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Double Meanings
Below are definitions of words (with the length of the word in parentheses), followed by a clue for a broken version of the word. For example:
PONDERING (8)...Monarch after dieting.
Would result in the word "THINKING", which could be broken into "THIN KING".
Can you decipher the five words below?
1. Certain Evening (9)...Tiny chess piece
2. Deed Subjects (10)...Cravats that are suitable
3. Ne'er-do-well (11)...Onion performing hip-hop music
4. Hawaiian person, eg. (8)...Confessions of a scandalmonger
5. Buddhist belief (13)...Flower adorning a horse's bridle
PONDERING (8)...Monarch after dieting.
Would result in the word "THINKING", which could be broken into "THIN KING".
Can you decipher the five words below?
1. Certain Evening (9)...Tiny chess piece
2. Deed Subjects (10)...Cravats that are suitable
3. Ne'er-do-well (11)...Onion performing hip-hop music
4. Hawaiian person, eg. (8)...Confessions of a scandalmonger
5. Buddhist belief (13)...Flower adorning a horse's bridle
Answer
1. WEEKNIGHT...WEE KNIGHT2. PROPERTIES...PROPER TIES
3. RAPSCALLION...RAP SCALLION
4. ISLANDER...I SLANDER
5. REINCARNATION...REIN CARNATION
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Very tough and VERY good.
Tough, but brilliant!!
wow bobbrt, that was incredible. I haven't seen this much challenge in quite a while. Thanks
WOW very difficult (for me, at least!) But I loved it!
More like this, please!
More like this, please!
I only got the last one.
Tough but fun!
Fun! And I realize, now that I am terrible at these!
Wow, I was really confused, but upon seeing the answers I got it! Thanks for a great teaser!
May 11, 2009
im new soc i cnt do it......
awesome! these are the kinds of things I think of when I see words that work like this. Great collection w/ well written clues!
I really had fun working on these. Can't say as I got them all, but it was fun trying. Thanks for posting.
Yeah! Good teaser. I just did not feel like putting in the time it took to solve it. It is too late at night and I am sleepy. Good one though. Thanks.
Brilliant!!!!!
fun! I loved the answers once I tired of figuring-
Fun puzzle - thanks for posting!!
very enjoyable, nice to have an actual challenge once in awhile.
hardest one in a long time; thanks!!
No problem but I think Particular EveningS and tiny chess pieces would have been less misleading. Also Hawaiian personS and Confession_ of a scandalmonger.
How about:
Hair washing aid (7)...Artificial dog droppings?
What'cha got?
How about:
Hair washing aid (7)...Artificial dog droppings?
What'cha got?
hey ... jandjfrench ....
sham poo ???????
but ... but ... I'm a "cat person" ...
what's with the "dog" ?????
(all of us STILL laughing ... and for LOTS of different reasons) !!!
Jaye
sham poo ???????
but ... but ... I'm a "cat person" ...
what's with the "dog" ?????
(all of us STILL laughing ... and for LOTS of different reasons) !!!
Jaye
Interesting, interesting, interesting.
EVERYBODY 'raved' about this one but NOBODY challenged - for three years, yet - my solution to jandjfrench's non-puzzle puzzle.
STILL laughing, folks, as the "Braingle Strangle" (death-by-a-thousand-choke-holds) continues ... exacerbated by non-visits by members as well as totally arcane and enigmatic decisions by the Editors.
We (LittleGreenMan) & BB02 have a solution .... if anybody wants to hear it. PM us.
EVERYBODY 'raved' about this one but NOBODY challenged - for three years, yet - my solution to jandjfrench's non-puzzle puzzle.
STILL laughing, folks, as the "Braingle Strangle" (death-by-a-thousand-choke-holds) continues ... exacerbated by non-visits by members as well as totally arcane and enigmatic decisions by the Editors.
We (LittleGreenMan) & BB02 have a solution .... if anybody wants to hear it. PM us.
Now that was what I call a Brain-Teaser, thanks!
Solved most of them once I became familiar with the rules, but have never heard of: 'Scallion'?
Regardless, it was fun and a good work out for the grey matter!
Solved most of them once I became familiar with the rules, but have never heard of: 'Scallion'?
Regardless, it was fun and a good work out for the grey matter!
Outstanding! Pretty hard, but the answers were perfect, sometimes hilarious (rap scallion?? ). BTW, a scallion is a green onion.
This was wonderfully original, creative and clever. It's going in my short (but growing) list of faves.
This was wonderfully original, creative and clever. It's going in my short (but growing) list of faves.
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