Construct a phrase : A 4/5 or 5/4 or any 9-letter phrase (or 9-letter word) -- part 31

Change a maximum of two letters on each play.

Playing off:

...p o t t e d / J a M!
_______________

...D a t E d / t o m e !

..e R ..../ S o m e / d d t ?? !

...P e t / F o d d e r !!

...d r o O p Y / e f t !!

...p o r t L y / d o G !!

..g o o E y / l A r d !

...y o g a / B o A r d !!

...d r y / g a Z E b o !!

...E d g e / R a z o r !!

...g r e E N / a d z e !

...g a r d e n / e L F !!

...l e a f Y / F e r n !!

...r a f f l e / W I n !!

..T H i n / w a f e r !!

...w i n t e r / h a T !!

give up on the xmas gift idea!

e a r t h L i n G

Concur. Time to move on!

t h e / l a r Y n X

a / r A R e /l y n x

I / r a n / e a R l y

....l y C r a / G e a r ??

...a r g y l e / c a P !

...a g I l e / c H a p !!

...a c h i N G / l e g !!

...a T h l e T i c / 'g' (hr4) !!

... as much as the arthritic joints will still allow! xx

...F i t / H e a l t h !!

...l e t h A L / f a t !!

...f a t a l / M e t h !!

..a m / I / a / f a t t Y ??

f a S t / m i a t a

s m a L L / f i a t

a l f a / s t Y l E

....a t e C a s / f l y !! https://www.seat.com/carworlds/suv-ateca/overview.html

...f l a s H y / c a R !!

...a /. c h r y s l E R !

s l O T / r a c e r

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slot_car_racing

r a c Y / r o l L s !!

s l O W / l o r r y !!

l o w l y / F o r D !!

d r y / H o l l o w

R o y A l / l o r d

...d r o l l / E a r L

..l a d Y ' S / r o l e

r o s y / E l d e R

l e e r y / T s A r

W r y / M a s t e r

m e r r y / s H a H

r a s h / K h m e r

h e r / r a J A h s

a G h a / j e E r s

T h e / C a e s a r

h e r a L D, / e t c.

r e d / c a l I P h

S a d / p r i N c e

B a r O n 's / p i e

W a n / p r i e s T

t O p / K a i s e r

k e Y / p a s t o r

a s k / r e C t o R

O.k. / P r a e t o r

a / p o o r / D U k e

N a k e d / r o J u

F a T / j u n k e r

t e E n / k u M a r

m e e k / C O u n t

M u t e D / m o n k

m u m / ' o' / t H e G n

m o t h e R / N u n

e m I r S / h u n t

t r u e / s W A m i

m e t / L a i r D s

s H O r t / d a m e

r a W / d e s P o t

t o p / w a r d e N

C a n o N / w e p t

n e w / p a t R o n

p. C . / S e n a t o r

o, / c a p t A I n s !

a c t , / B i s H o p !!

h o t / R a b B i s

r i C h / a b b o t

b o L D / c h a i r (as in chairperson)

l a b / d o c T O r

o, d I c T a t o r !

c o o ! / a / d r U i D !!

*with one more letter we could have had "taoiseach" (Irish leader...when I first heard it I thought they said "tea shop"!)

o u S T / d r a c o !!

o u r / o V a t E s https://www.druidry.co.uk/what-is-an-ovate/

T o u t / a / s e E r

t o u G H / r a t e

h U g / C u r a t e

t e a c h / g u r u

D u t c h / g r a F

a r c h d u K E / f. (Ferdinand)

oh very good, I'd been trying to get that!!

c u r e / M a h d I

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m Y / d e c u r i O

o / d e c E m V i r !!

I’ m / v i c e r o Y !!

y o U .../ v i Z i e r !

y i S H i / z e r o

...o r / y e s h i V A

M a y o r / D i e s

..d r o P s y / , m a N !!

...a U T o p s y, / d r. ??

...p r E y / t o / d T ' s !!

...d R y / s t U p o r

..d r u G G y / s o t !!!

...G r o g g y / s O d !!

...o / P o o r / g U y s !!!

o, / B o g u s / B o y !!

M y / b o N o b o s (stumped!)

o y, / b o n b o N s !!

s n o b b y / C o W !!

s L O w / b o o b y

w o b b l y / C o G

c o o l / H O b b y

o l M E c / h o b o

S c h o o l b o Y

c l o T h E / y o b

c o l o R / t h e M

c h r o m e ? / t I N !!

...m e t A L ? / i r o n !!

...0, / P l a t i n U m !!

...p l U t o n i u m !!

n o / l I t H i u m!!

