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I am bound in a book but you cannot read me,
I am struck and played but not musically,
I am your equal in skill and also in stature,
I am used in heat and light manufacture.
What am I?
I am struck and played but not musically,
I am your equal in skill and also in stature,
I am used in heat and light manufacture.
What am I?
Answer
A Match.A book of matches.
You strike a match and can play in a match.
If someone is your match they can either look like you or be your equal in skill.
A match can make heat and light.
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Like that one a lot. Thanks.
Cool. Fun and quite easy. May I share an observation? "...bound to a book but you cannot read me" suggests that the rest of the book may be read. Was it the intention to make us realize that the cover of a book of matches indeed has writings on it that people read? Thanks for the teaser.
Clever
Good Teaser
Thanks for the teaser XD title helped a lot
SourDough cracked a smile when he read the answer!
A++++
3 thumbs up!
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A++++
3 thumbs up!
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I can't believe I didn't get it! It seems so obvious now. Excellent riddle
Ditto. Really clever. Thanks for posting.
As easy as they come.
I thought after I saw the teaser a match before reading anything then totally forgot that and couuldn't think of what it could be
All I could think of was a flame...but "match" didn't come to me. Good one! A+ to YOU!
Had it from the first line (the title helped too). EZ but fun!
I think in my case, the title gave it away.
WOW!!!
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Fantastic! Well done.
I got this one - nice teaser! Happy Holiday weekend, for all of US!
That was great.
Well done.
That was more than a match for me. I did not get the answer. Good one!
Whoosh! This one went right over my head.
I've seen this before, so it was easy.
Isn't it nice without BB!!!!!
Isn't it nice without BB!!!!!
Loved it! The title helped me, too!
I didn't get it, but I should have - I got it 3 years ago. Worries me that I'm losing it!
This was an unfair puzzle. The clueswould have been confusing but fairer IF the answer were matches or " thew word match" a march induicates one object. and the clues refer to 2 VERY different item with completely different meaings
Easy, though I did have to read it over a couple of times.
There is something exquisite about this one. I didn't get it but worth the time spent.
A book of matches usually has writing on it so it can be read.
That was a bit of fun! Good show!
Fun, easy and entertaining teaser; I got it right away.
A good riddle. Fun and not too hard. I got this one pretty quickly. The third line did make me rethink my answer though, that made it a better riddle. Thanks for this one.
Fun, easy and entertaining teaser; I got it very quickly again just as I did three years ago.
Great riddle!
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