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STARS NICE GREEN FOOLS GUYS BILLOW HABITS MONEY QUOTE MARK FINISH CHARACTER LAST HONESTY PARTED
The list of words above is just a jumble at the moment, but there is a rather famous saying hidden inside. To find the saying, just follow the clues below, and eliminate each word the clue points to. When you have successfully completed this, you will find the saying.
Clue 1: Eliminate the word that would create a new word backwards when the last letter is replaced with an 'A'.
Clue 2: Eliminate the two words that contain a number.
Clue 3: Eliminate the word that is an anagram of a bow-wielding feline.
Clue 4: Eliminate the two words that would create a new word when a duplicate of the last letter replaces the first letter, as in WILT to TILT.
Clue 5: Eliminate the two words that have an animal hidden backwards in the word.
Clue 6: Eliminate the six-letter word that, when broken up into two separate words with the letters rearranged, would complete the following sentence clearly: "This _ _ _ _ water _ _ remarkably cold."
Clue 7: Eliminate the word that would create a new word when the first two letters are replaced by "WR".
Clue 8: Eliminate the word that signifies jealousy.
The list of words above is just a jumble at the moment, but there is a rather famous saying hidden inside. To find the saying, just follow the clues below, and eliminate each word the clue points to. When you have successfully completed this, you will find the saying.
Clue 1: Eliminate the word that would create a new word backwards when the last letter is replaced with an 'A'.
Clue 2: Eliminate the two words that contain a number.
Clue 3: Eliminate the word that is an anagram of a bow-wielding feline.
Clue 4: Eliminate the two words that would create a new word when a duplicate of the last letter replaces the first letter, as in WILT to TILT.
Clue 5: Eliminate the two words that have an animal hidden backwards in the word.
Clue 6: Eliminate the six-letter word that, when broken up into two separate words with the letters rearranged, would complete the following sentence clearly: "This _ _ _ _ water _ _ remarkably cold."
Clue 7: Eliminate the word that would create a new word when the first two letters are replaced by "WR".
Clue 8: Eliminate the word that signifies jealousy.
Answer
The saying is: "Nice Guys Finish Last"Clue 1: FOOLS (Replace the 'S' in FOOLS with an A, and you will get FOOLA. Backwards, this is ALOOF, meaning distant or reserved.
Clue 2: HONESTY and MONEY (HONESTY and MONEY both contain the number 'ONE'.)
Clue 3: CHARACTER (CHARACTER is an anagram of ARCHER CAT)
Clue 4: BILLOW and PARTED (BILLOW becomes WILLOW, and PARTED becomes DARTED)
Clue 5: STARS and MARK (RAT and RAM, respectively, are the backwards animals)
Clue 6: HABITS (HABITS can be broken up into BATH IS, completing the sentence. "This BATH water IS remarkably cold."
Clue 7: QUOTE (QUOTE becomes WROTE)
Clue 8: GREEN (Green signifies jealousy or envy, as in "Green with Envy")
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