FOODIE EXPRESSIONS I

Answer each clue with an expression containing a type of food or drink. 

1. Sedentary sort - especially before a TV

2. Something to - or not to - your liking

3. Facial hair before starting to shave 

4. Feeling foolish or embarrassed

5. Easy work for good money

6. Regard lightly

7. Clever one

8. Just alike

9. Summary

10. Favorite 

 

Answers:

 

1. Couch potato

2. Cup of tea

3. Peach fuzz

4. Have egg on your face

5. Gravy train

6. Take with a grain of salt

7. Smart cookie

8. Two peas in a pod

9. In a nutshell

10. Apple of one's eye  

TRIPLES VI 

In each compound word or two-word phrase below, the same word can follow the first word and precede the second word to make two other compound words or two-word phrases. What are the conneccting words? 

Ex. FLYWEIGHT

Ans. PAPER (flypaper / paperweight 

 

Ex. BACK ROAD

Ans. COUNTRY (back country / country road)

 

1. OUTLINE

2. FALLOUT

3. SEA LEGS 

4. BOX SEAT 

5. BED SHEET 

6. AUTO SHOP

7. FLASHLIGHT

8. FOOD ORDER 

9. COFFEE CAKE 

10. PROPER NAMES

 

Answers:

 

1. SIDE

2. FLAT

3. DOG

4. CAR

5. SPREAD

6. BODY

7. FLOOD

8. COURT

9. CUP

10. NAME*

 

*The expression "to name names" goes back to the McCarthy era of the House Un-American Activities Committtee (HUAC) where Hollywood celebrities were pressured to give names of their colleagues as suspected Communists - despite lack of proof and self-serving political corruption. Those who refused were often blacklisted and had their careers ruined. 

 

CLEVER ENDEAVOR III

Find rhyming synonyms (or near synonyms) for the two words in each pair.

Ex. ORDINARY - RELEVANT

Ans. MUNDANE - GERMANE

 

1. DWELL, TOLERATE - CHOOSE

2. ROOMY - KIND, POLITE

3. PASSIVE - RELIC

4. MAD - GLACIER DEBRIS

5. RESOUNDING - An abrupt shift of topic

6. Biblical hypocrite - Rejection of religious dogma

7. SOFT, LIMP - CALM, Not easily upset  

8. MYSTERIOUS, SECRET - SUAVE 

9. CONSULT - OBJECT, HESITATE 

10. FALSE SHOW - HUMILIATE, lower the value of 

 

Answers:

 

1. ABIDE - DECIDE

2. SPACIOUS - GRACIOUS

3. DOCILE - FOSSIL

4. INSANE - MORAINE

5. PLANGENT - TANGENT

6. PHARISEE - HERESY

7. FLACCID - PLACID

8. ARCANE - URBANE

9. REFER - DEMUR

10. CHARADE - DEGRADE  

ANIMAL PHRASES II

Answer each clue with a two-word phrase in which one of the words is the name of an animal.

Ex. Enthusiastic worker

Ans. Eager beaver

 

1. Fake crying

2. Seriously over-eat 

3. Low quality, trivial 

4. Totally out of control 

5. Swallow food quickly

6. Completely committed

7. Soft and gentle facial feature

8. Selfish, rude, dangerous driver 

9. Sudden halt, as in quitting smoking  

10. Office holder who cannot be re-elected

11. Sexist name to an all-women get together 

12. 1860s name given by native Americans to Black US Army members 

 

Answers:

 

1. Crocodile tears

2. Pig out

3. Mickey Mouse  

4. Hog wild

5. Wolf down

6. Whole hog

7. Doe-eyed

8. Road hog

9. Cold turkey

10. Lame duck

11. Hen party

12. Buffalo soldiers  

  

QUOTES CCLXXVI

Great music always catches us by surprise.

Author Unknown

 

Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.

Stephen Hawking  

 

Humility hardly belongs among the humbler virtues.

Author Unknown

 

Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. 

Bill Nye 

 

Act as if what you do makes a difference, because it does. 

William James 

 

Anger is a rough wind that blows out the candle of reason.

Author Unknown

 

The kindest word in the world has to be the unkind word left unsaid.

Author Unknown

 

Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by discomforts.

Arnold Bennett 

 

Advice to children: The best way to get a puppy is to beg for a baby brother or sister. They'll settle for a puppy every time.

Winston Pendleton

 

It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous that you realize just how much you love them.

Agatha Christie 

 

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.

Albert Einstein 

 

RHYMING RIDDLE ANSWERS CXXXIII

The answers to each of the items in the clues will rhyme.

1. Untrustworthy/temporary, He's the one, Way cool, Highly illuminated  

2. Violent anger while driving, What the groom's mother should do, California shrub with lavender flowers, Basic pay for low-level jobs

3. Words on a package marked "fragile", Parsley/sage/rosemary/and thyme locale, Site of 1989 pro-democracy protests, Adult male and female horses

4. Easy task, Accepting bribes, Very alert, English explorer of the 16th century

5. Low-risk wager, Chill out, Student despised by fellow students, Where to hear an aria

6. Burst of success - but nothing after, Losing candidate, Traditional children's game, Common cooling device

7. Group with a #1 song- but no other, Ripped apart, Australia - informally, Talking too much - for example

Answers:

1. Fly-by-night, Mr. Right, Out of sight, Burning bright

2. Road rage, Wear beige, Purple sage, Minimum wage 

3. Handle with care, Scarborough Fair, Tiananmen Square, Stallion and mare

4. Piece of cake, On the take, Wide awake, Sir Francis Drake

5. Safe bet, Don't fret, Teacher's pet, At the Met

6. Flash in the pan, Also-ran, Kick the can, Ceiling fan

7. One-hit-wonder, Torn asunder, Down under, Social blunder  

MISSING LINKS CCXXXIV

Each group below shares a Missing Link - that is, its members have something in common, obvious or not. For example, RIVERS, NOSES, & VIOLINS can all have BRIDGES.

1. Turkey..........Fish

2. Worm..........Rabbit

3. Ball..........Start..........Suit

4. Run..........Lift..........Mask 

5. Fire..........Oath..........Pressure

6. Bath..........Clean..........Engine

7. Double..........Secret..........Free

8. Wings..........Color..........Cannon 

9. Bank..........Blanket..........Fashion 

10. Picture..........Record..........Stamp

 

Answers:

 

1. Cold

2. Hole

3. Jump

4. Ski

5. Things you can be under

6. Steam

7. Kinds of agents 

8. Water

9. Statement 

10. Album