A / m o n O l i t h

m o o n l i G h t

l o g A R i t h m

a / g l U m / h o U r

A / h u m o r / M a g

...L a u g h / m o r E !!

R I g m a r o l e

r e a l / C o m i C

i c e / c r E a m S

m a / e X P i r e s

P r i m / e x p a T

p a m p e r / C A t

p I r a t e / m a p

a / t e r R a p i N

r a r e / p R i n t

H i p / C r e t a n

p i n e / c r a t E

i n / A / t r a N c e

M a n i c / r a n t

.... c r a n K Y / m a n !!

...a / n.y. / m a n I A c

...c R a Z y / n a n a !

...a / z a n y / a U n T !!

....n a y ./..G a G a ! / ...n u t !!

...a / B u g g y / C a t !!

...L u N a c y / g a g

g a n g l y / c u R

u n r U l y / H a g

u g l y / h a r E M

B e a r / l y m P h

h a p P y / l A m b

h a R m / p O l y p

r o y a l / p O m p

a / m o N o p O l y

a / p o l o / P o n y

o / a p o p l E X y !!

W a x / p e o p l E

a / S U p p l e / o x

l a W / E x p o s é

e x C e l s I o r !

S c o r e D / s i x !!

F i x e d / c A r s

D Y e d / s c a r f

f r a y e d / c A P

c r a p P y / f e Z

a / c O z y / f I r e

a / z A N y / c o i f

f i z Z y / c o L a

l a z y ? / A z o i c !!

very good!

i c y / D a z z l E

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d i z z y / M I c e

d i c e / P i z z A

z i G z a G / d i p

i N d i g O / g a p

d i n g o / g a i T

t a n d E M / g i g (a trick cycling show??)

just told the granddaughter art show on TV to which we THOUGHT she returned "Bogwash!" "BOGWASH???" we enquired, sternly. "BOB ROSS!"she clarified.!! (TV artist)!

So adorable! I remember watching Bob Ross with my kids - and maybe someday soon with the granddaughter!... Love those happy accidents!!

m i d g e t / B a g

b E i g e /t R a m

D a m / b r i D g e

b i d e N ... / d r a T !!!

H i d d e n / a r t

t U n e / r a d i O

e d U C a t i o n

c a u d L e / P o t

l o u D / c a d e t

d u l c e t / o d E

c u d d l e / P e t

M e ? / c l U e d / u p !!

P l u m p / D u d e

d u d / p e l m E T

m u d / p U d D l e

d e m A N d / p u d !!

d u p e d / M a m A

d a m p / S T e a m

m O d e s t / p a Y

p o m a N d e R s

m o d / D a n C e r

o d d / c e m E n T !

c o m e d Y / S e t

s e c o N d / B e t

S o / O b s c e n e !!

...c e n s o R / s e X !

o n Y x / c r O s s

M y / o r I s o n s

r E m i s s I o n

i ' M / n o i s O m e !!

m i n i / m o o s e

H e / Z o o m s / i n

s m o o T h i e S

s m o o C h / V e t

L o v e / m o c h A !

P o o l / c h a m P

p o l o / m a T c h

h o o p - l a / m A N

do they have that word in USA? Hoop-la is a fairground game where you have to throw a ring over a prize to win it.

No, that’s simply known as “ring toss” here... Hoop-la makes the game sound much more exciting! xx

m a n Y / p h l o X

x m a S / h o l L y

m y / s h a l l o T

h a l l o U m I s

a h, / m o l l u s K !

l u s h / m o U l D

d O l l h o u s E

s h u N / B l o o d

I / s h o u l d n’ T

s o l i d / t A n K

P o l k a / d O t s

a / d o O R p o s t

s t a L E / o d o r

G O a t / r o d e o

o d D / g a L o o t

l o o K / a t / F o g

a / f o o T / l o N g

o o l o n g / t E a

t e n / G o o g o l

t o / l o F o T e n

o f t e n / M o o t

o m I t / n o t e S

m o i s t / t o A D

d H o t i ? / / t o G a !!

g o t h i C / B a t

b a t c h / 'o' / J a M

M a t h / m a j o R

j E E r / a t / h a m

j e t / S T r e a m

I ' m / a / r e j e C t

P U c e / m i t r e

m e t r i c / K e G

m e E k / t i g e r

g R e Y / t r i k e

A / r e g i S t r y

i N / s U r g e r y

...L e g / i n J u r y

...i n / j u g U l A r

...r i g H T / u l n a

...h U r t S / l u n g

...s u t u r E / l E g

...g l u e / F e M u r

... e.g., / H u m e r u S

...r O u g h / G u m s!

