditional
9. If tall then win points = Of all the gin joints
Source: Casablanca
10. In refuge so coin many clue = I refuse to join any club
Source: Groucho Marx
94
1. Lock keep pinto mature
2. Odd binds dare hike fold hoses
3. To lender hand wild
4. As boy sat west
5. Bland there may feathers deed
6. Wash bind bug cow is set
7. Paint Donna stud warp go mare
8. Bud swords fill ever harp men
9. Awe fill it them rusty trial
10. Book far they olden archer
95
1. Lock keep pinto mature = Look deep into nature
Source: Albert Einstein
2. Odd binds dare hike fold hoses = Old minds are like old horses
Source: John Adams
3. To lender hand wild = So tender and mild
Source: English translation of Silent Night by John Freeman Young
4. As boy sat west = A body at rest
Source: Isaac Newton’s laws of motion
5. Bland there may feathers deed = Land where my fathers died
Source: My Country Tis of Thee by Samuel Francis Smith
6. Wash bind bug cow is set = Was blind but now I see
Source: Amazing Grace by John Newton
7. Paint Donna stud warp go mare – Ain’t gonna study war no more
Source: Down by the Riverside – traditional spiritual
8. Bud swords fill ever harp men = But words will never harm me
Source: Sticks and Stones - traditional
9. Awe fill it them rusty trial = We will hit the dusty trail
Source: The Caisson Song by Edmund L. Gruber
10. Book far they olden archer = Look for the golden arches
Source: McDonald’s advertisement
96
1. Top seed that hen would set she bee
2. In as horn top dog his
3. Hoe his at making ream
4. Thus its tone mall stop or as mean
5. No seven at house
6. Four dome sand naïve hand
7. Is trained fall right then hay is let
8. Tarry as pig sick
9. Fever bought so kind
10. That bid tenth your save lot
97
1. Top seed that hen would set she bee = To see what he could see see see
Source: A Sailor Went to Sea - traditional
2. In as horn top dog his = I was born to do this
Source: Joan of Arc
3. Hoe his at making ream = Hope is a waking dream
Source: Aristotle
4. Thus its tone mall stop or as mean = This is one small step for a man
Source: Moon landing speech by Neil Armstrong
5. No seven at house = Not even a mouse
Source: A Visit from St. Nicholas by Clement Clarke Moore
6. Four dome sand naïve hand = Our home and Native Land
Source: English translation of O Canada by Robert Stanley Weir
7. Is trained fall right then hay is let = It rained all night the day I left
Source: O Susanna by Stephen Foster
8. Tarry as pig sick = Carry a big stick
Source: Theodore Roosevelt
9. Fever bought so kind = Never brought to mind
Source: Auld Lang Syne by Robert Burns
10. That bid tenth your save lot = What big teeth you have got
Source: Little Red Riding Hood - traditional
98
1. If tear then chair is foraged on line
2. Jest top mass them tire way
3. Two shine down sell me tree
4. As wise read lends top car
5. What along there care lift
6. Then larder is cork they move Lucy in shave
7. Thins got wetter wit joke
8. Live hour bands ton nerve
9. Wire torn atone awe lime along
10. Task now that tour county man go or yon
99
1. If tear then chair is foraged on line = I wear the chain I forged in life
Source: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
2. Jest top mass them tire way = Just to pass the time away
Source: I’ve Been Working on the Railroad - traditional
3. Two shine down sell me tree = To thine own self be true
Source: Hamlet by Shakespeare
4. As wise read lends top car = A wide road leads to war
Source: Russian proverb
5. What along there care lift = That among these are life
Source: Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson
6. Then larder is cork they move Lucy in shave = The harder I work, the more luck I have
Source: Thomas Jefferson
7. Thins got wetter wit joke = Things go better with Coke
Source: Coca Cola advertisement
8. Live hour bands ton nerve = Give your hands to serve
Source: Mother Theresa
9. Wire torn atone awe lime along = We’re born alone, we live alone
Source: Orson Welles
10. Task now that tour county man go or yon = Ask not what your country can do for you
Source: John F. Kennedy
100
1. As cartridge win at par three
2. If hall stay food fight ill fit bed borrow
3. Win border go live tirade at table curse
4. Gem as slot off ideals
5. Wet snow who your sly
6. Wham scan frown dog fur Lou
7. Of awe got
8. Fake the fuel then beat
9. Land wits them girds beg candy
10. Tin as know bin pit land hand one
101
1. As cartridge win at par three = A partridge in a pear tree
Source: The Twelve Days of Christmas - traditional
2. If hall stay food fight ill fit bed borrow = I shall say good night till it be morrow
Source: Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare
3. Win border go live tirade at table curse = In order to give trade a stable course
Source: Farewell Address by George Washington
4. Gem as slot off ideals = Get a lot of ideas
Source: Linus Pauling
5. Wet snow who your sly = We know why you fly
Source: American Airlines advertisement
6. Wham scan frown dog fur Lou = What can Brown do for you?
Source: United Parcel Service advertisement
7. Of awe got = Off we go
Source: U.S. Air Force Song
8. Fake the fuel then beat = Make them feel the heat
Source: Ronald Reagan
9. Land wits them girds beg candy = And with the girls be handy
Source: Yankee Doodle - traditional
10. Tin as know bin pit land hand one = Tie a knot in it and hang on
Source: Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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TYPO-MANIA

