Puzzle 181
Below you will find 10 well-known seven-letter words, with only their endings remaining.
Can you find the words?
----rem
----oct
----pso
----dma
----edo
----rre
----sfy
----ott
----hma
----dpa
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Hint
The first letters of the words are: T, C, C, G, T, B, S, B, D, G.
Answers
----rem = theorem
----oct = concoct
----pso = calypso
----dma = grandma
----edo = torpedo
----rre = bizarre
----sfy = satisfy
----ott = boycott
----hma = drachma
----dpa = grandpa
Puzzle 182
My first is in horse, but not in pony.
My second is in coyote, but not in jackal.
My third is in shrew, and also in vole.
My fourth is in panda, but not in bear.
My last is in baboon, but not in monkey.
What am I?
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Hint
The first letter can only be H, R, S, or E.
Answer
A hyena.
Reasoning
The 1st letter can be: H R S E
The 2nd letter can be: O Y T E
The 3rd letter can be: E
The 4th letter can be: P N D
The 5th letter can be: B A
Puzzle 183
Which four vegetables have been merged together?
cab swe rpr eed oaa etn
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Hint
The first letters of the words are: C, S, P, B. One of the vegetables is another word for rutabaga.
Answer
Carrot, swede, pea, bean.
Swede is another word for rutabaga.
Puzzle 184
Below you will find 15 well-known six-letter words, with only their endings remaining.
Can you find the words?
---rix
---osy
---few
---oze
---uum
---wth
---nda
---nis
---tem
---pod
---reo
---hom
---gan
---amt
---gen
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The first letters of the words are: M, C, C, S, V, G, A, T, S, T, S, F, S, D, O.
Answers
---rix = matrix
---osy = choosy
---few = curfew
---oze = snooze
---uum = vacuum
---wth = growth
---nda = agenda
---nis = tennis
---tem = system
---pod = tripod
---reo = stereo
---hom = fathom
---gan = slogan
---amt = dreamt
---gen = oxygen
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