Construct a phrase : A 4/5 or 5/4 or any 9-letter phrase (or 9-letter word) -- part 35

Change a maximum of two letters on each play.

Playing off:

T o u g h / M e a t
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t a m e / g h o S t

g o O s e / 'N' / h a m

s a D / h o m A g e

s h a d Y / m o a T

m o O d y / s h a H

y o , / m a h o U T s !!

m u s h y / t a C o

s c o t S' / h y m N

s o y / c L O t h s

l o t h / T o / c R y

A c H y / t o o t h

h o o t / a t / B O y

h o t / t a T T o o

t h a t / t R o U t

M a t h / t u t o r

P o t a t O / r u m

r a W / m u t t o N

w a n / m o t H E r

C o w / m a n U r e

m a n I c u r e D

R a n c i d / r u m

...r a n K / c i d E r

…D r I n k / a c i d

...d r a i n / M i L k

A / d a r k / m i n i

a / m i n k / T r i M

D i m / a t r i U m

m Y / t r i u m P H

u m p i r E / h A t

S h E - p i r a t e

I / t r a i p s e D

d e s p E r a t E

s p a r e / t I R e

p a r t r i D G e

p O W e r / g r i d

w A r / p i g e o N

o p e n / w a T E r

w a p e n t A K e https://www.thefreedictionary.com/wapentake

w e a k e n / t E a

k e P t / a / n e w T

n e a t / t w e A k

w e a k / a n K L e

k a Y a k / K e e l

a / T e a R y / e l k

T r y / a / l a t k e

G a y / k e t t l E

t e a k / t A B l e

b l e a k / a R e A

l a k e / a L G a e

l e e k / S a l a D

a I R e d a l e s

a / s l e d / r i D e

d e r i d e / U s a

s u d d e N / i r e

d I r e / V i r u s

i / s u r v i V e d

...the letters dont allow me to come up with a fitting response like "scandemic"!

d e v O u r / i v Y

i v o r y / d O v e

e N v y / o U r / i.d.

r o u n d / H i v e

v i e / F o r / G u n

u r g e n T / v o W

w o v e n / g A r B

N a v e / o r g A n

o, / v a n g U a r D !

g r a n d / v a S E

g O O d / s a v e r

W o r d / g a M e s

g a V e / d o w r Y

d r o v e / A w a y

H a y / v e N d o r

v e r y / h a n d Y

d y e / I T / n a v y

M a d / v A n i t y

d i a m O n D / t v

d o n’ t / a d m i T

....H a ! / i / d I d / n o t !!

a d d i t i o n S

a / s n i d E / o i K

o i L e d / s k i n

k i s S / A / l i o n

s l i n k s / o U T

s u n k / B o A t s

o b t u s E / M a n

u s e / a / R O b o t

s u e D E / b o o t

d u s t Y / H o b o

h o M E / s t u d y

h A t e / s o d O m

s t e a m / F o o d

d e s t R o Y / m a

m a y o r / L I e d

H e r / d i S m a y

h e / m a r R i E d

r i d e / S h a r e

B r i d e ' s / h a T

b r O a D s i d e

d o b / d e a N / i N

(do they have that verb in USA?: to dob in: to inform the authorities about someone)

No, that’s a new word for me!

d o n n e d / B i b

o W n / d i b b e R

b R o w n / b i r d

..w I L d / r o b i n ??

… b o l d / w r E n S !

....l A r K / b o n e s !!

… b l a n D / r o O k

....o, / A / b a r n - o W l !!!

o o, / w a r b l E R !!

