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Language brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You need to think about and manipulate words and letters.Language
Starting with a one-letter word or abbreviation, add a letter and rearrange the letters to produce the next. A clue is given for each.
Maybe your car does 0 to 60 in 10 sec., but can you do this "0 to 10" in 60 sec.? Go on - get out the stopwatch!
The hint provides the starting letters of all the words from #5 onwards.
1. Caesar's 50
2. Forerunner of the CD
3. Prune or trim (a dead branch)
4. October birthstone
5. Arctic or Antarctic; chilly!
6. Security guard(s) or scouting party
7. Impressive or spectacular doorway
8. Polaris; attraction (figuratively)
9. Produce spores
10. One who invests in the stock market
Maybe your car does 0 to 60 in 10 sec., but can you do this "0 to 10" in 60 sec.? Go on - get out the stopwatch!
The hint provides the starting letters of all the words from #5 onwards.
1. Caesar's 50
2. Forerunner of the CD
3. Prune or trim (a dead branch)
4. October birthstone
5. Arctic or Antarctic; chilly!
6. Security guard(s) or scouting party
7. Impressive or spectacular doorway
8. Polaris; attraction (figuratively)
9. Produce spores
10. One who invests in the stock market
Hint
5. P6. P
7. P
8. P
9. S
10. S
Answer
1. L2. LP
3. Lop
4. Opal
5. Polar
6. Patrol
7. Portals
8. Polestar
9. Sporulate
10. Speculator
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I enjoyed this one. I especially like the way it starts with "L", which is not so obvious to decipher.
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