Construct a phrase : A 4/5 or 5/4 or any 9-letter phrase (or 9-letter word) -- part 40

Change a maximum of two letters on each play.

Playing off:

s i g n e d / o F F
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o f f e n s i V E

f i v e / B o n e s

S e v e n / f o b s

o D D s ? / e v e n s !!

s e n d / d o v e s

n E e d / v o T e s

T W e e d / v e s t

w e L d / s t e e L

l e w d / t e X T s

w I t s / e x C e l

W e / w H i s t l e

t w O / w h e e l s

G o t / w h e l K s

g h o s t / w A l k

...s a w / A / g h o U l ??

I / W a s / a g l o w

s a L l o w / J a w

P a l E / j o w l s

j o l l Y / J a p e

p e a R / j E l l y

j U l y / C a p e r

l a r G e / j u R y

e a r l y / j u N E

D r y / j u n G l e

d I r e / l u n g S

O i l / s L u d g e

d i s P e l / F o g

s o l i d / p I e R

B i G / s p i d e r

s p r i N g / d e W

w E d / g e n i U s

g u s T Y / w i n d

t u R g i d / s A w ("saw" meaning "a saying")

s t u P i d / w a r

r a p i d / s t O P

a d o p t / K i d s

p a i d / t o / s E W

N e w / R a d i o s

s o r d i D / V a n

r U d E / d i v a s

d i v a N / B e d s

A d v i s a b L e

s a l i v a T e d

v a l i d / T e s t

A / F e s t i v a l

v i t a l / f a C T

c a t / f l a v O R

v a c a N t / l o T

c a n a l E t t o

e X a c t / t o l L

c a t t l e / L o W

c o l D / l a t t e

d U l c e t / “o l E !”

e l u c I d A t e

B e / i N / a / c u l t

b i R t H / c a u l

c h u b B Y / r a t

b u S y / c h a r t

b r a s h / c I t y

b U y / c h a i r s

...i / P u r c h a s E

c h e a p / s u i T

R a K u / c h e s t https://www.potterybristol.co.uk/raku

s e a r c h / H u t

t a X / C h u r c h

h I S / c r u t c h

c h A O t I c / h. r.

R i c h / a c t o r

c h a r A c t E r

h e a r / c r E a K

h a r k ! / a / W r e N !

a w a k e n / h E r

w e E / h e r n I a

r a i n Y / w e e K

F i n e / y e a r S

f i r e s T O n e

n o / f r e t s A W

s o f T / w a t e r

A / t e s t Y / o a f

10 letters

Oops have corrected it x

R a t t y / s o f a

I t ‘s / f a r / o U t. !!

T a u t / f i S t s

f i t s / B a t H s

f a s t / b i R t h

t h r i f t Y / M a

a / F i f t h / t r y

S N i f f / t h a t !!

f a i n t / h I S s

Starburst & ghr4 -- you need an agent. There are at least 3 novels in your exchanges: posts 34-37, 70-72, and 86-88!

shift / PLan

>91 LyndaInOregon: Nice finds! And maybe even 14-18!

T h i n / f l a s K

>91 LyndaInOregon: LyndaInOregon: Weve had a few pretty good exchanges over the yrs: On thread 30 post #350 and onward) we did birds. And I was trying to find that LONG one where we did Bible characters...(found it...thread 32 #553)

... t i n s / O f / a l E ??

>94 starbox: Yep, I remember those. Some epic sequences there! xx

… S i P s / o f t e n

.....A / f i n e/ s o U p ??

a s p e n / f o r d

a / f I r / C o p s e

s p r U c e / o i L

s o l e / B i r c H

l o N G / c r i b s

....g i r l / I n / c o T

t E c H / l i n g o

... g o / l e A R n / i. t. !!

