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Anagram Riddle

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Words of six letters, anagrams three. Tell me then, what can they be?

The first:
A person that will marry you;
Waiting to hear the words "I do".

The second:
A ghost, a spirit, or fairy;
If it's evil, you'd best be wary.

The third:
What you see when you see a skunk;
Lucky you've not an elephant's trunk.

What are the words?

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Evolution

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Make CARP (fish) evolve into GOAT (mammal) by changing one letter at a time. Each change must produce a valid word in the English language. But there is a catch. The evolution must go through NEWT (amphibian) and CROW (bird). No word can be used more than once.

CARP ---- NEWT ---- CROW ---- GOAT

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White to Play

Games / Chess Puzzles /

Composition miniatures are often quite challenging, even if it’s just a mate in two.

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Roaming Gnome

Games / Brain Teasers /

There is a 7-letter word that has, as one of its definitions, a 6-letter word. Now, switch the positions of the third and sixth letters of the original word, making a new word (an anagram). One of its definitions is now that same 6-letter word, except that it is split into two words (for example, "inward" can be split into "in ward").

What are the two words? What are the definitions?

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White to Play

Games / Chess Puzzles /

Here’s an attacking position coming out of the Vienna Game. How would you proceed?

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American Presidents

Games / Brain Teasers /

Which president from Group B can be added to Group A? Why?

Group A: William Harrison, Zachary Taylor, James Garfield, John Kennedy

Group B: Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses Grant, Warren Harding, Franklin Roosevelt, Jimmy Carter

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White to Play

Games / Chess Puzzles /

Here’s an attacking position coming out of the Vienna Game. How would you proceed?

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Bones in the Storage Room

Games / Brain Teasers /

What does this rebus represent?

The late Dan DeLion: "It's nice that someone mows the cemetery grass"
The recently deceased Mary O'Nette: "It's enjoyable just lying around"
The dearly departed Otto MacAnic: "I'm happy not having to share a room"
The just interred Anna Robic: "I appreciated the beautiful eulogy"

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Word Fusion

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Each statement describes two words that when fused together create a new unrelated word (not a compound word). The clues do not necessarily indicate in which order the two words are attached. Example: This is the oldness of a tablet (pill + age = pillage).

1) This is a sleep relative.
2) This is a masculine painting.
3) This is when a snake stops moving.
4) This is body waste from a fruit.

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Thirsty

Games / Brain Teasers /

What does this rebus describe?

Coffee @ 120 degrees
Wine @ 40 degrees

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Grape Rouge

Games / Brain Teasers /

Which word in Group B can be added to Group A? Why?

Group A: forty, grape, react, rouge
Group B: carat, claim, coast, crass, curse

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Boomerang

Games / Brain Teasers /

Per this rebus, what is indicated by item #5?

1) . echo
2) . feedback
3) . reflect
4) . reply
5) .

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Dress Code

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The sign at the restaurant read "No shirt, no shoes, no service". Wally put on a shirt and a pair of shoes, tried to enter without pants and socks, but he was still turned away. Apparently, he had to be fully dressed. Help Wally get dressed, starting with his shirt, then his pants, followed by his socks, and finally his shoes. Change SHIRT to SHOES by changing one letter at a time. The change must go through PANTS and SOCKS. Each change must produce a valid word in the English language. No word can be used more than once.

SHIRT ---- PANTS ---- SOCKS ---- SHOES

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Tale of a Tail

Games / Brain Teasers /

As I get closer, my tail grows longer;
As I leave, my tail leads the way.

What am I?

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White to Play

Games / Chess Puzzles /

An old favorite of mine, composed by Adolph Anderssen, the winner of the first great international tournament of 1851.

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Evolution

Games / Brain Teasers /

Make GAR (fish) evolve into DOG (mammal) by changing one letter at a time. Each change must produce a valid word in the English language. But there is a catch. The evolution must go through BOA (reptile) and OWL (bird). No word can be used more than once.

GAR ---- BOA ---- OWL ---- DOG

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Comb Tonic

Games / Brain Teasers /

Which word in Group B can be added to Group A? Why?

Group A: comb, mount, strophe, tonic
Group B: acre, floor, giant, log, redo, view

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Black to Play

Games / Chess Puzzles /

Nothing quite like bringing all your pieces into play.

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Word Gender

Games / Brain Teasers /

The following ten words can be divided into two groups of five words. The words within each group will share a common characteristic. What are the two groups? Which words belong in those groups?

dam late lice linger per son stern tent under use

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Coral Dragon

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Which word in Group B can be added to Group A? Why?

Group A: coral, dragon, holy, wed
Group B: basin, liter, music, paten, syrup, talon

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