Whenever you want to OBLITERATE
Count to ten and try to wait
Take a deep breath
Avoid crystal meth
And soon you can open the Hormuz strait.
Whenever I hear the word obliterate
It makes me feel kind of irate
I picture a man
With little hands
Who speaks like he's in a deranged state.
J-ust
O-bliterate
P-andemic
O-f
S-ilent
T-hreat
I-n
G-ruesome
O-utbreak
Topic: Birthday of Jo Postigo (June 19)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
A-trocious
L-ink
L-ets
A-ilment
N-astily
M-ake
O-ne
N-otorious
T-hreat
E-mploying
M-ystery
A-s
Y-ou
O-bliterate
R-isk
Topic: Birthday of Allan Montemayor (May 16)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
S-anitation
A-lways
L-ets
L-ink's
Y-ucky
S-ickness
A-void
N-eatness
T-o
O-bliterate
S-pread
Topic: Birthday of Sally S. Santos (May 15)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
N-egate
O-ne
E-pidemic's
L-ethal
V-irus
A-s
L-ockdown
L-ets
E-veryone
J-ust
O-bliterate
S-pread
Topic: Birthday of Bro. Noel R. Vallejos (May 12)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
R-emain
O-ptimistic
B-ecause
E-nhanced
R-estrictions
T-imely
O-bliterate
S-ickness
A-nd
N-asty
T-hreat
O-f
S-pread
Topic: Birthday of Roberto Santos (April 28)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
J-ust
O-bliterate
Y-our
A-nguish
N-icely
N-egating
G-rief
A-s
L-ovely
L-ine's
A-wesome
M-use
O-pens
S-oul
Topic: Birthday of Joy Ann Gallamos (June 17)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
J-ust
O-bliterate
C-old
E-motion
L-etting
Y-ourself
N-icely
G-low
A-s
L-ovely
L-ife
E-mploys
T-he
O-penness
Topic: Birthday of Jocelyn S. Galleto (June 08)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
R-ays
O-f
L-ight
A-t
N-ew
D-awn
O-bliterate
D-ark
E-vening
V-iew
E-rasing
R-ain
A-new
Topic: Birthday of Rolando E. De Vera (March 25)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
I-lluminate
V-iew
A-nd
N-ew
B-eacon
O-bliterate
R-ainy
C-hill
E-ndorsing
L-ight
I-n
S-hine
Topic: Birthday of Ivan Borcelis (December 07)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
E-xcellent
L-ine
S-imply
I-s
E-xpressed
B-y
A-llowing
R-apturous
R-hyme
I-n
E-xceptional
N-ote
T-o
O-bliterate
S-orrow
Topic: Birthday of Elsie R. Barrientos (March 12)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
A-llow
N-ewness
T-o
O-bliterate
N-ight
I-f
O-ne
P-leasant
I-lluminate
M-orn
E-ndorses
N-atural
T-winkle's
E-arly
L-ight
Topic: Birthday of Antonio Pimentel (January 17)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
G-low
A-nd
B-right
R-ays
I-n
E-arly
L-ight
L-et
E-ffulgence
J-ust
O-bliterate
R-ainy
D-ark
A-nd
N-ight
Topic: Poetess Gabrielle Jordan
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
A-n
I-lluminate
L-ight
Y-ields
N-ew
B-eacon
O-bliterating
T-he
E-vening
R-ain
Topic: Birthday of Ailyn N. Boter (January 11)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
M-orn
A-nd
R-ays
I-n
A-pparent
R-adiance
O-bliterate
N-ight
A-nd
F-og
I-f
E-arly
R-efulgence
O-pens
L-ight
U-sing
N-atural
A-spect
Topic: Birthday of Maria Ronafie B. Roluna (November 15)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
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