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Credit: NY Times Crossword
Randolph Ross

The answers to the riddles below are based upon where certain words are found in the dictionary - literally.

1. Why is the word "para" like a birdie?
2. Where can you find "oatmeal?
3. Why is a boar an upright animal?
4. How do you know Timbuktu is a very old city?

Answers:

1. It's one below par.
2. Under oath
3. It's above board.
4. It's before time.