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Puzzle ZRJA 



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Each of the 6-letter words below can be mixed up and then broken down into two common 3-letter words.

For example: NOTIFY = FIN TOY.
HELIUM
LATEST
ALMOND
ELDEST
SAFETY
RADIUM
DESERT
WEALTH
TRICKY
FUNNEL

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Answer
HELIUM = HUM + LIE
LATEST = LET + SAT
ALMOND = MAN + OLD
ELDEST = LED + SET
SAFETY = FAT + YES
RADIUM = AIR + MUD
DESERT = RED + SET
WEALTH = LAW + THE
TRICKY = CRY + KIT
FUNNEL = ELF + NUN

Alternative Answers
HELIUM = HIM + LEU
HELIUM = HUE + MIL
HELIUM = HUM + LEI

LATEST = ELS + TAT

ALMOND = DON + LAM
ALMOND = LAM + NOD

ELDEST = ELD + SET
ELDEST = ELS + TED

SAFETY = FEY + SAT
SAFETY = EFT + SAY
SAFETY = FAY + SET
SAFETY = AFT + YES

RADIUM = MUD + RIA
RADIUM = AMU + RID
RADIUM = AID + RUM

WEALTH = AWL + THE
WEALTH = HAW + LET

There are more answers with rarer words, but I've chosen not to include those.

 

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