Logophile: Take It Back

Each of the clues below points to two words such that the second word is the first word spelled in reverse (or vice versa). The number of letters in each word is indicated in parentheses. Can you get them all?

Example: Reimbursed for baby’s underwear (6): repaid diaper

1. Poke flying mammals (4)
2. Kingly beer (5)
3. Rodman did a bad thing (6)
4. Intelligent streetcars (5)
5. Dug deep for twilled fabric (5)
6. Rebuke balls of hair (4)
7. Handmade sweaters smell bad (5)
8. Handled container for prizes (6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Answers:

1. stab bats
2. regal lager
3. Dennis sinned
4. smart trams
5. mined denim
6. snub buns
7. knits stink
8. reward drawer

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