Construct a phrase : A 4/5 or 5/4 or any 9-letter phrase (or 9-letter word) -- part 30

Change a maximum of 2 letters on each play.

Playing off:

o r P h a n / c O w
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L o w / a n c h o r

r o U G h / c l a w

c h u g / a l o N G

o u c h ! / g n a T S !

a g n o S t I c s

a s s i S t / g o D

s t o d g Y / a s s

s o g G y / W a d s

w a s H / M y / d o g

...s w a B / m o g G y

s A w / g y m / b a g

R U g b y / m a g s

s a g g y / r u m P

g a y / p r I s m S

B U g / s p r a y s

g A s / b u r s a R

r a W / s u g a r s

w a r g a M E r s

w a r m O N g e r

O w N / o n a g e r

G o n e / w r o n g

r U g g e R /... n o w !!

u r g e / g r o w S

r o u g e / U s E r

Y o u r / g u e s S

s u N / g o e s / u P

g O O s e / s o u p

L o o s e / p u g s !!

H u g E / s l o p e

l u g e / s p e E d

I / s p l u R g e d

V i l e / s p r O g

p r o v e N / l i E

T i l e D / o v e n

V e l v e t / B i n

n O / v e t i v e R

n o t i C e / H e r

c e r i S e / D o t

c r i M s o N e d

n o / , r e d D i s H !

r o s e / C h i n A

s c a r L e T / h o'

c l a r e t / s o X

r o s e a t E / O x

o r a N G e / t o e

t o o / g I n G e r !!

t i g e r / G o n g

g o i n g / g r e Y

g r i M y / o g R e

i / A m / g r o g G y !!

g a m E y / g Y r o

m e N ' S / a g g r o

s a L m o n / e g g

g l o a m I n g s (gloaming: twilight)

B i g / l o g J a m

l o g g i a / m A T

a g i l E / g o a t

Q U a g g a / o i l

E q u a l / g a i N

a C q u i T / n a g

q u i c K / g n a t

i n / k u M q U a t

a / m O n k / q u i t

k n i t / a / m u F F

I’ m / i n / a / f u N k

m a n i c / f O L k

m i c a / f l o O R

r a m S / f l o c K

m a s k / c o l O r

l o W / s c r E a m

l a s T / o w N e r

s l o w / D a n C e

o l d / a B c e s S

s o l I d / c a s e

d i s c o ? / R a V e !

L i v e / s c r o d

d r. / s N i v e l S

s l i d e / O v E r

r e v i e W / o d E

w e i r d / C o v e

w e / T H r i v e d

I / w i t h e r e d

H i d e / e t h E r

t h i r d / B e e R

H A r d / b e r t h

r E d / t h r e a D

d a r e / t O / d I e

i d L e / a d D e r

d e - F l e a / d A d

a d d l e d / e L f

f a d e d / B e l T

b a f F l e d / M e

a m b l e d / O f f

f o l d e D / f a N

f l a U n T / d o e

f R I e d / t u n a

f e r R E t / d.n.a.

P e t / D a n d e r

r a n d O M / t e e

m o d e r n / H a t

r o W / t h a m e S

w a t e r / F o A m

m a N / o N / r a f t

m a n / A f L o a t

f l a t / C a n o E

a f t / a n c H o R

f a r / Y a c h t S

s t r a y / “a h O Y”

t r y / K a y a K s !

Excellent!!

S H a k y / a r k s

Even better!!

h a r k !! / y a W L s !!

D a r k / w h a l E

h a d / a / l I N e r

i N l a n d / S e a

S a n d Y / s a i l

i s l a n d / B a y

b O a T / l a n d s

s a l t Y / P o n d

d E n t / s l O o p

t e n d / p o o l s

l o o t e d / n E F (a medieval sailing ship)

R o d e / A / f l o e

T o r P e d o / l.a.

