Tuesday, October 27, 2020

CONSARNED CONSONANTS (Round 3)

How to Play:

Based on the given clue, figure out the mystery word. Each entry is a 7-letter word containing a single vowel.

Example:

➤ ___ ___ ___ ___ E ___ ___

(Literature genre)

[The answer is "MYSTERY", a 7-letter word containing a single vowel.]

Round 3:

➤ ___ ___ ___ A ___ ___ ___

(Cruel, oppressive government rule)


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➤ ___ ___ E ___ ___ ___ ___

(A certain night in a Shakespeare play)


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➤ ___ ___ ___ E ___ ___ ___

(Interaction or cooperation between two entities to achieve something)


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➤ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ I ___

(You're this if you have E.S.P.)


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➤ ___ ___ ___ ___ A ___ ___

(You're this if you can do a round-off number)


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Friday, October 23, 2020

IAAC: INITIALS AND ACRONYMS CONNECTORS (Round 5)

How to Play:

This game lists initials and acronyms of well-known persons, places, things, agencies, associations, and organizations. Based on the entry clue, fill in the blanks surrounding the connector initials or acronym with the appropriate letters to reveal a single word or multiple word phrase.

Example:

➤ ___ ___ LL * B ___ ___ ___ ___

This outdoor recreation store sells products that provide comfort for its customers, and for its financial bottom line.

[The initials / acronym "LLB" stand for LL BEAN, and the filled-in blanks create the phrase "well-being".]

Round 5:

➤ ___ ___ OP * EC ___ ___

(If unable to grasp simple financial and behavioral math concepts, these oil nation members would tell you, in short order, to do what?)


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➤ ___ ___ ___ CER * N ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

(Members of this research institution are rabid "futbol" fans of their home country)


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➤ ___ ___ ___ ___ F * DIC ___

(Raunchy bankers - and prudish individuals - might blush at what their priapic propensities might result in)


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➤ ___ ___  FU * BAR ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

(When all goes to hell in a handbasket at the picnic, just break out this grilled soy delight)


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➤ ___ ___ SA * SE ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

(Helpful diplomats at the consulate might request that you return documents in this in order to get full and fast passport service)


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Wednesday, October 21, 2020

HETERONYMITY (Round 3)

How to Play:

Heteronyms are words that are spelled identically but in variable usage are pronounced differently. Your job is to identify the heteronym in each entry based on the clue sentence.

Example:

➤ The gymnast had to __________ her technique to get a __________ score.

[The answer is "perfect".]

Round 3:

➤ With only a limited access __________ to get in, it was not possible to __________ the guest to enter.


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➤ In order to __________ the __________, the musician had to be in the studio.


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➤ The __________ in my retina brought a __________ to my eye.


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The seducing actress had the ability to charm and __________ as she made her grand __________ on the stage.


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➤ The main performer's __________, her understudy, was required to __________ rehearsing the role with the main performer every other day.


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Sunday, October 18, 2020

PRIME TIME RHYME (Round 1)

How to Play:

Each entry lists a sentence with two clues to help reveal the correct blank * blank answer. The first clue hints at a well-known personality (initials given as a solving aid), and the second clue embedded in the sentence hints at the 2-word answer that rhymes with the well-known person.

Example:

 Zany "Laugh-In" regular [G.H.] who never took care of the mildewed grass in her yard ended up with a ________ * ________.

[Answer: Based on the clue "mildewed grass", the blank words to fill in are "MOLDY * LAWN", which rhymes with the "Laugh-In" clue answer, "GOLDIE * HAWN".]

Round 1:

 Country music legend and former baseball player [C.P.] never really wanted to marry his ugly newlywed, a most definitively unattractive ________ * ________.


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 Classic crooner of traditional pop standards [T.B.] was also a landlord renting to an anorexic woman, his ________ * ________.


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 Hunky icon of the screen [B.P.] was an angry Yank, then moved to England and became a ________ * ________.


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 Racist and corrupt "Crash" cop [M.D.] gained weight as he committed more misdeeds and ended up becoming a ________ * ________.


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 Legendary American author and storyteller known by his pseudonym [M.T.] suffered from ________ * ________ in his eye every time he took a sip of his coffee and forgot to remove the spoon from the cup.


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Saturday, October 17, 2020

2 SQUARED (Round 5)

How to Play:

Each entry lists a pair of identical 2-letter "Scrabble eligible" words surrounded by, preceded by, or ending with blank spaces. Using the clue as a solving aid, fill in the blanks with the appropriate letters to come up with a common word.

Example:

➤ RE ___ RE ___

(Your parents did this to you from an early age)

[Answer: "A" and "D" are the letters to fill in surrounding the 2-letter "Scrabble eligible" word "RE", resulting in the word "REARED".]

