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Back in Forth 13
Based on the clue in parentheses, find a four-letter word that can be inserted backwards into the blank to complete a longer word.
Example: di____ve (a defeat)
Answer: dissolve ("A defeat" gives you LOSS, which is placed backwards in the blank: di_SSOL_ve.)
1. s____ing (earth)
2. si____lk (felt reverent)
3. cam____e (chauffeur driven car)
4. s____way (bass; extreme)
Example: di____ve (a defeat)
Answer: dissolve ("A defeat" gives you LOSS, which is placed backwards in the blank: di_SSOL_ve.)
1. s____ing (earth)
2. si____lk (felt reverent)
3. cam____e (chauffeur driven car)
4. s____way (bass; extreme)
Hint
Here are clues for the eight-letter words:1. walking
2. footpath
3. tea type
4. racetrack
Answer
1. striding (DIRT - s_TRID_ing)2. sidewalk (AWED - si_DEWA_lk)
3. camomile (LIMO - cam_OMIL_e)
4. speedway (DEEP - s_PEED_way)
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good teaser kinda hard but it was good...
Good teaser, got 3 and 4, looked at the hint and got 2, but did not get number one.
Got all but #4 after quite a bit of thinking! Great teaser!
I liked it. Cheers
Had to use hints for 2 and 3, but got them all. Good teaser. Makes your mind twist around backward.
Really good one, made me think. Got them all after a bit.
Very clever. Hard I thought, but not impossible. Thanks for posting.
My mind must not be awake yet, I needed the hints (which I rarely look at) for all four this morning.
Needed the hint for #2, but got the rest.
I got one, forgot to check hints. Apparently I'm not awake, either!
Have a wonderful day everyone!
Have a wonderful day everyone!
Habs and gaylewolf. You are both wide awake. The author just gave strange words for her clues. I also struggled with this one, just like most of the people.
Fun and entertaining teaser; I got them all but it took awhile even using the hint for three of them.
Figured out one every few hours during free moments throughout my day today. (Also surfaced the challenge I have seeing/spelling words "backwards"!) Fun and challenging, thank you!
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