L o C a l / p o r t

l o ! / a / l o r c H A ! (a kind of Eastern junk)

a / l o N E / l o c h

a T o l l / h o M e

h o T e l / m o a t

P e D a l o / m.o.t. (MOT- the annual compulsory 'health check' for vehicles in UK)

d e m o / B o a t S

....b a R G e s / t o o !

s t e a L / b r I g

b Y / F r i g a t e

a N / i C y / b e r g

G r a y / b i L g e

b i g g e r / C a y

r i g / g a L L e y !!

l a r g e / K i l L (a stream or creek)

S a V e / k r i l l !

s i l v E r / E e l

r e D / v e s S e l

d I r E / l e v e e

d e e P / D i v e r

R i v e r W e e d

w i d e / K A r v e https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karve_(ship)

r i d e / A / w a v e

N a v a L / w e i r

l i n E r / w a K e

w i n C H / k e e l

c h e w Y / P i k e

e S p y / k e T c h

e A t s / p e R c h

t h e / c r U I s e

s e A / u r c h i N

u s e / M a r i n A

S a m e / T a r n s

s e E / s a m P a n

s e a m A n / M a p

L a m I n a / s a p

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamina_(algae)

m a i n S a I l s

s a D / m a R l i n

m a d / s a i l O r

H i s / a r m a d A

s h i P / d r a m a

d a V i T / s p a r

B a d / p i r a t E

i / b e L a Y / o a r (we're running out of steam!) x

b l i M e y ! / r o W !!

w H e r R y / o i l

F e r r y / h o l D

..o r / h A l y A r d

y a r d a r M / h o !!

a / d r y / C a r G o

S a d / a r r o y O

r a d a r s / S.o.S.

r E a d / s o N a r

s n a r e d / K o I

L o n e / s H a r k

h a k e / ' n ' / D o r Y

a n y / d o C k e r

F r o n T / d e c k

t O R n / f r o c k

.....and back to topic in hand..

f o U r / k n o t S

A s k / f o r / t u G

t o u r s / g U L f

f l o g S / t A r s

D E l t a / f r o g

O l D e r / t o a d

adored BoY

C r a b / d e C o y

d r e K a R / b o y
Drekar
A Viking longship with sails and oars

S o r e / d r a k E

L a k e s I d e r

N a k e d / i s l e

d a n k / s H e l L

s h a d Y / k e l P

B a y / W h e l k s

w e A k / s h O a l

a h , / C o C k l e s !

a h, / s o c k e Y E !!

s e a - h o R s e S

s e a s h o r e s

o N e / W r a s s e

.....dont know how long we can keep this one going? Feel free to change topic if you run out of ideas xx

Concur... that was a great run, but time to move on. New topic can be...

o n / w e a T H e r

h o t / w I n T e r

o h ! / t w i S t e r !!

t h A w s / r i M e

i S O t h e r m s

s O m e / F r o s t

f e W / s t o r m s

m E t / s H o w e r

L o w e r / t e m P

m o r E / S l e e t

T e e m s / A / l o t

...t o t a l / m I R e !!

l e t / I t / r a i N

F i n e / a P r i l

A l p i n e / a i r

r a p i D / G a l e

F r i g I d / l e a

f a r / i C i C l e

f a l L / c i r R i

a r c T i C / f i r

i c Y / c r a t E r

e r .... / a r i D I t y (sorry, stumped)

Yep, a category too restricting. Moving on... a new category will present itself along the way...

t i d y / A r e N a

n e W / S t a d i a

w i d e / s t a n D

w H I t e / d a i s

s t a i d / w i F e

w i s t f U L / a d

d a i l Y / f A s t

.... f a t / M a / ..... s l i M !

f a m i l Y / a t E

l E a f y / D i e t

f R i e d / V e a l

f a d / r e G i M e

m E a g r e / P i e

p r i m e / B e e F

m e X / r e C i p e

L i m e / p U r e e

l u m p Y / r i C e

.... P l u m p / M i c e (feeding cat!)

