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Language brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You need to think about and manipulate words and letters.Language
Starting with a one-letter word or abbreviation, add a letter and rearrange the letters to produce the next. A clue is given for each.
Maybe your car does 0 to 60 in 10 sec., but can you do this "0 to 10" in 60 sec.? Go on - get out the stopwatch!
The hint provides the starting letters of all the words from #4 onwards.
1. Electronic (e.g. mail, commerce, book, cash, ticket)
2. Initials of the Queen of England
3. Sound-sensitive organ
4. British nobleman
5. Relating to kidneys
6. Rod and line fisherman
7. Return to a previous position or point of view
8. Open space in a forest
9. Storing wine in a special basement room
10. Describing (e.g.) pollens and dust that cause sensitive reactions
Maybe your car does 0 to 60 in 10 sec., but can you do this "0 to 10" in 60 sec.? Go on - get out the stopwatch!
The hint provides the starting letters of all the words from #4 onwards.
1. Electronic (e.g. mail, commerce, book, cash, ticket)
2. Initials of the Queen of England
3. Sound-sensitive organ
4. British nobleman
5. Relating to kidneys
6. Rod and line fisherman
7. Return to a previous position or point of view
8. Open space in a forest
9. Storing wine in a special basement room
10. Describing (e.g.) pollens and dust that cause sensitive reactions
Hint
4. E5. R
6. A
7. R
8. C
9. C
10. A
Answer
1. E2. ER
3. Ear
4. Earl
5. Renal
6. Angler
7. Realign
8. Clearing
9. Cellaring
10. Allergenic
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Quiet fun even though I did not understand at first
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