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A Vile Beverage?
This is another in my series of rhyming word ladders. This one is a little more challenging than the others -- most people will probably have to work forwards and backwards to get all ten words. (At least, that was the goal when making the puzzle.)
Find all ten words referenced in this bit of verse.
The first one is a giant ship,
though it never saw a port.
Prepend one letter onto that
to make a covering, of a sort.
Replace the final letter:
a place that beasts might bed.
Swap middle two, insert an I
to find what's in your head!
Change B to G and then you'll make
something from a farm.
Move first to last, insert a K:
a workout for your arm.
Add C and C, and then you'll see
what walnuts fear from you.
Drop A-C-K and add an E:
what a fearful one might do.
Dump outer two, move last to first,
and have a little smile.
Delete the R and then you'll make
a beverage some find vile.
Find all ten words referenced in this bit of verse.
The first one is a giant ship,
though it never saw a port.
Prepend one letter onto that
to make a covering, of a sort.
Replace the final letter:
a place that beasts might bed.
Swap middle two, insert an I
to find what's in your head!
Change B to G and then you'll make
something from a farm.
Move first to last, insert a K:
a workout for your arm.
Add C and C, and then you'll see
what walnuts fear from you.
Drop A-C-K and add an E:
what a fearful one might do.
Dump outer two, move last to first,
and have a little smile.
Delete the R and then you'll make
a beverage some find vile.
Hint
The "workout for your arm" is not really something you'd do for a workout. It is an autumn chore that uses a lot of arm effort.Answer
ARK: The giant shipBARK: Covering (of a tree)
BARN: A place that beasts might bed
BRAIN: What's in your head
GRAIN: Something from a farm
RAKING: A workout for your arm
CRACKING: Walnuts fear this
CRINGE: What a fearful person does
GRIN: A little smile
GIN: A beverage -- which isn't vile at all!
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Very fun... I had to work it almost completely backwards which made it very challenging Nicely done!
A great teaser. I liked it a lot. The fact that it can be worked forwards and backwards made it easier.
I really like this one!
Great job! I didn't need to work backwards because I got the first part right away. But I like that you can get the answer from 2 directions.
That was a fun teaser and yes Gin is vile
Awesome Teaser, Very fun and well written, thanks!
Super teaser. With patience and lots of time it can be done. Thanks for posting.
Actually, I started near the middle - I got "Brain", worked back to "Ark," then finished it off with a swig of Gin! Nice piece of wordplay!
Thanks, Zaq24; these rhyming word ladders are a lot of fun.
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