...s o g g Y / r u m P

...g r I p y / g u T s !!

s t u p i D / g U y

g i p P y / t u M s

s m u t T y / p i g

s p y / g i m L E t

s i m p l e / g y M

P i m p l y / m O g

A / l i p p y / m o m

m a i N / p y l o N

m a n l y / i C o n

l y i n G / c o n S

S i l L y / s o n g

s O n ' s / g l o R y

N y l o n / r A g s

s n o g / l I B y a n

g l i b / n a N N y

I n / b E n g a l i

...i n / e n g l i S H

e g ... / s W A h i l i

...’ T i s / g a e l i C

...l a t i N / s i g N

...i n / l a t V i A n

...v a l i D / t H a i

...h i N d i, / Et al.

e d i T / t a M i l

l U R i / m e d i a

i / r e a d / S A m i !!

a N / i r i s H / a d

a s / h a r R i E d

a / F a r s i / O d e

...Y o d e L / a f a r !!

y o r U B a / l a d

b u r y a T / l o G

VERY good!

u r /....t a g A l o G ??

l a K o t a / g A g

C a t a l a N ...o k ??

a H, / a k l a n o N !

(I dont believe you knew THAT one..are you also thumbing madly thru the "Encyclopedia of Languages"?? !! xx

n o n - k a Z a K h

Haha! Guilty as charged on that one! xx

k o R E a n / h a n

h e a r / D I n k a

h e a r d / a i n U

...O r / i n / h a u S a

... o r / S P a n i s h

...o r / F r i s I a n

...o r / f i n N i s H

...f i n E / n o r s E

...n o, / s e r B i A n !

..n e i n !! / C r o a T !!1

...n a !, / c o r n i S H !!

..o h ! / r U s S i a n !!

...o, / s u M E r i a n !!

...C u n e i F o r m ???

EXCELLENT !!

...m A o r i / T u n e

B r e t o n / a i D (ie a phrasebook)

d a n i S H / r o t

s h ... / o C C i t a n !!

O, / c o R s i c a n !!

n o r / c o P T i c

S c o t S / p o r n

c o r !! / o s s E t E !!!

c r e e / B o o K s

c r e o L e / I s / o k

s l o V A k / i r e

i / T a l k / v e P s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veps_language

t a I / l U / v.i.p.’s

i N u i t / R a p s

O.K, / i n u p i a t !!

p u n / i N / t o S k (Albanian language)

n o , t u R k i s H !!

i n / F u t h A r k

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elder_Futhark

n a, / k u r D i S h !

d u h .../ s Y r i a C ??

r E a d / y u c h i

u r a L I c .. / d r y !!

d u r K H a / c r y

r a c y / h A I k u !!

W a c k y / a B u i

a / c a R i b / k E y

a r a b i c ? / y e S !!

y e / b i s L a M a

b a l T i ? / e a s y !!

a b l e / t a J i K s

a.k.a. / j U t i s H

i t ' s / a B k h a Z

K a z a k h / b i t

a k k a D / O b i t

k o N k a N i / a d

a S k / L a d i n o

o l d / a n G i k a

d a M n / B i k o l !!

b U i l d / m a n X

b u l I / i n d E x

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buli_language_(Ghana)

b u l i / I n d E x

u S i n G / x i b e

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xibe_language

i n g u s H / F i b

f i J i A n / b u g

sorry, I'm stumped!

j a i n / f u g U E

Probably a good time to move on...

f i n g e R / j a B

f O r e i g n / P a

a n g r Y / p o e T

D o / I / g y r a t e ? (question asked by a Whirling Dervish on his 1st daY)

...o H, / g r e a t L y !!

...h o l y / t a N g O !!

t I n y / g h o U l

g o / t O / l u n C h

t o u c h D o W n

c o u n t / d o G S

d o n’ t / g u E S s

t e N / d I n g o s

...s e n d / t W o / i n

...n i n e / G o A t s

...o n e / i s / t a M E

...s i X / o X e n ? / t a !!

... n o N E / e x i s t !!

... s i t / n o / e x A M

.... a / m i n I / t e s T ??

...I s / i t / t i m e D ??

...i / s i t ...../ W R i t e ...

...w O r s t / e D i t

...s w o t t e d / U P

...w o N’ t / s t u d Y

...w o t / d u n C E s !!

...s t o n e d / O u T !!

...B o o Z e d?? / t u t!!

...b u S t e d / t o o !!

...b u t / s C o R e d !!

...L.s.d. / r o c K e t !!

