Quiz Guy John Chaneski’s puzzle was inspired by the story of Reverend Archibald Spooner, who supposedly mixed up the initial sounds of words, getting tangled in such verbal missteps as “It is kisstomary to cuss the bride.” For example, there’s a phrase that means “to bring something abruptly to an end,” but to the Reverend that phrase would suggest “a closed trial.” What might that phrase be? This is part of a complete episode.
Quiz Guy John Chaneski has been thinking a lot about it—that is, how the presence or absence of the letters I-T can clue different words. Each of this puzzle’s sentences suggests one word containing the letters I-T, and a second word...
Quiz Guy John Chaneski doctor told him that in addition to adding more whole grains and vegetables to his diet, he should also replace words in his vocabulary with healthier alternatives. For example, she’d prefer that he say That actor was...
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