Construct a phrase : A 4/5 or 5/4 or any 9-letter phrase (or 9-letter word) -- part 23

Change a maximum of 2 letters on each play.

Playing off:

l E s s / y e a s T
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s t a l e / R y e s

...t r y / s e s a M e

...s O m e / P a s t r y ?

# 3 is 10 letters; playing on #2.

't r y / a n d / a I m.

H i S / m a n t r a

m a n / t r a C E s . . .

s m a r t / a L e c

l e E 's / S ma r t.

m a P l e / t r e E

W e / t r e m B l e

w A r m / b e t e l

m e l t / b r a w N

w a n / e m b r Y O

b y r o n / P O e m

E n e m y / o r b

(#15 has 8 letters; playing on #14.)

p O e 'S /, n e m o 'S . . . . .

#17 has 3 letters changed (s, e, s); playing off 14 again...

E n e m y / o r b S

m o n s I e U r / B

I ‘m / b r u i s e D

d u m b / i D e A s

A d d / i - b e a m s

b e G / a n / i- P a d

a / b i g / p e n I S

p e a C E / s i g n

p e n c e / a / F A g

(Sorry, but had to after his idiotic and morally wrong comments about gay people around the start of his term as VP)

I p e c a C / f a n (common abbreviation of ipecachuana)

c a n c e L / a p P

l a p / c a n O p Y

p H o n y / c a l L

M o n T y / h a l l

(Let's make a deal everyone!)

l o C a l / m y t h

h A l t , / m a y o R !

l a Z y / t h r o W

h o t / w U r z E l (wurzel: English term for a turnip)

w o r t h / z e R O

r o z 'S / w r A t h

w o r s t / C z a r

c z a r / s w o r e

r o B / c a e s A r

r e D / s c a r a b

d r a b / a c r e s

s c a r e d / r a T

U / r / a / r a c I s t (Trump - "U R A" = "You Are A" in twitter/text talk)

(sadly unable to configure a fitting retort from the letters, ChessFanatic!) xx

c u r t / a s i D E

starbox - Trump supporter, huh? Best part about mine is I used twitter-talk to knock a tweeting president! What's even better is my next entry, changing 2 of your letters, targets another ding dong in DC!

d e a r / M i t c H

(Nobody cares what you think about your new title, it is officially yours now. So now, MOSCOW MITCH, when are you going to do the job of a senator and quit being the crook's Yes Man?)

r i G h t / c a m P

(tried to do something clever with 'MAGA hat', but failed!) x

g r i m Y / p a t h

t r U m p 'S / g a y

t r u m p 's / J a G

p E t / j a g u A r

j a p a N / t O u r

r o t u n D / a p E

G o / a S u n d e r

V e X / d r a g o n

v e n d o r / T a x

d r o v e / C a R t

I / c a v o r t e d

c a v i A r ? / R o e !

r i v e r / R o a D

a / P r o v i d e r

v a p i d / B o r e

p i e b a L d ?? / N o !!

b l a n d / p o e M

l e N d / b a n J o

b a n A l / j o K e

o a k U M .... / b a n e !!

T a u P e / k n o b

b o n k !! / t H u M p !!

D u m b / p h o t O

h o t / m o b / C A p !!

a I t c h / B o m b

B O o b / b i t c h

h o t / b A o b A b

t o b a G o / b a R

t a b o o / g a r b

a t E / b o o g E r

t a e - b o / o g r e

r o b / g a t e A U

o a t / b u r g e R

t u r b o / C a r S

c o u r t Y a r D

B a d / y o G u r t

N a S t y / d r u g

a / d r y / s I n u S

...r u i n s / A / d a y

s L a y / d r u i D

Here's an oxymoron:

d r y / l i Q u I d

d u l L / d i A r y

V a l i d / d u T y

R u d d y / l i a R !

a / r u d E / G i r l

r e g a l / d u K E

a / d u k e S / g a l

a g e d / s k u N K

This is where they need to be pointed - Not at innocent civilians in Wal-Mart!

g u n s / a T / K k k

W E / s a n k / t u g

w e a k / g n A t s

s t a g n a T e S

R a n / e s t a t E

D O n’ t / t e a s e

W e t ? / s o d D e n !!

B e n t / s w o R d

s t o n e w O r T

s w E e t r o o t

o, / V e e r / w E s t !!

s t o N e / e w e r

w r e s t L e / M e !

w A r m / s t e e l

a m s t e l / e E L

l e a s t / A B l e

b a t ' s / a W a K e !!

w a s a b I / t e a

b i s e C t / w a Y

S a y s / t w i c e

s e X / w i t H / y a

(And just to clarify, that is NOT an offer!)

