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Ling O'Fruit
Each of the following clues describes two words. One of the words is a type of fruit. The other word is that fruit with one of the following changes: a letter added anywhere (apple applet), a letter deleted anywhere (orange range), or a letter changed anywhere (cheery cherry). There is no rearrangement of the other letters. No fruit is used more than once.
1) This is a devilish fruit.
2) This is a crippled fruit.
3) This is a happy fruit.
4) This is a criminal fruit.
5) This is a large fruit.
6) This is a tardy fruit.
7) This is a sullen fruit.
8) This is an up-to-date fruit.
9) This is a handkerchief worn by a fruit.
10) This is a popular dance among fruit.
11) This is a complaint by a fruit.
12) This is a weapon used by a fruit.
1) This is a devilish fruit.
2) This is a crippled fruit.
3) This is a happy fruit.
4) This is a criminal fruit.
5) This is a large fruit.
6) This is a tardy fruit.
7) This is a sullen fruit.
8) This is an up-to-date fruit.
9) This is a handkerchief worn by a fruit.
10) This is a popular dance among fruit.
11) This is a complaint by a fruit.
12) This is a weapon used by a fruit.
Answer
1) demon lemon2) lame lime
3) merry berry
4) felon melon
5) big fig
6) late date
7) glum plum
8) current currant
9) banana bandana
10) mango tango
11) grape gripe
12) pear spear
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That was one of the best teasers I have seen yet. Very creative.
Tough one !!! And fun !!!
I gave it max on fun and difficulty. I got a few of them, though. Liked it !!
I gave it max on fun and difficulty. I got a few of them, though. Liked it !!
Tough one !!! And fun !!!
I gave it max on fun and difficulty. I got a few of them, though. Liked it !!
I gave it max on fun and difficulty. I got a few of them, though. Liked it !!
That was fun to do. I finally gave up on currant though.
Good teaser. BTW I think you should spell your name CNNME (But what do I know?)
super fun!! The current was the hardest
Interesting, it was a little difficult and amusing. Something not always easily achieved.
Now that's what I call a challenge! I got a few but not all. Interesting, entertaining and DIFFICULT! Really liked this one.
It was very clever! I didn't get it, i had to cheet!!! I liked it tho!
!!HARD 1!!
that was fantastic...one of the best teaser...I gave you the max on both too...
Mar 26, 2005
Very hard but very fun
i dont get it
very good teaser! Very orginal!!! FAR OUT DUDE!!!!! LOL and braingirl i still luv u
very good. to that thing about it being cnnme, that wouldnt be the right word. its anemone, not anenome.
I loved it. very challengeing.i got a few of them with great diffulty
That was one of the most challenging brain teasers i have ever done. Very fun though
Loved it! Nice Teaser!
Loved it! Nice Teaser!
Great teaser! There were about three that were kind of hard to figure out, but I loved it - it's the challenging ones that make you think! And when you finally get them, you think, WOW, I am really smart! LOL!
Nice one. I thought you gave the answer in your example for number 3, cheery cherry. Good job!
WOW.
Didn't like this one at all. First time I did't like a teaser at all.
I was trying to figure out the fruit FIRST!
Great puzzle. I want to see more like it.
I thought this was pretty good! But for #5 - How about ample apple?
Great teaser. I didn't get any,but what do I know?
that was ok... not my favorite but ok... kinda weird!
This one was not a favorite of mine, I understood the concept but didn't like it.
I misunderstood it. I thought that you had to change/add/delete one letter on the first word of the clue. I just thought I was stupid. Keep up the good work anyway!
Absolutely brilliant teaser, THE best I've seen. Simple concept that's takes a bunch of thinking, with obvious answers you can't believe you missed.
i only got two of them !!!!
i still liked it , though !
I thought I was an expert, but you stumped me. Only got three right.
Wonderful! I only got around three of them right. Then I read the answers and it was like a light bulb moment! My work buddies really enjoyed it as well!
What a great teaser. You definitedly had to start with the fruit but that was not that simple either. I loved the challenge. Very creative. Took a lot of thought. Super! BTW I only got one, but I still think this one goes straight to my favs. Will share this with the granc\dchildren. Two of them have college entrance exams coming up. We'll see if they are smart enough to go. haha!
way kewl! could'nt get it any of them
My daughter and I did this one together. Between us both we only got 3! The ole' brain got a workout on this one. Thanks!
This is only the second day i've been doing these games so i didn't understand it fully. So i didn't do very well but once i matched the answers with the questions it was funny.
WhattaBLAST! Creative, Fun, Clever, Challenging, Unique ... I could go on and on and on and on ...
Definitely a FAVE!!!
Definitely a FAVE!!!
i didnt like it..the directions were confusing
WOW that was fun! Too bad...I only got one! banana bandana...i didn't think of currants or berries in general. On a scale of 1 to 10, it's an easy 22!
And wow...I've been saying anemone wrong for years... i just checked the dictionary, penguinatheart is right!
You lost me in the instructions, but thought this was innovative and interesting!!!! THANX!!!
this was dumb
it is a really cute puzzlie!!!
hey cool... i thot the sad fruit was a blueberry tho... it was my 1st thot... well, got TH@ 1 wrong... haha...
I'VE never
heard such LingO' in my life.
Very ingenious cnmne. That was a goooood teaser!
heard such LingO' in my life.
Very ingenious cnmne. That was a goooood teaser!
What makes this gay? 'Cause it's about a bunch of fruits? I don't get it.
NICE TEASER!
