Solve the following pairs of clues to find words where the first two letters of the first word are transposed to create the second word. For example: Large chili peppers / Snacks made with tortilla chips = ANCHOS / NACHOS
1. Having skill / Bundle of hay
2. Not right now / Make a change to
3. Very bad / Face concealer
4. Part of many cupboards / Distinctive smell
5. Violent film imagery / Fairy tale monster
6. Magical elixir / Choice
7. Salary increase / Pop up
8. Ambiguous / Kind of energy
9. Imaginary line of distance / Height
10. Nerve in the arm / Of the moon
Answers
1. Able/bale
2. Later/alter
3. Evil/veil
4. Door/odor
5. Gore/ogre
6. Potion/option
7. Raise/arise
8. Unclear/nuclear
9. Latitude/altitude
10. Ulnar/lunar
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