… to grease the brain at the end of summer. Found on theinterpretersfriend.org.

These puzzles are words that are spatially arranged to make a pun. 
For example,

1. 
man 
_____ 

board

 
which is, man overboard (man over board). 

Try the puzzles below. All answers are at the end of this piece. (Don’t peek!)

2. 
stand 
_____ 

i 

3. 
/r/e/a/d/i/n/g/ 

4. 
  r 
road 
  a 
  d 

5. 
cycle 
cycle 
cycle

6. 
0
_________ 
M.D. 
Ph.D. 

7. 
knee 
light 

8. 
ground 
_____________________________
 
feet feet feet feet feet feet 

9. 
he’s | himself 

10. 
ecnalg 

11. 
death … life 

12.
THINK 

13. 
ababaaabbbbaaaabbbbababaabbaaabbbb…

ANSWERS: 
2. I understand; 3. reading between the lines; 4.
crossroads; 5. tricycle; 6. two degrees below zero; 7. neon light; 8.
six feet underground; 9. he’s by himself; 10. a backward glance. 11.
life after death; 12. think big;
13. long time no see (c).