Tough and impressive. Even our old friend Imurray (remember him?) rates this one "WOW". I agree a complete example in the instructions would have helped, but maybe not. I haven't had any coffee yet so gave up in about 3 seconds and clicked "Answer". I have neither smarts nor patience without a hefty dose of caffeine.
Good one! Liked it a lot.
You spelled "fellan" wrong.
WOW!!!
I only managed to get "big fig" and "late date". Great teaser!
really cool n original !
i thought large - was plump / plum..
i thought large - was plump / plum..
I liked this one so much I dropped my 15min. rule and kept coming back to it all day. I got all but 2 and when I saw the answers...
Best ever teaser.
Best ever teaser.
This time around I got a few more than the 1st time. Really good one, going into my faves.
Fantastic! Took me a quite a bit of time to get them all. Well worth the effort.
Brilliant teaser, I kept working on it for ages. Didn't get a couple, but some of my results were different:
1) This is a devilish fruit. ???
2) This is a crippled fruit. - lime - limp
3) This is a happy fruit. - cherry - cheery / merry - berry
4) This is a criminal fruit. ????
5) This is a large fruit. - big - fig / ample - apple
6) This is a tardy fruit. - late - date
7) This is a sullen fruit. - glum - plum
This is an up-to-date fruit. - olive - live
9) This is a handkerchief worn by a fruit. - crape - grape
10) This is a popular dance among fruit. - tango - mango
11) This is a complaint by a fruit. - dig - fig
12) This is a weapon used by a fruit. - spear - pear
1) This is a devilish fruit. ???
2) This is a crippled fruit. - lime - limp
3) This is a happy fruit. - cherry - cheery / merry - berry
4) This is a criminal fruit. ????
5) This is a large fruit. - big - fig / ample - apple
6) This is a tardy fruit. - late - date
7) This is a sullen fruit. - glum - plum
This is an up-to-date fruit. - olive - live
9) This is a handkerchief worn by a fruit. - crape - grape
10) This is a popular dance among fruit. - tango - mango
11) This is a complaint by a fruit. - dig - fig
12) This is a weapon used by a fruit. - spear - pear
The first one was hard since I was trying rhymes. Some of my answers are different but still good.
1) This is a devilish fruit. DEMON LEMON
2) This is a crippled fruit. LAME LIME
3) This is a happy fruit. PEACHY PEACH / CHEERY CHERRY
4) This is a criminal fruit. MELON FELON
5) This is a large fruit. BIG FIG / AMPLE APPLE / PLUMP PLUM
6) This is a tardy fruit. LATE DATE
7) This is a sullen fruit. GLUM PLUM
This is an up-to-date fruit. CURRENT CURRANT
9) This is a handkerchief worn by a fruit. BANANA BANDANA
10) This is a popular dance among fruit. MANGO TANGO
11) This is a complaint by a fruit. GRAPE GRIPE
12) This is a weapon used by a fruit. SPEAR PEAR
A bowl of fun.
1) This is a devilish fruit. DEMON LEMON
2) This is a crippled fruit. LAME LIME
3) This is a happy fruit. PEACHY PEACH / CHEERY CHERRY
4) This is a criminal fruit. MELON FELON
5) This is a large fruit. BIG FIG / AMPLE APPLE / PLUMP PLUM
6) This is a tardy fruit. LATE DATE
7) This is a sullen fruit. GLUM PLUM
This is an up-to-date fruit. CURRENT CURRANT
9) This is a handkerchief worn by a fruit. BANANA BANDANA
10) This is a popular dance among fruit. MANGO TANGO
11) This is a complaint by a fruit. GRAPE GRIPE
12) This is a weapon used by a fruit. SPEAR PEAR
A bowl of fun.
Shame on youThimblenoggin! Most everyone wrote something nice, but you had to spoil it. It was a verry good teaser, but time consuming so I did not finish it. Fun though as far as I went!
One of the all-time greats.
Everyone please note that this teaser had 21 comments the year it was introduced ... and TWENTY-SIX comments the following year.
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Everyone please note that this teaser had 21 comments the year it was introduced ... and TWENTY-SIX comments the following year.
Also, we were pleased to note that Dad (BadBunnee) was the #02 commenter.
So ... don't try to tell us things are not getting worse at Braingle in the posting, editing, and commenting areas. And please stop trashing us because we consistently point that out.
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Mucho fun - missed #11 though.
Look at my comment in 2015 (back up about two). Still great, still challenging. Braingle still 'on the decline'.
Also check out our latest stuff; teaser #51741, "Ease Up !" ...
You'll love it and we're still kickin'.
But not much has changed (Braingle policy-wise or Ed-wise)
Is that an oxymoron; "Ed-wise" ??
(just kidding ... we need not lose our sensaYuma* .... do we?)
*somebody once said the best PUNS come from Arizona ..... huh ??
Jaye (LGM)
Also check out our latest stuff; teaser #51741, "Ease Up !" ...
You'll love it and we're still kickin'.
But not much has changed (Braingle policy-wise or Ed-wise)
Is that an oxymoron; "Ed-wise" ??
(just kidding ... we need not lose our sensaYuma* .... do we?)
*somebody once said the best PUNS come from Arizona ..... huh ??
Jaye (LGM)
I got hungry trying to solve this, the repeated mention of fruit did not help
Wow this might be the best teaser I ever read,
Wow this might be the best teaser I ever read,
Creative, challenging, fun. On my short list of faves. 'Nuff said.
An excellent teaser! Very hard and very enjoyable.
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