...e a r l Y / C r o w

… w e a r y / c o O T

...c o y / r a t I T e https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratite

c r a F t y / T i t

...t U f t y / r a i L

…f a t t y / G u l L

g a y / f u l M a R

g r u f F / l a m a

f u r / a f l a m E

r u m / W a f f l e

R e a l / f r u m P

f r e S H / p l u m

m u M p s : / r I f e !!!

f i e r Y / p u m A

a m p L e / f u r y

p y r E / f l a m e

p r e f E R / y a m

A / f e r r y m a N

G e r m a n / f a N

T a n / f r I n g e

f a B / S i n g e r

b r i e f / s O n g

f o r g e / i R O n

g r E E n / f i r e

B i g / r e e f e r

b r i D g e / f e e

e d g e / O f / b i N

f e d / g o b L i n

d o / I / l i n g e R ??

S o l i d / g r i P

l i o N / p r i d E

i / p o n d e r / i T

n e i t H E r / o p

t h i n / p U r e e

u r i n e ? / p e E !

P r u n e / p i e S

s u p i n e / e W E

s W i n e / w e e p

s H e e p / w i n K

T i n / s p h e R e

G O t / h e r p e s

t h r e e / p I g s

g A t h e r s / U p

p u r e / s U g a R

p u r s u e / B a T

s u p e r b / t u X

p e t u r b s / M E

s u m A C / t r e e

D e m I - s e c, / t a !

M i N c e m e a t

i m I t a T e / m e

t i m i D / t e A m

H i d / m i t t e N

t i R e d / m Y t h

d i r e C t / h I t

d i r t Y / c h e F

d y e D / f i c h U

c h i L d / f e u d

f i l c h / d R u G

A r i d / g u l c h

h O T / g a r l i c

h o W / t r a g i c !

g a r i S h / B o w

h a r b o R i N g

n o / r h U b a r B

u r b a n / b o r N

b r o n Z E / b a r

b r a z e n / b o Y

T o P a z / b y r e

b r e E z y / H a t

t H e / z e P h y r

M y / t r A p e z e

e N z y m e / V a t

z a n y / m A v e N

a n y / z O U a v e

H a z y / v e n u E

L I v e / h y e n a

h e a v y / l i e n

T h i n / e l v e R

M e n / t h r i v e

O h , / v i e t n A m !

m a D / h o R n e t

G o t h / d r a m A

m a g G o t / J a r

m a g Y a r / j I g

g r i m y / R a j a

j a m M y / g i r L

g r i m / L l a m A

m i l l / g r a I N

l i m i T / g a I n

i n / m i l i t a R Y

i n i t i a l L y

i t a l y ' S / S i n

s a l t y / M i s T

a t / i s t H m U s

h u m a N i s t s

X m a s / i s / F u n

m u s T n’ T / f i x

f i t / m u s K - O x

s u m M i t / f o G

C u t / m i m o s A

m o i s t / T u N a

i o n I s E / m a t

m a K E / n o i s e !

s n a k e / B i T e

k i n D / b e a s t

n E W / b a s k e t

b e s t / k N O w n

s w I n e / o I n k

delete

n e o n / k i w i s

i 'M / w i n s o M e

D i m / m i n N o w

R A d / w i m m i n

https://www.thefreedictionary.com/wimmin

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/rad

w a r Y / m i m i C

w a r m / m i N c E

m i n T / c r e a m

U N c e r t a i n

c r e a t i O n S

r a n G / t W i c e

G i a n t / g r e w

w a g g L e / E a r

a r g Y l e / B a g

P a / g a r g l e D

r a g g e d / M a p

d a m a g e / L E g

m e a g R e / a I d

d a m N / g r e B e !!

m a n g e r / b e d

b r I B e d / m e n

r e A d / b i b L e

b a d / C e l e r Y

d r e a R y / l A b

W r y / b a l L a d

b a w d y / T a l E

w H a t / F a b l e ?

f l a w e D / a R t

f a t a l / w e E d

w a R / d e f e a t

a / L e a f / G r e w

a W f U l / w a g e

f O u L / a l g a e

l a X / g o l f e R

o, / f e l l / a / F I r !!