...c r A C k / d o s e

...c H o s e / a c I d

...i / d o / c h e E B a (moved on from "Encyclopedia of Languages" to list of "illegal narcotics"!

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Cheeba

...d o P e / h a b i T

...a / b i t / o' / W e E d ??

...i / b L e e d / P o t

...F e d / o p i A t e

...a / f R e e / R o i d

...H a d / r e e f E r

...S a f e r / r e d S

...s e d a T e / s I r !!

...t r i e d / H a s H ?

...M- C a t ' s / d i r e !!

...i / H a t E / m e s c

...h i t / O' / s m a c K

...m E t h / R o c k s

...t s k !! / h e r o I N !!

...s h r o O M / k i t

....i / t o o k / h E m P

...h o p E / i / t o k e

...o / t i p S Y / h o e ..!!!!

...p s y C h o t i C !

...c o p ' s / "t i G h T " !!

(do they use that as a synonym for 'drunk' in US? Never sure on slang..)

No, not familiar with that one.

...H i g h / S c o t s !!

...s W i g / h o O c h !!!

Stumped...

c h o i R / s h o w

w h i c h / o B o E ?

...C h o i c e / b o w

...b L o w / c o N c h

...n o / c o w b E l L ??

...H o R n / b e l l o w

...w o r n / C e l l o

...o l D / c o r n e T

...C o n c e r t o S

...t r o M B o n e s

..b A S s o o n e r !!

....e X - s o P r a n o !

...s E x Y / o p e r a !!

...p a y / T e N o r s !!

...r a s p y / A L t o !!

...p l a y / a r I A s

...O, / p a r s i F a l !!

...f a i r / T o s C a !!

...f I r s t / a i D a !!

...a / L i s Z t / f a d

...s i t a R / l a d Y

...t a l L i s / a I r

H a i l / s a t i E !!

...i t ' s / h a N D e l !!!

...i / M e t / h a Y d n !!

...B A c h ... / t i m e d!

...b i Z e t / c a m E !!

...m a i N / R e b e c https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebec

...b a n / c H i m e S !!

...'n' / c a R i m b A s !!!

...n O / m a r A c a s !!

...H a r m o n I c a !!

...i T’ S / a / m a r c h !!

...a c h ! / m O Z a r t !!

...t a m E / c h o r D

...B r a h m S / o d e

...r U d e / b a s S o

...o H, / d e b u s s Y !!

...b u s y / h o L s T !!

...h y M N / s l o t s

...l U s h / n o t E s

...l u t e n I s t s !!

...l i s t e n E R s !!

...D e l i U s / s e t

...u M, / d e l i B e s !!

(now if you'd had "AM Delibes" we couldve done Liberace...)

V e R d i ' s / b u m - sorry, brain addled after 2 Irish coffees!

r A v e L’ s / d u b

d u e T s / v a r Y

....E a s y / E t u d e

...N e e d s / t u B a

...b a n d / s t u D Y

...d u d / b a n J O s

...b a d / R o n d O s

...adorn bods

.. a d d / r I b B o n !!

...L o n G / b r a i d !!

...g o l d / r i n G S !!

...W i l d / g o W n s !!

...'n' / g l o w / s T i X !!

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

...s a t i n / T o g S !!

...t i n t s / s W a g !!

...a / n A s t Y / w i g !!

...a n g R y / T a t s !!

..t a r t a n / s O X !

...r a t t Y / B o a s !!

...G a y / s a b o t S !!

...S a s s y / t o g a !!

...g o O D / s t a y s !

...D o d g y / H a t s !!

...d a y - g L o ?? ?/ s A d !!

...g l o s S y ?? / B a d !!

...B o l d / b a N g s !!

...n o b b Y / g a M s !!

...m a n y / C L o g s !!

...s c a l y / F A n g !!

...s.c. (South Carolina) /l a n y a R D !!

...s c a n T y / B r a !!

..L a c y / P a n t s !!

...n a V y / c H a p s !!

...c a n v a s / C A p

...I n / a L p a c a s !!

...i n c a / s H a W l !!

...c h a I n / M a i l !!

O h..../ m a n a c l E ??

...c l e a n / C o a T

...t e a l / a P R o n

...t o r n / L a p e l

...l e / " t a n K / T o p " !!

...H o t / a n k l e t !!

...a / n e A t / k I l t

...t i n Y / P l e a t

'n' / O N e / p l a i t !

...a / n Y l o n / t i e !!

...t o n a L / V e i l

...l i v e l Y / t a n !!

...y a R n / G i l e t

...M y / r i n g l e t !!

