Word Games Answers

from Mall of America Book Signing

CRYPTOGRAMS (Mystery writers)

1. A. K. Arenz has a Case of the Bouncing Grandma.
2. Ruby Taylor is Sharon Dunn’s first amateur detective.
3. John Robinson writes the Joe Box series.
4. Fortunately Sara Mills’ Miss Fortune is available for sale.
5. Jill Elizabeth Nelson wants to Catch a Thief.

ANAGRAMS (Steeple Hill Authors)

Robin Caroll
Cheryl Wyatt
Merideth Efken
Debby Giusti
Margaret Daley
Mae Nunn

MATCHING

1. C
2. K
3. H
4. A
5. L
6. I
7. B
8. D
9. F
10. G
11. E
12. J

TWO FOR ONE

1. Wiseman
2. Wise
Man

1. Parsons
2. Par
Sons

ANAGRAMS (speculative fiction authors)

Donita K. Paul
Tosca Lee
Sharon Hinck

HIDDEN WITHIN

Forkner
Lessman
Barton
Clopton

ANAGRAMS (Barbour Book Authors)

Rachel Hauck
Janelle Mowery
Jennifer Johnson
Cara Putman
Lena Nelson Dooley
Kathleen Y’Barbo
Gloria Clover
Martha Rogers
Carrie Turansky
Kathleen Kovach
Jeannie Smith Cash
Gail Sattler

WORD LADDER (Tang to Ball)

TANG
BANG
BANE
BALE
BALL

(There could be other ways.)

WORD LADDER (Cote to Hill)

COTE
ROTE
RITE
RILE
RILL
HILL

(Other ways may be possible.)

DOUBLE PUZZLE (Cozy Mysteries)

Sandra Robbins
Lynette Sowell
Cynthia Hickey
Elizabeth Ludwig
Janelle Mowrey
Darlene Franklin
Dana Mentink
Susan Page Davis

Heartsong Presents Mysteries

MATCHING

1. G
2. D
3. I
4. A
5. F
6. C
7. J
8. B
9. E
10. H

ANAGRAMS (mostly romance):

Tamera Alexander
Karen Ball
Siri Mitchell
Deborah Raney
Amy Wallace
Cami Tang
Denise Hunter
Maureen Lang
Deb Kinnard

BOOK TITLES (2008 BOTY finalists)

Within This Circle
Renovating Becky Miller
In Between
My Soul Cries Out
Bayou Justice
The Remaking of Moe McKenna
Moonlight and Mistletoe

CRYPTOGRAMS (Steeple Hill Authors):

1. Steeple Hill author Gail Martin has written over forty books in ten years.
2. Steeple Hill author Debra Clopton sets her books in Mule Hollow.

MIXED TILES

1. “Where Would Cows Hide?” by Denice Stewart
2. “Hidden” by Shelley Shephard Gray

WORD LADDER (Cash to Hake)

CASH
CASE
CAKE
HAKE

CROSSWORD (Names that start with M)

Across
1. McGuire
6. MaryLu
8. Malby
9. Mentink
10. Mills
11. Meissier
13. Mowery
16. MacLaren
17. Mitchell
18. Mary
19. McDonough
20. Missy
21. Miralee
22. Martha

Down
1. Megan
2. Marta
3. Michelle
4. Mayne
5. Mynheir
7. Miller
8. Musser
12. Susan May
13. Martin
14. Maureen
15. Meredith
17. Margaret
18. Moser
20 Melby

CROSSWORD PUZZLE (Names that start with D)

Across
2. DiMaria
3. Denise
5. Dyson
6. Darlene
8. Davis
9. Daley
10. Debra
11. Dean
12. Dana
13 Dunn

Down
1. Daughters
2. Denice
3. Dooley
4. Deborah
6. Dodson
7. Dowdy
9. Debby
10 Diane
12. Donn
13. Deb

FALLEN PHRASES

1. Angela Hunt writes fiction and nonfiction for children, youth, and adults so we must expect the unexpected.
2. Cynthia Ruchti is splashing in the deep end into words, worship, and wonder.

MISSING VOWELS

Tina Ann Forkner’s Ruby Among Us
Nancy Moser’s Time Lottery
Maureen Lang’s The Oak Leaves
Cathy Marie Hake’s Letter Perfect
Kathryn Springer’s Front Porch Princess
Allie Pleiter’s Bad Heiress Day
Brandilyn Collins’ Violet Dawn
Terri Blackstock’s Word of Honor
Joan Hochstetler’s Native Son

ANAGRAMS (the men):

James Scott Bell
Richard L. Mabry
Mark Mynheir
Harry Kraus
Steven Hunt
Donn Taylor
Brandt Dodson
Paul Robertson

I hope you enjoyed these Word Games for Word Lovers Puzzles.