Words That Work Both Ways

These words make sense either way round. Solve both sets of clues for each pair.

e.g. SUGARCANE and CANE SUGAR

Answers can be one or two words as in above example

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Last updated: February 15, 2023

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Hint	Answer
90s Nicholas Cage airplane movie	Con Air
Room cooling system abbreviation	air con

Restaurant food to go (U.S.)	takeout
Movie mistake for blooper reel	outtake

Journey length in hours	travel time
Marty McFly’s hobby	time travel

Operations to track down fugitives	manhunts
Large spider variety known for quick kills	huntsman

Bride and groom's place at wedding dinner	top table
Surface for eating, writing and board games	tabletop

Support or defend e.g. the law	uphold
A delay, or a stopping and robbing of someone	holdup

Less successful 24 hours than usual	off day
24 hour break from work	day off

Hint	Answer
90s Keanu and Swayze surfing movie	Point Break
When server could lose game in tennis	break point

Part of roof extending beyond the wall	overhang
After-effect of drinking too much alcohol	hangover

A guy's home hobby and relaxation room	man cave
Prehistoric human troglodyte	caveman

Strategy to achieve a specific result	tactic
Brand of pill-shaped mint	Tic Tac

Person who keeps watch for danger	lookout
General point of view on life and the future	outlook

Pellet shooting firearm e.g. double barreled	shotgun
The sound of a rifle firing	gunshot

Unlocks all the doors in a building	master key
Possessed Rick Moranis in Ghostbusters	keymaster

Level 23

Sep 16, 2022

Really dope quiz but could you perhaps capitalise the 'Air Con' etc - will give it a nominate!

Level 84

Sep 16, 2022

I uncapitalised everything instead. Better? It looks a bit much to me capitalising things that aren't titles.

Level 77

Sep 17, 2022

This is a fantastic idea! I’ll nominate. There are a couple answers included that I’d never think of because they aren’t things where I live, like pot flowers. I thought house green and green house, but house green isn’t really a thing. Anyway, loved the concept.

Level 84

Sep 17, 2022

Thanks :) Oh, I didn't realise "pot plant" was a British thing. Was wondering why it was so low. I just googled "pot plant USA" and got a bunch of results for marijuana plants!

I've changed that question to something else.

Curious which other answers aren't things where you live.

Level 66

Sep 18, 2022

Pot plants exist in Australia too...

Level 66

Oct 26, 2022

As always, it seems, when someone says it's British English, they mean it's not American English -.-

Level 84

Oct 26, 2022

No, I’m just British and didn’t want to speak for other countries. Saying it’s a British thing doesn’t mean it’s not also an Australian thing, or a Canadian thing… Most people here are American so that’s what I googled.

Level 66

Feb 15, 2023

Great quiz! My only suggestion is to add a board game clue to the tabletop question — I think that's more associated with the answer than writing.

Level 84

Feb 15, 2023

Thanks, added it

Level 65

Jul 21, 2023

Good quiz!

I do think it might be improved if either answer in a pair was accepted for both, instead of requiring the two answers to be typed.

Once you've got one, the other is pretty much given so it just seems like unnecessary typing. Though that might just be me.

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