PHRASE PLAYS (Round 1)

How to Play:

Each entry consists of a two-word phrase derived from the first letters of consecutive alphabet characters followed by the same random second letter in each word. As a solving aid, clues are provided to help figure out the two-word phrase.

Example:

➤ AL ___ ___ ___ * BL ___ ___ ___

(You might draw this from an ET)

[The blanks to fill in, in order, are "I", "E", "N", "O", "O", "D", revealing the two-word phrase "ALIEN BLOOD". The rules of the game are followed by using the first two letters of the consecutive alphabet characters - "A" and "B" - followed by the same second letter in each set - "L".]

Round 1:

➤ AR ___ ___ * BR ___ ___

(Child of itinerant careeer soldier)


⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛


➤ BL ___ ___ ___ * CL ___ ___ ___

(Sightless circus employee)


⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛


➤ CR ___ ___ ___ * DR ___ ___ ___

(Insane sot)


⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛


➤ DI ___ ___ ___ ___ * EI ___ ___ ___

(Plunging seaduck)


⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛


➤ FR ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ * GR ___ ___ ___ ___

(Your affable neighborhood food merchant)


⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