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Phamiliar Frases
« on: Feb 25th, 2004, 1:28pm » |
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Hello all. I write a puzzles page for my college's newspaper, so I figured I would periodically post some of our original puzzles. Enjoy.
In this puzzle, each clue is paired up with another. Fill in the blanks with the correct word. When you are done, the answer to the second clue will sound the same as the answer to the first clue, with the two words exchanged. For example, if the clues were ``Pawns the wood ax'' and ``Sums the table'', the answers would be SELLS the ADZ and ADDS the CELLS. Watch for alternate spellings, double meanings of the same word, and verb tenses.
Put the ball through the hoop: _________ the _________
Filmed the segment: _________ the _________
Called upon the house cleaner: _________ the _________
Cooked up the yellow condiment: _________ the _________
Trashes the treaty: _________ the _________
Got ready to go on vacation: _________ the _________
Effortlessly pass the class: _________ through the _________
Flow through the wind: _________ through the _________
Grieving by the memorial: _________ by the _________
Refit my suit before the sun's up: _________ by the _________
Wait on line at Disneyland: _________ _________ the _________
Send in the Travolta substitute: _________ the _________-_________
Stationed in Istanbul, or coming from thereabouts: _________-_________
Prevent baking fowl from getting too dry: _________ _________
Chill the Slurpee look-alike: _________ the _________
Quit showing me pictures of the Parthenon!: _________ _________ the _________!
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Re: Phamiliar Frases
« Reply #1 on: Feb 25th, 2004, 1:36pm » |
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Quote:Wait on line at Disneyland: _________ _________ the _________
Send in the Travolta substitute: _________ the _________-_________
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Stand in the queue
Cue the stand-in
Quote:Stationed in Istanbul, or coming from thereabouts: _________-_________
Prevent baking fowl from getting too dry: _________ _________
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« Reply #2 on: Feb 25th, 2004, 1:47pm » |
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Put the ball through the hoop: took the shot.
Filmed the segment: shot the take.
Called upon the house cleaner: mustered the maid.
Cooked up the yellow condiment: made the mustard.
Trashes the treaty: bagged the pact .
Got ready to go on vacation: packed the bags.
Effortlessly pass the class: breeze through the course.
Flow through the wind: course through the breeze.
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« Reply #3 on: Feb 25th, 2004, 8:12pm » |
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Grieving by the memorial: Mourning by the altar
Refit my suit before the sun's up: Alter by the morning
I am not so sure of this one, but:
Chill the Slurpee look-alike: Freeze the Icee
Quit showing me pictures of the Parthenon!: I see (n) the frieze
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« Reply #4 on: Feb 25th, 2004, 9:43pm » |
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Here are some more:
Shut the container: ________ the ________
Put away the garments: ________ the ________
Prince of Wales: ________ ________ the ________
Tossed off a cliff: ________ ________ the ________
Money exchange: ________ to ________
Smells on the figurine’s locks: ________ to ________ ________
Hang on, less flavorful in veggies: ________ it’s ________ in ________
Equal mass in treasure: ________ its ________ in ________
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« Reply #5 on: Feb 26th, 2004, 1:10am » |
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Quote:Shut the container: ________ the ________
Put away the garments: ________ the ________
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:Close the box.
Box the clothes.
Quote:Prince of Wales: ________ ________ the ________
Tossed off a cliff: ________ ________ the ________
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:Heir to the throne.
Thrown to the air.
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« Reply #6 on: Feb 26th, 2004, 12:29pm » |
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Money exchange: ________ to ________
Smells on the figurine’s locks: ________ to ________ ________
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Dollar to cents
Scents to doll hairs?
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« Reply #7 on: Feb 26th, 2004, 12:40pm » |
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Hang on, less flavorful in veggies: ________ it’s ________ in ________
Equal mass in treasure: ________ its ________ in ________
Here's a guess...
Wait, it's worthless in greens
Worth it's weight in green (US dollars)
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« Reply #8 on: Feb 26th, 2004, 3:56pm » |
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All correct, except for Cathos last try.
