GAMES/World of Puzzles
April, 2018
Scott Erdman
What do the following words have in common?
DETONATE
OBLITERATE
RAINCHECK
BANKNOTE
DETERGENT
ACCORDION
FLYSWATTER
MELODRAMATIC
Answer:
Each word conceals a unit of measure:
deTONate
obLITERate
raINCHeck
banKNOTe
acCORDion
flysWATTer
meloDRAMatic
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