ANAGRAMMED NOVELS
No grown-ups on the island:
"Hello Deff Riots"
Lord of the Flies
Kratos kills Ares & gets this title, also the name of the video game series
God of War
In 2009 M.I.T. cut 8 varsity sports; slashing this one must've saved on greens fees
golf
Noisy term for a sudden failure in stock market prices, like the 22% one-day plunge on Oct. 19, 1987
crash
Proverbially, doing this "to injury" is just making things worse
adding insult
The Civil War is not fun:
"Thin White Gowned"
Gone With the Wind
In "Middle-Earth: Shadow of War" these evil minions learn from defeat & come back later with a grudge
orcs
In 2010 SUNY Albany cut 5 humanities majors; dropping this one made Homer & Ovid weep
classics
Success in relay races requires a clean pass of this item
baton
Whenever I talk about going fly-fishing with Leo DiCaprio & LeBron James, people accuse me of doing this
dropping names
More bloodsucking:
"Baked Warning"
Breaking Dawn
Inspired by Mexican lore, "Guacamelee!" finds agave farmer Juan gifted with the mask of one of these athletes
wrestler (luchador)
In 2015-16 the U. of Maryland University College got rid of these--course materials are now online & free
textbooks
This "In Cold Blood" author said, "Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor"
Truman Capote
amazon.com is just full of yellow bars that tempt you into purchases with this 3-word phrase
add to cart
1930s migrants on the move:
"Frog Weathers Path"
The Grapes of Wrath
Post-apocalyptic mecha-dinosaurs are just part of the fun in the PlayStation game called this "Zero Dawn"
Horizon Zero Dawn
In 2017 the president of this state university system announced 400-plus job cuts, from the Columbia campus to Rolla
University of Missouri
This term for a failure also refers to the situation seen here, making a road impassable
washout
This phrase means you can use your mouse to slide the item across the computer screen
drag and drop
Irish funeral party:
"Weakening Fans"
Finnegans Wake
This European-sounding game that fans call "G.T." bills itself as "the real driving simulator"
Gran Turismo
Drew University in Madison, near Elizabeth in this East Coast state, is slashing tuition 20% for 2018-19
New Jersey
Only 50 feet wide at some points, the Khyber Pass links Pakistan with this country
Afghanistan
In this subspecialty of psychiatry, you help substance abusers
addiction