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Post by avp60685 on Mar 26, 2012 7:44:14 GMT -5
We're all nuts  .. can you name us? 1. Big country in South America. 2. A pod is my pad. 3. This came down in Germany. 4. Confection ingredient. 5. Sneaking a look-on. 6. Gorillas show dominance by beating this. 7. May be found in the company of a witch 1. Brazil 7. hazelnut |
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Mar 26, 2012 18:25:51 GMT -5
#255 by taltos
Starting with a one-letter word or abbreviation, add a letter and rearrange the letters to produce the next answer. A clue is given for each.
1. Describing a 180 degree turn
2. Greek's 13th letter
3. e.g. Macadamia, pecan, or acorn
4. Large fish, usually found in small cans
5. Mum's sisters
6. Remove (someone) from position of power
7. Crazy person - or a container for #3!
8. Creatures of Greek mythology: half man and half horse
9. More loyal and devoted
10. Most slovenly or grubby; most earthy or vulgar
1. U
2. N
3. NUT
4. TUNA
5. AUNTS
6. UNSEAT
7. NUTCASE
8. CENTAURS
9. STAUNCHER
10. RAUNCHIEST
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Post by taltos on Mar 26, 2012 18:40:50 GMT -5
We're all nuts .. can you name us? 1. Big country in South America. 2. A pod is my pad. 3. This came down in Germany. 4. Confection ingredient. 5. Sneaking a look-on. 6. Gorillas show dominance by beating this. 7. May be found in the company of a witch 1. Brazil 7. hazelnut I think AntiArbitrator got all of these on the previous page, but feel free to try them yourself, too.  |
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Post by taltos on Mar 26, 2012 18:42:27 GMT -5
1. U
2. N
3. NUT
4. TUNA
5. AUNTS
6. UNSEAT
7. NUTCASE
8. CENTAURS
9. STAUNCHER
10. RAUNCHIEST Minor error... you're missing a letter in #2. Everything else looks good though. ![]() The last four puzzles HERE have yet to be answered. Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? ![]() |
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Mar 26, 2012 19:53:11 GMT -5
Oops, left off the U. NU Working on them. Each of the clues below describe a name of a candy. Can you name that candy? Example: Earth's neighbor = Mars. 1. Quiet giggles from the back of the room SNICKERS2. Infant child of The Sultan of Swat BABY RUTH  3. Cow juice / cowboy clothes MILK DUDS4. Baby chick chirps
5. Male parental unit that plays guitar 6. Galaxy MILKY WAY7. Signs of affection HEARTS8. Favorite day for working people FRIDAY9. Can't hold on to anything 10. Famous swashbuckling trio THREE MUSKETEERS11. Sun explosions STAR BURSTS_____________________________________________________ These seemingly "nonsense" words have pairs of opposites in them. For example: lshoorntg would be "Long /Short" (LshOorNtG). If you've noticed, the letters in the words are always in the same order. 1) Wfateirer WATER FIRE2) Grsokuynd GROUND SKY3) Rpoiocrh ROOF PORCH4) Frbeoiezle FREEZE BOIL5) Ppenecinl PEN PENCIL6) Wmaomnan WOMAN MAN7) Ldaigrhkt LIGHT DARK8) Ounvderer OVER UNDER9) Cdilreatny CLEAN DIRTY10) Riwrgohngt RIGHT WRONG
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Post by taltos on Mar 26, 2012 20:14:29 GMT -5
Each of the clues below describe a name of a candy. Can you name that candy? Example: Earth's neighbor = Mars. 1. Quiet giggles from the back of the room SNICKERS2. Infant child of The Sultan of Swat BABY RUTH ![]() 3. Cow juice / cowboy clothes MILK DUDS4. Baby chick chirps
5. Male parental unit that plays guitar 6. Galaxy MILKY WAY7. Signs of affection HEARTS8. Favorite day for working people FRIDAY9. Can't hold on to anything 10. Famous swashbuckling trio THREE MUSKETEERS11. Sun explosions STAR BURSTS7 & 8 are wrong (or at least not the official answer). The other ones you have answered look good. #3 is wrong.  The others are correct. ![]() |
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Mar 26, 2012 20:16:34 GMT -5
No, but I found 12.