....i n / g A i t e r S !!

HAPPY NEW YEAR and thanks for all the hours of participation on this site and some jolly good anagrams! xxxx https://abcnews.go.com/International/video/drone-display-illuminates-scotland-sk...

...P i n s t r i P e !!

Wishing you a happy and healthy New Year too! Thank YOU for the nice little ongoing diversion we have here! xxxx

Spectacular what they can do with these drones!!

....r i p / O n e s i E !

...o p e n / s H i r T !!

o..../ Z i p / t r e W s !!

... i s / w o r S t e D !!

..d r o P / w A i s t !

...w r i s t B a N d !!

....b r O w n / s U i t !

...u n t i E / b o w s

D e n i M / b u s t

i n s e A m / R u b

very good!

m a n ' s / b e r E T

a m b e r / V e s t

....e r m I N e s , / t a !!

Dreamiest!!

m a X i / d r e s S

e x T r a / m i d I

t i e / d Y E / m i x

e y e d / m Y / t U x

...m u t e d / G R e y

...d e m u r e / t O g

....e m u / g I r d L e

...B l u e / d e N i m

...d u n / H e l m e T

.....nudE/theme

...t h e / u n d I e S

...u s e / h A n K i e

...k n e e - H i G h s

....P i n k ? s h e e R ?

...T e e / s h r U n k

...t u T U s / r e e k !

....C u t e r / s u I t !

...c u t / r u B i e s !

...u s e D / t u N i c !!

...n e t / B O d i c e !

...N o / n e c K t i e ?

...t A n k i n I / c o.

...E R o t i c / i n k

...c A r M i n e, / o.k. ??

...r e D / k i m o n O

m i n k ? / ...d r o o L !!

...o r l o n / k N i T

(that's a word from the past- along with courtelle!)

n A i n S o o k / " t " (out of several samples of nainsook- too good a word to let go!)

Nice! Those are both new to me

s a T i n / k n o t

a / s t o C k i n G

...A i n’ t / a / s o c k !

c H i n o s' / t a B

b a n / S h o R t s !

b E s t / r a Y o n

o, / a n y / s e r G E ??

g a U Z y / r o s e

Stumped...

z a N y / r o g u e

I n / a / M o r g u e

...i R o n / g r a V e

...D Y i n g / r o a r !

...T i N y / g r o a n

..r a n t / 'n' / y o W L !!

...H o w l I n’ / r a t !!

a / l o w / h i S S

...s a D / w h i N E s

...s n i d e / C a w s

...d e A n s / w a i L

...B l e a T s ..... d i n !!

...l a s t / n e i G H

...V I t a l / s i g h !

...s P i t - l a U g h !!

...g a l s / C h i R p !

...C a l i p h / c r Y !!

..W r y / h i c c U p

...A / c h i c / p u r R

W E / c h i r r u p

...D E e p / w h i r r

...d O / w h i S p e r !!

...V.i.p. / s N o r e d !!

...W A s p / d r o n e

...d o V e s / Y a w n

...d a v e / o I n K s !!

...d o n’ T / s P e a k !!

...B a t / H o n k e d !!

...d o n’ t / b e L C h !!

...c h A n t / o d e S

...c a t s / Y o d e L !

...s l y / "a t c H o O ! "

...c o U G h / a / l o t !

h o o t ! / c l a N K !!

...l a S t / K n o c k !

...a / s l o W / t I c k

...s o F t / C l i c k

...t i T / c l U c k s

...A / l u c i D / “t s k”

...c a l M / t H u d s

...l O u d / c R a s h !!!

o .../ h a d / B u r P s ??

...d r a b / W o O s h

...w h o / b a r K E d ??

...h a !... / G r o w L e d !!!

...B e l L o w , / h a g !!!

...h o g / w a R b l e !!

...l o w e r / "b a A S"

...a l S o / b r a Y s !!

...b a N G / l a s s o

...b a R s / C l a n g !!

...P I n g s / a / b r a

....a / p r i M / g a s P

...g a s S Y / "p a r p" (apologies....it elicited the prim gasp)

...g a y / s p L a s H

...y E l L s / "a a g h !"

...l e g a l / h I s S

...l a K e s / g U s h

...h u g e / s N a P s

g.p.s / s Q u e a L

...q u a C K / l e s s !!

....H e / c l a P s / u s

...s a D / c h e E p s

...s c R e e C h, / p a !!

...e e K ! / S c r a p s !!

...B e e p! / c r O a k !

... e r e / k a b o O M !!!

I give up ! x

b o o m e r a N G

g r e E n / m o o R

L o n e / g r o V e