S p i c Y / p l u m

s u p / p i c K l E

C u k e / A s p i c

R i c H / s a u c e

c h i c K P e a s

k a L e ? / c h i p s !!

s p i N a c h ? / O.k. !!

c h o p s / O k R a

c h a r D / s o U p

s p u d / B r o T h

h E r b / t o F u s

f o u r / B e a N s

f I n e / s u G a r

M e r i n g u E s

G i n g e r / R u m

m A r g A r i n e

O r a n g e / J a m

a / g o j I / B r a n

j a r / o F / T a n g (orange powdered drink mix)

....o !! / f r a g R a n t !!

EaR graft

g r e a t / P E a r

g r a p e / t a r T

T A t e r / t a p a

G a t e a U / a r t

e a t / Y O g u r t

g o a t / C u r R y

c u t / a / g o U r D

c O d / r a g o u t

c o L d / T r o u t

r u c o l A / t o O !

cool aurAS

S o u r / s a l a D

P o u r / l a s s I (yogurt drink from India)

o u r / p i Z Z a s

u.s. / a p r i C o T

p i E / c r u S t s

s u c r O s e / p.H.

c r u s h / p e A s

r e D / s Q u a s h

u s e / r a d I s h

h a r d / R u s K s

d a r k / h E r B s

haberdAsH

M a d e / b r a s S

L E a d / s a b r e

s I l V e r / b e d

l i v e / W I r e s

A / w i r e l e s S

s e e r s / w a i l

...r O s e s / w i l T

e r o s / w i N K s

....C o w s / s M i r k

...r A m s / s c o w L

...c r o w s / m O a N

...w o r m s / a c H E

...h o G S / s w e a r

h a r e s / g R o w

...r e g / s h r a N K !

...h a r r Y / k n e W

y a k S / w h I n e

k i w I s / D e n y

...w e / E y E / k i d s

e w e s / S i d L e

...l A d i e s / s e w

s P i e s / w a d e

d a N e s / s p i T

a i d E s / t Y p e

a p e s / G L i d e

a N g e l s / H i d

D e V i l s / n a g

g i R l s / W a v e

H a g s / H a v e r (Scottish for 'talk nonsense')

v a M P s / r a g e

.... O ! / m.p.s / a r g U e ...

p O e T s / r o a m

t r a m p s / J o G

g o a t s / j U m p

t E a m s / p o g O

D o g s / E m o t e

m o t H s / F e e d

t e e N s / m o S h

U n e s C o / m e t

B e e s / c o u n t

M u t e s / o b e Y

b o y s / T e m P t

m A / p o t t e R s

t a r t s / m o p e

r a t s / D O / p o t

r o C s / A d a p t

d o c s / p a r t Y

C o L t s / c a r p

F o a l s / c r A p

c o r p O R a l s

a / l o W / p o r c H

w a T c h / p o l o

l o o t / a / S h O p

t a G / p h o T o s

gRaph soRt

g E t / h o a r s E

g r o W / B e e t s

b r o w b e A t s

w o r N / t a b L e

r o b / w e a S E l

swear loUD

V u l G a r / o d e

g a r d e N / o W l

O l d ./w I g e o n

g o l d / V i R e o

o r i o l e / E g G

never heard of a vireo till you enlightened me! x

g r i M / e A g l e

m a g P i e / e g O

m a D / p i g e o N

d a m p / H e R o n

a m p E d / W r e n

d e w Y / r a V e n

w e a r y / d O v e

w r y / a v o C e T

H e a v y / c r o w

o !! / h e r / M a c A w !

o c h r e / m Y N a

M y / m o O r h e n

h A m m y / r o o K

a h o y ! / S T o r k !

a h ! / r o o s t E R !

h e r / t U r a C o

h o a r Y / t e r N

r h e a / t r o T S

s h r I K e / t a t

a U K / s h r i e k

W e i r D / s k u a

r u d E / k i T e s

r e e d Y / T i t s

t r e e / s W i F t

f A t / T w i t e s

t a s t e / f O w L

t o w H E e / s a t

a / t h R o s t L e

l o ! / a / t h r U s H !!

s h o t / Q u a I l

h i / q u E t Z a l !!

oh, VERY good!!!

l i t h e / K a G u

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

B l i t h e / a u k

b l u e / C h i C k

l i b / c u c k O O

c o o l / D u c k S

c o l d / s c A u P

c l a p / d o D O s

alpAcA sod

s a d / K a K a p o

a d o p T / k a k a

a / t o p / d R a k E

a / r a t I T e, / o.k. ?

