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Powerful Leader
My first stands strong on a diversified table
My second can often be found in a stable
My whole could take you if flying you're unable
What am I?
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My second can often be found in a stable
My whole could take you if flying you're unable
What am I?
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Bottom of the Ninth
What phrase is represented by the following?
FATALITY FASTBALL
CREMATION CURVE BALL
NECRO-KNUCKLEBALL
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FATALITY FASTBALL
CREMATION CURVE BALL
NECRO-KNUCKLEBALL
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Sitting on a Weak Foundation
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Change My First
I'm sometimes referred to as number one
Change my first, and I may pose questions under the gun
Change my first, and I'm not serious, but fun
Change my first, and I'm earned when the work is done
What are we?
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Change my first, and I may pose questions under the gun
Change my first, and I'm not serious, but fun
Change my first, and I'm earned when the work is done
What are we?
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Have I Got a Deal For You
My first is a kind of idle state
My second's known as a deal that's great
My whole is a piece of real estate
What am I?
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My second's known as a deal that's great
My whole is a piece of real estate
What am I?
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Artistic Expression
What is represented by the following?
(M)(O)(N)A LISA
(T)HE CRE(A)TIO(N) OF (A)DAM
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(M)(O)(N)A LISA
(T)HE CRE(A)TIO(N) OF (A)DAM
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Something Happened on the Way to Iceland
My first may cause you a lag
My second makes life a drag
My whole causes some to fill a bag
What am I?
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My second makes life a drag
My whole causes some to fill a bag
What am I?
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Sneak Peek
My first can be combined with lead
My second might be a pen's head
My whole will let you see ahead
What am I?
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My second might be a pen's head
My whole will let you see ahead
What am I?
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Overlapping Constituents
I start with that which might say, "50¢ for lemonade"
This overlaps with everything that is not man-made
Without me, writing a cheque would be just a charade
What am I?
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This overlaps with everything that is not man-made
Without me, writing a cheque would be just a charade
What am I?
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Ubiquitous Counterpart
Though my counterpart looks different than me
We have a certain equivalency
I might define a classical song
I can start off as short or long
Often, I collaborate with my peers
To bring different sounds to your ears
Often, when found at the ending
From me you won't hear a thing
What am I?
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We have a certain equivalency
I might define a classical song
I can start off as short or long
Often, I collaborate with my peers
To bring different sounds to your ears
Often, when found at the ending
From me you won't hear a thing
What am I?
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A New Kind of Power
My first denotes an unnatural kind
My second is a power of the mind
My whole, new solutions will help us find
What am I?
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My second is a power of the mind
My whole, new solutions will help us find
What am I?
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Here For Your Amusement
Brought up from the ground
Bestowed with features round
With me, you'll have no dispute
For on all subjects, I am mute
From day one, my fate is sealed
As winter to spring must yield
What am I?
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Bestowed with features round
With me, you'll have no dispute
For on all subjects, I am mute
From day one, my fate is sealed
As winter to spring must yield
What am I?
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Above or Below? 2
Should the letter A be placed above or below the line to continue the pattern?
XOPFIHUYTVZJRLDN
----------------------------------------
KECWQMSBG
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XOPFIHUYTVZJRLDN
----------------------------------------
KECWQMSBG
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Don't Lose Your Cool
What phrase is represented by the following?
AIR
AIR (CRITICAL/SERIOUS/FAIR/GOOD) ING
AIR
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AIR
AIR (CRITICAL/SERIOUS/FAIR/GOOD) ING
AIR
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Appreciation Indication
My first may receive you as a guest
My second is at a friend's request
My whole, to an event will attest
What am I?
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My second is at a friend's request
My whole, to an event will attest
What am I?
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Party Handshakes
There are a large number of people at a party. As there naturally are a lot of people who haven't met each other before, numerous handshakes occur. Assume that each individual handshake occurs between exactly two people.
Are there an even or odd number of people at the party who shook hands with an odd number of people?
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Are there an even or odd number of people at the party who shook hands with an odd number of people?
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Claps
You clap when you see me.
I'm smaller than you.
I make your skin itchy.
And animals' too.
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I'm smaller than you.
I make your skin itchy.
And animals' too.
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Developing Story
What phrase is represented by the following?
SHOT
PRESS
becomes:
S
PRESS
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SHOT
PRESS
becomes:
S
PRESS
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Abbreviation Deviation
The following are clues for pairs of common abbreviations, each with the same number of letters, which differ by one letter. Try to use these clues to determine the abbreviations.
Example: type of investment / Internet file type
Answer: GIC / GIF - Guaranteed Investment Certificate / Graphic Interchange Format
1. undetermined / "hoops and dreams" organization
2. national security / nowhere to be found
3. constructing letters from an image / condition involving needless repetition
4. aviation oversight / car help
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Example: type of investment / Internet file type
Answer: GIC / GIF - Guaranteed Investment Certificate / Graphic Interchange Format
1. undetermined / "hoops and dreams" organization
2. national security / nowhere to be found
3. constructing letters from an image / condition involving needless repetition
4. aviation oversight / car help
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Absent Anagrams 4
Complete the sentences below so that they make sense, by filling in the blanks of each sentence with two words which are anagrams of each other.
For example, given the sentence:
"Rachel originally planned to buy an apple, but found a bargain and bought a _____ instead, because it was fresh and _____.",
the two words would be "peach" and "cheap" respectively.
1. After thanking my _____ spouse for the book given to me as a birthday gift, I said, "It will be a great pleasure to _____ this."
2. I took a _____ at the slope of the hill and realized the _____ involved in attempting to climb down it was too great.
3. Following the paper _____ of evidence ultimately led to a guilty verdict in the _____.
4. I wanted to _____ out of the room, as your nephew was being a _____.
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For example, given the sentence:
"Rachel originally planned to buy an apple, but found a bargain and bought a _____ instead, because it was fresh and _____.",
the two words would be "peach" and "cheap" respectively.
1. After thanking my _____ spouse for the book given to me as a birthday gift, I said, "It will be a great pleasure to _____ this."
2. I took a _____ at the slope of the hill and realized the _____ involved in attempting to climb down it was too great.
3. Following the paper _____ of evidence ultimately led to a guilty verdict in the _____.
4. I wanted to _____ out of the room, as your nephew was being a _____.
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