Brain teaser

[avp60685]

Right - Blight=Bright Light

[AntiArbitrator]

Posted by taltos
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 ROCK & ROLL
2. Thermometer/Apoplexy MOM & POP
3. Delaware/Bordering LAW & ORDER
4. Surprised/Trashiness RISE & SHINE
5. Throughout/Stumblebum ROUGH & TUMBLE
6. Gulliver/Clearness LIVE & LEARN
7. Tragicomedy/Pentagon RAG & TAG
8. Chinchilla/Magdalene HILL & DALE
9. Terrestrial/Ecoterrorist TRIAL & ERROR
10. Thundershower/Intellectual SHOW & TELL
11. Firecracker/Misconstruing RACK & RUIN
12. Blockbuster/Doohickey LOCK & KEY
13. Shunting/Bespeckled HUNT & PECK
14. Proliferation/Climbable LIFE & LIMB
15. Heartstrings/Consciences ARTS & SCIENCES
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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 heel won't heal in time for the race, so he'll 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 seas and essentially seize everything he sees

I have to think about the other two. Anyone feel free to help with them.
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[avp60685]

i am stuck as well! yikes! but i do know a good one:

In the morning I have four legs, in the afternoon I have two legs and in the evening I have three legs, what am I?

[AntiArbitrator]

Mar 28, 2012 12:22:15 GMT -5 avp60685 said:

i am stuck as well! yikes! but i do know a good one:

In the morning I have four legs, in the afternoon I have two legs and in the evening I have three legs, what am I?

This is a good one! Thinking about it.

[avp60685]

yep, it's supposed to be the riddle of the sphinx!

[taltos]

Mar 28, 2012 7:59:55 GMT -5 AntiArbitrator said:

You feed it, it lives, you give it something to drink, it dies. What is it?

Thirst

Nope.

[taltos]

Mar 28, 2012 12:06:44 GMT -5 AntiArbitrator said:

7. Tragicomedy/Pentagon RAG & TAG

While I suppose that could be a possible answer 'rag & tag' is not a common phrase, it's usually just 'rag tag'. There's another expression hiding in there.

ETA: heel / heal / he'll & seas / seize / sees are correct

ETA2: I already know the answer to AVP's riddle (for some reason I've been spending a lot of time in riddle forums... ) so I won't guess..

[taltos]

Each of the clues below describe a famous pair (example: Salt & Pepper). Can you name each pair?

1. Jingly sound makers & accompanying sounds heard on the Seven Dwarfs commute
2. Corny phrase used by photographers & thin crisp wafers
3. Small spherical play toy & a letter propagated to many people threatening bad luck unless forwarded
4. Mayberry's deputy sheriff & hollow round percussion instrument
5. A cheery, cheerful or joyous disposition & a unit of company stock
6. Long slender conifer leaf & message board continuous chain of postings
7. Kevin of "Six Degrees" trivia fame & chicken predecessors
8. Writing implement loaded with ink & bank employee that receives or pays out money
9. A paste made from ground goober peas & sweet spread prepared from Concord Grapes

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Use the syllables in the sylalist to complete the clues below. Each clue gives how many syllables the answer of it has. Can you complete every question?

Sylalist: com con dent e el el er fort junc man ment na nov o or or phant pi ro rus sat sau scor the tion urn

Clues:

1. Sign of the zodiac (3)
2. A Planet (2)
3. A Mammal (3)
4. Decoration (3)
5. Mansion (2)
6. Long Fiction (2)
7. Rat, Squirrel, etc. (2)
8. Quilted Bedcover (3)
9. Book of Synonyms (3)
10. and, but, for, so, etc. (3)

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And here's what's left to answer in the synonym puzzle:

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.

2. War - Zoned
3. Routing - Tip
4. Shot - Teaming
6. Our - Start
9. Cash - Broom

[AntiArbitrator]

Mar 28, 2012 16:20:04 GMT -5 taltos said:

Mar 28, 2012 12:06:44 GMT -5 AntiArbitrator said:

7. Tragicomedy/Pentagon RAG & TAG

While I suppose that could be a possible answer 'rag & tag' is not a common phrase, it's usually just 'rag tag'. There's another expression hiding in there.

ETA: heel / heal / he'll & seas / seize / sees are correct

ETA2: I already know the answer to AVP's riddle (for some reason I've been spending a lot of time in riddle forums... ) so I won't guess..

Thanks.

COME & GO

[AntiArbitrator]

Posted by taltos:
Each of the clues below describe a famous pair (example: Salt & Pepper). Can you name each pair?

1. Jingly sound makers & accompanying sounds heard on the Seven Dwarfs commute BELLS & WHISTLES
2. Corny phrase used by photographers & thin crisp wafers CHEESE & CRACKERS
3. Small spherical play toy & a letter propagated to many people threatening bad luck unless forwarded BALL & CHAIN
4. Mayberry's deputy sheriff & hollow round percussion instrument answered below
5. A cheery, cheerful or joyous disposition & a unit of company stock
6. Long slender conifer leaf & message board continuous chain of postings NEEDLE & THREAD
7. Kevin of "Six Degrees" trivia fame & chicken predecessors BACON & EGGS
8. Writing implement loaded with ink & bank employee that receives or pays out money PENN & TELLER
9. A paste made from ground goober peas & sweet spread prepared from Concord Grapes PEANUT BUTTER & JELLY

[taltos]

Looking good so far

Personally, I'm not sure I would consider the answer to #4 a 'famous pairing'... maybe it's better known in Scotland or military circles.

'Come & Go' is correct.

