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Fore & Aft
Fun: (2.7)
Difficulty: (2.79)
Puzzle ID: #18335
Submitted By: horse_luver Corrected By: ThinksForFun
Submitted By: horse_luver Corrected By: ThinksForFun
Language
Language brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You need to think about and manipulate words and letters.Language
The following teaser is fairly complex, so read carefully. There is one, real 3-letter English word in the blanks. This word will complete the word before it and the word after it. Example:
cl _ _ _ less would be
cl(aim)less
claim/aimless
Got that part? OK, now once you have all of those problems solved, the first letters of the mini words (in the example, "aim") form a word jumble. The hint describes the word jumble word. Got it? OK! Now get going!
NOTE: Numbers 5, 7, and 8 have proper nouns as part of the solution.
1) out _ _ _ ness
2) mai _ _ _ ture
3) in _ _ _ hal
4) fl _ _ _ way
5) mal _ _ _ land
6) for _ _ _ hic
7) ma _ _ _ way
8) mon _ _ _ light
cl _ _ _ less would be
cl(aim)less
claim/aimless
Got that part? OK, now once you have all of those problems solved, the first letters of the mini words (in the example, "aim") form a word jumble. The hint describes the word jumble word. Got it? OK! Now get going!
NOTE: Numbers 5, 7, and 8 have proper nouns as part of the solution.
1) out _ _ _ ness
2) mai _ _ _ ture
3) in _ _ _ hal
4) fl _ _ _ way
5) mal _ _ _ land
6) for _ _ _ hic
7) ma _ _ _ way
8) mon _ _ _ light
Hint
The word you get from the word jumble at the end can describe the way a duck walks.Answer
1) out _ _ _ nessout(wit)ness
outwit/witness
2) mai _ _ _ ture
mai(den)ture
maiden/denture
3) in _ _ _ hal
in(let)hal
inlet/lethal
4) fl _ _ _ way
fl(air)way
flair/airway
5) mal _ _ _ land
mal(ice)land
malice/Iceland
6) for _ _ _ hic
for(got)hic
forgot/Gothic
7) ma _ _ _ way
ma(nor)way
manor/Norway
8) mon _ _ _ light
mon(day)light
monday/daylight
Letters for word jumble: W, D, L, A, I, G, N, D.
Word jumble word: WADDLING.
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Good teaser!
Thanks Gizzer. Took me awhile to come up with it... I'm working on #2
Like it! Reminds me of some of my teasers...
Fun! Interestingly enough, I only got 5, 7 and 8.
Nice one H_L!
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