Round 5:

 ___ ___ ___ TITI ___ ___

(Divider)


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➤ RE ___ RE ___ ___ ___ ___

(Stand for, or stand in for)


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➤ TI ___ TI ___ ___

("Naughty" word for mammary glands)


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➤ PAPA ___ ___ ___

(Slang word for "naughty" word for mammary glands)


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 ___ ___ OF-OF ___

(A person who horses around)


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Sunday, October 11, 2020

BODY DOUBLE (Round 2)

How to Play:

Each entry requires a solution that uses two body parts to create a common phrase, word or usage. Clues are provided as a a solving aid.

Example:

➤ __________ of _________

(Inner core or bud of coconut tree)

[The answer is HEART of PALM.]

Round 2:

➤ __________

(You might give this harmless slap to yourself in a moment of facetious realization)

(This single word answer actually is a Body Double!)


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➤ __________ to _________

(Type of bare subsistence living)


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➤ __________ to_________

(Kind of intimate one-on-one talk)


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➤ __________ * __________

(Cool cat's slangy term for a harmonica)


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➤ __________ to_________

(One after another)


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PAST ROUNDS (For your solving pleasure!):

BRAINWRACK!: BODY DOUBLE (Round 1)

Saturday, October 10, 2020

SPOONERIZED MONIKERS IMAGINARY QUOTIENT (IQ) TEST (Round 7)

How to Play:

Fill in the two blanks in each entry to come up with a goofy "Spoonerized Moniker" and its resulting 2-word rhyming phrase. The correct answers will complete a sentence where each set of blanks is a spoonerism of the other.

Example:

➤ PETE ________ works in a slaughterhouse as a ________ PACKER.
 
[The answer to the first blank is "MACKER" (which rhymes with "PACKER"), while the answer to the second blank is "MEAT" (which rhymes with "PETE"). Thus, the answer to the riddle is "PETE MACKER works in a slaughterhouse as a MEAT PACKER."]

Round 7:

➤ TIM ________ is a statistician who compiles ________ TOLLS on species decline, worldwide auto deaths, and the like.


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➤ JASON ________ is ________' JAIL time on a number of serious charges, including arson and burglary.


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➤ MARVIN ________ is a butcher who spends his days ________ MEATS.


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BURT ________ got ________ BADLY when he crashed his motorcycle.


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➤ FAWN ________ left work early and has ________ FISHIN' at her favorite hole.


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Friday, October 9, 2020

UNLIKELY UNIONS / UNLIKELY OFFSPRING (Round 3)

How to Play:

Each entry lists a "middle" name held in common that links two well-known personalities. Using the entry clue as a solving aid, fill in the blanks surrounding the "middle" name to reveal three people, two of whom are real people (the “parents”), while the third name will be the fictional offspring (whose "middle" name is the name held in common linking the "parents").

Example:

_________ CYRUS _________ is a result of an unlikely union between _________ _________& __________ _________, and the unlikely offspring is _________ _________.

(Pop entertainer seduces former Secretary of State)

[The answer to the first blank is "Miley" and the second blank is "Vance"  revealing the unlikely couple of "Miley Cyrus" and "Cyrus Vance" ,and their unlikely offspring, "Miley Vance".]

Round 3:

_________ LEE ________ _________ is a result of an unlikely union between _________ _________& __________ ________ _________, and the unlikely offspring is _________ _________.

(A perfect union for classy singer and classic Western genre actor)


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_________ ISAAC _________ is a result of an unlikely union between _________ _________& __________ _________, and the unlikely offspring is _________ _________.

(Hip SF rocker gets intimate with prolific sci-fi author)


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_________ RICH _________ is a result of an unlikely union between _________ _________& __________ _________, and the unlikely offspring is _________ _________.

(Drummer weds impressionist)


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_________ TRAVIS _________ is a result of an unlikely union between _________ _________& __________ _________, and the unlikely offspring is _________ _________.

(How convenient: two country dudes hook up)


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_________ NORMAN _________ is a result of an unlikely union between _________ _________& __________ _________, and the unlikely offspring is _________ _________.

(Linksman cozies up to military man)


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_________ HUNTER _________ is a result of an unlikely union between _________ _________& __________ _________, and the unlikely offspring is _________ _________.

(Rebel actress + outlaw author = trouble)


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_________ MONTGOMERY _________ is a result of an unlikely union between _________ _________& __________ _________, and the unlikely offspring is _________ _________.

(Actress and actor are preggers!)


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_________ MORGAN _________ is a result of an unlikely union between _________ _________& __________ _________, and the unlikely offspring is _________ _________.

(MASH regular and Shawshank guy see eye to eye)


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_________ ANTHONY _________ is a result of an unlikely union between _________ _________& __________ _________, and the unlikely offspring is _________ _________.

(Singer/producer in bed with Red Dragon)


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_________ RUTH _________ is a result of an unlikely union between _________ _________& __________ _________, and the unlikely offspring is _________ _________.

