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Grape Rouge
Which word in Group B can be added to Group A? Why?
Group A: forty, grape, react, rouge
Group B: carat, claim, coast, crass, curse
Boomerang
Per this rebus, what is indicated by item #5?
1) . echo
2) . feedback
3) . reflect
4) . reply
5) .
Dress Code
The sign at the restaurant read "No shirt, no shoes, no service". Wally put on a shirt and a pair of shoes, tried to enter without pants and socks, but he was still turned away. Apparently, he had to be fully dressed. Help Wally get dressed, starting with his shirt, then his pants, followed by his socks, and finally his shoes. Change SHIRT to SHOES by changing one letter at a time. The change must go through PANTS and SOCKS. Each change must produce a valid word in the English language. No word can be used more than once.
SHIRT ---- PANTS ---- SOCKS ---- SHOES
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White to Play
This is a position reached by Bird against Steinitz. He did win, but missed a mate in three.
View solutionTale of a Tail
As I get closer, my tail grows longer;
As I leave, my tail leads the way.
What am I?
View full teaser and answerEvolution
Make GAR (fish) evolve into DOG (mammal) by changing one letter at a time. Each change must produce a valid word in the English language. But there is a catch. The evolution must go through BOA (reptile) and OWL (bird). No word can be used more than once.
GAR ---- BOA ---- OWL ---- DOG
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Black to Play
This is a great attacking game by Steinitz. It went
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd8 4.d4 e6 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.Bd3 Be7 7.0–0 0–0 8.Be3 b6 9.Ne5 Bb7 10.f4 Nbd7 11.Qe2 Nd5 12.Nxd5 exd5 13.Rf3 f5 14.Rh3 g6 15.g4 fxg4 16.Rxh7 Nxe5 17.fxe5 Kxh7 18.Qxg4 Rg8 19.Qh5+ Kg7 SEE DIAGRAM At this point try and figure out the whole attacking plan in your head. ...
View solutionComb Tonic
Which word in Group B can be added to Group A? Why?
Group A: comb, mount, strophe, tonic
Group B: acre, floor, giant, log, redo, view
Word Gender
The following ten words can be divided into two groups of five words. The words within each group will share a common characteristic. What are the two groups? Which words belong in those groups?
dam late lice linger per son stern tent under use
View full teaser and answerCoral Dragon
Which word in Group B can be added to Group A? Why?
Group A: coral, dragon, holy, wed
Group B: basin, liter, music, paten, syrup, talon
Ana-Grammar
Each of the following sentences contains clues to a set of three words that are anagrams of each other (each sentence describes a different set).
1) George threw his extra javelin through two fleshy fruits related to an apple.
2) Mary had to halt the food preparation because she found a stain on each of the cooking utensils.
3) Per the negotiation, Isaac agreed to guide the troops through the valley.
4) How would you respond if the container of supplies had disappeared without a vestige?
View full teaser and answerWord Fusion
Each statement describes two words that when fused together create a new unrelated word (not a compound word). The clues do not necessarily indicate in which order the two words are attached. Example: This is the average oldness of a tablet (pill + age = pillage).
1) This is an automobile's domesticated animal.
2) This is a group of wolves, much like stone or bronze.
3) This is an alcoholic beverage that is made from a part of a fish.
4) This is a volume's military partner.
Black to Play
From Rohacek-May, Bad Sliac, 1932. Black played 8...Qxe1+ 9.Rxe1 Bxh3 which loses to 10.Rb3. How could Black have avoided loss?
View solutionOperation Sharp-ectomy
Six words have had their sharp things removed. The sharp things have been placed into Group A. The remaining letters of each word have been placed into Group B. Your task is to reconstitute the words by merging each sharp thing with the proper set of letters. Other than merging the two groups together, there is no rearranging of the letters. Example: sand + pne = spanned (SpANneD).
Group A: brad, nail, pin, piton, spike, stake
Group B: eeve, insrai, raha, rnlr, ufesbe, waebst
Black to Play
This is one of those wild and wooly 19th century King’s Gambit games where Black, for a change, ends up mating White.
View solutionMore Twisted Personas
The names of four famous people have been scrambled. They are: an athlete, an entertainer, a leader of a country, and a scientist (though not necessarily in that order). Who are they?
1) gong, hero gets a win
2) oh, a jet man
3) sly peer lives
4) ten elite brains
Animal Life
Which animal in Group B can be added to Group A? Why? It has nothing to do with spelling or pronunciation.
Group A:
garter snake
giraffe
goat
guppy
Group B:
gar
gecko
golden eagle
gorilla
Anagram Riddle
I am a set of three words, all with the same four letters.
First I am a type of carriage.
Then switch my middle letters, and I am a cover often useful on a diamond.
Now switch my end letters ...
When you see me, you also see hair.
What are the words?
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Black to Play
A great grandmaster missed this mating attack for Black.
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