Some Assembly Required Riddles

Anagram each one of the four letter groups to determine the 'correct' four words in order to extract the 'correct' letters in the brackets to solve the problem. Puns and trickery can be found in this Garden Delight.



X 1. Where does Noah keep his bees? (3,5)
ASEHL [_] _ _ _ [_]
VERDA _ [_] [_] _ _
REKCA _ _ [_] _ [_]
RNIDA _ [_] _ [_] _

X 2. Ornithologist desks have lots of these. (6,5)
OSEON [_] [_] [_] _ _
TPIDE _ [_] _ [_] _
UGPLEA [_] [_] _ [_] _ _
SRHEEA [_] _ _ _ [_] [_]

X 3. How do you get the last word in during a family quarrel? (9)
AGGIZZ [_] _ [_] _ [_] _
COPRU _ _ [_] _ [_]
BCXEIO [_] _ _ _ [_] _
EEJLW _ [_] _ _ [_]

X 4. Pedestrians in Los Angeles might be called this. (7)
RAETOT _ [_] _ _ _ [_]
YIZDZ [_] _ _ _ _
ENYED _ _ _ [_] _
AGYUSR [_] _ [_] _ [_] _

X 5. This guy used to stick his right arm in the lion's mouth. (5)
LOFDRI [_] _ _ _ _ _
AKCDE _ _ _ [_] _
TFYLO _ _ [_] [_] _
GUTBOH _ _ _ _ _ [_]

1. ark hives

HealS
rAVed
crEaK
dRaIn

3. apologize

ZiGzAg
crOuP
IcebOx
jEweL

4. dodgers

rOtatE
Dizzy
neeDy
SuGaRy

5. lefty
florid
caked
lofty (used the y here instead of t)
bought

Well done folks .. nicely done

thanks ManxMan .. new puzzle for me so need to work out some "crafting" kinks .. yes, using the 'y' was an excellent choice

5. pigeon holes

NOOse
tEpId
PLaQue (if the Q is changed to G)
HearSE

Well done Jema .. you and ManxMan get bonus points for uncovering my typing skill prowess