PHEASANT
ANT
TOAD
ADDER
RAT
TURTLE
LEECH
HARE
EEL
LION
NEWT
TIGER
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Post by taltos on Mar 26, 2012 20:18:00 GMT -5
You're missing the same one I couldn't find.
Hint: it's a fish
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Mar 26, 2012 20:19:28 GMT -5
RICH POORI guess I am not allowed to alter the letters. 
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Post by taltos on Mar 26, 2012 20:20:54 GMT -5
I think that could be considered cheating.  |
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Post by avp60685 on Mar 27, 2012 6:49:04 GMT -5
4. Baby chick chirps=Peeps
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Mar 27, 2012 10:50:01 GMT -5
Correction on the candy puzzle:
PAYDAY
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Post by taltos on Mar 27, 2012 14:01:29 GMT -5
You are both correct.  Only 3 to go (#5, 7 & 9). |
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Post by taltos on Mar 27, 2012 14:12:20 GMT -5
This one still remains from the last page:
Can you identify the following songs and their artists?
1) Refrain from halting, the first person, immediately.
by Female monarch.
2) Multiple timepieces.
by Low temperature, stage production.
3) Unbleached, natural sweetener.
by Perpetual motion of small rocks.
4) Sugary infant, belonging to me.
by Firearms & thorny plants.
5) Refrain, from remaining on your feet, near myself.
by Poisoned insect injection.
[ETA: Re: #5 - I just realized whomever made this puzzle gave the lead singer instead of the band. The band could be defined by this: "the organized civil force of a state, concerned with maintenance of law and order"
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And a few more to keep you guys busy:
I live above a star, and yet I never burn,
I have eleven neighbors, and yet none of them turn,
I am visited in sequence, first, last or in between,
PRS (& sometimes Q) are my initials,
Now, tell me what I mean.
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Each pair of hints below relates to two words. One of the words is the other one spelled backward. What are the ten word pairs?
Example: married, moisture
Answer: wed, dew
1. light source, rodents
2. dwell, wicked
3. retain, sneaking look
4. weapons, tight fit
5. portion, catching device
6. prize, furniture compartment
7. drinking aid, skin blemishes
8. stopper, big swallow
9. implement, stolen goods
10. precinct, illustrate
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Inside each set of the following words, there are a pair of smaller words. By putting & between them, lo & behold, you'll make a familiar phrase. For example, "Thighbone/Swallowtail" conceals "High & Low."
1. Skyrocketing/Trolleyman
2. Thermometer/Apoplexy
3. Delaware/Bordering
4. Surprised/Trashiness
5. Throughout/Stumblebum
6. Gulliver/Clearness
7. Tragicomedy/Pentagon
8. Chinchilla/Magdalene
9. Terrestrial/Ecoterrorist
10. Thundershower/Intellectual
11. Firecracker/Misconstruing
12. Blockbuster/Doohickey
13. Shunting/Bespeckled
14. Proliferation/Climbable
15. Heartstrings/Consciences
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You feed it, it lives, you give it something to drink, it dies. What is it?
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The blanks in the following sentences will be filled in with three different homonyms (words that are spelled differently but sound alike) to make valid sentences. The dashes indicate the number of letters in the words. Can you fill in the blanks?
1. The cut on his _ _ _ _ won't _ _ _ _ in time for the race, so _ _ '_ _ have to drop out.
2. The man was so upset about being _ _ _ _ that he regularly _ _ _ _ _ _ himself up on the bed and _ _ _ _ _ _ his eyes out.
3. I couldn't _ _ _ _ _ any of the _ _ _ _ _ _ in the flower shop, because for some strange reason I had 50 _ _ _ _ _ crammed up my nose.