(Mercurial sports legend finds true romance with SNL alum)


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Thursday, October 8, 2020

REVERSE ENGLISH (Round 4)

How to Play:

Each entry lists two clues. The first clue answer is a compound word, and the second clue answer will be a 2-word reversal phrase (or single word) of the compound word.

Example:
 
➤ Sports contest  ⇄   Round object used in a sports contest =

_____________  ⇄   _____________


[The answer to the first clue is the compound word "BALLGAME", and the answer to the second clue is the 2-word reversal phrase, "GAME BALL".]

Round 4:

➤ Economic swoon  ⇄   Refuse an offer =

_____________  ⇄   _____________


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➤ Result in unintended consequences  ⇄   Engage in feisty riposte =

_____________  ⇄   _____________


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➤ Throughout the duration of one's existence  ⇄   A century old is considered this =

_____________  ⇄   _____________


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➤ "Man, __________!" desperate cry on a ship ⇄ Cover up a window with plywood =

_____________  ⇄   _____________


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➤ Excess amount of spillage ⇄ What water does over rocks =

_____________  ⇄   _____________


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Wednesday, October 7, 2020

WHO LIVES WHERE? (Round 1)

How to Play:

Each entry lists a clue relating to a living or deceased well-known person, whose initials are one of 50 official postal U.S. state initials. See who lives where in these great United States of ours.

Example:

➤ "That '70s Show" actor lives in this state: __________.

[Answer: Ashton Kutcher is the actor and AK are his initials for the state Alaska.]

Round 1:

➤ "Metropolis" director lives state: __________.


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➤ Popcorn maven lives in this state: __________.


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➤ South African freedom fighter lives in this state: __________.


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➤ "Voice of Basketball" American sportscaster lives in this state: __________.


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➤ Guns N' Roses front man lives in this state: __________.


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Monday, October 5, 2020

DECLARATIONS OR QUESTIONS (Round 1)

How to Play:

Each entry is either a declaration or a question containing a single blank space. Fill in the blank with a word choice that will logically complete the declaration or question and at the same time reveal a living or dead well-known person. Clues are listed as a solving aid, and homonyms and puns are allowed.

Example:

Declaration:

➤ TOM _______ for no one when he's ready to go.

(Gruff-voiced musician)

[Answer: "TOM WAITS" for no one when he's ready to go.]

Question:

➤ Is JANE _______ her boyfriend or going cold on him?

(Member of famous acting family)

[Answer: Is "JANE FONDA" her boyfriend or going cold on him?]

Round 1:

Question:

➤ Did MARTIN _______ his stocks or hold on to them?

(Canadian-American actor who actually isn't very tall)

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Question:

➤ Is MANDY _______ beautiful than her sister?

(Singer / actress.)

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Declaration:

➤ HUGH _______ lots of food when hungrier than a bear.

(Former host of ABC's "20/20")

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Declaration:

➤ JIM _______ with the people who reside on both sides of him.

(Actor and, believe it or not, opera singer)

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Question:

➤ Is CHRISTOPHER _______ or drivin' to work these days?

(Distinctive character actor in "Pulp Fiction" among other film roles)

Friday, October 2, 2020

THROWING IN THE VOWEL(S) (Round 4)

How to Play:

Each entry lists a string of 3 or more identical vowels surrounded by blank spaces. Using the clue as a solving aid, figure out each word (or place name).

Example:

➤ ___ ___ EE ___ E ___

(Place to store excess perishables)

[The answer is FREEZER.]

Round 4:

➤ ___ A ___ ___ A ___ A ___

(Person marooned on an isle)


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➤ ___ OO ___ ___ O ___ ___ ___

(Out in remote country)


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➤ I ___ ___ I ___ I ___

(Not lawful)


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 ___ A ___ A ___ A

(Crude shelter on the beach)


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➤ ___ EE ___ E ___

(Crusty old fart)


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Thursday, October 1, 2020

CREATURES IN HIDING (Round 1)

How to Play:

Find the creature seeking refuge in the mystery word. Clues are given as a solving aid.

Example:

 ___ ___ ___ GEREL

(Badly written, perhaps humorous, verse)

[The answer is "DOG" for "DOGGEREL".]


Round 1:

➤ S ___ ___ ___ OLOGY

(Scientific study of doo-doo)


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➤ C ___ ___ ___ ___ AKE

(Seafood barbecue)


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➤ HAS ___ ___ ___ N

(Someone who once was, in terms of once having attained a certain stature)


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➤ UN ___ ___ ___ ___ ABLE

(That which cannot be withstood any longer)


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➤ MIL ___ ___ ___ ___ AIRES

(What we all hope to become by playing the lottery)


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BURIED TREASURE (1 Round Only)

How to Play : Buried within each sentence entry is a precious gemstone for you to find. Upon finding all ten, re-arrange the sentences order...