Rhyme 'n' Reason
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03/20/22 11:20 PM
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North America
Helmer
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North America
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These puzzles came from an old page-a-day desk calendar.Find rhymes for each grouping so that the all-caps word or phrase becomes a category and the following three words become specific items in that category. Example … DEBILITY: fluke, princes, ring - → - NOBILITY: duke, princess, king= 1. LUMBER: delve, dirty, Haiti = 2. GRANITE: genus, mirth, pattern = 3. SKITTISH FIGHTER: tardy, Boston, chickens = 4. BREEZE: Buddha, redder, freedom = 5. TOPICAL SUIT: tango, peewee, lava = 6. TOWER: lazy, faster, knows = 7. DREAM COURT: thicket, rocky, solo = 8. PLAID FEATHER: jail, wheat, wizard = 9. TRACTOR BOMB: Manx, snooze, relic = 10. SWORD FAME: bless, crow, wreckers = 11. PIG FAT: shepherd, Geiger, Brian = 12. REASON: king, plumber, sprinter = 13. SHODDY CHART: gist, rankle, speck = 14. NOW PHONES STOP DIRTY EMBER: geyser, psyche, disco 
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Re: Rhyme 'n' Reason
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The Garden State
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5. tropical fruit: mango, kiwi, guava
“Rainy days should be spent at home with a cup of tea and a good book.” -Bill Watterson
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Re: Rhyme 'n' Reason
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03/21/22 11:36 AM
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7. team sport: cricket, hockey, polo
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