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Each pair of hints below relates to two words. One of the words is the other one spelled backward. What are the ten word pairs?
Example: married, moisture
Answer: wed, dew
1. light source, rodents
2. dwell, wicked
3. retain, sneaking look
4. weapons, tight fit
5. portion, catching device
6. prize, furniture compartment
7. drinking aid, skin blemishes
8. stopper, big swallow
9. implement, stolen goods
10. precinct, illustrate
Example: married, moisture
Answer: wed, dew
1. light source, rodents
2. dwell, wicked
3. retain, sneaking look
4. weapons, tight fit
5. portion, catching device
6. prize, furniture compartment
7. drinking aid, skin blemishes
8. stopper, big swallow
9. implement, stolen goods
10. precinct, illustrate
Answer
1. star, rats2. live, evil
3. keep, peek
4. guns, snug
5. part, trap
6. reward, drawer
7. straw, warts
8. plug, gulp
9. tool, loot
10. ward, draw
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Great! I got most of them, except number nine I said "Run, Nurrrrrrrr"
Cool puzzle...I got them all with some thought on 2 (which 2 I'm not telling ).....
Cool
Great and fun. I like ones like these, ones I can work through, that I don't have to be a genius.
Fun
good one
good one
i was confused like i always am...
May 24, 2005
part and trap was difficult, mainly because i thought ten could be considered a portion
it was hard.
Thought out very well
This is soooo cool! I'm going to email it to all my teacher friends!
May 24, 2005
I thought this was a good one but, I had to really think on a couple of them. It was sort-of hard.
I really liked this one. Fun to work them out. I was stumped on #9 and did the saame thing as Derek on the other one and said TEN - NET
Well, I couldn't work out the seventh one.. Fun anyway.
Well, I couldn't work out the seventh one.. Fun anyway.
Very good job! Made you really study the words and think!
I got half of them right! That was so fun that Im thirsty now!
This was fun. I could tink it out & get the answers! BPB
Jun 24, 2005
Cool. I enjoyed figuring them out but I got kind of stuck on #9. Cool anyway
cool, but i rush through things and I am impatient, so i didn't get them
fun!! and i got most of them!!
Very good! I also got stumped on #9, but got the rest right away. Good teaser!
First one could also be rat, tar
Tar used to be a light source.
Tar used to be a light source.
I got all but number five... I had ten and net.... great teaser... please submit more like that!
FUN
Good one. I loved it. I got 'em all, but was a thinker!
Too easy, but at least I got this one
EXTREMELY EASY! But very enjoyable. Thanks for a nice Friday delectation.
clever
Awesome puzzle. It's my favorite for the week. I got all of em, except #9. Great job!
good Job!! Got em all except #9.
Whew! You really made me work on this one! Excellent, gabe. Very teaser!
I've done some of these b4...but they were good! (I didn't really try so I kinda gave up half way thru and looked at the answer--I'm an impaitient person )....so good job!
i got 8 out of ten in like 3 min. missed the other 2. thought number 5 was ten/net
I have to admit some of these teasers are too tough for me but i keep coming back. this one was cake walk. mmm....caaaake!
Very nice...... Loved it!
that was good.
i only got about 4 or 5
i only got about 4 or 5
good job. it was fun!
Sorry, not the best. Although, with more time your future teasers could be funnier.
Heck, I thought this one was good. Everyone had trouble on #9, but the only one I couldn't get was #6. Guess I'm just on a different brain wavelength from you guys! Oh well, 9 out of 10 ain't bad!
nice....those were fun
I didn't get all of them, but that was still a really cool teaer. Keep up the good work!
Jun 24, 2005
LOVED IT! So much fun. Got all 10 but definitely had to think a bit for #5. Don't know why it caught me up.. but I did finally get it. Great job!
good teaser... I got most of them right away... a couple of them I had to think about though...
Very tricky! Great teaser! So fun! I didn't get any of them but its still coool!!!!
Fun stuff! Very cool teaser!
This was a really fun and challenging teaser. I got all of them right except number five and I could not figure out number nine. I agree with Derek J on number five, I thought it was ten, net. It makes sense. I added this one to my favorites. Very cool.
i only got two of them. it was fun keep up the good work!
This one was very clever, I had to stop and think on a couple of them.Nicely done
I love this one, way to go!
took me quite a while to get to all the answers but it was fun keep them coming.
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(not bad; quite easy)
(not bad; quite easy)
That was fun! I got all but numbers 6, 7, and 9. The rest I thought were pretty easy...but still a lot of fun!!
Very good!
Excellent! I enjoy thinking about the work that goes into developing these teasers.
Loved it. Got them all. No talky tonight, bad storm rolling thru. Bye Wish me luck in this darned trailer.
Easy, but fun. Unfortunately I'm also in the ten/net club... Your answer for #5 was much better. Great teaser.
Real good one. Ez, but great fun. Keep em coming 'loke.
THE THINKING HAT WENT ON THEN OFF.
EASY, BUT...GOOD..
EASY, BUT...GOOD..
Easy but fun. Only number 10 made me stop and think, but not for long.
I got them all easily. I needed that this morning
GREAT TEASER!! one of my favorites i have seen! i also got ten-net, and stumped on 9. i would love to see more like this that i can have some chance of figuring it out. keep 'em coming!!!
Got 8 easily. Great fun. Keep them coming!
I liked this one a lot. Made me do some thinking.Kiinda easy, but really fun.
Still wondering if I'm the only one who sees the "This is offensive" statement after each comment.What gives?
