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Curtail P
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. Bend out of shape -> Armed conflict
2. Muscle contraction -> Pack to capacity
3. Pass over; omit -> Glide on snow
4. Wet -> Large water barrier
5. Marsh; bog -> Moved through water
6. Waterproof canvas -> Pitch; oily residue
7. Cry; shed tears -> Very small
8. Assume a slouching posture; decrease suddenly -> Run-down part of a city
Example: Begin -> Heavenly body
Answer: The words are Start and Star.
1. Bend out of shape -> Armed conflict
2. Muscle contraction -> Pack to capacity
3. Pass over; omit -> Glide on snow
4. Wet -> Large water barrier
5. Marsh; bog -> Moved through water
6. Waterproof canvas -> Pitch; oily residue
7. Cry; shed tears -> Very small
8. Assume a slouching posture; decrease suddenly -> Run-down part of a city
Hint
The words start with these letters:1. W
2. C
3. S
4. D
5. S
6. T
7. W
8. S
Answer
1. Warp -> War2. Cramp -> Cram
3. Skip -> Ski
4. Damp -> Dam
5. Swamp -> Swam
6. Tarp -> Tar
7. Weep -> Wee
8. Slump -> Slum
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omg, I've never been first! Cool!
I got all 16 words immediately, not so odd I guess, when you consider my "name"!! Enjoyable for those seconds!
I got all 16 words immediately, not so odd I guess, when you consider my "name"!! Enjoyable for those seconds!
pretty easy, except I needed the hint for #4
Nice and easy.
Lots of fun! I couldn't get the second one.
I love these! Even if I couldn't think of number 2 Great teaser!
Cool. Definitely on the easy side but that's fine for a Monday morning.
I missed cramp/cram, but the rest were easy even without the hint.
I loved it. I'm no good at the hard teasers this one is perfect.
I thought this was a very good teaser. Sorry, I don't have the patience.
tarp, contraction of tarpaulin?
I needed help on some, but got them all. Fun!
I didn't get all of them, but I like this type of puzzle - thanks for posting!
nice easy one.
This would have been a little more challenging if the letter to be dropped hadn't always been "p."
ukasiwicz, this is one in a series of the same type puzzle, each ending with a different letter. There are also some that you don't know the letter to be dropped. You can look those up under Marc's teasers. They are considerably more difficult.
Even though most of these puzzles are easy that does not take away from the enjoyment of them in my opinion. There would have been considerable time put into finding enough words that fit the requirement to make a decent teaser.
Even though most of these puzzles are easy that does not take away from the enjoyment of them in my opinion. There would have been considerable time put into finding enough words that fit the requirement to make a decent teaser.
Barely had to think for this one. There's only so many words that end with a P.
Didn't need a hint, pretty ezy, thanks!
A perfectly fun think this morning !
I love these Marc! Fun teaser!
good one
Fun, easy and entertaining teaser. I got all of the words very quickly and did not need the hint.
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