DOUBLIN' DOWN (Round 3)

How to Play:

Each entry is a sentence containing one or more blanks to fill in using words or phrases that repeat syllables. Single, double and hyphenated words, as well as common phrases and homonyms, are allowed.

Example:

➤ The ______ - ______ is the world's largest nocturnal primate.

[The answer is "AYE-AYE", an endangered species of lemur from Madagascar.]

Round 3:

➤ Common dolphinfish: ______ - ______.

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➤ Thiamine deficient disease: ______.

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➤ A go-kart or small inefficient car doesn't not go ______ - ______ but rather ______ - ______.

[A double whammy clue!]

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➤ A ______ - ______ situation is when neither negotiating party gets the short end of the stick.

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➤ ______ is incrustation on the teeth.

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PAST ROUNDS (For your solving pleasure!):

BRAINWRACK!: DOUBLIN' DOWN (Round 1)

BRAINWRACK!: DOUBLIN' DOWN (Round 2)

CREATURES IN HIDING (Round 4)

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 4:

➤ LITI ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

(One who disputes in a court of law)

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➤ ENC ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

(Advance gradually beyond acceptable limits)

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➤ DE ___ ___ ___ ___ ATION

(Rhetorical exercise)

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➤ S ___ ___ ___ ___ HOLDER

(One who has financial skin in a company)

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➤ ___ ___ ___ ___ CULE

(Invisible building block of matter)

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PAST ROUNDS (For your solving pleasure!):

BRAINWRACK!: CREATURES IN HIDING (Round 1)

BRAINWRACK!: CREATURES IN HIDING (Round 2)

BRAINWRACK!: CREATURES IN HIDING (Round 3)

+ / - FACTOR (Round 8)

How to Play:

Each entry comes with a +/- clue and a missing +/- letter in parentheses at the beginning or ending of the series of blank spaces. Using the +/- clue as a solving aid, fill in the blanks and the missing +/- letter will reveal either a longer / shorter common word, or a longer / shorter well-known person's last name.

Example: (common words)

➤ Legal +/- Terrible =

( ___ ) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

[The missing +/- letter is "L"; the answer to the clue is “(L)AWFUL", with “LAWFUL” being the + answer to the clue “Legal”, and “AWFUL” being the - answer to the clue “Terrible”.]

Example: (well-known person's last name)

➤ New York Times Crossword Puzzle Editor +/- "Small" comedian =

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ( ___ ) 

[The missing +/- letter is "Z"; the answer to the clue is “SHORT(Z)”, with “SHORTZ" being the + answer to the clue “New York Times Crossword Puzzle Editor” (Will Shortz), and “SHORT” being the - answer to the clue "'Small' Comedian” (Martin Short).]

Round 8:

Common Words:

➤ Denoting one's choice or taste +/- Citation included in an academic paper =

( ___ ) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

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➤ The only way to make an omelet is with these kind of eggs +/- Tallied points, with "up" =

( ___ ) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

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➤ Kleenex +/- Offspring =

( ___ ) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

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Well-known Persons:

➤ Baseball's "Say Hey" kid +/- Former British PM =

___ ___ ___ ( ___ )

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➤ American jazz singer of yesteryear +/- All-American "girl next door" actress of yesteryear =

 ( ___ ) ___ ___ ___

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➤ Celebrated director of "The Doors" +/- Leading man in the 1930s and 1940s =

( ___ ) ___ ___ ___ ___

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PAST ROUNDS (For your solving pleasure!):

BRAINWRACK!: + / - FACTOR (Round 1)

BRAINWRACK!: + / - FACTOR (Round 2)

BRAINWRACK!: + / - FACTOR (Round 3)

BRAINWRACK!: + / - FACTOR (Round 4)

BRAINWRACK!: + / - FACTOR (Round 5)

BRAINWRACK!: +/- FACTOR (Round 6)

BRAINWRACK!: +/- FACTOR (Round 7)

3 X 3-ERS (Round 3_FINAL)

How to Play:

Each entry, when correctly filled in, will reveal the name of a well-known person whose first and last names are comprised of just three letters. Solve the anagram clues to reveal the identities of the mystery "3 X 3-ers".

