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There are pairs of words which can be interlaced or interleaved to form new words.

For example, PRIG and URN can be interlaced to form the word PURRING:

PRIG
URN

P R I G
 U R N


P U R R I N G


PURRING

For another example, HAS and ERE can be interlaced to form the word HEARSE:

HAS
ERE


H A S
 E R E


H E A R S E


HEARSE

Notice that in the first example, URN fits snugly inside of PRIG, but in the second example HAS and ERE are shifted relative to each other. It doesn't matter, as long as the letters are properly interlaced, meaning that each word in the pair contributes alternating letters to the combined word.

See if you can match each word in Column A with its partner in Column B and interlace them to form a new word. The resulting combined words should be fairly common, or at least well-known, so if you find yourself chasing obscure words then you may be overthinking it.

Each item in Column A is used exactly once, and each item in Column B is used exactly once.

Column A Column B
———————— ————————
AIL AERIE
AIR ALE
ALE ALOE
BLOND ALOE
BODE AND
CAN AND
CAR ANY
CLIP ARE
CLUE ART
CREWS ATE
CUE COLD
CUSS END
DAIS ERA
ERE ERE
FINS EVE
FOE FED
FUN HIS
HAIR HIS
HAS HOES
HINT HOT
HOE IRE
JUT IRE
LAND LET
LUGS LID
MOST LORD
PECS ODD
PIE ODD
POLS ODD
PROS ODE
SAND OLD
SET OLD
SET OLD
SHOE OLD
SLID ONE
SOLD ONE
SUED OPS
SUNS ORE
TAGS ORE
TERM ORES
TIE PAY
TOE PIE
TOP RED
TOPS RUE
TRAY RUE
VIE TIE
VIE WAS
WOE WAY

The first step is to observe that there are only 2 5-letter words in the left column, which have to be paired with 4- or 5-letter ones in the right one. A short search yields

BLOND + ALOE = BALLOONED


CREWS + AERIE = CAREER-WISE

After that we're done with 5-letter words on both sides. The search on 3- and 4-letter words looks like it will easier to brute force:

AIL + FED = AFIELD


AIR + PAY = APIARY


ALE + LID = ALLIED


CAN + HIS = CHAINS


CAR + HIS = CHAIRS


CLIP + ALOE = CALLIOPE


CLUE + OLD = COLLUDE


CUE + OPS = COUPES


CUSS + ORE = COURSES


DAIS + IRE = DIARIES


ERE + AND = EARNED


FINS + RED = FRIENDS


FOE + OLD = FOOLED


FUN + LET = FLUENT


HAIR + EVE = HEAVIER


HAS + ORE = HOARSE


HINT + ARE = HAIRNET


HOE + ODD = HOODED


JUT + ANY = JAUNTY


LAND + ERE = LEARNED


LUGS + ONE = LOUNGES


PECS + IRE = PIERCES


PIE + AND = PAINED


POLS + ODE = POODLES


PROS + ART = PARROTS


SAND + TIE = STAINED


SET + WAS = SWEATS


SET + WAY = SWEATY


SHOE + COLD = SCHOOLED


SLID + ALE = SALLIED


SOLD + PIE = SPOILED


SUNS + ORES = SOURNESS


TAGS + ERA = TEARGAS


TERM + HOES = THEOREMS


TIE + OLD = TOILED


TOE + OLD = TOOLED


TOP + RUE = TROUPE


TOPS + RUE = TROUPES


TRAY + HOT = THROATY


VIE + END = VEINED


VIE + ODD = VOIDED


WOE + ODD = WOODED

After that there are only three pairs of words that my dictionary couldn't crack:

BODE + LORD = BLOOD-RED


MOST + ONE = MOON-SET


SUED + ATE = SAUTEED