Construct a phrase : A 4/5 or 5/4 or any 9-letter phrase (or 9-letter word) -- part 26

Change a maximum of 2 letters on each play.

Playing off:

b u Y / m a l l E t
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t a m e / b u l l y

b l a m e / t O R y

R e t r o / m a l L

a l l / m e t r I C !!

c l e a N / F i l m

l a n c e / B O i l

l a X / G o b l i n

g o l D / b l i n G

g o i n g / b A l d

....g o T / b a d / W i g !!

t o d a Y ‘ S / g i g

o g L E d / s t a g

s t o l e N / E g g

g l e n / C L o s e !!

0h woops, that has 2 'ns' , scrub that...

l e A D / t o n g s

s l o W / d e a t H

o w e s / a / d E B t

s U e d e / b o O t

R e b o o t / d. O. s. (disc operating system)

F O o t / o d o r s

....o, / t o o / G r o s S !!

s o o t! / N O / g o o!

OH this is so wrong! LOL!

s t o o D/ o n / L o g

d o / n o t / l o o K !!

l o o S E / k n o t

o A k / C l o s e t

N o / t a c k l e s

What a bad linebacker's stat line might look like after a football game!

H o t / a c k e E s (Caribbean fruit)

h o T / c a t / P e e

a t e / o c t O p I

N e a t / t o p i c

p i c K / a / n o S e

(Not your own, necessarily!)

...U s e / N a p k i n

n e W / B u s k i n (kind of boot_

s k i n n Y / b u N

k i n G L y / s u b

u.k. / E n g l i s H

h u s k / g R A i n

s h a k Y / r u n g

g r a y / s K u n k

s P r y / k u L a k

r a C E / s u l k y

y O u 'r e/ l a s T

s u r e l y / N o t !!

r e l y / o n / V E t

o l D / v e S t r y

s y l v A N / o d e

H e a v y / l o A d

a / l e a C H, / d o h!

c o l d / e a R T h

l e t h a r G I c

g a r l i c / t e A

As one that isn't a tea drinker, no idea if such a flavor exists!

a g i l e / r a t S

s i l V e r / J a g

e v i l / T s a r S

t s a r e v i C H

Good one!

r a W / c h i v e s

v e s i c U L a r

l i v e / M u s I c

s u A v e / m i c E

i c e / C R e a m s

I'm going to wager this person is probably dead:

B e r N i e 's / m a

G r a b / R e i n s

...b r i D L e / n a g !

b l i n d / r a g e

d r a g e E / T i n

i n t e g r a T e

g r e n a D i N e

O r a n g e A d e

S T r a n g e / a d o

Too many letters in post 69. Going off of 68 ...

g r a d e / a / e G G

a g e D / a d D e r

d e a d / g a T O r

a / C r o C / g a t e

t r I a g e / c o T

i / g o t / a / c Y S t

c o s t L y / a C t

I t ' s / c a l I c o !

c o c K t a i l s

I / l a c k / t i T s

a / s l i c k / W i t

w i l Y / s i c k O

o i l y / s w i L L

A / w i l D / l i l y

d a i l y / M A i l

m i l d l y / F a T

t a m E / f i l l y

y a K / f i l l e t

S i l k y / l e a f

f l i e s / a W A Y

s O y / w a f F l e

l o N e / w a I f s

f i n a l / s H o w

P o l i s h / f a n

n o i s Y / f l a T

f a C i l E / t o y

c R a f t y / l i e

S a l t y / r i c e

c r i s P / t a l K

T O t a l / r i s k

l o s t / t r a C k

l o c k / G a t E s

c o R N / s t a l k

t a l L / c r o W n

A l l o w a n c E

a / c o l e Y / J a w

a c a I / j e l L y

l y c R a / l a C e

c L e a r / W a l l

c a l l O w / l a D

l o c a l / l a w S

l I o N ' s / c l a w

w i c C a / s o U l

w a X / l o c u s T

w a l K / U s / o u t

o a k / l u s t R E

l a k e / T r o u t

t u r t l e / o I L

t o l l / r O u t e

t e l l / t r u M P

(... to go play in traffic!)

m e l t / S Y r u p

P u r p l e / s K y

E s p y / l e M u r

r e p l y, / s H m O!

r U m ? / p h e N o l !!