Round 3:

➤ ___ ___ ___  * ___ ___ ___

(Boy Orr)


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(L No L No)

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(Cy Reno)

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➤ ___ ___ ___  * ___ ___ ___

(Eco Use)

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➤ ___ ___ ___  * ___ ___ ___

( Lob Lob)


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PAST ROUNDS (For your solving pleasure!):

BRAINWRACK!: 3 X 3-ERS (Round 1)

BRAINWRACK!: 3 X 3-ERS (Round 2)

SPOONERIZED MONIKERS IMAGINARY QUOTIENT (IQ) TEST (Round 11)

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 11:

➤ MARK ________ is pretty picky about the color of animal flesh he prefers, which are the ________ MEATS.

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➤ MOREY ________ thought he had the perfect alibi (but he was fatally wrong) for the horribly ________ MURDER he committed.

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➤ HAZEL ________ ended up with a nose infection when she plucked out all of her ________ HAIR with dirty tweezers.

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➤ GIL ________ loved to add ________ GARNISH to his potato salad.

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➤ COLIN ________ suffered terribly from allergies when the ________ COUNTS were high.

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PAST ROUNDS (for your solving pleasure!):

BRAINWRACK!: SPOONERIZED MONIKERS IQ* TEST: * IMAGINARY QUOTIENT* (Round 1)

BRAINWRACK!: SPOONERIZED MONIKERS IQ* TEST: *IMAGINARY QUOTIENT* (Round 2)

BRAINWRACK!: SPOONERIZED MONIKERS IQ* TEST: *IMAGINARY QUOTIENT* (Round 3)

BRAINWRACK!: SPOONERIZED MONIKERS IQ* TEST: *IMAGINARY QUOTIENT* (Round 4)

BRAINWRACK!: SPOONERIZED MONIKERS IQ* TEST: *IMAGINARY QUOTIENT* (Round 5)

BRAINWRACK!: SPOONERIZED MONIKERS IQ* TEST: *IMAGINARY QUOTIENT* (Round 6)

BRAINWRACK!: SPOONERIZED MONIKERS IQ* TEST: *IMAGINARY QUOTIENT* (Round 7)

BRAINWRACK!: SPOONERIZED MONIKERS IQ* TEST: *IMAGINARY QUOTIENT* (Round 8)

BRAINWRACK!: SPOONERIZED MONIKERS IQ* TEST: * IMAGINARY QUOTIENT* (Round 9)

BRAINWRACK!: SPOONERIZED MONIKERS IQ* TEST: *IMAGINARY QUOTIENT* (Round 10)

U.S. RD. MAP: ST. ABBR. (Round 6)

How to Play:

Solve each entry by filling in the blanks with official U.S. state abbreviations to come up with a common word related to the "road map" clue.

Example:

➤ Having a flushed complexion: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

[The answer is “FLORID” which is comprised of the combination of state abbreviations FL + OR + ID.]

Round 6:

➤ Acted wrong (obsolete): ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

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➤ Strong course fabric (pl): ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___


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➤ Incites panic: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___


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➤ Primitive beach hut: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___


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➤ Underground work environment: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___


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PAST ROUNDS (For your solving pleasure!):

BRAINWRACK!: U.S. RD. MAP: ST. ABBR. (Round 1)

BRAINWRACK!: U.S. RD. MAP: ST. ABBR. (Round 2)

BRAINWRACK!: U.S. RD. MAP: ST. ABBR. (Round 3)

BRAINWRACK!: U.S. RD. MAP: ST. ABBR. (Round 4)

BRAINWRACK!: U.S. RD. MAP: ST. ABBR. (Round 5)

MOVIE TIME = GROOVY RHYME (Round 4)

How to Play:

It's Movie Time! Each correct answer will be a Groovy Rhyme! Entries list a sentence with a hint about a real movie and a clue indicating the movie's alternate rhyming title. Based on the clue logic, discover the rhyming title of the real movie . . . OR . . . if you prefer, the real movie and its rhyming title.

