Hello to the Wordly-Wise! If you have a few spare hours, I urge you to visit Michael Quinion's World Wide Words website. The Weird Words Section alone had me entranced. Are you CALLIPYGIAN? Care for a game of DWILE FLONKING? Seen any ASTROBLEMES in your parts? Enjoy this web visit. The writing is excellent! The link is http://www.quinion.com/words/weirdwords/index.htm Perhaps I should create a few quizzes based on Michael's site. AWAD QUIZ #20 - WORDS ABOUT PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Over 500,000 linguaphiles are familiar with Anu Garg's A.WORD.A.DAY listserver. With Anu's blessing, I have devised Vocabulary Quizzes based on the AWAD wordlists. These theme-based puzzles will be of great interest to the teachers and students on the Wordly-Wise list. Find more quizzes at http://www.hoadworks.com/gamemenu.htm AWAD (Monday Jan 26, 1998) Guest Wordsmith Melinda Soares writes: "One of life's most awesome experiences is the birth of a child. From the day a woman first discovers she is pregnant until well after the child is born, she and her partner, are introduced to a wide range of words to describe the new and sometimes mysterious world they have entered. I have chosen a few of these words, attempting to avoid ones that are limited in use to the medical profession." 1. couvade 2. gravid 3. natality 4. parity 5. parturition 6. postpartum 7. primipara A: The condition of having borne offspring; The number of children borne by one woman. B: The act of bringing forth, or being delivered of, young; the act of giving birth; delivery; childbirth. C: Of or occurring in the period shortly after childbirth. D: A custom, among certain tribes, that when a woman gives birth to a child her husband takes to his bed, as if ill. E. A woman who bears a child for the first time. F: Being with child; heavy with young; pregnant G: Birth rate For more information about Anu Garg's A.Word.A.Day listserver, visit http://www.wordsmith.org/awad/faq.html (via email) send "info A.Word.A.Day" in Subject to wsmith@wordsmith.org. ANSWERS FROM LAST DAY --------------------------------------------------------------------------- WORDS FROM JOSEPH HELLER'S CATCH-22 ------------------------------------- AWAD (Monday Feb 9, 1998) Guest Wordsmith, Nigel Cross, writes: "Catch-22 from Joseph Heller would have to rate as my second favourite book of all time. It is an intoxicating tale of a bomber trying to survive and stay sane amidst the chaos of WW2. Not only does Heller wield his cutting wit to highlight the insanity of war, but he also uses a rich vocabulary to keep the reader interested and sate the appetite of the most ardent wordsmith." 1. expurgate 2. mellifluous 3. motile 4. obstreperous 5. rancor 6. rubicund 7. subcutaneous A: Having powers of self-motion, though unconscious B: Flowing as with honey; smooth; flowing sweetly or smoothly C: Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise; clamorous; noisy; vociferous D: To purify; to clear from anything noxious, offensive, or erroneous E. Inclining to redness; ruddy; red F: Situated under the skin; hypodermic G: The deepest malignity or spite; deep-seated enmity or malice; inveterate hatred Answers: 1D, 2B, 3A, 4C, 5G, 6E, 7F .......................................... Adrian Hoad-Reddick President, Hoadworks, Inc. 347 Erb Street, Elora Ontario, Canada N0B 1S0 ph: (519) 846-2678 fx: (519) 846-5259 website: http://www.hoadworks.com email: hoad@hoadworks.com Publish book reports online! www.bookhooks.com STATECRAFT by Adrian Hoad-Reddick --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Below you will find the postal abbreviations for all US States and Possessions. Not to overstate the case, but the abbreviations provide fodder for a host of word games. Challenge One: Using the postal abbreviations below, without repetitions, create a word of four or more letters. Can you beat "MELAMINE"? Please send in all words and I will generate a quiz based on your answers! (mailto:hoad@hoadworks.com?Subject=Stately_Words_1) Challenge Two: This is a great one for the young geography student. See if you can create any