Twenty-one Words

Series IV: Compound Words : Puzzle 4

 

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The twenty-first word is a secret:

It's a compound word, and a noun, when preceded by 9 or followed by 8.
It's a two-word verb when preceded by 1 or followed by 18.
It can be an adjective as well, modifying 20, for example.
As a plural noun, the ones in your 6 can be 10, 11, or 12.

Email the secret word to me, Pacho!
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Include your name (or nom de plume, or code name)  and your favorite common phrase with the following structure:  _____ and ______.  (Examples: black and blue, over and out.) I'll include ten solvers' phrases in an upcoming puzzle and credit everyone who sends the secret word before the solution date.

Solution available Thursday, February 11.