(I just find these on the net. Anyone can post if they see something good and want to share.)
A spoonerism is a pair of words that can have their initial sounds switched to form new words. The pairs need only sound the same, not necessarily be spelled the same (power saw & sour paw, horse cart & coarse heart). There may sometimes be one or two connecting words (kick the stone & stick the cone, king of the rats & ring of the cats). Given the following definitions, what are the spoonerisms?
spoiled Neanderthal child & courageous cougar
child of a sorceress & liquid in a trench
milk and cheese & fops who are imaginary beings with magical powers
fondle feathers & Amsterdam
Answer -
1) cave brat & brave cat
2) witch daughter & ditch water
3) dairy foods & fairy dudes
4) touch down & Dutch town
Wicca, you are still finding these! So, Wicca Shortz you are now dubbed!
(By the way, I am a fan of Will Shortz & his lovely puzzles. The Mrs is even more of a fan.)
So, she was better at this one than me! Our combined efforts have:
Cave Brat & Brave Cat
Witch Daughter & Ditch Water
Dairy Foods & Fairy Dudes
Touch Down & Dutch Town
This was very fun! I hope we werenât too fast for this!
So, how about we return a puzzle?
In each pair of seven-letter words to the right, rearrange the letters of one of the words to get a synonym of the other. For example, RAPTURE and TOENAIL would lead to the answer ELATION. Which word is the synonym and which is the anagram is for you to discover
Every answer is a familiar three-word phrase in the form blank of blank. Iâve rearranged the letters in the first and last words of each phrase. You give me the phrases. For example, cat of dog, becomes act of God.
1.) Taco of mars.
2.) Cork of sage.
3.) Dies of charm.
4.) Danger of need.
5.) Taste of hocks.
6.) Thea of tablet.
7.) Mage of hornets.
8.) Stapler of Pairs.
[quote=ârish11â post=137272]1.) Taco of mars.
2.) Cork of sage.
3.) Dies of charm.
4.) Danger of need.
5.) Taste of hocks.
6.) Thea of tablet.
7.) Mage of hornets.
8.) Stapler of Pairs.[/quote]
1. Coat of arms
2. Rock of ages
3. Ides of March
4. Garden of Eden
5. State of shock
6. Heat of battle
7. Game of Thrones
8. Plaster of Paris
Once upon a time, in the West Lake village, a servant lived with his master. After service of about 30 years, his master became ill and was going to die. One day, the master called his servant and asked him for a wish. It could be any wish but just one. The master gave him one day to think about it. The servant became very happy and went to his mother for discussion about the wish. His mother was blind and she asked her son for making a wish for her eye-sight to come back. Then the servant went to his wife. She became very excited and asked for a son as they were childless for many years. After that, the servant went to his father who wanted to be rich and so he asked his son to wish for a lot of money. The next day he went to his master and made one wish through which all the three (mother, father, wife) got what they wanted. You have to tell what the servant asked the master.
Answer -
The servant said, âMy mother wants to see her grandson swinging on a swing of gold.â
[quote=âLadyOfWiccaâ post=137325]I have another for you -
Once upon a time, in the West Lake village, a servant lived with his master. After service of about 30 years, his master became ill and was going to die. One day, the master called his servant and asked him for a wish. It could be any wish but just one. The master gave him one day to think about it. The servant became very happy and went to his mother for discussion about the wish. His mother was blind and she asked her son for making a wish for her eye-sight to come back. Then the servant went to his wife. She became very excited and asked for a son as they were childless for many years. After that, the servant went to his father who wanted to be rich and so he asked his son to wish for a lot of money. The next day he went to his master and made one wish through which all the three (mother, father, wife) got what they wanted. You have to tell what the servant asked the master.[/quote]
Something about his mother seeing her grandson, but I canât figure where the money comes in.
[quote=âLadyOfWiccaâ post=137325]I have another for you -
Once upon a time, in the West Lake village, a servant lived with his master. After service of about 30 years, his master became ill and was going to die. One day, the master called his servant and asked him for a wish. It could be any wish but just one. The master gave him one day to think about it. The servant became very happy and went to his mother for discussion about the wish. His mother was blind and she asked her son for making a wish for her eye-sight to come back. Then the servant went to his wife. She became very excited and asked for a son as they were childless for many years. After that, the servant went to his father who wanted to be rich and so he asked his son to wish for a lot of money. The next day he went to his master and made one wish through which all the three (mother, father, wife) got what they wanted. You have to tell what the servant asked the master.[/quote]
Something about his mother seeing her grandson, but I canât figure where the money comes in.
What about:
âI wish to see my mother watching her grandson playing in a pile of money?â
Enter words into the following word chain such that each pair of words in the chain forms a compound word. No word can appear in the chain more than one time. Each â?â represents a missing word. Example: girl ? ? shape = girl friend ship shape = girlfriend friendship shipshape.
waist ? tail ? ? side ? ? fall ? ? down ? ? spring ? ? ? hole
Enter words into the following word chain such that each pair of words in the chain forms a compound word. No word can appear in the chain more than one time. Each â?â represents a missing word. Example: girl ? ? shape = girl friend ship shape = girlfriend friendship shipshape.
waist ? tail ? ? side ? ? fall ? ? down ? ? spring ? ? ? hole[/quote]
I tried, but didnât get very farâŚ
waist COAT tail SPIN DOWN side ? ? fall ? ? down ? ? spring ? ? ? hole
Itâs time to get back at the Queen of Hearts by beheading words that start with âQuâ. In this case, you remove the first TWO letters and still have a valid word. You will be given clues for the two words, longer word first.
Example: British pound -> Part of the psyche
Answer: The words are Quid and Id.
[quote=âLadyOfWiccaâ post=139872]1. Stop doing -> That thing
2. Peculiar behaviour -> Annoy
3. Subatomic particle -> Large boat
4. Unit of liquid measure -> Product of creativity
5. Small game bird -> To be unwell
6. Large feather; pen -> Unwell; faulty
7. Nausea; uncomfortable -> Simple
8. Misgivings; scruples -> Donations to the poor[/quote]
Give me a minute.