That one was very close. I was thinking of a specific veggie, it is orange and spindle shaped and bugs bunny likes it.
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« Reply #9 on: Feb 26th, 2004, 4:23pm » |
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Wait, it's worthless in carrots
Worth it's weight in karets
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« Reply #10 on: Feb 26th, 2004, 4:27pm » |
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You just need a different homonymn for worth. 
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« Reply #11 on: Feb 26th, 2004, 4:29pm » |
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Here are two more:
Listen to people speak: ________ them ________
Let people in: ________ them ________
Blanch due to gossip: ________ by the ________
Boarder near the bucket: ________ by the ________
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« Reply #12 on: Feb 26th, 2004, 5:10pm » |
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Here are two more.
Explain inclusive location of tunes: ________ ________ all ________ on ________
Listen to every melody via cable ________ all ________ on ________
Shellfish require saltwater:________ ________ the ________
Observe the sinews kicked: ________ the ________ ________
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Shellfish require saltwater:________ ________ the ________
Observe the sinews kicked: ________ the ________ ________
Mussels need the sea
See the muscels knee (as a verb)
Blanch due to gossip: ________ by the ________
Boarder near the bucket: ________ by the ________
Pale by the roomer
Roomer by the pail
Listen to people speak: ________ them ________
Let people in: ________ them ________
Not sure about this one
Hear them bid
Bid them here
I'm still stuck on the veggy one
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« Reply #14 on: Feb 26th, 2004, 8:14pm » |
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You are almost correct on all three, and the third one you give is very different from my answer, but seems ok.
You need to put the verb in the past tense kneed.
And, how to you spell roomer/rumor.
For the veggie one, just consider that things can go from bad to badder (or something).
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« Reply #15 on: Feb 26th, 2004, 8:36pm » |
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Stationed in Istanbul, or coming from thereabouts: Turkey-based
Prevent baking fowl from getting too dry: baste turkey
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« Reply #16 on: Feb 26th, 2004, 10:46pm » |
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Hey Raven, that sounds like the real answer.
Here is another:
Dine with S.A. Golfer Ernie: Go ________ ________ ________ ________
Small wind instruments chirp: ________, go ________
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« Reply #17 on: Feb 26th, 2004, 10:47pm » |
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Ok, so I have some spelling and grammer issues 
I'm still not sure about the veggie one, I thought I was being so clever using greens. Maybe if someone who has a lisp solves it:
Worse it's weight in gold
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« Reply #18 on: Feb 26th, 2004, 10:52pm » |
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Hello Cathos, you do not need a lisp. Put your lispy word in the other sentence. Then everything is okay. As in:
Wait, it’s worse in carrots
Worth its weight in karats
How about the new ones?
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« Reply #19 on: Feb 26th, 2004, 11:02pm » |
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Wait, it’s worse in carrots
Worth its weight in karats
Ok, I'm still not understanding it. Doesn't worth have to be a different tense of the word worse? Maybe it's just me. Still working on the rest...
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« Reply #20 on: Feb 26th, 2004, 11:07pm » |
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If kellys comes back he can give us the official rules, but I think that they just need to be homonymns and the two answers need to reverse their positions (or move their positions). I have made some with three homonymns so they get reflected over some mysterious axis sometimes. 
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« Reply #21 on: Feb 26th, 2004, 11:16pm » |
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Does that mean that worse and worth are homonyms?
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« Reply #22 on: Feb 26th, 2004, 11:19pm » |
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Well, hem ha, well. Yes, yes they are. If you have a lisp and squint a little.
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« Reply #23 on: Feb 26th, 2004, 11:59pm » |
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Sorry they are not homonymns. I was thinking of homophones. But, then they are really homopones either. But, they are pretty close. Sorry again.
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« Reply #24 on: Feb 27th, 2004, 7:46pm » |
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Not a problem, I get it now, I just thought I was confused about what a homonym is. What exactly is a homophone? A homonym would be: there their they're, correct? Or is that a homophone?
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