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Back in Forth
Based on the clue in parentheses, find a four-letter word that can be inserted backwards into the blank to complete a longer word.
Example: di____ve (a defeat)
Answer: dissolve ("A defeat" gives you LOSS, which is placed backwards in the blank: di_SSOL_ve.)
1. dis____s (horse movement)
2. mi____ce (high mountains)
3. l____ion (a Mexican food)
4. s____ing (food skin)
Example: di____ve (a defeat)
Answer: dissolve ("A defeat" gives you LOSS, which is placed backwards in the blank: di_SSOL_ve.)
1. dis____s (horse movement)
2. mi____ce (high mountains)
3. l____ion (a Mexican food)
4. s____ing (food skin)
Hint
Here are clues for the eight-letter words:1. deforms
2. lose
3. venue
4. abed
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This teaser was very interesting, I must say, but it was very difficult. I look forward to seeing more of these benevolent brainteasers.
That was a fun teaser. I found it fairly easy - at least I got all of them without the hint. 
Thanks!
Thanks!
interesting, #2 gave me pause for a moment but was easy overall
After 3 weeks on vacation, I needed a extremely easy teaser to get me back in the grind. This one fit the bill. 
I liked this teaser as I had never seen one like it before. I needed the hint for #1, but I got the rest on my own--needed to think just enough for a Monday morning!
#4 got me 
Well thought out!
Well thought out!
I didn't get the one with the horse movement, but the rest were doable without the hint. Thanks for a good one. 
I love this Teaser. I like all Language Teasers I am realizing. I just don't have the patient to figure the problem out completely. I'll get one part correct and give up on the second part. Math is the only subject that gives partial credit.Good Teaser, very well done...
It was pretty good I got it all correct 
love it..make me more...please
I could not for the life of me think what food skin was. It sounded soooo gross! Got all the rest though. Not too bad a teaser!
Interesting and easy.
I had a bit of trouble with "food skin" as well I was thinking rind then was starting to get dinner together in my head and reaslised I had to peel the potatoes - and voilà ! There it was.
I found 3 easy, and one tougher.
Pretty easy - I missed the fact of using a 4 letter word to fill in until I went back and read it again. I need to read instructions more thoroughly!!
Anyway - Nice teaser!!
Anyway - Nice teaser!!
cute; easy
ezy pzy, didn't need the hint, thanks!
Fun, easy and entertaining teaser. I breezed right thru this one and got all the answers very quickly. I also did not need to use the hint.
After reading the example, I said to myself, "Oh, I am not even going to attempt this teaser. I'd never be able to figure something like this out."...but, then I read the teaser and figured out each one VERY quickly! I didn't even have to use the hint. Maybe I'm smarter than I think!!
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