Puzzle Me This, by Eric Berlin:

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So I've been here for a few days now and have yet to puzzle you guys in the slightest. Obviously this must change. Let's start easy and work our way up.

Check back tomorrow for the answers!

1. What two birds contain the letter string PARRO?


2. What two body parts are pluralized by changing all of their Os to Es?


3. PPGSTHWSL. What kids' song do you get when you add the right vowels and spaces to this string of letters?


4. PART  FISH  AIL  TONE. If you drop one letter from each word and respace what remains, what celebrity name can you form?
   
   
5. THORN  TEAS  STEW  SHOUT. These words can all be scrambled into new words with something in common. What are they?


6. You can put the same pair of letters around either side of the letters MA to make a food. What is it?


7. Take the name of a bird with five letters. Add a letter to the front, and you'll have a breed of dog with six letters. What are these words?


8. IDLE. What celebrity has this word somewhere within his name? (No, I'm not talking about Eric Idle.)


9. EG____. You can place a musical instrument backwards in the blank to make a word. What is it?


10. MORE  SOLO  AVENGE  HASTEN. These words can all be scrambled to make the names of world cities. What are they?

Eric Berlin, The Potato Chip Puzzles, YR mystery, Penguin Books