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Operation: Mammal-Ectomy
Six words have had their mammals removed. The mammals have been placed into Group A. The remaining letters of each word have been placed into Group B. Your task is to reconstitute the words by merging each mammal with the proper set of letters. Other than merging the two groups together, there is no rearranging of the letters. Example: sand + pne = spanned (SpANneD).
Group A: bear, cow, dog, mole, pig, seal
Group B: cais, ial, ostn, phric, rded, rthe
Group A: bear, cow, dog, mole, pig, seal
Group B: cais, ial, ostn, phric, rded, rthe
Answer
bear + rthe = breather (BrEAtheR)cow + rded = crowded (CrOWded)
dog + ial = dialog (DialOG)
mole + cais = camisole (caMisOLE)
pig + ostn = posting (PostInG)
seal + phric = spherical (SphEricAL)
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I didn't understand the instructions referring to not rearranging the letters - only merging them. Therefore, I didn't even come close to getting any correct.
Tough one! But really creative!
Very difficult, excellent.
I spell 'dialog' as 'dialogue'...
What is it you want us to do???
Not worth even trying
Not worth even trying
Nov 01, 2011
This WAS tough.... i understood the question.. tht's it
Gosh, gang, the instructions for this puzzle, particularly with the example given, didn't seem all that opaque, but nonetheless, solving the puzzle wasn't exactly effortless, even if one had no difficulty understanding what was to be done. Nice little cognitive workout. Thanks, cnme♂.
I LOVED this puzzle and I understood the instructions, but I couldn't figure out camisole and spherical. I like word puzzles and this was a challenge! Thanks for posting. Now I'm wondering how did Bradon see this puzzle 4 days ago. Happy November to my friends in the snowy parts of the country! Keep warm!
It is great to see a new teaser. Although I didn't get them all I appreciated the challenge to my old overworked brain. After a long night of handing out goodies to over 100 hallowweeners I need the rest. Hello to all my friends and followers.
I missed the same two as Gaylewolf. Great teaser, it really got my brain working this morning.
Wow, got the first two, figured out how the two groups matched, but finally gave up due to time. Nice to have a fresh teaser, though.
I think these show up first in the browsers then become the daily teaser.
=)
I think these show up first in the browsers then become the daily teaser.
=)
I spent time trying to merge the first letters in Group B with the first mammal: Bear with cais; Cow with ial; etc. finally gave up - Now I get it!
Nice teaser - have to use my brain a little more on the next one.
Nice teaser - have to use my brain a little more on the next one.
Good one, and challenging. Took a while to figure them all out. Camisole and spherical really through a wrench in the works.
This one was too hard for me so I didn't even try. I feel like a quitter but I knew I was in over my head.
Our Halloween has been postponed til Saturday because of the storm, so I will have to get more candy because the first batch disappeared somehow.
Our Halloween has been postponed til Saturday because of the storm, so I will have to get more candy because the first batch disappeared somehow.
Tricky for me. I spell dialog as "dialogue" so I guess I was never going to get it.
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