words (using only intact abbreviations) by travelling from one of the contiguous states to adjacent states. You can repeat the abbreviation by travelling back into a state already visited.... (mailto:hoad@hoadworks.com?Subject=Stately_Words_2) Cheers, Adrian Hoad-Reddick --------------------------------------------------------------------------- State/Possession Abbreviation --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALABAMA AL ALASKA AK AMERICAN SAMOA AS ARIZONA AZ ARKANSAS AR CALIFORNIA CA COLORADO CO CONNECTICUT CT DELAWARE DE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DC FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA FM FLORIDA FL GEORGIA GA GUAM GU HAWAII HI IDAHO ID ILLINOIS IL INDIANA IN IOWA IA KANSAS KS KENTUCKY KY LOUISIANA LA MAINE ME MARSHALL ISLANDS MH MARYLAND MD MASSACHUSETTS MA MICHIGAN MI MINNESOTA MN MISSISSIPPI MS MISSOURI MO MONTANA MT NEBRASKA NE NEVADA NV NEW HAMPSHIRE NH NEW JERSEY NJ NEW MEXICO NM NEW YORK NY NORTH CAROLINA NC NORTH DAKOTA ND NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS MP OHIO OH OKLAHOMA OK OREGON OR PALAU PW PENNSYLVANIA PA PUERTO RICO PR RHODE ISLAND RI SOUTH CAROLINA SC SOUTH DAKOTA SD TENNESSEE TN TEXAS TX UTAH UT VERMONT VT VIRGIN ISLANDS VI VIRGINIA VA WASHINGTON WA WEST VIRGINIA WV WISCONSIN WI WYOMING WY >From the website of the United States Postal Service, www.usps.com, which is seriously lacking in fun and games! ANSWERS FROM LAST DAY --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AWAD QUIZ #20 - WORDS ABOUT PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AWAD (Monday Jan 26, 1998) Guest Wordsmith Melinda Soares writes: "One of life's most awesome experiences is the birth of a child. From the day a woman first discovers she is pregnant until well after the child is born, she and her partner, are introduced to a wide range of words to describe the new and sometimes mysterious world they have entered. I have chosen a few of these words, attempting to avoid ones that are limited in use to the medical profession." 1. couvade 2. gravid 3. natality 4. parity 5. parturition 6. postpartum 7. primipara A: The condition of having borne offspring; The number of children borne by one woman. B: The act of bringing forth, or being delivered of, young; the act of giving birth; delivery; childbirth. C: Of or occurring in the period shortly after childbirth. D: A custom, among certain tribes, that when a woman gives birth to a child her husband takes to his bed, as if ill. E. A woman who bears a child for the first time. F: Being with child; heavy with young; pregnant G: Birth rate Answers: 1D, 2F, 3G, 4A, 5B, 6C, 7E .......................................... Adrian Hoad-Reddick President, Hoadworks, Inc. 347 Erb Street, Elora Ontario, Canada N0B 1S0 ph: (519) 846-2678 fx: (519) 846-5259 website: http://www.hoadworks.com email: hoad@hoadworks.com Publish book reports online! www.bookhooks.com The KEYWORD SERVER lives! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Keyword was one of the daily staples whenWordly-Wise started in 1995. I have an archive of about 700 of the Keyword puzzles. These can now be played randomly on the Keyword server -- http://www.bookhooks.com/keyserver.cfm Give it a try (or several hundred!) Here is a sample (new) Keyword challenge: KeyWord --------------------------------------------------------------------------- What KeyWord is found in the definitions of each of the following? transcontinental___\ culvert ____________\ stile _______________\ cloverleaf ___________\ cruciate ______________\ _______________ Keep those Stately words rolling in! STATECRAFT by Adrian Hoad-Reddick --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Below you will find the postal abbreviations for all US States and Possessions. Not to overstate the case, but the abbreviations provide fodder for a host of word games. Challenge One: Using the postal abbreviations below, without repetitions, create a word of four or more letters. Can you beat "MELAMINE"? Please send in all words and I will generate a quiz based on your