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The answers to the two clues in each line below are six letter words that differ by only one letter. Example, if you trade off the p from stripe with the letter k in the same position you get strike. (chevron=stripe, hit=strike)
1. sew___swap____
2. ravine__mounted gun____
3. grumble___green club___
4. short doze___Tabby's treat___
5. stronghold ___ranch animals___
1. sew___swap____
2. ravine__mounted gun____
3. grumble___green club___
4. short doze___Tabby's treat___
5. stronghold ___ranch animals___
Hint
The order of the letters will not change.Answer
1. Stitch, Switch2. Canyon, Cannon
3. Mutter, Putter
4. Catnap, Catnip
5. Castle, Cattle
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Clever Ideal. Good Teaser. Fun teaser. Keep 'em coming
I like almost all of your teasers, you are very good. Nice teaser
Fun, Fun, Fun - thanks!
nice teaser. i think you should change #5 answer to battle; cattle...very creative, though.
This was really a good teaser. Thanks...
good one, I like these wordy ones...
#3 got nap and nip forgot to add cat LOL. Nice teaser tho` thx
#3 got nap and nip forgot to add cat LOL. Nice teaser tho` thx
Your teaser was very good, but my brain, this morning, was very bad.
lol @ pisco
I got em! Oh, shoot, all cept the last one, cattle, castle. I didn't rack my brain very hard tho, because what's not flooded with um, ya know, stuff when you have a cold, is warped by cold medicine, took a double dose, ewwwww, too much! Anyway, your teasers are always fun, and very neat and tidy without a lot of errors or vaguenesses, I appreciate that, thanks!
I got em! Oh, shoot, all cept the last one, cattle, castle. I didn't rack my brain very hard tho, because what's not flooded with um, ya know, stuff when you have a cold, is warped by cold medicine, took a double dose, ewwwww, too much! Anyway, your teasers are always fun, and very neat and tidy without a lot of errors or vaguenesses, I appreciate that, thanks!
Great teaser. Had fun with this one.
very enjoyable, fun fun and more fun.
Thanks Peppermint
Very good teaser! Nice job!!!
Another good one, Peppamint!
Although I, too, was thinking "Battle/Cattle" for #5, Peppamint's answers do fit the definitions better. So there you go, Oneburtney.
Although I, too, was thinking "Battle/Cattle" for #5, Peppamint's answers do fit the definitions better. So there you go, Oneburtney.
Again, Peppa I think your teasers are the neatest ones out here. I love them. This was a very nice job. Thaks a lot!
It was confusing to understand ur question thats y i didnt go for it but when i looked at the answer i got it nice one but next time pls make ur question bit more clear
I got them all except for the grumble.
i like it
nice!
I didn't understand the directions until after I saw the answer...I really liked the idea, but maybe next time a little clearer directions would be helpful. Thanks for submitting!!!
I had to cheat on the first one as the six letter word category threw me. Once I saw how it went it was a piece of cake. I also thought a green club was some sort of fraternal org, and Tiger the spaz prez.lol.
Another nice one! Keep them coming
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wow i didnt get that but o well
Did not get all of it But it was fun trying. Great Job
Clever! Just difficult enough to make me stop and think.
Keep 'em comin'!
Keep 'em comin'!
Way to go Peppa..another good one.
Great one.
Difficult to swallow those directions, had to read it a couple of times.
Peppa, this is your best yet. Directions were OK to me.
Directions were very understandable.Answers were very easy.
I liked this one!!!
It was a good teaser, but I did not get the last one as I do not think of a castle as a stronghold. Queen Elizabeth lives in a castle. Hardly a strong hold. The Alamo was a stronghold.
I thought hill / kill for #2, no I guess not.
NICE THOUGHT-PROVOKER
Another good one peppermintp. I thought your directions were just fine, personally. Looking forward to more!
Excellent. I found four to be immediately obvious. #4 made me smile and chuckle audibly. Then I went back to #3, thinking it must be easy as well. Hmmm, grouse/blouse? No... Green club... Hmmm.. Sierra? Nothing works with grumble. Hmmm... check hint. Yeah, instructions were clear. Hmmm... Okay! Not easy! I give! Ah..... good answer.
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