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Midday
Which word is suggested by:
"Midday starting block last of the Mohicans second in command bottom of the barrel second guess at wit's end beginning of the end starting line early years"?
"Midday starting block last of the Mohicans second in command bottom of the barrel second guess at wit's end beginning of the end starting line early years"?
Hint
break it upAnswer
ABSOLUTELYmidday = middle of the word day = A
starting block = 1st letter of block = B
last of the Mohicans = S
second in command = O
bottom of the barrel = L
second guess = U
at wit's end = T
beginning of the end = E
starting line = L
early years = Y
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very clever
Though I didn't get it at first, it was fun!
i like this one! good work!
the only thing is 'at wits end' which would be s...but if you get every other letter it makes sense...
Nice teaser - ii liked it - but u need to put at wit en - not wit's - as the end of wit's is an s - t great teser well done!!
For those complaining about "at wit's end":
It is written just fine. if someone said "What are the letters in Scott's name?" you would say "S-C-O-T-T"
Likewise, "wit's end" is the same as saying "end of wit" which, coincdentally is "T"
It is written just fine. if someone said "What are the letters in Scott's name?" you would say "S-C-O-T-T"
Likewise, "wit's end" is the same as saying "end of wit" which, coincdentally is "T"
clever but beyond me at 4 a.m. need more coffee and/or brains.
Morer coffee here, too...lol
I figured it was a run-on sentence and left it at that.
Great teaser, tough enough, it should be obscure or some would complain too easy. Dumbbell wrote it?
didnt care for it
Best one I've seen for a while. I wouldn't have got it in a million years, was on the wrong tack.
Nice one!
Nice one!
Maybe it's me,but I thought this was bad.
I didn't really care for this teaser either.
I really liked this one!
This is a really good teaser, must have taken a lot of thought to get it just right. Dumbell is no dumbell when it comes to making up language teasers. I'd like to see more of these.
Very clever but too much before 2nd cup of coffee
I DON'T LIKE THESE, BUT IT WAS WELL WRITTEN. MY HAT'S OFF TO YOU.
I love knowing that the only people that gripe about this teaser are most likely the folks that could not solve it! I couldn't either! It was very clever though! Thanks for the challenge!
I am the Dumbell on this one! It was BRILLIANT! Never even came close & really tried. This is one of the best I've personally seen. LOVED IT. Didn't get it
By the way (I saw no errrors!)
GREAT JOB.
By the way (I saw no errrors!)
GREAT JOB.
i murray liked it.
What else could you ask for. I
realize now that I'm not as quick
as him and his comments are just candid!
Again Good 4U Dumbell
What else could you ask for. I
realize now that I'm not as quick
as him and his comments are just candid!
Again Good 4U Dumbell
Wow! This teaser was incredibly clever Once explained, it was pure delight in it's simplicity. Great job Dumbell (or Smartbell)
Wow, talk about obscure.
it was ok i didnt really get it but.. it was really good once i saw the answer good one!!
I was totally off base on this one. I was breaking apart the sentence all wrong. Great teaser, although I too thought the at wit's end was a bit weaker than the rest of the teaser
Most often I'm looking for meaning or comprehension of the words in the teaser. These phrases all had to do with "positions". I should have have known to go one step further with the teaser difficulty marker showing exceptional difficulty. NICE!
Once I new what the answer was, I knew how to figure it out. That is to say, I got it wrong
But it was a very good teaser. Don't pay any attention to the ones that complain hon. At least you are posting teasers. Thanks again.
Monday~
But it was a very good teaser. Don't pay any attention to the ones that complain hon. At least you are posting teasers. Thanks again.
Monday~
I wish I had gotten the point of the positions; I would have enjoyed figuring it out! I hope I get another chance to do a similar one some time!!
oh, beautiful. very, very nicely done. forget the gripers. i completely didn't get it. and then i saw the answer and was like "wow. that's smart." you should change your name. but. one little point: "beginning of the end". i thought that the beginning of the end was the beginning of "the end", and therefore "T" not "E".
i still loved it.
i still loved it.
I didn't get it but once I saw the answer, thought it was an awesome puzzle. good work!!!
I LOVED IT!!!! Could not Do anything like it! Keep em coming!!!
Great teaser. I didn't figure it out even with the hint. After looking at the answer I smiled. If I can't figure out a teaser in 24 hours, or get it wrong I rate it "hard." like this one. Still loved it.
Very, Very good!
Wow, waaaay too much thinking required for this one! Reminds me of passing notes in high school in a code only you and your friends could figure out.
I agree with BikerDank-seems you couldn't solve this without knowing some sort of code. Never saw this type before so maybe I'll do better next time.
Very cleverly made, love it
This was a clever teaser and I would have liked trying to solve it if I could have figured it out! Happy Monday friends!
AWOR. I still don't like this one, I thought it was poorly written and very confusing.
Great teaser, isn't this called an anagram?
I don't believe so, phyllisa; anagrams are simply words that, when their letters are rearranged, spell another word i.e. star, rats; part, trap; era, ear, are; eat, ate, tea; etc. Am I right, guys?
Way too obscure, especially for a Monday.
Yes, Wordmama, you are right, ABSOLUTELY.
I didn't get it at all. Even the hint didn't help me this time.
Whoa. That was cool. I was thinking it might be "Time", since each of the distinct phrases included words like midday, second, beginning, early, end... Not quite, I guess.
Totally awesome teaser!
Got it!!! Very fulfilling. Tough, but doable. Great job!
You stumped me completely, well done!
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