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6. When he exclaimed “__________!” he didn’t
__________ to startle you.
7. It is hard to __________ to a __________ movie. That’s
why they used title frames.
8. Eve was duped by the __________ to __________ Adam
with the forbidden fruit.
9. __________ Gonzalez could really __________ during
his siesta.
10. The mother bird finally __________ her chicks out of
the __________.
11. I pricked my finger on the thorn of a __________ and,
boy, is it ever __________!
12. You will need a military __________ if you march
through that __________.
13. I __________ the children to stay close and not to
__________ off.
14. At __________ I turn on the lights so I won’t miss a
__________.
15. Read this __________ for me. I want to be sure it has
the right __________.

Now that you have the hang of it, try to make up some
anagram examples to share with friends. Teach another per-
son how to play AnaGramps, and then trade puzzles.
You can find an anagram by listing all the possible
arrangements for a word and then examining each one to
determine whether it is a word. For example, crate can be re-
arranged to form 120 possible words. Here are a few

acert acetr acrte acret acter actre
aecrt aectr aertc aerct aetcr aetrc
caert caetr carte caret cater catre
ceart ceatr certa cerat cetar cetra
arect aretc arcte arcet artec . . .

We made 29 arrangements and found only three words!
This plan of attack can be exhausting and not much fun. The