A / f r A i l / o a f

a / f o X ' S / l a i r

a l o O f / s T a r

l o t s / o f / r U M

D u s t / f l o o r

t o o / r u E f U l

o u t e r / f o I l

r o B u S t / e l f

t u M b l e / o f F

b e l o W / C u f f

c u T e / b o w l S

o b t u s e / E l K

s t e e l / T u b E

A / t u b e R O s e

s a t I N / r o b e

e r ..../ t i n a M o U !!

a t o m i C / r u I n

c i n E m a t i C

m a n i c / M i c e

i' m / a N / i n c e L

n e W / C l i n i c

c i c e l Y / G i n https://www.theginguild.com/ginopedia/gin-botanicals/sweet-cicely/

B i c y c l i n g

b I g / i c i c l E

g l i b / c O M i c

i ' m / b o i l i N g !

i g n o b l E / m E

o b l O n g / P i e

b o l D / g n o M e

m o n g o l / G O d

m o o n / g l o W S

A / m o n g o o s E

S o L o / g a m e s

...o...../ l a C R o s s e ?

l a s T / s c o r e

s o c C e r / G a l

M O r e / g o a l s

g o l F / B o r e s !!

l o W / b r o g U e

M o r g u e / J o b

…o, / g r u e S o m E !!

..o , e X H u m e r s !!

h e r / m o u s S e

h u m A N / e r o s

m a n Y / h o u r s

m y / s o u T a n E

M u s T y / t o m e

(oh, we NEARLY had mistletoe!)

t u R K e y, / m o m ??

Have a good one xx

And all the best to you & yours! xx

S o r e / t u m m y

m y / C A r o u s e

o, / c a r A m e L s !!

0, / e m E r a l D s !

l o s T / d r e a m

s t r I a T e d / "m"

s t a r t / T i m e

a / m i s t r e S S

m a D / s i s t e r

d a m s e L / s A t

t I m I d / l a s s

l i t H E / m a i d

l i V i d / D a m e

l a d i e S / H i d

G a l / s h i N e d

d i g , / s e n O R a !!

s n I d e / g i r L

W i V e s / g r i n

M r s / i n / v i e w

w i m M i n / s U e

m i s S / w i n e D

w i n s / B R i d e

r i b s / w i d O W

r i d / o' / b i N T s https://www.thefreedictionary.com/bint

b r o A d s / W i n

https://www.thefreedictionary.com/broad

s i n , / d o w a G E r !!

O, s e n o r i T a !!

n i e C E ' s / a r t

A / n i c e / M a r e

r a c e / V i X e n

v e x / M a i D e n

d i v a / Q U e e n

N a n / P i q u e d

a u n T / d i n e S

A / s t a i d / n u n

n i t s , / M a d a M !!

s a d / m a t R O n

s t a n d , / F r a U !!

d O n a / S u r f s

r a n d Y / s o W s

r o w d y / H E n s

K I n d / w h o r e

k n o w N / d i S h

d A n i s h/ C o w

d o E / c h a n T s

a n / h o s t e S S (well, we have "an hotel"..)

s t o n e s / D a M

m o d e s t / s U M

t o Y / m u s e U m

s u m m e R / J o y

j u r y / m e m o s

m o j A V e / r u m

m a u v e / r o O m

o r m o L u / a X e

A m o r a l / F o x

G l o o m Y / f a x

G a l A x y / f o g

o y ! / f l E a - B a g !!

f l a b B y / L e g

b I g / b e l f R y

b A b y / g i r l S

r i s I b l E / g.b.

N i b b l e / r i B

A/ r Y e / b l i n i

b a r l e y / G i n

e l M / i n / y a r D

R e m a i n / d r y

m i n K / T r a d e

a d r O i t / m e n

a / t i m o r e S E

s e a / t r e m o R

m o r O s e / a P e

r e m o T e / s p a

s p a r e / t Y R e

s L y / p a r r O t

l O ! / t o p I a r y !!

D r y / p o t a T o

r E S t / t o d a y !