N o / t e t r a k a

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

n e a t / C r a k E

e G r e t / c L a n

B r a n t / l e g S

s t a r l I n g S

l a r K s / s i n g

g l a s s / B i r D

d r A b / s H a g s

h a !! / b U s T a r d !!

s a d / B a r b E t

I b I s / t r a d e

do you know, we've done 56 birds!

Wow! Amazing!

s e r i N / t a i L

i t a l Y ' s / H e n

s h i n y / t e a l

N i G h t / J a y s (wish I coul'dve made nighjaRs!)

Ta-da!!

n i g h t j a R s

(though not sure I would have come up with that one without your prompt)

xxx

s i r / g a n N E t /

H i / t a n A g e r !!

g e t / C a n a r Y

g e n t O O / c r y

t H e / c o n D o r

c r A n e / F o o t

oh, I nearly got 'francolin'!!

f e D / t o U c a n

P e t / f a L c o n

p a l e / f I n c H

Z e n / f i S c a l

Now I'd never heard of a fiscal- thought we'd abandoned birds & moving into taxing yoga! xx

ALMOST managed adzebill but...

M O n a l / s i z e

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

l o ! / m a R T i n s !!

i n / P a r R o t s

s o r E / p i t T a

a / p t e r o P U s

https://www.thefreedictionary.com/Pteropus

(sorry: a flying fox: not very inspired as just back from dentist!) x

On the contrary — A valid play and a reasonable expansion of the category! (Hopefully not too painful an ordeal for you today) xx

p t e r o s a u R

Only having to don a mask (1st time I've done so in 2 months!...but got to get teeth done!...back to being a refusenik.)

F a r / o s p r e Y

s a f e / p r I o N

p L o V e r / f a n

f e r a l / L o O n

o, / f l o r I C a n !!

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

c a l M / r o B i n

F l a m i n G o / "b"

f l Y i n g / b a T

O ....../ b a f F l i n g !! do you think we should change topic? xx

Absolutely!! 439 was my last gasp!! xx
We’ll know when we hit on the next good one... and I’m pretty sure this isn’t it:

f a R M / l i n g o

g r a m / f l o U R

f o r m u l a T E

m u l e / o r / a S S ??

s o F T / l e m u r

s u e / m A r M o t

m o r O s e / R a m

m o o s e / r O a r

r a r E / m o U s e

.....e r / H a m s T e r !!

s t e e r / h a I r

a i r Y / s t e e D

r e s t e d / y a K

d U s t y / M a r e

s t u r d y / D a m

.... m u d d y / s I r E

m A d / d u i K e r

i ' m / a / d i k- d I K

a / k i N d / m i N k

d a m n / S k U n k !!

d u s k Y / m a n X

y u k ! -/ E L a n d s !

a / R u d D y / e l k

l a u d S / d e E r

s l e e K / d a u W

A / u. k. / w e a s e l

A s k / a / w H a l e

a / h e - w a l R U S

O, / N a r w h a l s !!

a h ! / s E a l I o n !

n o i s Y / S e a l

s l y / s e a - C o W

s a w / O c e l o T

o l e / w o M B a t

w E t / A m o e b a

b e a t / C a m e L

m Y / b e a R c a t

c a P y b a r A / "t"

b r a t T y / a p E

p a t / J e r b O a

t e p I D / b o a r

b a d / p i G L e t

g e t / i M p a l A

m e t / a l p a C A

a t e / c a I m a N

e R m i n E ? / c a t!

