suffixes added to words ending in -fer

suffixes added to words ending in -fer

All of the words in this crossword contain suffixes beginning with vowel letters which have been added to words ending in -fer

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Across2. Stealing.3. To have concluded something from evidence and using reasoning.6. Put off acting until a later time.7. Lessening the impact of something. Downloading an amount of data before music or film can be played.9. A formal meeting, often lasting a few days, at which there is a group of talks.10. Not the same as each other.11. Happened

Down1. A mention of something. A letter from a previous employer which explains why somebody is suited to a job.

4. Undergoing pain, hardship or stress.

5. Moved from one place to another.

8. Liked more than others.

11. Presented to be accepted or rejected.

D E E R R E D

C C U R D

C O N F R E C

P I L F R I N G

B U F F E R I G

I N F E R R D

D I F R I G

REFERENCE

SUFFERING

PREFERRED

TRANSFERRED

OFFERED

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All of the words in this crossword contain prefixes involving the use of a hyphen

hyphenshyphens

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Across2. To mark a quiz or test again.

3. To go back into a place.

5. To remove ice or prevent if from forming.

8. In the middle of the ninth month.

9. Against armed conflict between countries.

11. To look at something in detail again.

12. To work together.

Down1. To make different things work together. To match items of clothing.

4. A woman you used to be married to.

6. To share possession of something with another person.

7. A situation or thing that already existed.

10. To cover again.

R E - M A R K

R E - E N T E R

D E - I C E

M I D - S E P T E M B R

A N T I - W A R

R E - E X A M N E

C O - O P E R A E

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HYPHENATED WORDSHYPHENATED WORDS

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Across4. Without a beard or a moustache.

5. Extremely sharp.

9. Easily annoyed or made angry.

10. Appearing in need of sleep or a rest.

12. The mother of your husband or wife.

13. A way of cleaning clothes without water.

14. Known or recognised by many people.

Down1. Not new. Having had a previous owner.

2. Willing to consider new ideas.

3. Without energy or enthusiasm.

6. A picture an artist draws or paints of themself.

7. Aware of everything.

8. A place where large numbers of cars can be left.

11. An animal with an appetite for human flesh.

All of the words in this crossword contain pairs of words joined using a hyphen

L E N - S H A V E N

R A Z O R - H A R P

B A D T E M P E R E

I E D - L O K I N G

M O H E R - I - L A

D Y - C L E N I N G

OPEN-MINDED

ALL-KNOWING

SECOND-HAND

HALF-HEARTED

CAR-PARK

MAN-EATING

SELF-PORTRAIT

W E L L - K N O W14

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HYPHENATED WORDSHYPHENATED WORDS

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You might find these words useful: all bad car clean dry eat half hand heart in know law look man mind mother open park portrait razor second self sharp shave temper tire well

Across4. Without a beard or a moustache.

5. Extremely sharp.

9. Easily annoyed or made angry.

10. Appearing in need of sleep or a rest.

12. The mother of your husband or wife.

13. A way of cleaning clothes without water.

14. Known or recognised by many people.

Down1. Not new. Having had a previous owner.

2. Willing to consider new ideas.

3. Without energy or enthusiasm.

6. A picture an artist draws or paints of themself.

7. Aware of everything.

8. A place where large numbers of cars can be left.

11. An animal with an appetite for human flesh.

All of the words in this crossword contain pairs of words joined using a hyphen

L E N - S H A V E N

R A Z O R - H A R P

B A D T E M P E R E

I E D - L O K I N G

M O H E R - I - L A

D Y - C L E N I N G

W E L L - K N O W

OPEN-MINDED

SECOND-HAND

HALF-HEARTED

CAR-PARK

MAN-EATING

SELF-PORTRAIT

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10 11

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All of the words in this crossword are homophones or words that are often confused with another.

homophones 1homophones 1

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Across3. Guidance or recommendations.

5. A raised place or structure where religious rites are performed or sacrifices offered.

6. Agreement.

8. To make something better or more attractive. Something that completes, fills up or makes better.

11. To change.

13. Something you have permission to do.

14. To offer guidance or recommendations.

15. A story or play which appears in instalments.

17. A result of action.

18. To invent a plan.

Down1. Not silently or in a whisper.

2. The headgear used to control a horse.

4. To do with a woman about to be married.

6. To have an effect on or make a difference to.

7. Polite praise or congratulation.

9. A thing which is made for a particular purpose.

10. A breakfast food often eaten with milk.

11. A passage between rows of seats.

12. A climb or movement upwards.

16. An island, especially a small one.

A V C E

S S N T

L T E R

A L T A

C M P E M N T

A L O W DA D I E

F F C TS R A

D V I S E

ALOUD

BRIDLE

BRIDAL

AFFECT A

ISLE

ISLE

CEREAL

DEVICE

ASCENT

COMPLIMENT

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All of the words in this crossword are homophones or words that are often confused with another word.

homophones 2homophones 2 A S S E D

M O N N GF A H E

L I E N C

G U E S

U E S T

L A

R C T C

P O C E E D

P R O H E Y

PRECEED

PRACTISE

MOURNING

PROPHESY H

ARD

LED

HERD

PAST

FARTHER

LICENSE

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Across1. To have completed the act of going by.

2. A prediction of what will happen in the future.

7. A male parent.

8. The time between sunrise and noon.

11. Action. The way of doing something.

12. A permit to do or use something.

13. Somebody who has been invited to stay at a home or attend a special occasion.

16. To start an action. To move forward.

17. To give an answer to a question without having enough time or information to give a correct answer.

19. A metal.

Down1. To come before something in time.

3. To perform an exercise or skill in the hope of improving.

4. A time before this movement.

5. To show sorrow for someone’s death.

6. To say what will happen in the future.

9. More distant than expected or than something else.

10. To authorise the use of something.

14. To have been told or informed.

15. A large group of animals.

18. To have guided someone or something to a destination by going in front of them.

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homophones 3homophones 3

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Across2. Aware of dangers. Not completely trusting.

7. An area with little rainfall. To abandon.

9. A contraction of the words ‘who’ and ‘is’.

10. To take something which does not belong to you.

12. Not moving.

13. A current of cold air in a room.

15. First in order of importance.

16. A belief or idea about how to behave or how something should be done.

Down1. Money earnt after paying for the cost of making and selling goods.

3. A pronoun often used in questions about the ownership of an object.

4. Moving downwards.

5. A person who has special powers which allow them to say what a god wants their message to be.

6. Holding or sharing opinions to ones that are commonly or officially held.

7. A sweet course eaten after a main meal.

8. A hard grey or blueish-grey metal.

11. A piece of writing in its first state which will be revisited and rewritten.

12. Writing and office materials.

14. Showing or feeling extreme tiredness.

All of the words in this crossword are homophones or words that are often confused with another word.

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