Showing posts with label Sound Bytes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sound Bytes. Show all posts

Sunday, April 3, 2016

SOUND BYTES IV
Credit: GAMES Magazine
December, 2005
Stephen Sniderman

Each riddle below has an answer that is made up of three "sound bytes" form the list of 18 words below the puzzle. For example, the answer to the first riddle is PAPER CLIPS, which results from saying the following words in the correct order: PAY, PERK, LIPS. Can you DEE TERM IN the others?

1. What can hold things together in an office?
2. What has no arms but can squeeze you tight?
3. What might you become if you eat too much fast food?
4. What can be measured, but has no length, width or height?
5. What kind of freelancers make people angry by doing their job well?
6. What are undesirable when green or brown, but perfect when yellow?

ANNA                                                    ROT
BUN              ERA             PAPA          SEE
CHORE         EYES           PAY            SUE
CON              LIPS             PERK         TEMP
DUH              NAN            PURSE        UHS

Answers:

1. PAY   PERK   LIPS = PAPER CLIPS
2. ANNA   CON   DUH = ANACONDA
3. SUE   PURSE   EYES = SUPERSIZE
4. TEMP   ERA   CHORE = TEMPERATURE
5. PAPA   ROT   SEE = PAPARAZZI
6. BUN   NAN   UHS = BANANAS

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

SOUND BYTES III
Credit: GAMES Magazine
December, 2005
Stephen Sniderman

Each riddle below has an answer that is made up of three "sound bytes" from the list of 18 words below the puzzle. For example, the answer to the first riddle is FAHRENHEIT, which results from saying the following words in the correct order: FAIR, WREN, HEIGHT. Can you DEE TERM IN the others?

1. What man became famous by degrees?
2. What do you call a flood in an eye clinic?
3. What is always coming but never arrives?
4. What did the bride call the groom before saying "I do"?
5. What used to be stuck in the house but now travels with us?
6. What makes a huge hole without a shovel or explosives?

ARE                                                    OUR
EEYORE      ACT         OWN          TELL
FAIR             IF              CAT           TOMB
FEE               MEAT      ROE           WREN  
HEIGHT       ON           SAY            WRIGHT

Answers:

1. FAIR   WREN   HEIGHT = FAHRENHEIT
2.  CAT   ARE   ACT = CATARACT
3. TOMB   OUR   ROE = TOMORROW
4. FEE   ON   SAY = FIANCE
5. TELL   IF   OWN = TELEPHONE
6.  MEAT   EEYORE   WRIGHT = METEORITE

Sunday, March 20, 2016

SOUND BYTES II
Credit: GAMES Magazine
December, 2005
Stephen Sniderman

Each riddle answer below has an answer that is made up of three "sound bytes" from the list of 18 words below the puzzle. For example, the answer to the first riddle is DICTIONARY, which results from saying the following words in the correct order: DICK, SHUN, AIRY. Can you DEE TERM IN the others?

1. What's got more letters than a post office?
2. What's green outside and red inside?
3. Who are most likely to snap at weddings?
4. What are much more beautiful after a long nap?
5. What is the most common unpaid job?
6. Where does it cost you money to become clean?

AIRY                                                  SKI
AT              ELLEN       LIES            TERM
BUT           FOE            PING           TOG
DICK         HOW          REFERS      TURF
DRUM       LAWN        SHUN          WAUGH

Answers:

1. DICK  SHUN  AIRY = DICTIONARY
2. WAUGH  TERM  ELLEN = WATERMELON
3. FOE  TOG  REFERS = PHOTOGRAPHERS 
4. BUT  TURF  LIES = BUTTERFLIES
5. HOW  SKI  PING = HOUSEKEEPING
6. LAWN  DRUM  AT = LAUNDROMAT

Sunday, March 13, 2016

SOUND BYTES I
Credit: GAMES Magazine
December, 2005
Stephen Sniderman

Each riddle answer below has an answer that is made up of three "sound bytes" from the list of 18 words below the puzzle. For example, the answer to the first riddle is PARAGRAPH, which results from saying the following words in the correct order: PAIR, RUG, GRAPH. Can you DEE TERM IN the rest?

1. What expresses an idea without speaking?
2. What's not in an orchestra, but still plays music?
3.What runs between rooms but never moves?
4. What do you want your head to hit at night?
5. Who wears glasses and can fly on a broom?
6. What has eyes, nose, and mouth - but can't see, smell, or talk?

ACE                                                      RAY
ANNE        HAIR           OTTER       REAP
CORE        JACKAL      OWE              RID
DEE           OAK             PAIR             RUG
GRAPH     OAR              PILL          TURN

Answers:

1. PAIR  RUG  GRAPH = PARAGRAPH
2. RAY  DEE  OWE = RADIO
3. CORE  RID  OAR = CORRIDOR
4. PILL  OAK  ACE = PILLOW CASE
5. HAIR  REAP  OTTER = HARRY POTTER
6. JACKAL  ANNE  TURN = JACK-O-LANTERN