… i n t e r N a l S

....I t ' s / O n l i n e !!

n e o n / l i G H t

... n o , / H A l o g e n !!

n e a T / I g l o o

...a / l o o / (i n U I t )

… i n / a / t o i l E T

….t a n / t o W e l S

….B R o w n / s e a t

...,o / a / C I s t e r n

….o, / L a t r i n e s !!

one letter short of "night soil" !!
l o a n / B i D e t

….C l e a n / i t / S o !!

a / W C / c l o s e t

w a s H c l o t H

A / s l o w / B a t h

t a P / E l b o w s

b l U e / s o a p S

l O u D / p o s s e

d e p o s E / s o N

o p e n / R o A d s

....d o e s / G o / F a r !!

D e a d / f r o g s

d e a F / T o a d s

f a s t / a d d e R

f e a r e d / a s P

f e d / a / V I p e r

.f L e d / p e r i L

f I R e / d r i l l

r e d / l i l i E S

W e i r d / l i e s

s l e w / F i e N d

S w i n d l e R s

r e w i n d / V H s

d r i v e / w E s T

....v i e w / t e X A s !!

S e x Y / w i v e s

...y e s ... / x - M O v i e !!

…I s / e m o T i v e !!

...i / v e t o / K i s S !!

L o v e / s k i t s

l i v e / s N o G s. !!

…L e g s !! / l o i n s !!

o ….. n e g l i G E s !! (Which I think should have 2 ees at end but too good to not play !)

o g l e / g i R L s !!

s o / W r i g g l Y!!

S l y / g r o w L s

l o w / s N A r l s

S l o w / r a s P s

"w H a M s !" / "p o w s !" !!

s w a p / h o m E s

s e m a p h o R e

R e p h r a s e D

d e p r e s S / M a

s p r Y / d a m e s

m e s s / U p / d a y

s e a m y / d u M p

s u d D e N / y a p

M u d d y / L a n e

m I d d l e / W a y

w i d E / a l L e y

T i l e d / w a l K

k N e w / t R a i l

DELETE

r a w / G i n N e l https://www.wordnik.com/words/ginnel

T r a I n / l i n e

i N / a / t U n n e l

i n n / R e n t a l

l i T / t a V e r n

G i n / a D v e r t

d r i n K / N e a t !

…i n / t a n k A r d !!

a / F i r k I n , / t a. !!!

f a i r / S t E i n

Delete

i n f U s e / t E a

F i n e / f e a s t

…f i G /‘n’/ D a t e s

n i C E / s t e a K

s W e e t / c a k E

s t e w e D / Y a k

s w e d e ? / k a L E !!

l e e k / s A L a d

a l l / k e B a B s

b a k e D / l a M b

e d a m / b a G E l

m a l T / b R e a d

m e d l a r / J a M

m a r m a l A d e

a / m a r I N a d e

O, / m a r i n a R a !!

... r a m / B r a i n S !!

r a i s I n / b a r

a / b r a n / r U s K

s u G a r / b a r k

r u T a b a g A s

s a u t E / C r a b

r O b u s t / a L e

s o u r / a P P l e

G r o u s e / B a p

b o S C / p e a r s

T W o / c a p e r s

c o L D / w a t e r

c o d ?? / w r a S S e !!

s e a r / s c R o d

R e d / c a r r o T

c U r e d / o K r a

T o a d / c u r r Y

r o a S t / d u c K

N O / c u s t a r d

c o R n / T a r t s

o H ... c U r r a n t s

c a n / o F / N u t s

f a n c Y / B u n s

b u y s / D E c a f

b e s T / c a N d y

O, / a n y / b e E t s ??

b e a n / o M L e t

l e m o n a D e S

H o n e Y / m e a d

n o / e d a m A M e

d a m S o n / T e a

a L m o n D / t e a

t U n a / m o U l d

m a l t / d o n u T

t R o u t / F l a n

A H, / t a r t u f o !!

N o u G a t / f a t

g u n / T a t t o O

t o n g a ‘ S / H o t. !!

t o o t h / g a P s

s p a g h E t t I

t i t h e ? / a L M s !!

....R e m i t / C a s h !!