E m p l o Y / h e r

T h r e e / m o p S

T e A m / s p o r t

r e s o R t / S p a

M o r e / t r a s H

r e m o V E / a s h

S h a v e / A r m s

...h a I r Y / m e s s !

s e s a m E / r y E

s N a K e / e y e s

(That's what they call a "2" in various dice games - Double 1's)

n a k e D / s e e R

d a n k / s e W e r

r a n k / w e e d s

w e e k E n d E r

e P e e / 'n' / d I r k

d i r T Y / k n e e

F i r y / S t e e d (obsolete form of fiery)

i C y / d e s e r t

M y / c i s t e r N

Z e n / m y s t i c

c i t y / s m O K e

k i s S / m y / t o e

i V o R y / s t e m

A r t y / m o v i e

e v i C t / m a N y

m a N i c / e n v y

n a S T y / v I c e

i n / e c s t a S y

i s / a n N / s e X y?

O n y x / V a s e s

H e a v y / s O n s

s U a v e / B o y s

J o b ' s / v a L u e

j o v I a l / P u b

p u b l i C / j o Y

j u i c y / p l U M

j u m p y / c A l F

P l u m p / f a c E

p I l f e R / m a p

S e a / r i p p l E

r i p / U p / D e a l

d R e a r Y / p u p

If I saw one this color I surely wouldn't eat it!

r e d / p a p A y A

p a r a d e / D a y

r e a d S / d a T a

t a N / a d d e r s

a n d e a N / r A t

F a n / d a n C e r

f a n n e d / T E n

(fanned in another word for struck out in baseball, so in essence, a pitcher that struck out 10 batters)

d e f e a t / n U n

M u t e d / f a M e

m e d I u m / f I t

f u t i L e / d A m

F e d / f u l m a R

d a f T / l e m u r

d R e W / m u r a l

w a r m / G r u e l

m a u l / g r e B E

H a m b u r g e R

h u m b L e / H a g

h u g e / L l a m A

h u g S / C a m e l

u g l Y / s c a m S

s c a R y / s l u g

g l a s S / u r N s

r u g / s E a s O n (winter)

s u g a r / C o n e

M u g / D e a c o n

I c e / d R a g o n

o n c e / i / W a S

195: only 8 letters

whoops...

S e c o n d / a i M

s i c K / d e m o n

d e m i - J o H n s

M o d e R n i s m

i ' m / m o n e Y E d !

d i m / y e o m e n

m e n d / m y / UFo

f u n N y / m e m E

f u n K y / m A n e

f a k e / M u m M y

m u C k y / f a C e

c O m f y / c a P e

f a N c y / p R o m

p r o f a n I T y

n o S y / t a p i r

t r U M p? / a / s i n!

i n / s t I r R u p

i' M / p u r r i n G

p u T i n? / g r r R

i n E p t / g u r U

t i n Y / S u r g e

y e t i / g r u n T

B i g / t u r e E n

e n e r g E t i C

e n t i r e / K e g

t r i C k / K n e e

c e r I S e / i n k

s c r e e / L i n E

s A c r e D / e e l

d e s e c r a T e

c e a s e / F I r e

f r i c a s S e e

f a r / s e X i e R

f a s T / r i V e r

f A r / i s r a e L

f r a i l / r a T s

s t a r 'S / f / B r a

(F as in cup size!)

b r a s s / t a C K

s a b r E / c U t s

b r a s s / t u B A

O !!! / r u M / b a b a s !!

o u r / b a b I E s

r i L e / N a b o b

O b l o n G / b a r

o. / M. / b o l O g n a

(O. M. = Oscar Mayer)

b o o g I E / m a n

G a m i n g / b o Y

m i g H T y / b o g

m y t h i C / g o D

h i t / c y B o R g

i t c h y / W o r M

w h i t E / c o r N

I r o n i c / w I t

t o n i c / w i N E

e n t w i n i N G

g n U / i n / t e n T

A n / U n g u e n t

t e n / g a n G / u P

u R g e n t / T a p

p a g e A n t r Y

p a g e / F O r t y

a n g r y / t e a M

a / m a n g r O V e

o r a n g e / v a N

g o ! / a D v a n C e !

