Construct a phrase : A 4/5 or 5/4 or any 9-letter phrase (or 9-letter word) -- part 22

Change a maximum of 2 letters on each play.

Playing off:

E s c a l A t o r
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l a s t / S c o r e

c o r a l / s e A s

. . . o r / a l 'S / s e a T

M e a l / r a t I o

i r a t e / m o l E

l o r i K e e t S

>6 starbox: Good one !!

s t r i k e o U T

t u r Q U o i s e

q u i e t / r u s E

s q u i N t / e Y e

t i n y / q u e U e

u n i q u e / G e M

m e R i n g u e S

i n g e s T / G u m

n u g g e t / m i X

m i x* / g u n S / I t

*The reference is to the great Tom Mix

R / u / s E x t i n g?

* R and U are "Text" language for "Are you", and Sexting is Texting in an erotic and provocative manner.

....s u r e / i'M / n O t !!

s u m M e r / t A n

r e D / a u t U m n

m a t u r e / d u n

a t u L: d u n C e?

d u l L / D a n c e

d a n c e / d u E l

l e A n / c a d d Y /

d e c a d E n C y

d Y e / M e / c y a n !!

d e c e n T / y a m

t H y m e / c a K e

C h e e k y / a c t

k e y / t O / c a S e

A / c a t’ s / e y e S

....s I a M e s e ? / a y !!

S e e m s / E a s y

M y / m e a s L e s

l e s 's / y e a S T

stAR / essay

H e / s a y, "r a t s!" ? !

F L a s h y / a r t

a / t r a s h Y / P. R.

p a r I s / t r a M

p r i s m a t I C

p i s a ' S / m i c E

m i c a H 's / s i p

m i s p L a c E s

s i m p l e / M a c

c a m p / i N / l e A

i. e.:/ m a c 'S/ p I n

s i p / n O / a c i D !!

c a n d i D / p o L

d R / d i p l o M a

d r i E d / p l U m

B i G / p u d d l e

b u d g e T / l i d

g e t / "l i d" 'S / I. d.

g l i s t e N E d

is / nOt / gOld ?

g o, / d o l P H i n !

G o o d / n i g h T

S h O t / d i n g o

C o h o s t i n g

N o / n o t c h E s

t o n e s / E c h o

W e t / P o n c h o

t w o / c h o S e n

w A t c h / n e W s

s w a n / w A t c h

c h E w / P a n t s

w h e a t / c U p s

F a B / p u t s c h !

s h I f t Y / c u b

h y D R i c / t u b

r i c h'S / t u b E

h E ' s / A / b r u t e !

h e b r e W / t a V

w a r b L e / h I t

l i G h t / b r e w

r A w / g i b l e t

w a r M / b i l g e

r e D / w i g W a m

w i g w a G G e d

(that's a new word to me!)

H i d / g e w g a w

w a X / w i d g e T

B a d / t w i N g e

w H i t e / S a n d

a T / w h i t s U n

h u L a - t w i s t

h u M s / w a l t Z

s C h m a l t z Y

l a z y / c h I m P

i T c h y / p a l m

c h l a m y D i A

a c h E / B a d l y

a / c h a S U b l e

s u b T l e / c a D

a / b. u.* / l O t, / c a R . . .

B.U.: Boston University, my long term employer 1953 - 1961;
1963=1974. Its parking lot was (in?)famous.

l a Z E / a b o u t

e b o l a ? / a G u E !

b l u e / a l g a E

g a l e S / b l e W

a b l e s T / e l F

e M U / s t a b l e

s W e e t / l a m b

s e l L / a m b e R

s e A R / b r e a m

A / sea / bream

a / s e a / D r e a m

s e e d Y / a r E a

O, / a r e / s e e d y

e a s y / r o d e O

r o d e / a / s H A y

s h a d y / a C r e

O! /-- a N d / s h a d e!

d a s h / ' n ' / a / d o T

d a M P / h a n d s

T h E / s a m p a n

Oh ! / eat / spam ?

p h a N t a s m S

t h E s p I a n s

s h e E p s K i n

e s k i M O / h e n

P i P e / s m o k e

W H o s e / p i m p ?

p o w e R s h i p

o, / r O w / A / s h I p

G o / w o r s h i p

o, / w A r / s h i p S!

s h i p Y a r D s

O, / h i s / y a r d s!

T a r d y / s h i P

a / r E a d y / "p h i"*

*Short for "a phi beta kappa".

p i r a T e / B a y

b O y / a t / y a L e

y a K / a t e / y o b

t R y / a / k a b o B !!

o a k / P a N t r y

k o a L a S / t r y.

o / a l a C r I t y !!

y a l E 'S / "c r i t"

l a c e y / s L i P

S p i c y / a l e s

l a y / s U p i N e

s i n e W y / P u p

u p p e R / m i n E

p u r p L e / m i X

p u G / p e r m i T

P e p p E r / g u m

peep/purgE

p u R e / g r e e K

k e Y / r e g r e T

g e t / A / F e r r y

I / g e t / M e r r y

F i g / r e m e D y

m e d S / f O r / y e

f o y e r / d e s K

f r e e d / s o C k

d e f e r / c o s T

l a s t / c r e e d

a / l A s t / r e e d

I'M / r e l a t e d !

