Something to activate your brain cell...

1.       man
     -----------
        board

Ans. = man overboard



2.    stand
   -----------
       i

Ans. = I understand

ok?....get the drift?
Let's try a few now & see how you fare ???


3.  /r/e/a/d/i/n/g/

Ans. = reading between the lines


4.       r
        road
         a
         d

Ans. = cross road


5.    cycle
      cycle
      cycle

Ans. = tricycle


6.        t
          o
          w
          n

Ans. = downtown


7.     le /
          / vel

Ans. = split level


8.        0 !
    -------------
         M.D.
        Ph.D.

Ans. = two degrees below zero


9.    knee!
  ------------
      light

Ans. = neon light (knee on light)


10.        ii   ii
          ----------
            O   O

Ans. = circles under the eyes


11.      dice
         dice

Ans. = paradise


12.      t
         o
         u
         c
         h


Ans. = touch! down


13.     ground
     ---------------
         feet
         feet
         feet
         feet
         feet
         feet

Ans. = six feet underground

14.     he's / himself

Ans. = he's by himself


15.     ecnalg

Ans. = backward glance


16.   death / life

Ans. = life after death


17     THINK

Ans.  think big !! !

18 ababaaabbbbaaaabbbbababaabbaaabbbb....

  Ans.  long time no 'c'(see)