Still wondering if I'm the only one who sees the "This is offensive" statement after each comment.What gives?
Yesss! I got them all. go me.
No, bradon182001, you're not the only one who sees the "This is offensive" statement after each comment, but a little imp keeps check everyone's to hide his own offensive behavior.
Grand teaser, not an easy one but a doable one, and a clearly it took lot of work to make. Thanks Gabe1991.
Grand teaser, not an easy one but a doable one, and a clearly it took lot of work to make. Thanks Gabe1991.
Spectacularly Awesome Teaser! I figured ALL of them out! Woo Hoo! Keep them rolling. My best wishes to the creator of this Totally Amazing teaser. These type of teasers put creativity back into the working life. It is hard to put a difficulty rating on any of these puzzles, not knowing the education level of the maker. But, these are Absolutely Great. Keep Rolling.
It took me a minute to get the hang of it, and I got all but #s 6 & 9. Well thought out and lots of fun!
Enjoyed this one . Easy , but that is sometimesnice ,and i still could not figure out 7 . Thanks Gabe
Had me thinking on a couple, #5 & 6, but worked them out. Great job creating this one.
very easy, but good.
I love these. I got all but #9 and I still don't understand it. Good job!
2 hard 4 me!
This was a very fun and, for some like me, time consuming. It took a while, but in the end I answered 7/10 correct answers. A second teaser like this would be a great idea.
Loved 'em!!! Two stumped me, and when I saw the answers, I thought "DUH!!!" I'd like to do more of these!
great teaser! i missed 9 and 10, but got the rest fairly easily...
here's a good one for you:
baby underwear/get money back
(diaper-repaid)
here's a good one for you:
baby underwear/get money back
(diaper-repaid)
I really like these ones!
I missed #9
I missed #9
very nice good job
looooved it!! sooo much fun. keep these coming!!!!!
Not bad, takes some time. But for number 6, Portion/catching device, I had "ten (portion)/ net (catching device)" but your answers are probably better! Good work
These are really cool, you should make more and let me know where they are.
Ummm... this teaser was O.K .. but I kinda got confused. But if I understood I'm sure it would've been fantastic.
Loved this teaser!
Didn't get these two:
4. weapons, tight fit
5. portion, catching device
Thanks.
Didn't get these two:
4. weapons, tight fit
5. portion, catching device
Thanks.
good one!
I liked that one a lot! I missed #9 then felt silly when I saw the answer. Great job!
Got all the answers right FOR A CHANGE, good teaser, hard enough to make you think but achievable.
Loved IT!
How about something that is a challenge. This was way to easy.
I got them all except for the tool/loot one.
Nice.
Nice.
great quiz! I got every single one! I wouldn't have gotten #9 but I just took a quiz with straws so I got it!!!!
hey doehead where are all the challenging teasers that you have submitted?
oh that's right you haven't.
oh that's right you haven't.
I love palindromes! I got them all, but had to think awhile on number 5, as some of you have also said. Have any of you read the story "Hannah is a Palindrome?" It's a really cute story that got me so interested in palindromes.
I enjoyed this teaser--they don't have to be hard to please me.
I enjoyed this teaser--they don't have to be hard to please me.
Good one. I got all ten. Just tough enough to make you think but not so hard to make you get discouraged.
I got all 10 with barely a pause between them (note my handle), but I greatly enjoyed doing so! Thanks for posting.
GOT THEM UP TO NO. 10, IN CANADA WE DON'T CALL OUR JAILS PRECINCTS, SO WARD DIDN'T COME TO MIND - I REALLY ENJOYED THE TEST - LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT ONE.
Great teaser! Took me a bit to get #5...very fun!
wow, really fun teaser, i loved it
very funy
Fun, fun, fun. Easy, but much fun.
Got them all quickly except #9, which I thought was start/tarts. I looked at the answer before realizing start is *not* the opposite of tarts...
kinda embarrasing, making that simple of a mistake...
oh well, I enjoyed it anyway!
kinda embarrasing, making that simple of a mistake...
oh well, I enjoyed it anyway!
Oh, that was a fun one! I thought it was fairly easy and got them all but # 10 I could not think of a word for that one. All I thought about for precinct was a police station. Gayewolf did you think that also?
Fun. i liked it. they make me waste time!
I LOVED that one, and got them all quite easily. Some puzzles are just my thing! Thanks for posting! Thanks for the personal greeting, Babe! We do have lots of things in common, I'm sure! Have a beautiful Sunday, everyone!
Fun puzzle -- makes you think but moves along quickly.
Really had fun with this one it made me think and I got them, had trouble with #6 but worked it out. Nice job.
I did not know I had worked this one before so did it again and once again got stuck on #10. This time the only word I could think of for precinct was area and never heard it called ward, so I looked it up in my dictionary. It only gives area as an answer, but no ward. Anyway it was fun again.
Really enjoyed this one. Was able to get them all but some I had to start with the second word.
Will have to seek out more of these or write a few of my own.
Will have to seek out more of these or write a few of my own.
very well done...easy, but enough to get the juices flowing again this morning!!
I flew threw the first 8 correctly, then considered implement in verb tense so didn't get it and then gave up quickly on 10. Fun anyway!
Easy but fun. I liked this one - thanks for posting!
Got them all easily, but figuring them out was quite fun! Well done!
A bit too easy; one for the kiddies I feel!
Fun, easy and entertaining teaser; I got them all very quickly.
I enjoyed these. Got them all with some harder thinking on some than others, a nice mix. Looking forward to more of these.
Fun! Fun! Fun!
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