XXX-RATED PHRASES (Round 4)

How to Play:

Each entry lists a 3-word phrase and each word contains an X. Using the clues as a solving aid, figure out the Triple X-rated phrase. (No blushing allowed!)

Example:

___ ___ X

___ X ___ ___ ___

___ X ___ ___

(A half-dozen additional bovine draft animals needed.)

[Answer: "SIX EXTRA OXEN".]

Round 4:

___ ___ ___ ___ X ___ ___ ___ ___

___ ___ X ___ ___

___ X ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

(Very unpleasant pugilist kicked out)

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___ X ___ ___ ___ ___

___ ___ X ___

___ ___ X ___ ___ 

(Foreign "hot" shrewish, ill-tempered woman )


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 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ X ___ ___

___ ___ ___ X ___ ___ ___ ___

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ X

(Unhealthily skinny, supple female pilot)


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___ ___ ___ X ___ ___ ___ ___

___ X ___ ___ ___ ___

___ X ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

(Exceedingly idealistic British university discoverers)


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___ ___ X ___ ___

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ X

___ X ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

(Three score nonconformist outgoing types)


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PAST ROUNDS (For your solving pleasure!):

BRAINWRACK!: XXX-RATED PHRASES (Round 1)

BRAINWRACK!: XXX-RATED PHRASES (Round 2)

BRAINWRACK!: XXX-RATED PHRASES (Round 3)

2 SQUARED (Round 8_FINAL)

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 8:

➤ DADA ___ ___ ___

(Avant-garde art movement)

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➤ JOJO ___ ___

(Botanical oil also known as "pignut")

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➤ MA ___ MA ___ ___ ___ ___

(Fruit preserve)

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➤ MU ___ MU ___

(Soft, indistinct voice sound)

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➤ OR ___ ___ OR ___

(Small chapel for private worship)

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➤ ___ ___ LI ___ ___ LI ___ ___

(Disparaging, diminishing in stature)

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➤ LALALA ___ ___

(Gosling / Stone romantic musical comedy)

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PAST ROUNDS (For your solving pleasure!):

BRAINWRACK!: 2 SQUARED (Round 1)

BRAINWRACK!: 2 SQUARED (Round 2)

BRAINWRACK!: 2 SQUARED (Round 3)

BRAINWRACK!: 2 SQUARED (Round 4)

BRAINWRACK!: 2 SQUARED (Round 5)

BRAINWRACK!: 2 SQUARED (Round 6)

BRAINWRACK!: 2 SQUARED (Round 7)

THIS & THAT (Round 4)

How to Play:

Each correct answer is a common "_______ & _______" phrase, such as "THIS & THAT". To solve, simply switch out one letter in each clue word with a different letter to reveal a common "_______ & _______" phrase.

Example:

➤ _______ & _______

(bell / chair)

[Answer: switch out the "e" in "bell" to "a" and the "r" in "chair" to "n" to come up with the common "_______ & _______" phrase, "BALL & CHAIN".]

Round 4:

➤ _______ & _______

(bloom / cuts)


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➤ _______ & _______

(rolfing / bumbling)

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➤ _______ & _______

(far / peach)


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➤ _______ & _______

(smash / barn)


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➤ _______ & _______

(eros / sons)

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➤ _______ & _______

(heath / tales)


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➤ _______ & _______

(belly / thistles)


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PAST ROUNDS (For your solving pleasure):

BRAINWRACK!: THIS & THAT (Round 1)

BRAINWRACK!: THIS & THAT (Round 2)

BRAINWRACK!: THIS & THAT (Round 3)

SPLIT PERSONALITIES (Round 3)

How to Play:

Each entry lists a well-known person's first name followed by a blank space (or spaces) to fill in with an appropriate word (or words) to logically complete the sentence. The appropriate word (or words) is the person's last name! (Note: puns and homophones allowed for the last name.)

Example:

➤ Gary, I haven't seen you in ages, and judging by all that grey hair, you've sure gotten _____ _____!

[The answer to the two blanks is "old" and "man" revealing the personage of Gary Oldman.]

Round 3:

➤ Peter wanted to use the t-square, instead of the _______ ' _______ on his carpentry project.

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➤ Tina forgot to ______ iron off and nearly caused a fire.

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➤ Edward was about to _______ the truth, when he thought it best to lie to his wife.

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➤ General George was always buddy-buddyin' and _______ his soldiers on the back.

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➤ Tony’s favorite soccer movie was "_______ Like Beckham."

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PAST ROUNDS (For your solving pleasure!):

BRAINWRACK!: SPLIT PERSONALITIES (Round 1)

BRAINWRACK!: SPLIT PERSONALITIES (Round 2)

"NICHOLASNAMES" (Round 5)

How to Play:

Based on the clue, fill in the blank spaces with the appropriate letters. Then substitute a common nickname ("Nicholasname") for the given proper name in the entry to reveal a correct word.

Example:

➤ ___ ___ ___ ROBERT

(Revered African shade tree)

[The letters to fill in are "B", "A" and "O", resulting in "BAOROBERT", but when "BOB" (the nickname or "Nicholasname") is substituted for the given proper name "ROBERT", the answer to the clue is revealed: "BAOBOB".]

