| A recreational area often containing slides and swing sets | Devoid of light |
| PARK | DARK |
| Behind schedule | One of fifty in the US |
| LATE | STATE |
| A small missile usually with a pointed shaft and feathers | An expulsion of intestinal gas |
| DART | FART |
| To squeeze between the finger and thumb | A grumpy person on Christmas |
| PINCH | GRINCH |
| The part of the face that bears the nostrils | Red flower often associated with Valentine’s Day |
| NOSE | ROSE |
| A thin film of liquid inflated with air or gas | A two-base hit |
| BUBBLE | DOUBLE |
| To throw (a baseball) to a batter | A minor computer malfunction |
| PITCH | GLITCH |
| 365 or 366 days | To be afraid of |
| YEAR | FEAR |
| An institution that stores money | An armored military vehicle |
| BANK | TANK |
| To close and open the eyes involuntarily | A segment of a chain |
| BLINK | LINK |
| Any of the five terminating members of the hand | To be slow to leave a room |
| FINGER | LINGER |
| A tornado | A fluid-filled elevation of the epidermis |
| TWISTER | BLISTER |
| An outer covering for the human foot | Recently created |
| SHOE | NEW |
| The meal between breakfast and dinner | To strike with a closed fist |
| LUNCH | PUNCH |
| Shopping center | Round object often used in sports |
| MALL | BALL |