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Novel Puns #948756
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See if you can decipher these literary puns. All answers include the name of someone in a literary field, not necessarily just novelists, with a bit of a punny add-on.

Example: a literary scouring aid (dsw) = Danielle Steel wool

-1. a literary cold temp affliction? (rfb)
-2. a literary dessert? (epc)
-3. a literary detective duo? (thb)
-4. a literary video game? (zgm)
-5. a literary omnivore? (dbb)
-6. a literary side dish? (arp)
-7. a literary TV police drama? (onb)
-8. a literary psychologist? (jjb)
-9. a literary chocolate treat? (mhcb)
-10. a literary crime boss? (skp)
-11. a literary absurd search? (owgc)


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Re: Novel Puns [Re: Cue] #948759
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9. Mary Higgins Clark bar happydance

I sure have missed you, Cue kissy

Re: Novel Puns [Re: Cue] #948761
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11. Oscar Wilde goose chase smile


Sometimes lost is where you need to be. Just because you don't know your direction doesn't mean you don't have one.
Re: Novel Puns [Re: Cue] #948766
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1. Robert Frost bite


Fil

There is a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line. Oscar Levant
Re: Novel Puns [Re: Cue] #948768
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2. Ezra Pound cake laugh


"Bleat, Watson -- unmitigated bleat!" ~ Sherlock Holmes
Re: Novel Puns [Re: Cue] #948777
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8. James Joyce brothers


Gail
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4. Zane Grey Matter smile

Re: Novel Puns [Re: Cue] #948784
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3. Thomas Hardy Boys grin

wave

Re: Novel Puns [Re: Cue] #948797
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Sorry, Joan but I've been busier than a one-armed paper hanger. woozy

Good answers from everyone as usual! grin


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Re: Novel Puns [Re: Cue] #948820
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7. Ogden Nash Bridges smile

Re: Novel Puns [Re: Cue] #948822
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10. Stephen King Pin catrub


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As I've grown older, I've found that my memory is not as good as I used to think it was.
Re: Novel Puns [Re: Cue] #948850
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6. Anne Rice pilaf kitty


Wouldn't that jar your mustard!
Re: Novel Puns [Re: Cue] #948856
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5. Dan Brown bear


“Rainy days should be spent at home with a cup of tea and a good book.” -Bill Watterson
Re: Novel Puns [Re: Cue] #948937
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Nicely polished off. You're all literary scholars. thumbsup


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