d e N i m / B e l t

m i X e d / n e X t

(As in "These will be mixed next after those are done")

t e x A n / R i d e

e x t r a / W i n e

e x t r a / F i n e

i / S e n t / A / f a x

f i X / s Y n t a x

f a n C y / t A x i

V a n i t y / a c T

R a n t / a t / i c E

t r e a t / a c n E

c a n O e / F a r e

a e R o c r a f T

r o W / a / c r a f t.

f r a t / c r o w D

d r o w N / a / R a t.

d o w n / d r a f. t

o, / w o n / A / r A f t!

f o o l 's / r a n t

o, / C a n ' t / f o O l . . .

l I f t/ c a n o e

f i l t H Y / c a n

a l! / t h y / i l L S!

s I l l y / t h a t

M i l l y 's / h a t

s m a l l / t I m e

t i N Y / m a l l s

a l l / I s / t I n y!

a l i G n / t i N s

s i n g l E / B i t

l A s t / b i n g e

G i n / g e l a t O

t R i a n g l e S

r i a l t O / s U n

t o n E r 's / R i o

o r r i s / R O o t

r o o t s / F o r / "O."*

*O.: a University of Oregon team,

o o ! / C A r r o t s !

c a s t o r / o I L

B E s t / c o l o r

r o b U s t / e E l

l A r G e / b u s t

l a r g e / t u b s

g u e s t / b a r N

u / r / s e X t I n g

i n g e s t / r u M

i / g e s t u r E D

g r e e N / d u s t

O, / s t u n S / t e d!

s t o u t / A L e s

a l ' s / o u t,/ L e s!

F e l l / a B o u t

f o O t b a l l S

last flooD

l l a M A / f o o d

a l o o f / l a d Y

d R y / l o o f a H

h a r d / f l o o R

r o C K / f l o r a

c o r a l / f o r k

D a r k / c o l o r

Crock/odor

c o o L / d E c o r

c o l d e r / Z o o

c o o T S / d o z e

s t o o d / o P e N

G o o s e / p o n d

s n o o p Y / d o g

p o n g y / T o E s

p o e 's / A n g R y.

g I p s y / r o S e

o, / "p s y" g r O W s

w o o D / s y r U p

o d D / r y E s / u p!

o u r / P e A / p o d

d o p e S / r a I D.

H i s / p e d a L o

o, / s h I N / p a d S

(assuming that "-O" is the last letter of
the 2nd word of 242. I couldn't find
"pedalO" in a dictionary, but
then it doesn't have to be there.

>243 rolandperkins: As per Wikipedia, a pedalo (British English) or paddle boat (U.S., Canadian, and Australian English) is a small human-powered watercraft propelled by the action of pedals turning a paddle wheel.

p o s h / B a n d s

https://metro.co.uk/2019/06/24/british-tourist-drowns-in-spain-after-falling-off...

s o / d a s h I n G !

h a N d / s i g n s

a h A , / g n E i s s !

i n g e s t / h a M

h E ' s / g e m i n I

h i T / s i n g L e

n e W / g l i t C h

h O t / w i g G l e

"Pedalo . . .British English or paddle-boat"
,,, (242> 244).

Thanks, ghr4.

g o t / w h i g / M.P.

g o / w i t h / H I m

m i D - g o t h i C

R i g i d / m o t h

g i d D Y / m o t h

d y i N g / m Y t h

O, / t h y / d y i n g!

d o / N O t h i n g

d o n 'S / t h i n g

d o n’ t / s W i n g

g. i /'s / t E n d o n

s e n d / C o R g i

s e c o n d i N g

R e c K o n i n g

B r o k e n / B i n

n i b b L e / o A k!

S o a k e D / b i b

o i L Y / k e b a b

l i k e / T o / D a b (the 'dab' is a dance move which the 5yr old granddaughter does endlessly!)

like / MY / dab (the dab is a small flatfish found in the North Atlantic)

b l a N k / S i d e

d R i n k a b l e

k U r d S' / b i l e

l i k e / b I r d s

b r i s k / H i K e

b r i T i s h e R

s h e r b E r t S

h I s / b e r e t s

r e b A t e, / s i R ??

b a t T e r i e s

r a b I D / s e C t

b r a c K e t E d

b e t e L / P a c k

b l a c k / K e e p

lIkE / a / peek

p i C k l e / e e L

p i c k / A N / e e l.

c a n D Y / p e e l

a / l e a p / A n d / A . . .

