POINTS TO PONDER CXXXVIII

Language is an achievement of humans, and humans alone. The talents for co-operative hunting and tool making, once thought to be unique to us, have all been found in other species. But as far as we know, there is nothing like language in the vastly varied systems of communication in other animals.

Charles Yang

The Infinite Gift  

CRYPTO CLUES CCXLVIII

GAMES Magazine  

January, 1983

Merl Reagle (1)

March, 1983

Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon (2-9)

 

1. Four Tops are singled out in rock and roll encyclopedia  - highly unusual

 

2. Trolley car returning to shopping center

 

3. Robber group surrounds large truck

 

4. Hawaiian garland certainly is for fun

 

5. Run from the sound of a pesky insect

 

6. Moving to a city in Alabama

 

7. Endlessly lifting fruit

 

8. Mad heretic is holding stick 

 

9. Alumna exercising with training book

 

HINTS:
1. Initial letters

2. Reversal

3. Container

4. Definitions - two words

5. Homophone

6. Homophone

7. Curtailment

8. Hidden word

9. Anagram

 

Answers:

 

1. RARE (Rock And Roll Encyclopedia)

2. MART (tram)

3. BRIGAND (B RIG AND)

4. LEISURE (garland + certainty)

5. FLEE (flea)

6. MOBILE (Mobile/mobile)

7. RAISIN (raising)  

8. ADHERE (mAD HEREtic)

9. MANUAL (alumna)  

 

  

 

 

CLEVER ENDEAVOR IX 

Find rhyming synonyms for the two words in each pair.

Ex. A diverse whole - Out of date

Ans. MOSAIC - ARCHAIC

 

1. Platitude - Pay for 

2. Curse - Rescue, as spiritually

3. Hidden charm - Irish fine china 

4. Courteous and welcoming - Roomy 

5. Overly sweet and attentive - Irritating 

6. The same - A follow-up or continuation 

7. Harbor for small boats - Legal summons

8. Extremely agitated - Showing off learning

9. Prolonged attack - Reputation of honor and respect

10. Make a situation calmer - Remove oneself, as a judge  

 

Answers: 

 

1. Cliche - Defray

2. Blaspheme - Redeem

3. Mystique - Belleek

4. Gracious - Spacious

5. Cloying - Annoying

6. Equal - Sequel'

7. Marina - Subpoena

8. Frantic - Pedantic

9. Siege - Prestige

10. Defuse - Recuse  

 

What do the following word pairs have in common? 

1. Between - Destiny 

2. Twangy - Opalescent

3. Mainstay - Antagonist 

4. Recoil - Smorgasbord 

5. Wholesome - Palpitate 

6. Polyester - Luminosity 

7. Whittle - Transmission 

8. Espresso - Environment

9. Withholding - Tragedies 

10. Lithography - Surfboard 

11. Coincidence - Concentric

12. Clockwise - Monkeyshines 

Hint:

Hidden words

 

Answers:

 

Two related words are concealed in each pair:

 

1. betWEEn - desTINY  

2. tWANgy - oPALEscnt

3. mainSTAY - antaGOnist

4. recOIL - smorGASbord

5. wHOLEsome - palPITate

6. polYESter - lumiNOsity 

7. wHITtle - transMISSion

8. esPRESSo - envIRONment 

9. withhOLDing - trAGEDies

10. litHOGraphy - surfBOARd 

11. COINcidence - conCENTric

12. cLOCKwise - monKEYshines

 

DOUBLE DUTY CCCVII

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

Volume 73

 

Fill in the blanks with three letters to form two words, one beginning on the left and the other ending on the right.

 

1. POR _ _ _ ROR

2. AUT _ _ _ NET

3. APP _ _ _ THY

4. RUF _ _ _ ECE

5. GRO _ _ _ FUL

6. WAL _ _ _ ING

7. DOL _ _ _ IAT

8. COS _ _ _ TLY

9. AFF _ _ _ ERS

10. PIC _ _ _ KEL

11. TAT _ _ _ THY

12. CRA _ _ _ DER 

 

Answers:

 

1. porTERror

2. autHORnet

3. appEARthhy

4. rufFLEece

5. groUSEful

6. walLOWing

7. dolLARiat

8. cosMOStly

9. affORDers

10. picNICkel

11. tatTOOthy

12. craYONder  

 

CRYPTO CLUES CCXLVII

GAMES Magazine

January, 1983

Editors: (Ex. and 1)

Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon (2-4)

Merl Reagle (5-11)

 

Ex. Here is an interesting clue:

      Eerie tune had tormented

Ans. HAUNTED - anagram of tune had, but HAUNTED could be hinted at by EERIE tune had or TORMENTED tune had 

 

1. Surf is bound to be heard

 

2. Immature cow eats everything  

 

3. Section of Oklahoma get praise 

 

4. Triumphing after the first part of a baseball game

 

5. Almost primary trees 

 

6. Bobcat's chains heard

 

7. Remained conservative so to say 

 

8. They hope to get forged train pass

 

9. Exploding arms case causes much destruction

 

10. From the sound of it, got a bit larger - ghastly! 

 

11. Leaders of monastic order began singing masses 

 

HINTS:
1. Homophone

2. Container

3. Hidden word

4. Beheadment

5. Curtailment

6. Homophone

7. Homophone

8. Definition - Anagram

9. Anagram

10. Two words - Stressonym 

11. Initial letters 

 

Answers: 

 

1. TIDE (bound = tied)

2. CALLOW (C ALL OW)  

3. HOMAGE (oklaHOMA GEts)

4.  INNING (WINNING)

5. FIRS (FIRST) 

6. LYNX (links)

7. STAYED (staid)

8. ASPIRANTS (train pass) 

9. MASSACRE (arms case)

10. GRUESOME (grew some) 

11. MOBS (Monastic Order Began Singing) 

TRADE-OFF XII

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

The answers to the clues in each line below are words that differ by a single letter - which is given. Can you fill in the missing letters to complete the words?  

 Ex. Kind of tax _ _ _ I _ _      _ _ _ U _ _  Alibi

                            EXCISE        EXCUSE

 

1. Degrade         _ _ _ _ E       _ _ _ _ H  Embarrass 

2. Fossil fuel         _ _ _ L         _ _ _ X  Persuade 

3. Show the way   _ _ _ D _    False show _ _ _ S _

4. Get even    _ _ _ _ _ G _     _ _ _ _ _ U _ Income

5. Goal search     Q _ _ _ _     G _ _ _ _ Visitor

6. Shred food      G _ _ _ _     I _ _ _ _  Angry 

7. Tolerate            _ _ I _ _     _ _ O _ _ Home  

8. Immature     C _ _ _ _ _     H _ _ _ _ _ Sanctify

9. Carved         G _ _ _ _ _     C _ _ _ _ _ Cowardly

10. Flood       _ _ _ R _ _ _    _ _ _ M _ _ _ Torture

 

Answers:

 

1. ABASE - ABASH

2. COAL - COAX

3. GUIDE - GUISE

4. REVENGE - REVENUE

5. QUEST - GUEST

6. GRATE - IRATE

7. ABIDE - ABODE

8. CALLOW - HALLOW

9. GRAVEN - CRAVEN

10. TORRENT - TORMENT