F a K e / c h i t s !!

c h a R i t I e s

r i c h / a U N t s

T a u n t / h E i r

r u n / E S t a t e

I n T e s t a t e

t e s t a M e n t

L e F t / m e / t a t https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/tat

t e m P t / f a t e

....p a t / f e R R e t

Very good!

f e D / p a r r O t

t r a p S / d e E r

s p I e d / H a r e

h e - M a G p i e s

T a m e D / p i g s

B U g s / m a t e d

Z e b R a s / d u g

b I r d s / L a z e

r a T s / b U i l d

t O a d s / b u r P

p r o u d / b a t s

o, / C a t s / p u r R

p u M a s / r o A r

p T E r o s a u r

o p e r a / s t A r

...s U p e r / a r I a

p r e P s / a i D a

...d a r e / i / C L a p ??

a l e r T / d i V a

H e a r d / v i O l

l i v I D / h e r o

....o , / v i d e O / h i M !!

h o m e / M o v i E

o , / m e m o R i e S !!

N o / R e m o r s e

....S e e m / s o r r Y

m e s s y / r o O M

…U s e s / B r o o m

…b R u s H / m o r e !!

..s m e A r Y / h o b !!

h o T ? / s T e a m y !!

...t o O / s W e a t y !!

…T a t s / S o / w e t !!

.... ' t w a s / M o I s t

… o, / I t’ s / m i s t Y !!

...C i t y ' s / s m o G

m o s s y / t W i g

g i P s y / t o w N

s p i n y / t o A D

t o / s p i n N E y

p i n t o / B e A n

o n ?? / b e n E a t H !!

b e a t / n o / O n e

b e D / a t / n o o n

b o L d / n a t I o n

10 letters

Oops, sorry!

b o Y / a t o n e d

d e n y / b o t o X

o n y x / S t o N e

n o / A n x I e t y

n y L o n / K i t e

…. l o t S / i n / S k y. !!

…n o i s y / J E t s !!

...e n j o y s / D i N

…n i C e / s o U n d !!

L i e / o n / s A n d

…i n / S a n d A l s

i n l a n d / s E A

i d l e / H a n D s

W e l s h / R a i d

d a l i’ s / w O r K

s a d / w i l L o W

o w l / w a i l E d

d e w / o N / l i l Y

L o w l y / d e l i

w i l d / M o l e S

s l i m / M o d e l

m i d - s e R m o N

r e m i n d s / m E

… m e m O r i s e d ??

m o r s e / C O d e

W o o / m e , / d e A r !!

I / o w e d / m o r e

r e m o V e d / w i G

10 letters

r em o V e / w i G

v i e w / G o r g e

A / Y e w / g r o v e

G r o w / A g a v e

a v e N g E / w a r

w e a r / g R e E n

O n e / r a w / e g G

L a r g e / G o n g

g a g / o n / e E l S

o g l e s / g a L S

o ../ s l I M / l e g s !!

…m i l e s / l o N g !!

...B o l D / s m i l e

s o l i d / l I m b

o i l Y / m A i d s

s l i m y / d i V a

v a P i d / m i s S

s p a s m O d i C

s o c i a L I s m

o i l / s L i c K s

...k i l l s / F i s H

s i l k / s h A W l

l a C k s / w i l L

s i c k / l l a M A

c a l l s / m E / i N

S m a l l / i c e s

...s U c H / m e a l s !!

s h u C K / c l a m

h E N s / c l u c k

c h I c / s k u n K

s k i P / L u n c h

p l u c k / h A i R

a / p i l c h A r D

M a d / c a l i p h

a i d / p h l E G m

h e l p / g a m i N

m i n U S / a / p e g

U n i Q u e / m a p

e q u i p / T E a m

q u i e t / C a m p

S q u i D / p a t e

P a i d / D a t e S

M a / d e p a R t s

L a I d / t r a p s

a / p a r t i s A N

p a i n t / C a r s

...c R a p / t i r E s !!!

i r a t e / c O p s

a r M / p o L i c e

a p r i l / P R o m

G a i l Y / r o m p

g i m p y / r o a N

B a y / r E g i o n

i r o n / b a R g e

a / b i g / H o n O r

h a r b i n g E R

b r i n g / M e / a X

m e N / b O x i n g

m i n n o W / e g G

w o m e n / S i n g

I / D o / s e w i n g

U s e / i o d i n E

......o n / H i s / S i d e

d e C i s i o N s

....c H o O s e / s i n !

