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The answers to the following definitions all start with the prefix "para". It might take a bit of lateral thinking to figure them out! For example, the definition: "Two places where a building is being constructed" would have the answer "Parasites".
1. Two tender green plant growths
2. Two 10-cent pieces
3. Two male bovines
4. Two shark appendages
5. Two untruths
6. Two furry family members
BONUS:
7. Two dorky guys from "New Joisey"
1. Two tender green plant growths
2. Two 10-cent pieces
3. Two male bovines
4. Two shark appendages
5. Two untruths
6. Two furry family members
BONUS:
7. Two dorky guys from "New Joisey"
Hint
Actual definitions for the answers:1. Canopies for slowing a fall from an aircraft
2. Models that form a basis of something
3. Morals or religious stories
4. Fuel oils
5. To deprive somebody of voluntary movement
6. Low protective walls
7. Distrustful or obsessively anxious patients
Answer
1. Parachutes2. Paradigms
3. Parables
4. Paraffins
5. Paralyze
6. Parapets
7. Paranoids
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Great teaser! I got some of them right... anyway, I liked it! Good job!
Very Punny! Good job!
Great teaser! Cute plays on words!
Got 'em all but the last which I do not understand.
Great puzzle! Do more!
Well done...!!...and thx 4 the "noids"
SS great fun. feste a nerd "dorky guy" from New "Joisey" is a Noid
Got them all. Loved the bonus.
Loved them all.I am ashamed to admit the first one was a real tough one for me.I thought parabud parachute just escaped me. Lot of fun though
Great teaser. Got all of them except for the bonus question.
Very fun and very clever! Would love to see more!
Its all in the accent Feste LOL
Loved this one even tho I didnt get the last one, thx 4 the fun
Loved this one even tho I didnt get the last one, thx 4 the fun
WOW something pleased Doehead at last!!!!!!!!!!!!!
awesome!! Love the paranoids! Very clever. didn't get it, but very nice. Missed parapets too. DOH!!!
TGIF!!!!!!!!!
TGIF!!!!!!!!!
loved loved loved
goin in my favs!
clever ! fun!
I got all but 7! lol cute! get it now!
Parapets- fun I got it but took me the longest!
I like that you gave the and the actual definitions in the hints to give people a second chance!
More please!
goin in my favs!
clever ! fun!
I got all but 7! lol cute! get it now!
Parapets- fun I got it but took me the longest!
I like that you gave the and the actual definitions in the hints to give people a second chance!
More please!
your instructions were very helpful too1
the fact that you mentioned Lateral Thinking is what made me understand and then figured out #1 and there... you go!!!
Well constructed
the fact that you mentioned Lateral Thinking is what made me understand and then figured out #1 and there... you go!!!
Well constructed
I just loved this one, lobo. It was fun and fairly easy. Paranoid gave me the most trouble. I didn't need the hint til the last one. More , please. Thank you.
Excellent Teaser. Well thought up, I didn't even think of the lateral connection of words. Silly me. Good job. That I have examined the first clue, for the second time, I can see the answers, clearly. This was learned.
By the way, I did not even get one correct.
I was doing great until I got to the last two. Very nice teaser. I thought the clue was very nicely done as well. thanks!!
Nice one, took me a while, and I didn't get them all but enjoyed the challenge. Thanks for posting.
Yeah, real nice teaser. I though paradise would be one of the answers, though.
That was fun! I got almost all of them. Give us more!
Made me laugh! Got them all but the last one as I was stuck on 'joiks'.
Great one! Loved it. I got them all but # 2. Fun and clever!
I really liked this one, lots of fun to figure out, easy but not too easy. I missed the bonus question - I kept thinking "what is paranerd", actually laughed out loud when I read the answer.( "DUH *slaps head*)
Nice teaser. Got them all,needed that accent shot for the bonus.
Needed the hint only for parapets!! Good wake-up exercise for the brain
I only missed 'noids'. Fun.
Loved tham all, but the last one is my fave.
thank you for that! somehow, it seemed especially right for a Monday workout-fun!
Got the first five, great teaser!
I did not notice I had done this one 3 years ago, but did it again and still liked it, but this time I missed two. Last time I only missed one. That is strange. Oh well, fun again. Thanks!
Missed the last two.
Still enjoyed it the second time
simple, but fun!
Thanks
Thanks
paraguidos?
Got 1 - 5 then gave up, FUN!
I was thinking paradox/paradigms or paradauchs(...unds)
I hadn't remembered taking this before, but certainly enjoyed it!
I hadn't remembered taking this before, but certainly enjoyed it!
I got most of them but I kept getting stuck on 'ParadOXES' and being confused as to why there would be a D in there! Never thought of paraBULLS... Whoops! Lots of fun
Terrific, fun, and well presented. This was entertaining.
And the bonus:
And the bonus:
Great teaser!
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