Word Play
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08/22/14 09:51 AM
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Each clue leads to two possible words or names, one of which fills in all of the blanks and the other that fills in the red blanks.
Example: Musical instrument = - - - - - = FLUTE
-1. Consume food = - - - - - -2. Greek letter = - - - - - -3. Unsavory character - - - - - -4. Animal = - - - - - - -5. Mammal = - - - - - - -6. Famous guy named Johnson = - - - - - - -7. Bowl over = - - - - - - - -8. Easily damaged = - - - - - - - -9. Makes an effort = - - - - - - - -10. Quiet time = - - - - - - - -11. Trial-related term = - - - - - - - -12. Close associate = - - - - - - - - -13. Lazy = - - - - - - - - -14. Strong desire = - - - - - - - - -15. Mammal = - - - - - - - - -16. Mammal = - - - - - - - - -17. Egg on = - - - - - - - - - -18. "Hot" winter beverage = - - - - - - - - - -19. Like a guy = - - - - - - - - - -20. Morally upright = - - - - - - - - - -21. Disheveled = - - - - - - - - - - -22. Joy = - - - - - - - - - - -23. Teacher = - - - - - - - - - - -24. Very angry = - - - - - - - - - - -25. Before the ideal time = - - - - - - - - - - - -26. Deviation from the truth = - - - - - - - - - - - -27. Make impure = - - - - - - - - - - - -28. Water from above = - - - - - - - - - - - - -
The moon is actually more useful than the sun since the moon gives us light at night when it's dark. The sun only gives us light during the day when it's already bright out.
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Re: Word Play
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#974461
08/22/14 10:58 AM
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curly
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13. indolent idle
23. instructor tutor
Nice puzzle Sue.
How could I have been doing 70 miles an hour when I've only been driving for 10 minutes?
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Re: Word Play
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#974484
08/22/14 12:37 PM
08/22/14 12:37 PM
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Sherlock
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1. feast/eat 6. Lyndon/Don Love it, Sue!
The best math you can learn is how to calculate the future cost of current decisions.
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Re: Word Play
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08/22/14 08:36 PM
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Pandora
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It's so often such a waste of time when there's a puzzle to dive into! Good answer!
The moon is actually more useful than the sun since the moon gives us light at night when it's dark. The sun only gives us light during the day when it's already bright out.
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Re: Word Play
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08/23/14 04:10 AM
08/23/14 04:10 AM
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Posts: 47,277 Ottawa Ontario CANADA
curly
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20. honorable, noble
24. infuriated, irate
How could I have been doing 70 miles an hour when I've only been driving for 10 minutes?
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Re: Word Play
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#974622
08/23/14 09:08 AM
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Posts: 47,277 Ottawa Ontario CANADA
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5. cougar, car (lol)
10. respite, rest
17. encourage, urge
How could I have been doing 70 miles an hour when I've only been driving for 10 minutes?
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Re: Word Play
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08/23/14 01:06 PM
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Jema
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3. rogue / roue 9. strives / tries
Wouldn't that jar your mustard!
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