M a n / a p P e a l

" a p p"* / l e a R n S

"App": nickname of my great-grand uncle James
Appleton Perkins of Massachusetts who died serving in a NY
Union Army unit --of the inadequate medical aid prevalent
in both armies.

s O U r / a p p l e

a p p l Y, / r u s S!

p a p y r u s E s

a r R e s T / p u p

p u p a e / r E s t

p u r e e D / p a P

d a p p e r / P u p

a d D / p e p p E r

p e p p Y / r a I d

U p / p y r a M i d

only 8 letters

a m i d / p y r E S

S p r y / d a m e s

m a D / s p I d e r

i d e a L /, m A d E . . .

m a d e l e i N E

l e m O n a d e S

a l m o n d / P I e

p a l E / d e m o n

p o m a n d e R S

m o d e r n / s p a

s p o K e S m a n

p o L k a / m A s s

a / k a l o* / m A s s

*Kalo: Taro is :"talo" in Tongan and in
older Hawaiian, "Kalo" in modern Hawaiian.

l o, / C a s s a V a !!

l o n / a v a I L s

o D D / s a l i v a

s a l / a N d / I / d o . . .

s a l a d / o i L S

P a / d a l l i E s

O l d / a p P l e s

s o... / a p p l A U d !!

p a p a l / d u T Y

a / F a t / t u l I p

D a f t / P u p i l

f u t i l E / M a p

e m p t Y / f u l L

l O f t y / H u m p

A / "J u m p " l o f t

S o f t / p l u m S

f o p' s / s m I l E

m i C e / f l o s s

s o l e m N / f i R

f i r M / l e m o n

m i n E / f o r G e

m e r g e / i n T o

i n t e r m e N T

A / t e r m / i n / I t

t e r m a G A n t

only 8

Playing on 344:

m e t /a n / a U N t

taunt / me? / nO !

m e n o 'S* / a u N t

*Meno: The focus of Plato's famous dialogue
on learning.

no / saunteR

a u n t 's / N o T e

a u n t ‘s / t U n A

L u n t, / n a n, / s Y . . .

... I s / u n C a n n y !!

L a n n y 's / S i n

s i C K / n a n n y

O, / n a n 's / S i c k!

O, / s o / i n s a n E !!

B a n i s H / s o n

n a s o n 's / S O n

s I n / a T / n o o n

n o T a t i o n s

i n s t a n t L Y

t E n n i s / t O y

s t o n y / L A n e

l a s t / P e n n y

p O n y ' s / M a n e

T o n y 's / p a n e

n a s t y / T o n e

o, / s t a n 's / n O t . . .

n a A n / t o A s t

W a n t / a U t o s

n E w / s t a t u E

F I n e / t a s t e

a s t U t e / e L f

G e t / f l u e N t

g O l f / e V e n t

v e l D t ' S / f o g

s O f t / g l o v e

f o X g l o v e s

f I x e D / l o g o

f i x e d / g o A l

g o l D / O x i d e

o l d / o x / H i d e

o d d / e l i x I R

i r o N / H e l i x

e x h o r T i n G

L o g / S h r i n e

n e r o 's / l O g O

s o l o / H o M e r

l o W e r / s h o W

w o r s T / h o w l

F I r s t / h o w l!

w h i f F / o' / r O t

T w o - f i f t h S

i f / t h E / f I s t . . .

s t i f f / t O e S

s W i f t / T o s S

s w i f t / B o s s

s t i f L E / s o b

i f / b o B / f l e D . . .

b A d / f o i b l e

b l e a K / V o i d

b O L d / v i o l a

b o v i N E / l a d

J o v i a l / e n d

a / j U v e n i l E

F a i R / v e n u e

H e ' S / u n f a i r !

f a s h i O n e r

f e n / s h r i M P

p r i m e / f I s h

h e r / s C A m p i

i r I s h / p r O s*

*In honor of the "British" Open, being played currently\
in Northern Ireland. Of course, the contestants may
be of any nationality.

p o s h / s H i r T

s o / h i r s U t E !

s u r e / t h i N G

W h i s t / g u r U

w i L D / t h u g s

w h__ ?/ i t 's / A / r u g?!

T r u t h / w i N s

u r n ' s / w i D t h

R u D e / t w i n s

s w i n e / H E r d

n e w / d i s h e S

s e n i L e / s O w

N i n e / B e l o w

b l i n D / e w e S

K i l L / w e e d s

will / He? / Yes !

w i l l? y e s, / e h?

y e l l O w / s e A

s a l l o w / y A K

w o O l y / s a C k

s l o o P ? / y a w L !

P l a y / F l o p s !!

y' a l l / s l o p P Y?

(10 letters) playing off #436

F l I p - f l o p s !!

o O p s: / A / f l i p!

p i l f E R / s a p

a / p i l f e r E R

p r a i S e / f O e

a / f o p 's / e a s e

s a f e / s p a C e

f a c e s / p a R K

f a s T / c a p e r

U s E / c a r a f e

A Q u a / s c a r f

f a T / L a s c a r

a / c a r / f a I l s?

M a D / f r a c a s

N O / m a s c a r a

s c a r Y / m o a n

s c a r E / a n / m. D.

n e W / d a m a s K

s w a n k Y / P a d

k O d a K / s n a p

Only 8 letters, playing off 457:

k n a p s a C k S

s a c k s / n I C K

k i n k Y / L a s s

s a l ' s / k I n k y.

A l a s k A / s k y

k E y: a l a s K a!

l e a k y / C a s k

c l a y / V a s e S

e a s y / c l a s S

l E s s / y e a s T