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I'm So Mixed-up
Riddle
Riddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.Riddle
Mix me up, and I'm fit for delivery
Shuffle me, and we're found in a cookery
Jumble me, and we spin in a nursery
Scrambled, and I might be left on cutlery
I'm hard to do with faulty machinery
What am I?
Shuffle me, and we're found in a cookery
Jumble me, and we spin in a nursery
Scrambled, and I might be left on cutlery
I'm hard to do with faulty machinery
What am I?
Answer
the word "stop"Each of the first four lines is a clue to an anagram of "stop".
The last line is a clue to the word itself.
line 1 - post (mail)
line 2 - pots (cooking utensils)
line 3 - tops (children's toy)
line 4 - spot (perhaps from a dishwasher)
line 5 - stop (i.e. with faulty brakes)
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Comments
Nice combination of language and riddle.
That was so creative!
Thanks very much for your comments.
Clever and original. Abstract, so the answer was not immediately obvious, but with thought, it fell out pretty quickly. Perfect balance. Well done.
Thanks very much Snowdog.
Very clever. The answer was obscure and I didn't get all of them, but I'm still happy that I got line 3!
I had a lot of trouble with that one, and my brain just couldn't process this morning. Still I thought it was great, especially after seeing the answer and realizing I should've gotten it!
Thanks for your comments. Glad you liked it!
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