...w h a t / i D e A s !!!

d i e / h a t E R s

W e i r d / t a L e

w e / G Y r a t e d

g r a y / t w e e d

P r a g U e / d e w

w a r p / S P e e d

s a d / p e e w I T

d e e p / w a t E R

r e a p / w H e A t

t h r e w / a / p e a

t h e / a p I a r Y

t r a i p S e / B y

F E y /s p r i t e

s L y / p i r A t e

a / s p r i t Z E R

r a p i e r / W I t

i r r i t a T e D

d r e a r i E S t

F a r / s e X i e r

f a r s i / T e x T

f a S t / e x i t s

M i N x 's / f a t e

E x a C t / f i n e

f i n I t e / a R c

r e c a n t / f i B

b a n / r i f L e S

T i n Y / f l e a s

M a n ' S / s t y l e

s t a T e s m E n

I / m e t / t e s L a

s a l t Y / m e A t

a t l a s / m t N S

s t a l E m a t E

s e a / B a t t l e

e s a U / 'N' / a b e l

n a u s e a T e D

d e C e n t / B u s

b u R n t / e N d s

r E d / b u t A n e

b a W d Y / t u n e

b a w L / A t / n e d

a t T e n d / l a b

b a l L e t / F a n

f a t a l / b l O W

t a l l o w ? / W a X !!

l o w l Y / t a x I

o i !! / w a l l A B y !!

N a T o / b y l a w

w a R n / I t a l y

w a r / l i t a n y

F l i n G / a w a y

f l E w / a g a i n

a L e / f l a g O n

a / f a l l e n / o X

f l a x e n / l E I

f i x / S e n a T e

f a t / s P H i n x

t h i n / p a s T A

a s t h M a t i C

c i t R U s / h a m

c i r C u s / C a t

c U t / c r O c u s

I don't know if you can cut bonded cells of a bacteria, but we're going to try it here (just to get another C in the picture!):

C u t s / c o c c I

c o u N t / i c E s

t e n / o u N c E s

s o M e / D u n c e !!

c e d e / m o n E Y

m A d / ' e e y o R e '

e y e / r o a m e d

a / S H o e / d y e r

e a r L y / s h o W

F r o w s y / h a T

h a Z y / f r o s T

s h a r E / t o f U

f r a t / h o u s e

h a t e / Q u o r N

q u I e T / t a r n

T i e / r a t t A n

i r a t e / N A n a

a t e / B A n a n a

b a n t a M / H e n

t E n / b a D / m e n

b a d m I n t O n

m i n t / a / C o I n

D i m / R a c i n o

(another new word learned! we dont have those in England! Initial thought was that it was a concatation of 'racist' and 'latino' - a Hispanic white supremacist!)

a m i d / c r o P S

c a R d i o / r E p

o / a / p e r i d O t !

W e t / d i a p E r

...d a M p / t r e w S !!

...s w e A t Y / p a d !!

...s a w / a / p O T t y !

...N a s t y / S p o t !!

s o F t / n a p P y

f o X y / p a n t s

....o f / s p a n D E x

Good one!

...I T / e x p a n d s!!

..a / W i d e / s p A n !!

w i s E / p a e a n

p e a H e n / C a w

c a S h e w / p I e

c h a p e L / P e w

c h e w / a p p l e

p a l e / w e N c h

c h e a p / w I n e

p a w / i T c h e S

w h e a t / c h i p

i N / c h e E t a h

h O t / c i n e M a

m a n i c / h o S t

S o c h a s t i C

c a t c h / C o W s

s h o w / c a c t I

s w i t c h / o F F

h i s / c o f f E E

H e ' S / o f f i s h

C h i e f / f o E s

o / M I s c h i e f !!

