Sunday 24 February 2013

PALINDROMES

      A palindrome is a word that reads the same if it is turned back-to-front. So the names Bob, Eve, and Otto are all palindromes. So is the name of the pop group Abba.
Try to identify palindromic words from the following clues.
Example Part of the body
Answer Eye
  1. Midday
  2. A young dog
  3. Flat
  4. A word for addressing a lady
  5. An Eskimo canoe
  6. A system for detecting aircraft, ships, etc.
  7. An action
  8. Pieces of music for one person
  9. Grass that grows on the seashore
  10. In music, half a semibreve
  11. Doctrine
  12. Restorer
  13. Answers

  14. Midday - Noon
  15. A young dog - Pup
  16. Flat - Level
  17. A word for addressing a lady - Madam
  18. An Eskimo canoe - Kayak
  19. A system for detecting aircraft, ships, etc. - Radar
  20. An action - Deed
  21. Pieces of music for one person - Solos
  22. Grass that grows on the seashore - Marram
  23. In music, half a semibreve - Minim
  24. Doctrine - Tenet 
  25. Restorer - Reviver