P i n c h / T o e s

o , / p R i n c e s S !!

s o / p O r c i n e !!

… n o / r e s p E c T !!

p I n E / t r e e s

….t e e n Y / F i r s ?

i C y / f O r e s t

t o y / s P r U c e

c e D A r / p o t s

...c U t / d e o D a r

…r e d / L o c u S t

…d u t c H / e l M s

m A t h s/ c l u e

s h a c K l e / u S

l e a k s / G u s h

s u l k Y / h a R E

C r e a k y / B u s

s u b T L e / a r c

r A M s / b l e a t

l a m b s / t r O T

b a t s / E m o t E

e W e s / b o a S t

G o a t s / w e e P

w e a s e L S / g o

s l o w / g e e s E

B e e s / g R o w l

o g r e s / b A w l

w H a l e s / S o b

a s s e S / h o w l

F l e a s / h I s s

f i s h / F e a s T

e f t s / s h a K E

a P e s / s h I f t

p O N i e s / s a t

a n t s / p o s e D

W a s p s / d o Z e

d o G s / s w e E p

C R o w s / s p e e d

c o w s / p r e e N

S o w s/ c A p e r

s w a N s / M o p e

e m U s / s n o O p

m o u s e / n A p s

s n a K e s / H u m

h a W k s / m u s e

s k u N K s / m e w

E w e s / s k u L k

k I w I s / s u l k

k R i l L / k i s s

B i r D s / k i l l

Just to let you know I’m
off to Italy for a week tomorrow so won’t be around till 24th. Xxx

Very nice! Have a wonderful trip! xxx

r A i l s / b A l k

k O a l a s / F i b

L a b s / f l a i L

b i s O N / f a l l

Welcome back! Hope you had a great trip! xxx

L o O n s / f a i l

s n i P E / l o a f

brilliant thanks! xx

p i G s / F l o a t

t a p i R s / f l Y

C a t s / i M p l y

i m p a l A / t R y

a / p S a l t E r y

p a s t e l / r E D

s t a l e / B E e r

...l a t e / D r e G s ??

d I R e / l a g e r

...I / T r i e d / a l e

e d i t O r i a l

…W r i t e / a / l o T !

V i t a l / t o M e

...t a m e / N o v E l

l e a R n / P o e m

p l a n / V e r S e

r a v e n / O D e s

...P o e ' s / G r a n d !!

Very good!

s a g e / d U p I n !!

u p / d i C K e n s !!

s p i c e d / B u n

d e s i G n / c A p

F i n d / s p a c e

f a d e D / p i n K

k i n d / f a C e S

a / d e E R s k I n

r i s k Y / d e a L

r i s e / E a R l y

e r a s e / l i N E

i ' M / s l e n D e r

m i s l e d / H e r

...h e A r d / l i e s

h i d / D e s I r e

....i / r e s i S T e d !!

K i s s e d / H e r

.... I / s h r i e k e d !!

S h e e r / s i L k

…V i l e / D r e s s

B E l i e v e r s

...b i B l e / U s e r ?

b l u e s / r i F F

s u b l e T / r i G

P e t / b u r i A l

….i N t e r / l a M b

…e m b a l M / r A t

Ah, if only I could’ve done something with “entomb”!

