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Which country in Group B can be added to Group A? Why? It has nothing to do with spelling or pronunciation.
Group A: Argentina, Iran, Jordan, Netherlands
Group B: Bolivia, Finland, Mongolia, Pakistan, Rwanda, United States
White to Play
In a great irony at Hastings 1929, Koltanowski, as Black, found himself in a bad way out of a Philidor Defense. His opponent, Tylor, found the winning line.
View solutionAnagram Riddle
Anagram teaser; same letters, of course.
The first of the words is the movement of a horse.
The second of the words is used to make honey,
And the third is the look of a zombie.
What are the words?
View full teaser and answerWhite to Play
White has a mate in there somewhere with the two rooks, but there is the matter of what Black can do.
View solutionBoom
What is the meaning of this rebus?
cannon
ordnance
artillery
torpedo
Word Fusion
Each statement describes two words that when fused together create a new unrelated word (not a compound word). The clues do not necessarily indicate in which order the two words are attached. Example: This is the oldness of a tablet (pill + age = pillage).
1) This is a canine's mother.
2) This is currently not there.
3) This is when pain is required.
4) This is a long time for a boar.
More Ana-Grammar
Each of the following sentences contains clues to a set of three words that are anagrams of each other (each sentence describes a different set).
1) The big lamp threw a dazzling light upon the royal robe.
2) The goose put his life in jeopardy when he ate the flowers in the plot.
3) Startled by the warning signal, Jack tumbled into the sap; yet he only had to lightly wash his hair to remove the residue.
4) As Ed traveled around the country, he was directed to an alternate highway.
View full teaser and answerAna-Grammar
Each of the following sentences contains clues to a set of three words that are anagrams of each other (each sentence describes a different set).
1) The entire squad dined on domesticated animal flesh.
2) The influential person wore a purplish-red identification card on his tuxedo.
3) You do not deserve for me send payment for the broken stopwatch.
4) Do not scold the clerk if you do not get a discount on the purchase of the egg whisker.
View full teaser and answerAnagram Riddle
Anagram words, three to please.
A belt, a tower, and used with cheese.
Ana-Grammar
Each of the following sentences contains clues to a set of three words that are anagrams of each other (each sentence describes a different set).
1) The jail keeper counseled the prisoners not to stray beyond the barricade.
2) Due to the warning, Mary had to change her plans to arrive at a future time.
3) The crippled man had eggs and toast for his breakfast.
4) Paul was not excited about making large bundles of black rope.
View full teaser and answerBlack to Play
Black has the infantry advanced and ready to assault and the heavy artillery just waiting for the order to fire.
View solutionCountry Club
Which country in Group B can be added to Group A? Why? It has nothing to do with their spelling or pronunciation.
Group A: Australia, Denmark, Egypt, Venezuela
Group B: Bulgaria, Japan, Peru, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Zaire
Anagram Riddle
An anagram riddle to tease you;
Three five-letter words, each gets one clue.
A guillotine's use,
An act to get deuce,
And what you are reading now in view.
What are the words?
View full teaser and answerWhite to Play
Any experienced player glancing at this position would tell you Black is in trouble. His king is not castled, and White is effectively two moves ahead with the N on g5 and the R on f8. You’re White. Your move.
View solutionWords with GH
Five words that contain GH as a letter-pair have had all of their other letters removed and placed into a pool. Put those letters back in their proper places. What are the words?
GH---, -GH---, ---GH-, ----GH, ---GH--
Pool: A, A, E, I, M, O, O, O, R, R, S, S, S, T, T, T, T, U, U, W
View full teaser and answerLing o'Tree
Each of the following clues describes two words. One of the words is a type of tree. The other word is that tree with one of the following changes: a letter added anywhere (pine spine), a letter deleted anywhere (larch arch), a letter changed anywhere (birch birth). There is no rearrangement of the other letters. No tree is used more than once.
1) This is an older tree.
2) This is a well-known tree.
3) This is a feeble tree.
4) This is a man tree.
5) This tree is related to an ox.
6) This tree makes hasty decisions.
7) This tree is used to steer a ship.
8) This tree is a soothing lotion.
9) This is tree hair.
10) This is something a ...
White to Play
A lot of possibilities and variations. Have fun.
View solutionCountry Club
Which country in Group B can be added to Group A? Why? It has nothing to do with spelling or pronunciation.
Group A: Argentina, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Malaysia
Group B: Cambodia, France, Greece, Norway, Portugal, Somalia
Fake Stone
I am a fake stone,
I am green without envy.
I am three in one,
I can symbolize the Trinity.
What am I?
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