H a v e / c a R g o

L o W / c h a r g e

h a l F / c r o w N

f E r a l / c o w S

s c a r e C R o w

c a T s / c o w e r

w o r s t / c a S e

e a s t / c o A s T

B o a t ' s / M a s t

b R a N / t o a s t

a b a t t o I r s

F a s t / o r b i t

s t o r K / b i t E

D o G / s i t t e r

o r g A N i s e d

g r a n d s o N S

a n g r Y / B o s s

b r a s s / g o n G

b A g s / O' / s a g o

s o g g Y / o a T s

g a s s y / g o A t

a g o g / a t / P y X (a coin box)

T o g a / p a R t y

g a p E / a t / r o C

a g e D / a c t o r

(I know it's a proper noun but...) t r o c a d e R O

o r d e r / c o K E

e Y e / d o c T o r

t I d y / D e c o r

d i r t y / d e E D

d e H y d r A t e

d y e / t h r e a d

t h r e e / d E a d

J e e P / t r e a d

r a t / P E e - p e e

(I'm assuming we can add punctuation for hyphenated words where only the 9 letters count - the hyphen doesn't carry forward.)

r e p e a t e R S

H a V e / s t r e p

s e p t I C / e a r

r a p e / F i N e s

(Ok, I know they are charges, not fines, but charges is too many letters - Have fun in prison Harvey Weinstein!)

f r e s H / p i N e

s p e A r / f i s h

s i p / f r a P P e

p r a i s e D / p.M.

I N / d e s p a i r

i / p r O M i s e d

p r o m / d R e S s

s A d / s e r m o N

a d o r e s / m E n

a n D r o m e d A

d r o m e d a R Y

a e r O d r o m E

r e d / o r m o L U

l u r I d / T o m e

H o r R i d / t u m

P u t r i d / r o T

t r u M p / r i o t

M u m / p A r r o t

u m p? / I / a m / o U t?

m a D / p o i u Y t (the impossible trident featured in MAD magazine)

p a i d / m o N E y

p a L e / d E m o n

m e d l a R / p I e

r i p e / a P P l e

a p T / T i p p l e

M e t a l / p i p E

M e e t / a / p i m p /

e m p T Y / p i t a

m e A T / p a t t y

M y / a t t e m p t

t a t t y / p e G S

p e s K y / g N a t

p U n k / s t y L e

t I n y / p u l s e

l O ! / s p u t n i K !

p i G s / S t i n k !!

g i p s Y / k i n G

S A g g y / s k i n

k i s s / a / g R A n

g r a s s / k i L T

s k i r t / l a W s

M a ' s / k i r t l E

s i l e N t / r a T

t r A P / a l i e n

a p a r t M e n T

t O t / I n / p r a m

t a r n A t i o N

a / F o U n t a i n

a R i a L / f o n t

o a t / E C l a i r

r i c e / l a t K E

c e l t I C / a i r

A r c t i c / S e a

N i N e / c a r a t

t e n / c r a n i a

t a n / B r a c e S

s c a r e D / b a t

b a c t r I a N s

t i n / s c a r a b

r a c i n G / b U s

s c u b a / g E A r

s u g a r / c U b e

c I g a r / T u b e

F u t i L e / b a r

f r u i t C a K e

V i r u S / f a c t

Here's a "Virus Fact" - What goes best with Coronavirus? Lyme Disease! LOL!

c a v i t Y, / s I r?

f A r / a c u i t Y

#367- wonderful!

