QUOTES CCLXIX

A house divided against itself cannot stand. 

Abraham Lincoln

 

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

Abraham Lincoln

 

We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorns have roses.

Abraham Lincoln 

 

When one of us falters, we all falter. When one of us rises, we all rise.

Barack Obama 

 

Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.

John F. Kennedy

 

He who serves his fellows is, of all his fellows, greatest.

Woodrow Wilson

 

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader.

John Quincy Adams

 

The buck stops here.

Harry S. Truman

 

If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

Harry S. Truman 

 

It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.

Harry S. Truman 

 

My choice early in life was either to be a piano player in a whorehouse or a politician. To tell the truth, there's hardly a difference.

Harry S. Truman 

  

What do the following words have in common?

1. Leisure

2. Target

3. Forbid

4. Pardon

5. Adhere

6. Caprice 

7. Earnest

8. Delivery 

9. Grammar

10. Stereotype

 

Answer:

 

Each word is composed of two smaller words, but they are not compound words. That is, the two smaller words are not related - as they are in compound words (i.e. bedroom).  

PAIRS XXXIV

Place the same pair of letters on both sets of dashes. The letter pair will be different for each answer.

1. _ _ AF _ _ T 

2. _ _ CKLI _ _

2. PA _ _ T _ _ G

4. F _ _ G _ _ NT

5. B _ _ DST _ _ D 

Answers: 

1. LEafLEt

2. NEckliNE

3. paINtINg

4. fRAgRAnt

5. bANdstANd

 

Credit:
Braingle  

SYNANAGRAMS

An extremely rare combination of words is what is sometimes called a SYNANAGRAM - two words that are both synonyms and anagrams of each other. I only know of two such words:

ENRAGED - ANGERED

NOTE - TONE (musical sound) 

DE WORD'S DE THING 

Ex: De organ that filters the blood - DELIVER 

1. De thing you get after taking a test 

2. De thing used to boil water on the stove

3. De way a shy but flirtatious girl might act 

4. De Jewish circumcision ceremony

 

Answers:

 

1. DEGRADE

2. DEPOT

3. DECOY

4. DEBRIS

 

Credit:
1-3: Braingle  

NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle

May 10, 2026

Will Shortz 

 

CHIN as in CHINA

 

Each word below can be found in its entirety and in consecutive order in the name of a country - as CHIN in CHINA. Can you name the country that includes .....

 

1. PAIN

2. NADA

3. GENT

4. HAIL 

5. RAIN

6. DIVE

7. LAYS

8. DONE

9. WAND

10. GLAD

11. RUNE

12. PINE

 

Answers:

 

1. SPAIN

2. CANADA

3. ARGENTINA

4. THAILAND

5. UKRAINE or BAHRAIN

6. MALDIVES

7. MALAYSIA

8. INDONESIA

9. RWANDA

10. BANGLADESH

11. BRUNEI

12. PHILIPPINES  

 

 

 

 

TWO OUT OF THREE I

Anagram two of the three words in each clue below to get a synonym of the remaining word.

Ex: LEG, MEEK, NET

Ans: LEG + NET = GENTLE - which is a synonym of MEEK

 

1. SIN, EAT, GET

2. TREE, ART, EBB 

3. WHET, MUTE, TAILS

4. DRAIN, ONCE, ACT

5. SANE, VICE, SKEW

 

HINTS:

One of the words to be anagrammed:

1. SIN

2. TREE

3. MUTE

4. DRAIN

5. SANE

 

MORE HINTS:

The other word to be anagrammed:
1. GET

2. ART

3. TAILS

4. ONCE

5. SKEW

 

Answers:

 

1. SIN + GET = INGEST (EAT)

2. TREE + ART = RETREAT (EBB)

3. MUTE + TAILS = SIMULATE (WHET)

4. DRAIN + ONCE = ORDINANCE (ACT)

5. SANE + SKEW = WEAKNESS (VICE)  

 

Credit:

Braingle