That's that sorted then,
I shall have to declare Mark the winner, for getting two groups - with special mention to Calidore for the number group and Robinhood3000 for spotting the anagrams or (thankyou Jack) the arrangements.
That's that sorted then,
I shall have to declare Mark the winner, for getting two groups - with special mention to Calidore for the number group and Robinhood3000 for spotting the anagrams or (thankyou Jack) the arrangements.
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The trick is to let Mark think he's won every time because these things are hard to come up with.
J
Originally Posted by Jack of Hearts
Oh, cheers.
...Four groups of four.
mouse rod
float sprat
line jumping
yard metre
warden foot
fly service
steeple cast
stress frost
Last edited by MarkBastable; 11-16-2011 at 03:37 PM.
Well, honorable mention is certainly better than no mention at all. Gotta give props to Robinhood3000 for spotting the anagrams also.
So lessee:
Yard, metre, rod, foot are units of measure.
Line, fly, cast could refer to fishing (as could rod, but I think that's a red herring) (HA!)
Sprat is a type of fish, so it could go above, but it could also join with mouse and fly as animals. Or it could go with service, steeple, and stress as "s" words.
You must be the change you wish to see in the world. -- Mahatma Gandhi
Church: mouse warden yard service.
Jack: frost jumping sprat steeple.
Fishing: float cast rod fly.
Poetry: stress metre line foot
Last edited by prendrelemick; 11-16-2011 at 05:38 PM.
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Rats. I was hoping it would take longer than that.
Did take the mick get it? What's the connecting theme for the categories?
J
There isn't one. There never is. Mick didn't have one really - though you cleverly gave him a pun that made it look as though there was one.
Yes. 'Cleverly.'
Hiding all this genius for now. Will blindside you all when you least expect it.
J
While I'm working on a fiendish maths problem (not ready) Here is a quick something for our American cousins.
That afternoon the order came through to fill more pots of salmon roe. Ha! Yes boys! the fancy ones, topped off with one of Jack's onion sculptures, each one a work of art (hurriedly drawn) .
We took them by bus, half way across town, down to the pier. Celebrations are our business.
Who was at the party, and how are they connected.
Last edited by prendrelemick; 11-17-2011 at 04:34 AM.
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So far, I've got Taft, Monroe and Jackson - would the link be Presidents?
Knowing Mick, there are probably twenty more names in there somewhere. I'm not well up in Presidents so I'll let someone else find them.
Last edited by kasie; 11-18-2011 at 06:50 AM.
I won't tell you how many just yet.
I have visions of people checking for a President Fancyones or Doffwit.
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Fillmore, Hayes, Bush, Pierce - thank you, Wiki! Now I really must go and do something useful....
Before you do that Kasie, you need to think of another puzzle. You've gone and got 'em all.
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Ah. Yes. Thought there would be more - sorry, folks.
Ok - here goes, an easy-peasy one for a change: all these are 'double' words (I expect there is a correct grammatical term but I can't think of it off-hand). Some have hyphens, some don't; some rhyme, some don't; some are assonances (rhymes gone wrong, as Rita put it).
1 A crooked mile. (3-3)
2 Worn on the beach. (4-4)
3 Simply the best (3-3)
4 Australian Sun Code (4,4,4)
5 What a mix-up (4-4)
6 Weak and watery (5-5)
7 Whether he wants to or not. (5-5)
8 Basics (5-5)
9 Ornament. (5-5 or 10)
10 Common lot. (3, 6)
11 Posh lot. (5-5)
12 Gossip (4-4)
13 Dance (3,3,3)
14 Wear it to dance (but not the one above!) (2,2 or 4)
15 Raindrops keep falling on my head. (6,6)
16 Dither. (6-6)
17 Puddin'n'pie. (4,4)
18 Select address. (4,4)
19 Falling over each other.... (4,4)
20 ...at high speed (6-6)
21 Native to Madagasgar (3-3)
22 I will conform to wishes immediately, Captain. (2,2 or 3,3)
23 Simply the best. (3,4-5)
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