Two Of A Kind

Stephanie Dalquist, Alejandro Sedeno

HINTS:
HINTS IN PUZZLE:

SOLUTION:

  1. Start looking at the pictures, decide what they're of
  2. Notice pattern of similar words (some of these will pop out, others will require more thought)
  3. Pick out pattern: Every word-picture on the left can be matched with a word-picture on the right by changing only one letter
  4. Use the letters changed (on either side) to spell out a hint to the answer word. Depending on which side is chosen, get either "Christmas pudding coin" or "A Tanner British Monies"
  5. Get answer word!
DETAILED SOLUTION:

Outside columns are letters changed to make pair, Inside ones match order of pictures:

CROCKPANEA
HFISHFISTT
RPORTMASTA
ITAPIRPLAINN
SSINKCORNETN
TCASTTAPERE
MSTORMSTAIRR
ABARDSTABLEB
SCORSETRINKR
PSTAPLEBIRDI
UBULLMITET
DPLAIDLIONI
DBRAIDPOSTS
IMISTCASHH
NBONEMOATM
GGOATROOKO
CMICEBRAINN
OLOONBILLI
IPINESTOREE
NSTAINBOSES

ANSWER WORD: Sixpence

A sixpence was traditionally put in a Christmas pudding, and sometimes even in wedding cakes. In slang a sixpence was known as a "tanner."

Answer: SIXPENCE