Thursday, March 19, 2015

PUZZLE

Solution to the previous puzzle:  

o … honor (o/or/nor/horn/honor)
i … detail (i/id/lid/idle/ideal/detail)
i … elation (i/it/lit/lint/latin/latino/elation)

Other answers were possible.

New Puzzle:

Each of the following words contains a shorter word with the same meaning. 

Example: "rapscallion" contains the word "rascal": RApSCALlion

See if you can find the words hidden below:

1. prosecute
2. scoundrel
3. falsities
4. stockings
5. pantaloons
6. brackets

*Note, the first person with the correct answer gets the bonus point.

6 comments:

Unknown said...

prosecute-pursue
scoundrel-nerd
falsities-false
stockings socks
pantaloons-pants
brackets-backers

ShanthiP said...

prosecute -pursue
scoundrel-nurd
falsities-false
stockings-socks
pantaloons-pants
brackets-brace

alidap155 said...

1. sue
2. con
3. lies
4. socks
5. pants
6. braces

Michaeloj said...

1. Prose
2. Scorned
3. False
4. Socks
5. Pant
6. Brace

georgegr7 said...

It Can't be "pursue" because "Prosecute" has only one "u."

Sue
Con
False
Pants
Braces

Michael said...

Good try, everyone!

I'm not sure about "con" -- but I'll take it.

The bonus mark goes to alidap155!

Well done!