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Double Meanings

Category:Language
Submitted By:Bobbrt
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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




Answer:

1. WEEKNIGHT...WEE KNIGHT
2. PROPERTIES...PROPER TIES
3. RAPSCALLION...RAP SCALLION
4. ISLANDER...I SLANDER
5. REINCARNATION...REIN CARNATION



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Comments on this teaser


Posted by nickadeemus08/15/03
Very tough and VERY good.

Posted by oxymoronish05/11/09
Tough, but brilliant!!

Posted by builder05/11/09
wow bobbrt, that was incredible. I haven't seen this much challenge in quite a while. Thanks

Posted by gaylewolf05/11/09
WOW :roll: very difficult (for me, at least!) :oops: But I loved it! :) More like this, please! :D

Posted by auntiesis05/11/09
I only got the last one. :oops: :cry: :(

Posted by patiencewithaP05/11/09
Tough but fun! :D

Posted by tonjawithaj05/11/09
Fun! And I realize, now that I am terrible at these! :lol:

Posted by rt181905/11/09
Wow, I was really confused, but upon seeing the answers I got it! Thanks for a great teaser! :D

Posted by davidrools05/11/09
awesome! these are the kinds of things I think of when I see words that work like this. Great collection w/ well written clues!

Posted by UptheHill05/11/09
8) 8)

Posted by bradon18200105/12/09
I really had fun working on these. Can't say as I got them all, but it was fun trying. Thanks for posting. :o

Posted by Babe05/11/12
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. :-?

Posted by crazy10man05/11/12
Brilliant!!!!!

Posted by Maggiethe8th05/11/12
fun! I loved the answers once I tired of figuring- :lol:




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