Round 5:

➤ ___ ___ ___ PATRICK

(Where you can find magic mushrooms)


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➤ MAXINE ___ ___ ___ ___

(The absolute most one can have or attain)

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➤ ___ MELVIN ___

(Small fish served deep fried usually)

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➤ ___ ANTOINETTE ___ ___ ___ ___

(State of being pretty high)

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➤ ___ THADDEUS ___ ___ ___

(Where you might hear a cacophony of vuvuzelas)

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PAST ROUNDS (For your solving pleasure!):

BRAINWRACK!: "NICHOLASNAMES" (Round 1)

BRAINWRACK!: "NICHOLASNAMES" (Round 2)

BRAINWRACK!: "NICHOLASNAMES" (Round 3)

BRAINWRACK!: "NICHOLASNAMES" (Round 4)

COPPING SOME Z'S (Round 3)

How to Play:

Each entry lists a 3-word phrase and each word contains one or more instance of the letter Z. Using the clues as a solving aid, try not to snooZe figuring out the answers. 

Example:

___ ___ ZZ ___

 Z ___ ___

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ Z ___ ___ ___

(Soft downy primates confined to a protected enclosed habitat)

[Answer: "FUZZY ZOO CHIMPANZEES".]

Round 3:

___ ___ ___ Z ___

___ ___ ___ Z ___

___ ___ ___ ___ Z ___

(Witless and bibulous sexually provocative promiscuous type)

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___ ___ ___ ___ ___ Z ___

___ ___ ___ ___ Z ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

___ ___ ___ ___ Z ___

(Tawdry lowlife Japanese gangster)

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___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ Z ___ ___

___ ___ ___ Z ___ ___

___ ___ ZZ ___

(Crushed frosted Italian pie)

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___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ Z ___ ___

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ Z ___ ___

___ ___ ___ Z ___ ___

(Disheartened pruned back old fart)

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___ ___ ___ ___ Z ___

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ Z ___

___ ___ ___ ___ Z ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

(Clumsy combined WW II axis powers attacks)

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___ ___ ___ ___ Z ___ ___ ___

Z ___ ___ Z ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

___ ___ Z ___ ___ ___ ___

(Wildly excited meandering antelope)

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PAST ROUNDS (For your solving pleasure!):

BRAINWRACK!: COPPING SOME Z's (Round 1)

BRAINWRACK!: COPPING SOME Z's (Round 2)

STEREOTYPES YOU'VE NEVER SEEN . . . OR HAVE YOU? (Round 6)

How to Play:

Stereotypes exist for a reason, so they say. But can there possibly be a kernel of truth to any of these stereotypical sights and events? Surely, you have seen or heard of them all . . . right? Find out by completing the stereotype scenarios below.

Example:

➤ Have you ever seen a billy goat munching on a ________ ________?

[The answer is "TIN CAN".]

Round 6: 

➤ Have you ever seen a Vaudeville act performed by a troupe wearing ________ and dancing with ________ as props?

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➤ Have you ever seen a ________ burn at ________ ________, or, for that matter, a ________ burning in the attic window of a ________ ________?

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➤ Have you ever seen a rotund, jolly person holding his ample belly and guffawing the three syllables, "________! ________! ________!"?

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➤ Have you ever seen a winning ________ lifted up and carried by the victorious cheering ________?

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➤ Have you ever heard anyone actually whistle, while conducting an arduous task, "________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ . . ."?

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PAST ROUNDS: (For your solving pleasure!):

BRAINWRACK!: STEREOTYPES YOU'VE NEVER SEEN . . . OR HAVE YOU? (Round 1)

BRAINWRACK!: STEREOTYPES YOU'VE NEVER SEEN . . . OR HAVE YOU? (Round 2)

BRAINWRACK!: STEREOTYPES YOU'VE NEVER SEEN . . . OR HAVE YOU? (Round 3)

BRAINWRACK!: STEREOTYPES YOU'VE NEVER SEEN . . . OR HAVE YOU? (Round 4)

BRAINWRACK!: STEREOTYPES YOU'VE NEVER SEEN . . . OR HAVE YOU? (Round 5)

REVERSE ENGLISH (Round 7)

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 7:

➤ Where a Dalmatian mascot hangs out  ⇄   Smoking in bed could result in this =

_____________  ⇄   _____________


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➤ Being taken down a notch or three  ⇄   Easy to do this on slippery ice =

_____________  ⇄   _____________


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➤ Mise en scène, say ⇄   In marching formation, to lag behind purposely =

_____________  ⇄   _____________

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➤ Wealthy lifestyle ⇄ What you do when you want to increase something in size or number =

 _____________  ⇄   _____________

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➤ Inside information; mean and unfair ⇄  Activity or relationship kept secret =

_____________  ⇄   _____________


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PAST ROUNDS (for your solving pleasure!):

BRAINWRACK!: REVERSE ENGLISH (Round 1)

BRAINWRACK!: REVERSE ENGLISH (Round 2)

BRAINWRACK!: REVERSE ENGLISH (Round 3)

BRAINWRACK!: REVERSE ENGLISH (Round 4)

BRAINWRACK!: REVERSE ENGLISH (Round 5)

BRAINWRACK!: REVERSE ENGLISH (Round 6)