1. What do the following words have in common?

FLOUR

TERN

THIRSTY

 

2. What do the following words have in common, and what would be a clever reveal for this puzzle?

Compare your answer to the constructor's, which is shown below.

 

KITE

GUITAR

PUPPET 

Answers:

 

1. A letter can be dropped from each word to leave a number:

FLOUR - FOUR

TERN - TEN

THIRSTY - THIRTY 

 

2. STRINGS

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Credits:

1: Will Shortz

2: Amy Johnson