M y / t o a s t e r

s t e E r / B o a t

H o t / D e b a t e

b a t t e R / C o d

b r o a d c A S t

A / s c a b B a r d

r E d / c a b a N a

b a n a L / I d e a

i d l e / b R a I n

l i b e r i a n S

r a b i D / l i O n

....i n / a / b o l E r O !!

R o M a n / l o r e

...D i e , / P o m o n a !!

o p e N / m i n d S

d o n ' T / s m i L e

A little late, but we finally got it…

m i s t l e T o E

well done! xx

s U e t / m e l t S

s t e e l / B u s t

s u b l e t / H U t

A s t u t e / C u b

b a s A L t / c u e

l O s t / c a u S e

c u s s e D / C a t

(was just recalling GB comedy "Rising Damp") where the character had a pet cat caled "Cooking Fat" (reverse the initials..)

LOL! Excellent!!

R e d / s t u c c O

O L d / c o r s e t

c o o l / d r e s S

d r U M / s o l o s

d u l L / m o o r s

m A d r A s / l o o

o l d / A r m a D a

a r m a d I L l o

l o U d / a l a r m

a l l / a r o u N d

a B l E / d o u l a

a / b a d / u l C e R

c R u e l / B a r b

r u r a l / b Y R e

H e r / b u r I a l

h e r b a l / M i X

e m b a l M / h i M

A / m e m S a h i b

a m b U s h / m e N

h u m s / a / T U n e

n u t / h u m M U s

n u m B / m O u t h

h u m A n / t o m b

o u R / a n t h E m

h o u S e m a t E

s e m a P h o R e

a m o r p h O U s

s u n / p h o B I a

h o u n D s / b a Y

s u d S y / b a T h

s t u d y / M a T h

t a m E / h u s K y

H u t C h / k e y s

O h .... / c h u t N e y !!

t o u c h / T h e M

h e m / t h E / t o P

t e A m / p h o t O

h o o p O e / m a W

H o m o p h o N e

e n o U G h / p o o

g o, / T Y p h o o n !!

h o n E y / p o t S

p e o n y / s h o W

w h o s e / p o n y?

p o I s o n / y e w

p i n T / o' / w H e y

p i t h y / J o K e

k e p t / M y / j o B

e m p t y / N O o k

S p o o k y / D e n

If you haven’t already discovered it, here’s a great little word game I came across. xx
https://www.powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle/

s A d / M o n k e y

That IS a good game! Got it in 4! xx Many thanks!

n o T / d a m A s k

I also got it in 4! A nice addition to the daily puzzle routine.

s o / A d a m a n t !

d a m P / s t o n E

m o s t / a d e p T

o N / t a N d e m s

s o L e m n / d a Y

e n d / o F / X m a s

f a m o U s / O d e

d a M N / f u m e s !

s u m m e R / f U n

r e s u m E / R u n

u n D e r u s e D

d e r I d e / B u s

d O G / b r e e d s

F e e d / b I r d s

b i d d e r / f e E

i ' M / f e b r i L e

f e e b l E / A r m

a m b e r / f I R e

b r i e f / T e r m

t e r r i f Y / m E

f i e r y / r A N t

e a r / i n J U r y

a n G r y / j e E r

F r e e / g a n j A !!

S e a / j a r g O n

s a n g / T o / H e r

g a r n I s h e D

a C i d / g r e E n

c a M / e n g i N e

m e c H a n i S e

F i L m / s c e n e

...s c i - f I / R e e l ??

e N C i r c l e s

c e r i s e / F I n

f i e r c e / s O n

B e / i n / c o r f U

b r o K e n / c u P

b A c o n ? / p O r k !