Example:

➤ Movie about vigilante NYPD officer John McClane who won a poker game with this, an Ace against a King:

Rhyming Movie Title: "________ * ________"

Real Movie Title: "________ * ________"

[Answer: Based on the clue "won a poker game with this, an Ace against a King", the answer to the Rhyming Movie Title is "High Card", which rhymes with the Real Movie Title, "Die Hard".]

Round 4:

➤ Neo-noir erotic thriller by Brian De Palma about a B actor whose voyeuristic tendencies spying on a foxy woman puts him in a tight bind in a bad way:

Rhyming Movie Title: "________ * ________"

Real Movie Title: "________ * ________"


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➤ Movie about a couple of hippie motorcyclists who stop at a White Castle to slurp down one tiny burger each:

Rhyming Movie Title: "________ * ________"

Real Movie Title: "________ * ________"


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➤ Movie in which, due to the frisky advances of Major Reisman's coquettish kin, the daughter of his uncle, the top secret suicide mission to kill German officers nearly failed:

Rhyming Movie Title: (The) "________ * ________"

Real Movie Title: (The) "________ * ________"


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➤ Owen Wilson / Vince Vaughn womanizer flick turns destructive when the two get drunk and totally destroy their host's sheets, blankets and linen:

Rhyming Movie Title: "________ * ________"

Real Movie Title: "________ * ________"


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➤ Movie about a dairy farm's productive output being dependent on paying the salaries of a ragtag baseball team playing in the nearby grassy lot:

Rhyming Movie Title: "________ (of) ________"

Real Movie Title: "________ (of) ________"


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PAST ROUNDS (For your solving pleasure!):

BRAINWRACK!: MOVIE TIME = GROOVY RHYME (Round 1)

BRAINWRACK!: MOVIE TIME = GROOVY RHYME (Round 2)

BRAINWRACK!: MOVIE TIME = GROOVY RHYME (Round 3)

INITIAL PUBLIC PERSONAE (Round 7)

How to Play:

Each entry lists a made-up organization or association whose acronym is the initials of a well-known person. Who might these initial findings reveal? Clues are given as a solving aid to help expose the initial public personae responsible for the fictionalized concerns.

Example:

➤ Society for Literature and Comedy = ________ ________ ________

(This American humorist would be a good candidate to head up the SLC.)

[The answer is SAMUEL LANGHORNE CLEMENS.]

Round 7:

➤ Headquarters for Great Writers = ________ ________ ________

(It's no surprise this timeless British author would be the top choice to head up the HGW.)


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➤ Coalition of Legendary Scientists = ________ ________ ________

(Groundbreaking French anthropologist is a natural to represent the CLS.)


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➤ Brotherhood of Blues Karma = ________ ________ ________

(Who else but this legendary guitarist who founded the BBK.)

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➤ Establishment for Ontological Wisdom = ________ ________ ________

(Renowned entomologist and essayist a shoo-in to take the reins of the EOW.)


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➤ Hermitage for Discursive Transcendentalists = ________ ________ ________

(Little wonder he was chosen to be the face of the HDT.)

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PAST ROUNDS (For your solving pleasure!):

BRAINWRACK!: INITIAL PUBLIC PERSONAE (Round 1)

BRAINWRACK!: INITIAL PUBLIC PERSONAE (Round 2)

BRAINWRACK!: INITIAL PUBLIC PERSONAE (Round 3)

BRAINWRACK!: INITIAL PUBLIC PERSONAE (Round 4)

BRAINWRACK!: INITIAL PUBLIC PERSONAE (Round 5)