PARADE Magazine | Ask Marilyn--April 17, 2005: "What interesting property is shared by these pairs of words: back and draw; club and moor; diet and cite; even and edit; life and emit; memo and lair; nigh and pact; with and ward?
—Misty Covington, Sparks, Md.
Take your time, readers. This puzzle is not especially difficult, yet the answer is very satisfying. It appears at the end of the column."
Answer: Join the first word of each pair with the second word spelled backward, and a new word is formed. Example: memo + rial = memorial.
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