Braingle: 'Curtail Y' Brain Teaser

Curtail Y

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Puzzle ID:	#46757
Fun:	(3.19)
Difficulty:	(1.63)
Category:	Language
Submitted By:	MarcM1098

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. Local region of land -> Determine the number
2. Small -> A metallic element
3. Sarcasm -> A metallic element
4. Red gem -> Cause friction
5. Slick -> Foot covering
6. Prepared -> Understand something written
7. Analyse; learn -> House frame upright
8. Paralysis of a body part with uncontrolled tremors -> Friends

Hint

The words start with these letters:
1. C
2. T
3. I
4. R
5. S
6. R
7. S
8. P
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Comments

dalfamnest Apr 19, 2010	A great end (?) to a great series, Marc; thanks!! I'm waiting for Z, of course!! That will challenge you - and us.
addie May 18, 2010	This was great, but I gots me a questiion... I do not understand #7 An, "upright house frame," is a "stud?" Someone please expain? addie
addie May 18, 2010	sorry, "House Frame Upright."
MarcM1098 May 18, 2010	Many houses are built on a light-weight frame. If you could look inside your wall, you would see upright pieces (usually 2-by-4s) called studs, and horizontal pieces called plates.
builder May 18, 2010	good explanation of a stud Marc, Though tin is a combination of metallic elements and not an element itself , close enough I suppose because even I could figure it out. Thanks.
bradon182001 May 18, 2010	Good teaser, really had to give several of them a lot of thought. Thanks for posting.
bluemage May 18, 2010	The "house frame upright" clue barely made sense, but I got it anyway. and Tin is an element... look at the periodic table.
tonjawithaj May 18, 2010	builder, Tin is an element of itself. #50 on the periodic table abbreviation of Sn. I lurve my periodic table!
patiencewithaP May 18, 2010	Great teaser! Needed the hint for the last one but got 'em all!
Jimmymo May 18, 2010	Fun! I came up with a different answer for #1. I had padd, and add. Use to referenceing different PADD's in the oil and gas business. Whoops!!
bear01 May 18, 2010	love these though you got me on count and county..we dont use the term county in Australia so much any more.. thanks for getting my brain going
Babe May 18, 2013	So many like these. After a while you get bored.
lukasiwicz May 18, 2013	These would be more challenging if the letter to be dropped from the end of the first word weren't always the same letter, in this case "y."
HABS2933 May 18, 2013	I enjoyed it as I always do. For those who want the challenge of not knowing the letter, just look at Marc's other teasers he has a bunch of those too. I am really surprised at those who did not get (as in understand) the "stud' one, I thought te fact that that the upright pieces of wood (or metal) that frame a house were called "studs" was common knowledge, I knew it, and I know nothing about tools or building or construction at all. Marc, I went to see if you've done Z yet, and noticed there are a number of letters missing! I know it can't be easy to find words that work for each letter that work in these (the behead ones as well), but I was looking forward to doing the whole alphabet before I tackle the ones that the letter is unknown.
MarcM1098 May 18, 2013	There is no "Curtail Z", I couldn't find enough words to do a whole teaser on just that, but I think there are few Z-ending words in the regular Curtail series (where each word ends in a different letter).