Charade
A word or phrase is divided into two or more shorter ones. Example: scar|city. The spelling of each part remains the same, though pronunciation may change, as in TOTAL = outreached; ONE = outré, TWO = ached.
The solution: ALL = penchant, ONE = pen, TWO = chant. Notice that only the enumeration of the longest word or phrase (WHOLE) is given. The solver has to figure out the lengths of the shorter parts. However, it is noted if any shorter part is capitalized, hyphenated, or a phrase.
In a reversed charade, the parts are assembled and then reversed to produce the whole word or phrase. Example: ONE = red, TWO = rum, TOTAL = murder.
In a phonetic charade, the pronunciation of each part remains the same, though spelling may change, as in haystacks; haste, axe. See phonetic flats for more discussion.
For various flat types, one can have a [flat type] charade: the flat type is applied to each part-word, and the results are concatenated to form the long word or phrase. In general, only the enumeration of the long word or phrase is given. In solutions, the long word is listed first. Examples include, but are not limited to, the following:
Deletion charade: a letter is deleted from each shorter word or phrase, and the results combined into the long word or phrase. Examples: taped; ta(m)p, e(n)d and reindeer; re(m)ind, e(v)er. Invented by LeXman and introduced in April 2010.
Beheadment charade: the initial letters of the smaller words are removed, and the remaining letters are combined. Example: choice; (e)cho, (n)ice.
Curtailment charade: the final letters of the smaller words are removed, and the remaining letters are combined. Example: create; crea(m), te(n).
Transdeletion charade: delete a letter from each smaller word or phrase, transpose each result, and then concatenate . Example: Cincinatti; iconic, nation.
Palindrome deletion charade: a palindrome is deleted from each of the initial words or phrases and the results combined into the final word or phrase. Example: guile; gu(ardra)il, (no on)e.
A “transposal charade” is known more concisely as a transade (which see).
Sometimes we need the “inverse” of one of our flat types. For example, in an addition charade, a letter (not necessarily the same one) is added to each part-word, and the results combined into the long word or phrase. Example: blackened; back, end. Other possible inverses include transaddition (transdeletion), enheadment (beheadment) or entailment (curtailment).