Braingle: 'Mixed Doubles' Brain Teaser

Mixed Doubles

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Puzzle ID:	#41740
Fun:	(3.17)
Difficulty:	(1.86)
Category:	Language
Submitted By:	SSVillalobos

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"

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Answer

1. Parachutes
2. Paradigms
3. Parables
4. Paraffins
5. Paralyze
6. Parapets
7. Paranoids
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Comments

EvilMonkeySpy3 Apr 29, 2008	Great teaser! I got some of them right... anyway, I liked it! Good job!
unklemyke Apr 30, 2008	Very Punny! Good job!
mosca May 01, 2008	Great teaser! Cute plays on words!
feste Feb 20, 2009	Got 'em all but the last which I do not understand.
perrygf Feb 20, 2009	Great puzzle! Do more!
ariel777 Feb 20, 2009	Well done...!!...and thx 4 the "noids"
builder Feb 20, 2009	SS great fun. feste a nerd "dorky guy" from New "Joisey" is a Noid
doehead Feb 20, 2009	Got them all. Loved the bonus.
allans37 Feb 20, 2009	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
donquixote235 Feb 20, 2009	Great teaser. Got all of them except for the bonus question.
crazy10man Feb 20, 2009	Very fun and very clever! Would love to see more!
saleprice Feb 20, 2009	Its all in the accent Feste LOL Loved this one even tho I didnt get the last one, thx 4 the fun
saleprice Feb 20, 2009	WOW something pleased Doehead at last!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jimmymo Feb 20, 2009	awesome!! Love the paranoids! Very clever. didn't get it, but very nice. Missed parapets too. DOH!!! TGIF!!!!!!!!!
tamjp Feb 20, 2009	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!
tamjp Feb 20, 2009	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
auntiesis Feb 20, 2009	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.
precious1026 Feb 20, 2009	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.
precious1026 Feb 20, 2009	By the way, I did not even get one correct.
here2 Feb 20, 2009	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!!
bradon182001 Feb 20, 2009	Nice one, took me a while, and I didn't get them all but enjoyed the challenge. Thanks for posting.
zjmyslin Feb 20, 2009	Yeah, real nice teaser. I though paradise would be one of the answers, though.
avonma Feb 21, 2009	That was fun! I got almost all of them. Give us more!
fishmed Aug 28, 2009	Made me laugh! Got them all but the last one as I was stuck on 'joiks'.
Babe Feb 20, 2012	Great one! Loved it. I got them all but # 2. Fun and clever!
HABS2933 Feb 20, 2012	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)
cutebug Feb 20, 2012	Nice teaser. Got them all,needed that accent shot for the bonus.
wordmama Feb 20, 2012	Needed the hint only for parapets!! Good wake-up exercise for the brain
JudyAWS Feb 20, 2012	I only missed 'noids'. Fun.
auntiesis Feb 20, 2012	Loved tham all, but the last one is my fave.
Maggiethe8th Feb 20, 2012	thank you for that! somehow, it seemed especially right for a Monday workout-fun!
phyllisa Feb 20, 2012	Got the first five, great teaser!