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Curtail 13
When you curtail a word, you remove the last letter and still have a valid word. You will be given clues for the two words, longer word first.
Example: Begin -> Heavenly body
Answer: The words are Start and Star.
1. Compassionate -> A relative
2. Frightening -> Blemish from injury
3. Notify of danger -> Armed conflict
4. Express gratitude -> Comparison word
5. Celestial body -> Arrive
6. Rectify; make better -> Prayer closer
7. String; wind together -> Duplicate
8. Golden-brown -> Mist; fog
Example: Begin -> Heavenly body
Answer: The words are Start and Star.
1. Compassionate -> A relative
2. Frightening -> Blemish from injury
3. Notify of danger -> Armed conflict
4. Express gratitude -> Comparison word
5. Celestial body -> Arrive
6. Rectify; make better -> Prayer closer
7. String; wind together -> Duplicate
8. Golden-brown -> Mist; fog
Hint
The words start with these letters:1. K
2. S
3. W
4. T
5. C
6. A
7. T
8. H
Answer
1. Kind -> Kin2. Scary -> Scar
3. Warn -> War
4. Thank -> Than
5. Comet -> Come
6. Amend -> Amen
7. Twine -> Twin
8. Hazel -> Haze
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What's so special about quiz #1? Two things. One, it has your clue. Two, it's hidden in the question number that is this teaser's last digit, plus the quiz's last digit. BTW, look in my wiki. Confusing? I don't care.
BTW, nice quiz MarcM.
What's so special about quiz #1? Two things. One, it has your clue. Two, it's hidden in the question number that is this teaser's last digit, plus the quiz's last digit. BTW, look in my wiki. Confusing? I don't care.
BTW, nice quiz MarcM.
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