b o L D / p r a n k

p a r b o I l E d

l i b e r a T E d

b U i l t / r O a d

i N / t r o u b l E

o u b l i e t T E

b o O K / t i t l e

b o o k / t A B l e

b l o o D b a t H

a / b l o b / o' / t A R

l o a F / a b o U t

l o T / o F / t u f a

a W f u l / f o N t

w o E f u l / M a n

f l o w e R /B a n

b r o w n / l e a f

f l o w S/ n e a r

w E / s n a r l e D

s l a n d e r e D

l a n d / L e A s e

s e a l e d / C a n

s e a T e d/ Man

a n / e m e R a L d

m e a n D E r e d

d e m a n d / r U M

u n d e r m I n E

e n d u r e / T i C

c i t e d / r u L e

i N / c u l V e r t

l E F t / c u r v e

f u r ? / v e l V e t !

f u r t I v e l Y

r u N / L i v e l y

u n v e i l / A r T

i r O n / v a u l t

t u v a l U / F i r

f u N / r i t u a l

l a W n ' S / t u r f

w a l K ? / s t r u T !!

w a l N u t / A r k

u n t I l / D a r k

r a k u / t i l E S https://www.potterybristol.co.uk/raku

r u s t Y / N a i l

T r u s t / M a i l

i t ' s / l a u r E L

i’ M / s t e l l a r

s H a l l / i / e A t ?

T e a l / s h i R t

t h i r s t Y / M a

t h y r i s t O R https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thyristor

G o t / r i G h t s

g h o S t i N g s

h i s s / A t / H o g

o H, / H a s h i s h !!

a / P o s h / s h i P

s a D / h i p p o s

s h E ' s / V a p i d

s e E / a p h i d s

d E a D / s h e e p

What's the origin of the phrase 'Like being savaged by a dead sheep'?

This was said by combative UK Labour politician Dennis Healey on being criticized by the mild mannered Tory minister Geoffrey Howe in the UK House of Commons in June 1978.

LOL, love it! xx

d e e p / s h a d e

I / p a I d / h e e d

i d L e / p h a S e

p h l e G M / a i d

A / m i l d / a C h e

c h e m i C a l S

s c a R Y / m i c e

m y / r i c K e T s

s t O r y / T i m e

t r o T s/ M i m e

s m i t e / A r m Y

s m a r t / y e T i

r e D / t a t A m i

m e d i a / t a r t

d i a m e t r I C

m e a N / C r i t i c

e m i t S / a / c r Y

i t / S c r e a m s !!

m a / s H r i e K s !!

s h a r e / R i s k

s h a r k / s K i N

s h i r k / T a s k

h a r D / k i C k s

h a d / D r i N k s

B a d / d r U n k s

d u b / d a n I s H

h i d d E n / s u b

d e n T / i N / h u b

h i S / b u R d e n

u n - b r i T I s h

t r i b u n A L s

b u n Y i P ?? / r a t !!

D r y / t u R n i p

p r i n t / C A r d

p U t r i d / r a T

t r i p E d / C a t

r e d a c t i O N

o n c e / a / t E r M

c o r m O R a n t

t o / o r c H a r D

r E d / B r o o c h

d r e N c h / b o Y

b e n T / c h o r d

b o t c h e d / I T !! (is that a word youre familiar with in US? )https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/botched

Yes, very familiar with that one over here.

c o h A b i t e d

b e i G E / c o a t

a g e D / o c t e T

g e t / d o c t O R

E R e c t / r o o d

o o , / t r e A c L e !1

c r e a t e / l o G

t e l e g r a M S

J e t s / g l e a m

a m U l e t / g e M

m e t a l / g L u e

g e N t l e / g O

e l o n g A t e D

l o n g I t U d e

o n e / g u i t A R

o n e / t a r g E T

t a L L / e g r e t

g r e a t / F a l l

r O Y a l / f l a g

A l l a y / f E a r

l e a f y / l a N E

f I n a l / P l a y

a p P l E / f l a n

p A p a l / P l a n

a l p I n E / p a l

l e a p i n G / U p

O l ' / p e n g u i N

l o p i n g / G n u

....0, / u n g A i n l Y !!

u g l y / O n i o n

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