[AntiArbitrator]

Mar 28, 2012 18:22:08 GMT -5 taltos said:

Looking good so far

Personally, I'm not sure I would consider the answer to #4 a 'famous pairing'... maybe it's better known in Scotland or military circles.

'Come & Go' is correct.

FIFE & DRUM which I would have no idea what that means. or

BARNEY & DRUM

[taltos]

It's 'Fife & Drum'. Apparently a Fife is a type of flute. Um, yea.

[Mistermoonlight]

Mar 28, 2012 18:33:17 GMT -5 AntiArbitrator said:

Mar 28, 2012 18:22:08 GMT -5 taltos said:

Looking good so far

Personally, I'm not sure I would consider the answer to #4 a 'famous pairing'... maybe it's better known in Scotland or military circles.

'Come & Go' is correct.

FIFE & DRUM which I would have no idea what that means. or

BARNEY & DRUM

All this Barney Fifedom . . . we know what needs to happen: nip it in the bud, now!

[AntiArbitrator]

Nip it in the bud!

[avp60685]

6. Our - Start=Tour-Star
9. Cash - Broom =Crash-Boom

[taltos]

Crash-Boom is correct

But Star & Tour aren't really synonyms. Try moving a different letter.

[AntiArbitrator]

Mar 29, 2012 15:03:41 GMT -5 taltos said:

Crash-Boom is correct

But Star & Tour aren't really synonyms. Try moving a different letter.

I know what is. Hehe I'll tell you if you help with the fill in the blanks one.

Edit: I just got one.

2. The man was so upset about being bald that he regularly balled himself up on the bed and bawled his eyes out.

[avp60685]

6. Our - Start=sour-tart

now i think i have the right answer

[avp60685]

2. War - Zoned=ward-zone

[AntiArbitrator]

I think you are right but you have to get taltos' blessing. Good. Now I have one more of the fill-in the blank puzzle.

[avp60685]

4. Shot - Teaming=Hot-Steaming

[AntiArbitrator]

Sylalist
1. Scorpio
2. Saturn
3. Elephant
4. Ornament
5. Manor
6. Novel
7. Rodent
8. Comforter
9. Thesaurus
10. Conjunction

[taltos]

Blessing given Everything's looking good

I think this one is still remaining in the synonym puzzle (unless I missed the answer somewhere);

3. Routing - Tip

This one in the homonym puzzle:

3. I couldn't _ _ _ _ _ any of the _ _ _ _ _ _ in the flower shop, because for some strange reason I had 50 _ _ _ _ _ crammed up my nose.

This one in the famous pairings:

5. A cheery, cheerful or joyous disposition & a unit of company stock

And this riddle (as well as AVP's in post #302):

You feed it, it lives, you give it something to drink, it dies. What is it?

[taltos]

Mar 26, 2012 20:16:34 GMT -5 AntiArbitrator said:

Can you find 13 animals hidden in this line?

Pheasantoadderaturtleechareelionewtiger

No, but I found 12.
PHEASANT
ANT
TOAD
ADDER
RAT
TURTLE
LEECH
HARE
EEL
LION
NEWT
TIGER

There is still one missing here, too. Hint: it's a fish.

[taltos]

And don't forget about this one. AntiArbitrator figured out the clue on page 9, but the password still needs to be figured out.

[taltos]

This teaser is based on 'funny' alternative definitions a word could have if you broke the word up into its syllables and treated the syllables as words themselves. A list of words and a list of definitions is provided, it is your job to match them up.

They are meant to be a bit light hearted and may not have perfect
pronunciation so work the words in your head a bit. Having the definitions should provide help in this regard. Also note that sometimes the 'new word' syllables may not only be using one syllable in the word.

An example would be:
Word: Contemplate "Con template": A stencil that criminals are made from.

Words:

Avoidable___________Baloney__________Bargain
Bernadette__________Burglarize________Carpet
Control_____________Counterfeiters_____Enticing
Eyedropper__________Heroes__________Innovation
Misty_______________Palpitations_______Paradox
Parasites___________Primate___________Rationalize
Relief______________Selfish____________Solvent
Subdued____________Sudafed

Definitions:

• A preacher's panic when he stutters with his words
  
• Two physicians
  
• Like, a guy who, like, works on one of those, like, submarines, man
  
• What a crook sees with
  
• What a guy in a boat does
  
• A vehicle's under arm
  
• Untruth's that are.. errr.. sensible
  
• Politically correct term for a hole in a shoe
  
• Where some hemlines fall
  
• Cake component made of Tolkien treefolk
  
• Workers who put together kitchen cabinets
  
• The term given to the profits made by a pub
  
• Brought litigation against a government official
  
• What you see from the top of the Eiffel Tower
  
• A short, ugly inmate
  
• The act of removing your spouse from in front of the TV
  
• A rousing applause for the motel/hotel
  
• The act of torching a mortgage
  
• What trees do in the spring
  
• What the owner of a seafood store does
  
• A clumsy ophthalmologist
  
• How golfers create divots
  
• What a bullfighter tries to do
  

[avp60685]

Workers who put together kitchen cabinets=Counterfeiters
Two physicians=Paradox
What the owner of a seafood store does=Selfish
The act of torching a mortgage=Bernadette
What you see from the top of the Eiffel Tower=Parasites

[avp60685]

• Like, a guy who, like, works on one of those, like, submarines, man= Subdued

[AntiArbitrator]

Mar 29, 2012 17:31:54 GMT -5 taltos said:

And don't forget about this one. AntiArbitrator figured out the clue on page 9, but the password still needs to be figured out.

Still thinking about this one. Question to see if I am on the right track
Should I use anagrams to solve the password
or
Should it be a scientific response
Be an