W a r / e m b l E m

…b l e a r Y / m e N

..b O m B / r e l a y

A b l e / m a y o r

G r a y / l a b e L

a N / a l l e r g y

g a l l O n / J a r

j o I n / r a l l Y

j o V i a l / F l y

v a l l E y / f o G

l E f T / g l o v e

V e l v e t / f o X

I t / e v o l v e D

v i v I d / t A l e

l e v i t a T E d

a C t i v e / P e t

e v i c t / M a L e

c a l m / C i v e t

m a U v e / t i l E

v a l u e / m A t e

v a u l t / G a T e

v a g u e / t a l K

v a l u e / t a l E

e a t / P a e l l A

M Y / p a t e l l a

l e a p t / A W a y

a w F U l / p a t e

w a S t e / f u E l

...l e f t / G a s / u P ??

g u N / s a f e t Y

O n e / a u g U s t

F o u R / g n a t s

I / s a t / o n / r u g

W r i t E / s o n g

D O e s / w r o n g

L o n g / s w o r d

d r o w n / g I R l

A / g r i d I r o n

r i g i d / a r M S

m a r d i / g r A s

s a C r E d / a i r

s c a r Y / r i d e

c a r y A T i d s

c r a s S / d i V a

v a s T / a c r E s

M Y / s c a r v e s

v e r y / c R a s s

r a c y / v e r s E

r e D / c a v e r N

c a r / A d v e r T

d I v e r t / c a B

b a c t e r i U M

….i N F e c t / a r m

C i n e m a t I c

...a c t / i n / F i L m

m a c H i n i S t

m a / i n S i s t S

m i s t i n E s s

i T ' s / t e n N i s !!

s e n t i M E n t

n e W / K i t t e n

i n / B E t w e e n

e n t i R e / b e D

W i n e / b e r e t

b e r A t e / J e w

b L U e / w a t e r

b l e w / u P / J e t

A / p u C e / b e l t

c e l t I C / p u b

M Y / c u t i c l e

c y c l e D / O u t

c l o S e / d u c t

c u l - d e - s A c S

R u d e / c l a s s

s a d / c u r l e W

w a r / R e l I c s

i / T r a w l / s e A

S a w / a l e r t s

W e t / w a l r U s

s u r l Y / N e w t

u G l y / w r e n s

s I n e w y / g N u

F u n n y / E w e s

f u s S y / n e n e

that's a new word!

s A f e / B u n n y

b u S y / f a W n s

b E E f y / s w a n

n a S T y / b e e s

b e s t / R a V e n

H e a v Y / t e r n

a / F e y / h e r O n

f e r a L / P o n y

a / p o O r / l y n X

l o O p Y / o r y x

o , / p o l A r / F o x !

P o p U l a r / o x

D o u r / p o l Y p

p o o r / G u p P y

C r A p p y / p u g

a c H Y / p u p p y

h a p p y / D u c K

c h I p p y / a u k

a / c O y / h i p p O

D o p y / a p h i D

a / C h i M p / ( o d d )

m a N i c / d O d o

T W o / m a d / c o d

A / c o L d / t o a d

o / a / t a d P o l E !!

a d e p t / l o o N

l o n d o N / R a t

o l D / r o d E n t

F o n d / o t T e r

r o t t e n / f o X

f e r R E t / , t o o !!

r e M o t E / e f t

f r e e / m o L e S

s o l e m N / e W e

w e e / l e m U R s

w e A r Y / m u l e

G a y / C u r l e w

w a r y / E A g l e

a / g r e y / H a w K

D a r k / w h a L e

O k / N a r w h a l

l a N k Y / r o a n

l o W / C a n a r y

G n a r l y / c o w

P o n g y / c r a B

p U n y / c o b r a

b o y / n u T r I a

b u r L y / t U n a

u n r u l y / b a t

u r b a n E / F l y

f u n K y / S e a l

l a Z y / s k u n K

l a n k / z E B u s

z a n Y / b u l L s

b l u E / s n a I l

u G l Y / s a b l e

N O b l e / s l u g

b l u e / l I o n s

n i C e / G u l l s

H u g e / s n A i l

s n u g / W h e l K

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