e R... / t a m A r i n !!

a n t e a T E r / "m"

M Y / m a n a t e e

C L a m m y / a n t

t I n y / L l a m a

a / m a n D R i l l

a r m a d i l l O

(I was trying to do that!)

a l l i G a T o r

l I g E r / t a i l

r a B B i t / l e g

g l i b / t a P I r

E a r W i g / p i t

r e D / w a p i t i

r i d e / a K i t A

t i r e d / S a k i

s Q U i d / t r e k

d i r t Y / q u e Y

q u i e t / r U d D

B i r d / q u e u E

u N i q u e / b e E

q u e e n / b e A R

n u D e / Z e b r a

b r a z e n / e M u

D u n / b e a V e r

r e d / v I C u n a

a r c H / v i X e n

n i c E R / h a r e

h e i F e r / r a n

e r , / G i r a f F e !!

V i P e r / r a g e

p i G S / a g r e e

g a Y / s p i D e r

s p r y / T i g e R

s i t, / g O p H e r !

g o / p A N t h e r !!

h a r M / t o / g n U

h o t / J a g u A r

r a t ' S / g u a N o

o r a n g s / S a t

s o ... / I g U a n a s !

s o u R / s n a i L

a / r o s Y / s l u G

s u r l y / g o a T

... s l y / a N g o r A

n.y. / g o r I L l a

a l l - g i B B o n !

B i g / b a b o O n

R a C o o n / b i b

L o n G / c o b r a

l a n g U r / c o T

B o B c a t / r u g

c a u g H t / b o A

b a D / c o u g a R

b E L u g a ? / c o d !

d I N g o / c a u l

... a n d / c o l L i E

V a i n / d o X l e

i n v a l I d / o x

L i v i d / l Y n x

l i v E l y / n i T

t i n / W E e v i l

w i n / l i M P e t

m i n K / p e l t S

W H e l k s / n i p

w h A l e / s k i n

n e w / k O a l A s

a / k o B / w a V e s

v o L e s / b a S k

L o s T / s a b l e

H o G / s t a b l e

h o R s e / g a I t

o ! / t a r s i e R S

r a W / o Y s t e r

t o r T o I s e /"W"

T w o / o t t e r s

R o t t e N / s o w

W o r s t / n e w t

w A n / s e t t E r

s w e a t Y / e F t

f a B / w e s t I e

s w e e t / i b E X

w A x / b e e t L e

l e t / P e b a / B e

p e t / b e a G l e

l a t e / S H e e p

l e / s h a R / p e I (in French)

a H, / s h e l T i e !!

t h e / s a l U K i

h i / M a l t e s E !!

m a l e / s P i t Z

s t e a L / p U l i

l O C u s t / p i e

F l i e s / p o u t

f i t / p o O D l e

p o l i t e / d o E

o, / A N t e l o p e !

o H, t a D p o l e !!

h a t e d / M o l E

e Y R a / h o t e l

a / l o r I K e e t

k o a l A / r i O t

k a N G a r o o / "t"

o r a n g U t a N

r o G u E / g n a t

g I a n t / F r o g

f a r / g E n t o O

f o S S a / g o n e

g e C K o / f a n s

P e k a N / s o n g

n o / p e a H E n s

o, / p h e a s A n T !!

p Y t h o n ? / a s P !

h I p p o / s n O t

s t o p / A p h i D

Stumped... time to move on...

s h i p / t o d a Y

quite agree

....By / p o s t / ( a i R)

b o X / A s t r a y !!

...a N / x M a s / t o y?

...B a t m a n / s o x !!

....b a t H / F o a m s !

...A / R o a s t / h a m !!

..a r o m a t I C s !

...s t E a m / i r o N !!

....t i n Y / T e a r s !

...A / t r a i n / s e t !!

....L a t e s t / C a r!

...l a t t e / c a r T !!

....t a r t Y / l a c e!

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