FIG THEM WRING SETTERS =

Author of several official U.S. Mensa puzzle books

Puzzle editor of Greater LA Mensa for over 30 years

Copyright © 2015 and updated in 2020

500 short word puzzles

Please feel free to share this file.

They’re relatively quick

They cover ranging degrees of challenge

They involve a combination of recall and letter play

One letter added (e.g. plate to palate)

One letter deleted (e.g. below to blow)

One letter changed (e.g. flat to feat)

One change of consecutive letters (e.g. clot to colt)

Each answer would come up on a search engine.

Punctuations and capitalizations are omitted.

ANSWER: Bette Midler

CORRECTIONS: Drop r from better and switch ld in milder

PLACES: Like Eric

ANSWER: Lake Erie

CORRECTIONS: Change i to a in like and change c to e in Eric

BRAND/BUSINESS NAMES: Bland cover

ANSWER: Land Rover

CORRECTIONS: Drop b from bland and change c to r in cover

TITLES: Yield off creams

ANSWER: Field of Dreams

CORRECTIONS: Change y to f in yield, drop f from off, change c to d in creams

QUOTE SNIPPETS: They dome or tie rave

ANSWER: The home of the brave

CORRECTIONS: Drop y, change d to h, change r to f, change i to h, add b

SOURCE: The Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key

TITLES – pages 63-82 QUOTE SNIPPETS – pages 83-102

10. Gorge brush

1. Wild smite = Will Smith

2. Top thanks = Tom Hanks

3. Like rout = Mike Trout

4. Lane Honda = Jane Fonda

5. Berry blown = Jerry Brown

6. Shuck ferry = Chuck Berry

7. Pearl warden = Earl Warren

8. Brace belly = Grace Kelly

9. Golly patron = Dolly Parton

10. Gorge brush = George Bush

7. Names ear bones

10. Grape lick

1. Rings stare = Ringo Starr

2. All pacing = Al Pacino

3. Pay lens = Jay Leno

4. Dot pickles = Don Rickles

5. Junk crater = June Carter

6. Past Nikon = Pat Nixon

7. Names ear bones = James Earl Jones

8. Lob barber = Bob Barker

9. Pool spot = Pol Pot

10. Grape lick = Grace Slick

10. Avid let rot

1. Money all = Monty Hall

2. Bike fence = Mike Pence

3. Earth books = Garth Brooks

4. Boy rovers = Roy Rogers

5. Join sadden = John Madden

6. Toe louts = Joe Louis

7. Pill copy = Bill Cody