V E r i f y / c a t

f i e r y / R a N t

f r e t / a T / n i T

f a i n t / t I N t

E a t / t i f F i n

f i n e / t R a i t

a r C t i C / n e t

r e n T / a t t i c

t H i N / c r a n e

i n / a / t r e n c h

F i n c h ?/ W r e n!

w i r e / c h A I n

w e ? / i r a n i A N !

a n / A i r L i n e

n i n e / G i r l S

O i l / r e g i O n

g r e E n / l i M o

n e o N / S l i m e

S i X / l e m o n s

s i l e n T / m o G

g i A n t / m o l e

m o l t e n / a S H

m o R t a l / M e n

m e m o r I a l S

i / s l a m / D O o r

s i d E / m o l a r

l i F E / d r e a m

a / l U r i d / f e Z

a.M. / d r i z Z l e

O l d / m i z z e N

n o z z l e / T i P

B l i t z / ' n ' / z A p !

p i z z a / n I t E

e p i C / t i z z Y

t i N y / p i e c E ("epic tizzy" LOL)

i n c e p t i O N

i' M / n o t / F i n e

A / f e m i n i S t

m a f i A / H i t s

i' m / R a f F i s h !

a r m / f E T i s h

m a r s h / Y e t i

h a i r y / m e s S

s h a r e / m i L K

D a r k / s l i m e

d e N i m / s a l E

m e a s l e S / n O!!!!

m a l e / B I o m e (ie the microbes in your guts)

only 8 !

m o m M a / b e e S

s o m e / b e a N S

b e e R / s n o B s

s o b e r / n e W s

H e r / b o w e L s

h e / s H o w e r S

w A s h / h o r s e

w o r s T / R a s h

s o r E / w a r t s

s t r a Y / s o w S

o w N / a / s A t y r

W o w! / a / t r y s T

H o w / w a t E r y !!

t h r o w / a w A y

w o R R y w a r t

L o r r y ? / t r a M !

D r y / m o r t a r

m y r r H / r o t S

s t o r y / h O U r

o U r / t r u T h s

t h A t 's / S o u r

t o u r s / A s I a

s i t / a r o u N D

r u s t i C / M a n

r u m / T a s t i n G

m E r i n g u E s

g r i m Y / e W e s

g A m e y / w r e N

w a g e r / O n / m e

o L D / m a n g e r

g e r m a n / E l K

C a n' T / m e r g e

r a W / c e m e n t

t H E / m e n a c e

m a K e / e t h e R

e e L / m a r k e t

T e a / k e t T l e

W e / e a t / k e l P

t w e e D / C a p e

p e w t e R / c a R

w r a p / S W e e t

s p e w / w a t e r

w e e / s a t r A p

p U r e / w a s t e

w e ' R e / a p A r t

w e t / P a p e r S

s t e e p / r O a D

d r o V e / F a s t

v o t e / f r a U d

f u r t I v e / o X

L o v e / f r u i t

R u M / t r i f l e

D i m / f u t U r e

f u r N i t u R e

f u t i L e / r u n

f l u t e / A r i A

f a i r / a l e u t

t a , / l u C i f e r ! (for the corona virus)

r u l e / O U t / c a

(As in CA - Abbreviation for California, since CA, WA, NY, and MA are the ones hardest hit with the Coronavirus right now!)

O u r / S o l a c e

s e c u r E / l o o

l o o s e / G u r L

l o s T / v I g o r

o l D / s t o g i E

d o N A t e / l o g

g o n d o l I e R

o r g A n d i e S

d a n g e r o U s

u n d e r g o W N

n e w / g r o u n d

n o n - w u r Z e L (a turnip that doesnt meet the criteria?")

o u r / T U n n e l

n e u t r I n o S

S i X / t e n o r s

D i s H o n e s t

t i E d / s h o e s

s t Y M i e d / h o'

m i s t y / C o V e

m y s t i c / H e X

e x O t i c / m y T h

t h y m e ? / M i N t !

n U t t y / m i m e

G A y / m i n u e t

m a g i C / L u t e

u S E / g i m l e t

u g l Y / m i t e s

m y / g l u t e U s

N u t ? / l e g u m E !!

m e n / g e t / F l u

e f F u l g e n t

e f f e t E / g u Y

f u g L y / f e e t

g l e e / A t / f u N

g a u n t / f l e A

u R g e n t / f a X

e x t r a / D u n g

L e n d / g r O a t

o d D / a n t l e r

r e t a R d / d o n

(as in Don Trump)

r e t r o / d I a L