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Clues and Ladders #1224866
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Use the clues below, listed alphabetically, to come up with a word ladder. Once all of the clues are solved correctly and placed in the right order each subsequent word will change by one letter without anagramming. The first word in the string will have some type of relationship with the last word.

5 Letters

-1. city division, fry (as meat), outlaw, sing, color, something ridiculous, timepiece, type of molding

4 Letters

-2. achievement, escape, gratis, happiness, terror, type of college "house", worry

-3. donate, gardening tool, point of view, praise, tear

-4. drudge, half of table tennis?, part of a hammer, ruler, wets, writes, wrestling victories

-5. broad, determination, hike, jaunt, trick or cunning strategy, word with street or paper

-6. Attila followers, color, colossal, diminutive, kisses partner, stalk, tip

-7. Anjou or Bosc, burn, join (as carpet), reddish purple color, run-down city area, word with grand or dunk


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Re: Clues and Ladders [Re: Cue] #1224882
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Not sure if I understand the puzzle right but here's my try.

7. pear, sear, seam, plum, slum, slam

pear, sear, seam, slam, slum, plum

pear & plum = fruit

Re: Clues and Ladders [Re: Cue] #1224883
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Looks like you got it covered oldbroad! smile

6. tiny, tint, hint, hunt, huns, hugs, huge

tiny/huge - size

Re: Clues and Ladders [Re: Cue] #1224892
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2. feat, flee, free, glee, glee, fear, frat, fret
fear, feat, frat, fret, free, flee, glee (emotion) wave


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: Clues and Ladders [Re: Cue] #1224893
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2. feat, flee, free, glee, fear, frat, fret

glee, flee, free, fret, frat, feat, fear

glee - fear (emotions) wave


NOOOOO!

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Re: Clues and Ladders [Re: Cue] #1224898
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5. wide, will, walk, ride, wile, wall

ride, wide, wile, will, wall, walk

ride - walk (the two things we can do while quarantined) wink

Re: Clues and Ladders [Re: Cue] #1224926
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Nice solves! thumbsup

Originally Posted by Redz
ride - walk (the two things we can do while quarantined)

Yep, that's about it! lol


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Re: Clues and Ladders [Re: Cue] #1224948
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1. block, brown, crook, croon, black, crock, clock, crown

brown, crown, croon, crook, crock, clock, block, black

brown - black (colors) wave2

Re: Clues and Ladders [Re: Redz] #1224963
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Seems like something might be missing for #4? duh


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Re: Clues and Ladders [Re: Cue] #1225002
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Yes, Joan wave

Sorry, Cheryl. Looks like I was short a clue word. blush I hope that works better for you.


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Works for me, Cue. grin

4. peon, ping, peen, king, pees, pens, pins

king, ping, pins, pens, pees, peen peon

king/peon - social status

Re: Clues and Ladders [Re: Cue] #1225036
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Nice solve, Michele smile wave


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Re: Clues and Ladders [Re: Cue] #1225075
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Yep, that's what I had for #4. Good to know I'm not crazy. woozy


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Re: Clues and Ladders [Re: Cue] #1225106
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3. give, rake, take, rave, rive

give, rive, rave, rake, take

give - take (opposites) wavegirl

Re: Clues and Ladders [Re: Cue] #1225107
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It helps when all the clues are complete, Cheryl.

Nice finish, Joan wave


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Re: Clues and Ladders [Re: Cue] #1225159
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Never mind....


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