You know the one where you have two words like fish - mix and you have to find one word which will come after the first, and also before the second, to make another word or phrase? In this example it was "cake"

I went one further and though of putting two words, in themselves a word or expression, to link two others in the ense of

cheese number? >>>> (cheese) rolling pin (number)
or
electric sandwich? >>>> (electric) fan club (sandwich)
or even
Associated ship? >>>> (Associated) Board member (-ship)

Here's a couple (OK, a couple of couples) to start with

role pepper

scratch keeper

diminished sent

below key

There's a virtual pint for anyone who finds a good two-word filling which isn't the one I intended

Diminished >>seventh heaven >>sent

Great answer primrose, Id been puzzling about that for a while !

Thanks

Scratch >>card game >> keeper

Role >> playing green >> pepper

You beat me to that, Primrose. Was going to say ...

scratch >> card shop >> keeper

Role play / play ground / ground pepper

Which one of us is heading for the virtual pint, Maggie!?

I think your play ground makes more sense...

Well it had better be you - in case I scored with my second one!


aha, sorry - just seen your second too! We can always have halves - it isn't even lunchtime yet

Cheers!

Cheers indeed!

(still puzzling - !)

Electric piano / piano tuner / tuna sandwich

well done


My original was play ground

card game keeper was my original for the other one so "card shop" is that maggiemay? is the pintworthy alternative

lateral thinking - can you drink sideways?




Right, just
below key
to get

so here are some more

padded box

star robin

dizzy mate

Padded envelope post box ?

"envelope post"...? not sure about that, any way, it wan't that, sorry

Scratch open door keeper

Padded cell...cell phone ... Phone box

Not sure about this but I've only got 2 seconds:

Star turn - turn round - round robin

Nope - but it works.

Barman - another, please!

dizzy spell/ spell check/check mate

That's right

Is below key still unsolved?

Below stairs / stairs door / door key

?

Cheese rolling?

Great game!

It's not that, no. Hint - some of these combine to make single words

like abc - jkl would be abcdef/ defghi / ghijkl

But not necessarily every step in this one does that

Try Club Claret

Cheese rolling is a regional custom in some parts of England (or perhaps it's only Gloucestershire) on high ndays and holidays (or maybe just one special day in May), where whole large cheeses are rolled down a hill and you have to chase them. Honest.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzMYYk9OIwU

I seem to think it was banned in one place beacuse too many people got hurt !! (as was a conker competition)

or maybe...

Below board/ boardroom/ room key

?

Not that, though you have a virtual pint for an alternative that works.


Can't think of anything that comes before claret

Below par / pardon / donkey

very clever!

Try: angel alone

RIGHT!!!


angel cake - cake stand - standalone?

Ah yes, I think I had heard of that!

OK its not a good one, let me modify to Club Tasting

Yes..too easy! Have a pint.

(thinks)
Club secretary / secretary bird / bird tasting... no

Club night / night owl / owl tasting... no

Club foot / foot fungus...

I'll keep working on it




Try this one:

Happy eye
?

What about :

club house - house wine - wine tasting ???

How about: bare room.

Barefoot / footpump / pump room ?

or substitute ball for pump ?

Happy >> hour glass >> eye

Ball is the one I had in mind, but Maggie's is good, too.

Got it in one, well done!

OK, here's the next

pole pies

?

pole star / starfruit / fruit pies
?

Not my original, but again - pint please, garcon!

OK, there's a theme here and they're really not very tricky (thought up in bed a bit too early this morning . . ) :

Grade - age
Grade - thing
Grade - o
Grade - wood
Grade - to go
Grade - paint
Grade - bearing
Grade - are doing it for themsleves


well, I ran out of inspritation by the end (and arguably even at the beginning). A couple don;t have a unique answer so you'd have to do all to be really sure of the trophy !

Grade >> one way >> to go

Grade >> seven sisters >> are doing it for themselves

Grade two / twosome / something

or equally -

Grade three / threesome / something

Now, I like this. Let's see

Grade SIX PACK-age

Grade THREESOME, FOURSOME-thing

Grade - o
Grade - wood
Grade ONE WAY to go
Grade - paint

Grade EIGHT BALL bearing
Grade SEVEN SISTERS are doing it for themsleves

Good one on the Grade 6 !!!

I had Grade six : six-teen : teen-age

On my list it was grade 3 being the three some - some thing but I know it could have been others (but the others have other answers . . .)

.

Grade four / four-ply / ply wood.