4. A bloodthirsty pirate will wander the _ _ _ _ and essentially _ _ _ _ _ everything he _ _ _ _.
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Take the given words, and by moving a single letter from one word to the other, make a pair of synonyms, or near synonyms. For example, given: Boast - Hip, move the 's' from 'Boast' to 'Hip' creating two synonyms: Boat - Ship.
1. Pain - Nil
2. War - Zoned
3. Routing - Tip
4. Shot - Teaming
5. Right - Blight
6. Our - Start
7. Strip - Tumble
8. Clause - Idea
9. Cash - Broom
10. Plight - Lam
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Post by avp60685 on Mar 27, 2012 14:22:44 GMT -5
9. Can't hold on to anything =Butterfingers
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Post by taltos on Mar 27, 2012 14:38:13 GMT -5
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Post by avp60685 on Mar 27, 2012 14:42:17 GMT -5
5. Male parental unit that plays guitar=Pop Rocks?
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Post by taltos on Mar 27, 2012 14:51:06 GMT -5
Yup
That just leaves:
7. Signs of affection
Which could actually be either of two very similar candies made by the same company.
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Post by avp60685 on Mar 27, 2012 15:02:21 GMT -5
would that be hershey's kisses or hugs?
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Post by taltos on Mar 27, 2012 15:39:27 GMT -5
Officially it's 'Kisses' but I think 'Hugs' fits the clue perfectly also.  |
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Post by avp60685 on Mar 27, 2012 16:33:07 GMT -5
thanks taltos
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Post by avp60685 on Mar 27, 2012 16:35:03 GMT -5
10. Plight - Lam=lamp light
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Mar 27, 2012 21:13:50 GMT -5
This one still remains from the last page:
Can you identify the following songs and their artists?
1) Refrain from halting, the first person, immediately.
by Female monarch. DON'T STOP ME NOW BY QUEEN
2) Multiple timepieces.
by Low temperature, stage production. CLOCKS BY COLDPLAY
3) Unbleached, natural sweetener.
by Perpetual motion of small rocks. BROWN SUGAR BY ROLLING STONES
4) Sugary infant, belonging to me. by Firearms & thorny plants. SWEET BABY O' MINE BY GUNS & ROSES
5) Refrain, from remaining on your feet, near myself.
by Poisoned insect injection. DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME BY STING/THE POLICE[ETA: Re: #5 - I just realized whomever made this puzzle gave the lead singer instead of the band. The band could be defined by this: "the organized civil force of a state, concerned with maintenance of law and order"
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Post by taltos on Mar 27, 2012 21:59:49 GMT -5
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Mar 27, 2012 22:33:43 GMT -5
I live above a star and yet I never burn:
The 7 on a phone pad
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Mar 27, 2012 22:53:43 GMT -5
Each pair of hints below relates to two words. One of the words is the other one spelled backward. What are the ten word pairs?
Example: married, moisture
Answer: wed, dew
1. light source, rodents ...STAR/RATS
2. dwell, wicked ......LIVE/EVIL
3. retain, sneaking look ....KEEP/PEEK
4. weapons, tight fit ...GUNS/SNUG
5. portion, catching device .PART/TRAP
6. prize, furniture compartment .....REWARD/DRAWER
7. drinking aid, skin blemishes....STRAW/WARTS
8. stopper, big swallow ...PLUG/GULP
9. implement, stolen goods....TOOL/LOOT
10. precinct, illustrate ....WARD/DRAW
These were clever.
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Post by taltos on Mar 27, 2012 23:36:34 GMT -5
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Post by avp60685 on Mar 28, 2012 7:51:09 GMT -5
7. Strip - Tumble=Trip-Stumble
8. Clause - Idea=Cause-Ideal
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Post by avp60685 on Mar 28, 2012 7:52:23 GMT -5
1. Pain - Nil=pin-nail
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Mar 28, 2012 7:59:55 GMT -5
You feed it, it lives, you give it something to drink, it dies. What is it? Thirst |
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.. can you name us?
The others are correct. 
Only 3 to go (#5, 7 & 9).
