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Curtail K
When you curtail a word, you remove the last letter and still have a valid word. You will be given clues for the two words, longer word first.
Example: Begin -> Heavenly body
Answer: The words are Start and Star.
1. To look for -> To perceive
2. Use the mind -> Slender, narrow
3. Enclosed army vehicle -> A colour; darkening of the skin
4. A colour -> Thin, pointed piece of metal
5. Tree covering -> Metal rod
6. Timber; board -> Design; a scheme developed in advance
7. Bare, plain; blunt -> Celestial night light
8. Descended in water -> Celestial night light with orbiting planets
Example: Begin -> Heavenly body
Answer: The words are Start and Star.
1. To look for -> To perceive
2. Use the mind -> Slender, narrow
3. Enclosed army vehicle -> A colour; darkening of the skin
4. A colour -> Thin, pointed piece of metal
5. Tree covering -> Metal rod
6. Timber; board -> Design; a scheme developed in advance
7. Bare, plain; blunt -> Celestial night light
8. Descended in water -> Celestial night light with orbiting planets
Hint
The words start with these letters:1. S
2. T
3. T
4. P
5. B
6. P
7. S
8. S
Answer
1. Seek -> See2. Think -> Thin
3. Tank -> Tan
4. Pink -> Pin
5. Bark -> Bar
6. Plank -> Plan
7. Stark -> Star
8. Sunk -> Sun
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...chirp chirp chirp...
Easy, but fun to do.
made me think. very good teaser!
Very good. Almost like a crossword puzzle without the formatting.I find teasers and quizzes from the daily RSS feed, and today I hated the quiz but I love this teaser! I give a 10/10 for quality, creativity, and fun value. Although it is not hard, it is still one of my top favorites. I shall add this to my favorites as soon as I finish this review. I love this quiz! :Idea: You should make another like this!
Easy, but a lot of fun. More, please.
If you enjoyed this, I've already made a whole series of these teasers.
To Illusionist: the quiz of the day was mine too; at least you enjoyed the teaser.
To Illusionist: the quiz of the day was mine too; at least you enjoyed the teaser.
That was fun; I only missed the bar/bark one.
This was an enjoyable Teaser. Ah, I got a few wrong. didn't listen to the last part of the Instructions. Nevertheless, great work.
its nice
i unable got answer but its nice
i unable got answer but its nice
easy, but I loved it! Didn't get the clue (k) until I'd already gotten all the answers! lol
To MarcM1098 (The creator): I still very much like the teaser, but no hard feelings about the quiz, just not my favorite. Still a good quiz, just not my type...
It was a fairly easy one until I got to "stark" I got star, but not stark. I did not know that word. Otherwise easy and fun! Happy birthday to me. 91 today.
A couple of quibbles: 1) This teaser might have been more interesting/challenging if each curtailent had not involved the same letter of the alphabet, "k;" 2) The past tense of the verb "to sink" is "sank," not "sunk;" "sunk" the past participle. But preserving that distinction would have spoiled that particular puzzle item. But how about "poor in quality," and "word play," for which the answer would have been "punk/pun." Meanwhile, congrats to Babe on his/her 91st birthday.
That word should be "curtailment."
And the sentence should read, ",,,sunk is the past participle."
lukasiwicz if you search the rest of Marc's teasers you will find in addition to curtail puzzles for each letter of the alphabet, he also has a number of them in which the letter to remove is different for each word.
Happy Birthday Babe!
Happy Birthday Babe!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABE !!!!! May you enjoy many more.
Thanks cute bug for the wish. I am now 94 so you helped with your wishes.
Nice teaser and this time I missed one.
Nice teaser and this time I missed one.
Babe-I hope I'm still around when you reach !00.
Good teaser. I like the mix of really easy and slightly hard.
Fun and made me think, thanks!
Easy teasy. For me most were obvious from the first clue. Had to ponder a color that ends in 'K' for a moment, and had to use the second clue to get Star. Quick, fun, nice.
Easy, but ok. Had to think for a few seconds on a couple of them.
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