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Tall Story
Below is an excerpt from a short story. Unfortunately for the panel of the Booker Prize, some of the words are missing. Can you fill in the eight different missing words so that the story makes sense and also find the connection between the missing words?
"This is the ____" said the guard.
"I want to go _____ and never ______" Mr.Ix wailed.
The guard _____d.
"There is no ____ for you" he said finally.
"You think you are in _____?" Mr.Ix sneered.
"At least until the end of this_____" retorted the guard, brandishing a metal object,
"once I _____ this into one of these three you are trapped" he continued.
"This is the ____" said the guard.
"I want to go _____ and never ______" Mr.Ix wailed.
The guard _____d.
"There is no ____ for you" he said finally.
"You think you are in _____?" Mr.Ix sneered.
"At least until the end of this_____" retorted the guard, brandishing a metal object,
"once I _____ this into one of these three you are trapped" he continued.
Hint
What is the metal object?Answer
The metal object is a clue. It is a Key, as are all the missing words. Common Keys on a computer keyboard.END
HOME
RETURN
PAUSE
ESCAPE
CONTROL
SHIFT
INSERT
Another clue can be read as the key being used in one of three, indicating locks. There are three locks on most
keyboards, Caps Lock, Num Lock and Scroll Lock.
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Pretty cool, but couldn't there have been a bunch of different answers? Good job though, I like your teasers.
There are of course other words that would fit, but not that could have a connecting theme. Thanks for the kind comment
i feel dumbbut; what's the metal object?
A Key
Great teaser. Keep it up'
Sometimes the hint makes it a more difficult puzzle.
woah....im bored
Hmmmm ... not very interesting to say the least ...
That was, well, wow! I couldn't solve it. When I read the answer, I laughed. This teaser was a lot of fun and well thought out. Brilliant work!
Brilliant! Even I could figure that out!
This one is very clever. I like the way it works on several levels. Excellent teaser.
I have just 3 words for you: MAC IN TOSH!
Very entertaining. Nice work!
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