F i f e / m U s i c

N i C e / c u f f s

s c e N i c / R u n

n i c K / s c e n T

A n / A s c e t i c

c e L t i c / M a n

c a n t i c l e S

s c a n t / R i c e

c O M i c / r a n t

c o r m O R a n t

r o o m Y / c a r t

c r y / " m o r o N S !"

s c A r y / m o o R

m o L a r s / r o T

A m o r a l / s o D

wonderful!

s l o W / a o r T a (clogged with cholesterol!)

r a s t a / w o o l

r a t S / s w o o N

s n o w B o a r D

b r o w n / N o s E

n o r s e / w I n D

o d i n ' s / r U n e

s H Y / u n d i n e

s h i n T y / F u n

t i n y / S u s h I

i t ' s / s h A n D y !!

s t i n K y / h a M

t h i n / m a S k s

s k i P / m a t h s

R i s k Y / s p a m (luncheon meat a week past sell-by date)

m i s T y / p a r k

t W i N s' / p r a m

t O E / s p r a i n

G o t / s p a V i n (a disorder of horses)

p i n o T / v a t s

t a N / p o n i E s

O n i o n / p a t e

o p e n / t o n i C

p o i S o n / P e n

n o T / s p o K e n

o p e n / k n o t s

o A k e n / F o n t

k n o W n / N o t e

S o / n o t / "w o k e "

C o o L / t o w n s

R A c o o n ? / o w l !!

a r T / c o l o n Y

P o l I o / c a r e

p o o r / I l i a c

a l p i N E / r o c

p o r c i n e / P a

...c o r !! / M a n - p i G !!

... ’o i n K - O - g r a m’

...a / m i C r o / H o g !

...g r i m / B a c o N

g a m M o n / r i b

m o r b i D / H a m

A / m i L d / b o a r

m a G i C / l a r d

a / g i m c r a C K

B i g / c a m E r a

g a U Z e / c a m i

c i g a R / H a z e

g a r i S h / z e D

L a r g E / s i z e

g e l a T i N e s

i n g e s t / a l e

l e g a L / s i G n

s i n g l e / g a l

g a l l O n / K e g

l o n e / g U l a g

n o / l u g g a G e

l o u n g e / g I g

B i g / J u n g l e

T i n / b u g l e S

b l e s t / g u R U

l u s t Y / u r g E

s K y R ?/ g r u e l !

r I s k y / l u g e

u r g e / T O / s k i

r o g u e / t A s k

g o u t Y / a r M s

S m a r t / g u y s

s m I r K / a t / u s

s t r u m / U k E s

m u s k e t / G u N

g u e s t / m O n k

A U g u s t / m e n

a u g m E n t e D

e a t / m u d / n O W

m I n u t e / P a w

t w i n / p u m a S

w i n s O m E / p a

w i s p Y / o m e n

s E X y / w o m e n

w A x / G n o m e s

g a m e / S H o w s

g h R 's / a / m e s S

(LOL - Not Really, but had to use the letters for something! :-) )

m O W s / g r a s s

m o r E / s a s s Y

(What my daughter is each year compared to the year before!)

y a m / s o r B e T

S t o r m y / s e a

N o / m y s t e r Y

O H / m y, / n o / r y e

r o S E / h o n e y

h e R / H o n o r s

r A s h / o n / T o e

R o s e / t h o r n

h o t / F o r / s e X

W e / f o x t r o T

e x t o r t I o N

t o x i C / t r e E

e X A c t / e x i t

t a x e D / R i c e

e x t r a / W i d e

d e x t e r i T Y

t r i t e / T e x T

extrADite

e x H O r t / P e t

t e x t / h e r / E X

S e e / t h r e A t

R A r e / t a s t e

W E t / e r a s e r

w e / e e r I E s t

t w i s T / r e e D

d e t e s t / w A r

w a N t e d / s e X

w a x / S C e n t s

t e n / s Q U a w s

H e / s q u a w K s

q u e a s Y / s O w

s a y / q u e U E s

(As in challenging someone to pronounce the word correctly, such as in speech therapy)

s q u a R e / s T y

a / s e X y / s L u t

s l y / t u x e D O

e x l A X / t o / u s

l o s t / T a x I s

t o t ' s / E x i l E

l e s S / t o x i C

i N / A / c l o s e t

T e n t a c l E s

t e S t I c l e s

i s O S c e l e s

c e s s e s, / S i S

G e e ! / ...c A s s i s !

a c e s / s i X e s

(As in 2-pair in poker)

e x c i s e / T a X

t e a / c R i s e S

s i t e / a c r e s

e X - a c t r e s s

e x c e s s / a r t

c a r e s s / e M U

s e e m s / r u D E

s u m A C / s e e d

c a L m / u s e R s

Y O u / s c r e a m

o u R / c a m e r A

a / r a r E / m o u e

r e D / a u R o r a

a u r a / o F / I r e

E i r e / f L o r a

a / l o r i K e e T

W e e / t r o i k a

t e a r Y / k i w I

w H i t e / B a r k

D a r k / w i t C h

h A t c H / w a r d