TWO RHYMING RIDDLES

 

Abbie Salny

Supersmart Super Puzzle Book

1)

My first is in house, but not in tent,

My second in mortgage, but not in rent,

My third is in tub, but not in shower,

My fourth is in red and also tower,

My last is in six, but not in nine,

My whole a word that tells the time.

 

2)

My first is in cheer and also chair,

My second in earth and also air,

My third is in oven and also stove,

My fourth is in cider and also clove,

My fifth is in curtain and also clump,

My last is in shrub and also stump;

My whole quite lovely, a real delight,

In the spring, a lovely sight.

 

Answers:

 

1. HOURS

2. CROCUS