Solution: Supply and Demand
Answer: MICRON
Written by Kenny Young
Pair up the answers so that when one word supplies a letter to another, and each set of letters is then anagrammed, a two-word phrase is made. In this puzzle, all of the phrases are foods; for example, with the two words CALMER APPEAL, the word APPEAL can supply an A to CALMER. CALMER+A anagrams to CARAMEL, and APPEAL-A anagrams to APPLE. The patterns of blanks in each row are unique, which gives the order for the foods.
| Original words | Transferred letter | Resulting food |
|---|---|---|
| CALMER APPEAL | A | CARAMEL APPLE |
| EASES DEEMS | M | SESAME SEED |
| RESISTED NEW | I | DESSERT WINE |
| CHAPEL BEAM | L | PEACH MELBA |
| MAULING WELTS | L | MULLIGAN STEW |
| STAIR SANE | I | STAR ANISE |
| SAD POOP | O | SODA POP |
| SANDAL DIGRESS | N | SALAD DRESSING |
| CITE WEAR | T | ICE WATER |
| ABLER HATE | H | HERBAL TEA |
| MILED ATE | M | DELI MEAT |
| DEWDROP ARGUES | E | POWDERED SUGAR |
| TRACTOR SICK | T | CARROT STICK |
| THAW MERGE | E | WHEAT GERM |
| DICE AVERRING | R | CIDER VINEGAR |
The transferred letters, in order, spell A MILLIONTH METER, which is also known as a MICRON.