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Strictly Speaking

Posted By: Pandora

Strictly Speaking - 04/15/21 04:24 PM

The clues in 1-10 all define words in obscure ways. A-J contains the actual definitions or descriptions of the words. Determine the real words and match them with the similar-sounding descriptions. Example: “Set of twelve” (dozen) would match with “meditate” (do Zen). Please explain your answers.

-1. Stuff Ernie's friend
-2. Evil glove
-3. Central wise man
-4. Write a song
-5. Dodge a chart
-6. Harbor bird
-7. Wave a fiddle
-8. Slack part of the psyche
-9. Very short British mother
-10. Prohibit coffee

-a. signature
-b. bread roll
-c. least amount
-d. hazelnut
-e. nonsense
-f. stringed instrument
-g. inclination
-h. lawn sport
-i. crystal-clear
-j. small, wearable bouquet

Posted By: OrleansBelle

Re: Strictly Speaking - 04/15/21 06:07 PM

3 j - core sage ; corsage
Posted By: Marian

Re: Strictly Speaking - 04/15/21 06:09 PM

9c. mini mum/minimum wave2
Posted By: curly

Re: Strictly Speaking - 04/15/21 06:13 PM

10. ban joe / banjo
Posted By: michele rose

Re: Strictly Speaking - 04/15/21 06:36 PM

8i. loose id / lucid smile
Posted By: Pandora

Re: Strictly Speaking - 04/15/21 08:14 PM

Good solves! wave
Posted By: Cue

Re: Strictly Speaking - 04/15/21 08:58 PM

2H bad mitten / badminton smile
Posted By: soot

Re: Strictly Speaking - 04/15/21 09:45 PM

most excellent cool puzzle Pandora yes
Posted By: Pandora

Re: Strictly Speaking - 04/15/21 10:07 PM

Good solve, Cue, and thanks soot. wave
Posted By: LadyKestrel

Re: Strictly Speaking - 04/15/21 10:37 PM

1D - filbert (fill Bert)
Posted By: Pandora

Re: Strictly Speaking - 04/16/21 12:18 AM

Good one, LadyK! It's pouring here and the Simon quote is apt. wave
Posted By: Koala

Re: Strictly Speaking - 04/16/21 02:15 AM

6b. Bagel - Bay Gull

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Posted By: Lex

Re: Strictly Speaking - 04/16/21 07:12 AM

4g pen chant - penchant

Neat little brainteaser (talking of which, A Monster's Expedition is a computer game worth a look)! thumbsup
Posted By: michele rose

Re: Strictly Speaking - 04/16/21 11:46 AM

5a. auto graph / autograph wave
Posted By: Redz

Re: Strictly Speaking - 04/16/21 12:01 PM

5a. autograph wave2

too late...can't believe I missed these frown
Posted By: Pandora

Re: Strictly Speaking - 04/16/21 12:45 PM

More good answers. There's still one left to solve! wave

Lex, that game looks adorable. grin
Posted By: Sherlock

Re: Strictly Speaking - 04/16/21 03:50 PM

7/e flapdoodle grin
Posted By: Pandora

Re: Strictly Speaking - 04/16/21 06:39 PM

Well solved, Cheryl! wave
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