answers! (mailto:hoad@hoadworks.com?Subject=Stately_Words_1) Challenge Two: This is a great one for the young geography student. See if you can create any words (using only intact abbreviations) by travelling from one of the contiguous states to adjacent states. You can repeat the abbreviation by travelling back into a state already visited.... (mailto:hoad@hoadworks.com?Subject=Stately_Words_2) Cheers, Adrian Hoad-Reddick --------------------------------------------------------------------------- State/Possession Abbreviation --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALABAMA AL ALASKA AK AMERICAN SAMOA AS ARIZONA AZ ARKANSAS AR CALIFORNIA CA COLORADO CO CONNECTICUT CT DELAWARE DE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DC FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA FM FLORIDA FL GEORGIA GA GUAM GU HAWAII HI IDAHO ID ILLINOIS IL INDIANA IN IOWA IA KANSAS KS KENTUCKY KY LOUISIANA LA MAINE ME MARSHALL ISLANDS MH MARYLAND MD MASSACHUSETTS MA MICHIGAN MI MINNESOTA MN MISSISSIPPI MS MISSOURI MO MONTANA MT NEBRASKA NE NEVADA NV NEW HAMPSHIRE NH NEW JERSEY NJ NEW MEXICO NM NEW YORK NY NORTH CAROLINA NC NORTH DAKOTA ND NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS MP OHIO OH OKLAHOMA OK OREGON OR PALAU PW PENNSYLVANIA PA PUERTO RICO PR RHODE ISLAND RI SOUTH CAROLINA SC SOUTH DAKOTA SD TENNESSEE TN TEXAS TX UTAH UT VERMONT VT VIRGIN ISLANDS VI VIRGINIA VA WASHINGTON WA WEST VIRGINIA WV WISCONSIN WI WYOMING WY >From the website of the United States Postal Service, www.usps.com, which is seriously lacking in fun and games! .......................................... Adrian Hoad-Reddick President, Hoadworks, Inc. 347 Erb Street, Elora Ontario, Canada N0B 1S0 ph: (519) 846-2678 fx: (519) 846-5259 website: http://www.hoadworks.com email: hoad@hoadworks.com Publish book reports online! www.bookhooks.com AWAD QUIZ 21 - NUMBER WORDS by Adrian Hoad-Reddick --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AWAD (Monday Jan 19, 1998) In the beginning was the Word and then came Numbers. And this week's AWAD combines both. Look for more words with numbers during this week. -Anu 1. catch-22 2. eighty-six 3. four-flush 4. foursquare 5. twenty-twenty 6. two-fisted 7. two-time A: To be unfaithful or deceitful to (a loved one). B: A situation in which a desired outcome or solution is impossible to attain because of a set of inherently illogical rules or conditions. C: To refuse to serve at a bar or restaurant; To throw out; eject; To throw away; discard. D: marked by boldness and conviction E. To make empty claims; bluff. F: Having normal visual acuity. G: Characterized by great vigor, energy, or enthusiasm. KEYWORD by Adrian Hoad-Reddick --------------------------------------------------------------------------- What KeyWord is found in the definitions of each of the following? champaign__________\ legroom ____________\ porrect _____________\ shoetree _____________\ strain ________________\ _____________ Try the Keyword server -- http://www.bookhooks.com/keyserver.cfm to play more of the 600+ archived Keyword Puzzles! Keep those Stately words rolling in! See below... STATECRAFT by Adrian Hoad-Reddick --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Below you will find the postal abbreviations for all US States and Possessions. Not to overstate the case, but the abbreviations provide fodder for a host of word games. Challenge One: Using the postal abbreviations below, without repetitions, create a word of four or more letters. Can you beat "MELAMINE"? Please send in all words and I will generate a quiz based on your answers! (mailto:hoad@hoadworks.com?Subject=Stately_Words_1) Challenge Two: This is a great one for the young geography student. See if you can create any words (using only intact abbreviations) by travelling from one of the contiguous states to adjacent states. You can repeat the abbreviation by travelling back into a state already visited.... (mailto:hoad@hoadworks.com?Subject=Stately_Words_2) Cheers, Adrian Hoad-Reddick --------------------------------------------------------------------------- State/Possession Abbreviation --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALABAMA AL ALASKA AK AMERICAN SAMOA AS ARIZONA AZ ARKANSAS AR CALIFORNIA CA COLORADO CO CONNECTICUT CT DELAWARE DE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DC FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA FM FLORIDA FL GEORGIA GA GUAM GU HAWAII HI IDAHO ID ILLINOIS IL INDIANA IN IOWA IA KANSAS KS KENTUCKY KY LOUISIANA LA MAINE ME MARSHALL ISLANDS MH MARYLAND MD MASSACHUSETTS MA MICHIGAN MI MINNESOTA MN MISSISSIPPI MS MISSOURI MO MONTANA MT NEBRASKA NE NEVADA NV NEW HAMPSHIRE NH NEW JERSEY NJ NEW MEXICO NM NEW YORK NY NORTH CAROLINA NC NORTH DAKOTA ND NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS MP OHIO OH OKLAHOMA OK OREGON OR PALAU PW PENNSYLVANIA PA PUERTO RICO PR RHODE ISLAND RI SOUTH CAROLINA SC SOUTH DAKOTA SD TENNESSEE TN TEXAS TX UTAH UT VERMONT VT VIRGIN ISLANDS VI VIRGINIA VA WASHINGTON WA WEST VIRGINIA WV WISCONSIN WI WYOMING WY Answers from Last Day --------------------------------------------------------------------------- KeyWord --------------------------------------------------------------------------- What KeyWord is found in the definitions of each of the following? transcontinental___\ culvert ____________\ stile _______________\ cloverleaf ___________\ cruciate ______________\ CROSSING .......................................... Adrian Hoad-Reddick President, Hoadworks, Inc. 347 Erb Street, Elora Ontario, Canada N0B 1S0 ph: (519) 846-2678 fx: (519) 846-5259 website: http://www.hoadworks.com email: hoad@hoadworks.com Publish book reports online! www.bookhooks.com KEYWORD --------------------------------------------------------------------------- What KeyWord is found in the definitions of each of the following? gamut _____________\ eyeshot ____________\ scope _______________\ purview ______________\ sierra ________________\ _________________ Try the Keyword server -- http://www.bookhooks.com/keyserver.cfm to play more of the 600+ archived Keyword Puzzles! AWAD QUIZ 22 - SHORT WORDS by Adrian Hoad-Reddick --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AWAD (Monday March 30, 1998) Has it ever happened to you that a short quote you read somewhere made you think more than that by spending several weeks with a heavy tome? Perhaps that's what Friedrich Nietzsche had in mind when he said, "It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what others say in a whole book." In this spirit, this week we feature seven short yet potent words. 1. dun 2. fey 3. gest 4. kip 5. maw 6. purl 7. vim A: To edge or finish (a handkerchief, for example) with lace or embroidery. B: Color. An almost neutral brownish gray to dull grayish brown. C: A place to sleep; a bed. D: Ebullient vitality and energy. E. A notable adventure or exploit. F: Having or displaying an otherworldly, magical, or fairylike aspect or quality G: The mouth, stomach, jaws, or gullet of a voracious animal, especially a carnivore Answers from Last Day --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AWAD QUIZ 21 - NUMBER WORDS by Adrian Hoad-Reddick --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AWAD (Monday Jan 19, 1998) In the beginning was the Word and then came Numbers. And this week's AWAD combines both. Look for more words with numbers during this week. -Anu 1. catch-22 2. eighty-six 3. four-flush 4. foursquare 5. twenty-twenty 6. two-fisted 7. two-time A: To be unfaithful or deceitful to (a loved one). B: A situation in which a desired outcome or solution is impossible to attain because of a set of inherently illogical rules or conditions. C: To refuse to serve at a bar or restaurant; To throw out; eject; To throw away; discard. D: marked by boldness and conviction E. To make empty claims; bluff. F: Having normal visual acuity. G: Characterized by great vigor, energy, or enthusiasm. Answers: 1B, 2C, 3E, 4D, 5F, 6G, 7A KEYWORD by Adrian Hoad-Reddick --------------------------------------------------------------------------- What KeyWord is found in the definitions of each of the following? champaign__________\ legroom ____________\ porrect _____________\ shoetree _____________\ strain ________________\ S T R E T C H .......................................... Adrian Hoad-Reddick President, Hoadworks, Inc. 347 Erb Street, Elora Ontario, Canada N0B 1S0 ph: (519) 846-2678 fx: (519) 846-5259 website: http://www.hoadworks.com email: hoad@hoadworks.com Publish book reports online! www.bookhooks.com Timed Bigram Challenge --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Can you think of 26 words containing intact bigrams HA through HZ? See if you can find 26 in 10 minutes! HA - ______________ HN - ______________ HB - ______________ HO - ______________ HC - ______________ HP - ______________ HD - ______________ HQ - ______________ HE - ______________ HR - ______________ HF - ______________ HS - ______________ HG - ______________ HT - ______________ HH - ______________ HU - ______________ HI - ______________ HV - ______________ HJ - ______________ HW - ______________ HK - ______________ HX - ______________ HL - ______________ HY - ______________ HM - ______________ HZ - ______________ KEYWORD by Adrian Hoad-Reddick --------------------------------------------------------------------------- What KeyWord is found in the definitions of each of the following? thong _____________\ chink ______________\ footpath ____________\ corridor _____________\ chokepoint ____________\ _________________ Play more of the 600+ archived Keyword Puzzles! http://www.bookhooks.com/keyserver.cfm AWAD QUIZ 23 - Words about Symbols --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AWAD (Monday May 4, 1998) One snake or two? The staff of Aesculapius, the god of medicine and healing in Roman mythology, has only one snake curling around it. However, two snaked caduceus, the symbol of trade and communication, is widely confused with the Aesculapii staff. With that little tidbit let's start this week's theme and learn some more words about symbols. -Anu 1. caduceus 2. chevron 3. escutcheon 4. hieroglyphic 5. ideogram 6. oriflamme 7. totem A: A badge or insignia consisting of stripes meeting at an angle, worn on the sleeve of a military or police uniform to indicate rank, merit, or length of service. B: An inspiring standard or symbol. C: Heraldry. A shield or shield-shaped emblem bearing a coat of arms. D: Of, relating to, or being a system of writing, such as that of ancient Egypt, in which pictorial symbols are used to represent meaning or sounds or a combination of meaning and sound. Written with such symbols. E. A character or symbol representing an idea or a thing without expressing the pronunciation of a particular word or words for it, as in the traffic sign commonly used for "no parking" or "parking prohibited." F: Greek Mythology. A winged staff with two serpents twined around it, carried by Hermes. G: An animal, a plant, or a natural object serving among certain tribal or traditional peoples as the emblem of a clan or family and sometimes revered as its founder, ancestor, or guardian. A representation of such an object. A social group having a common affiliation to such an object. More AWAD Quizzes are online: http://www.hoadworks.com/gamemenu.htm Answers from Last Day --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AWAD QUIZ 22 - SHORT WORDS by Adrian Hoad-Reddick --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AWAD (Monday March 30, 1998) Has it ever happened to you that a short quote you read somewhere made you think more than that by spending several weeks with a heavy tome? Perhaps that's what Friedrich Nietzsche had in mind when he said, "It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what others say in a whole book." In this spirit, this week we feature seven short yet potent words. 1. dun 2. fey 3. gest 4. kip 5. maw 6. purl 7. vim A: To edge or finish (a handkerchief, for example) with lace or embroidery. B: Color. An almost neutral brownish gray to dull grayish brown. C: A place to sleep; a bed. D: Ebullient vitality and energy. E. A notable adventure or exploit. F: Having or displaying an otherworldly, magical, or fairylike aspect or quality G: The mouth, stomach, jaws, or gullet of a voracious animal, especially a carnivore Answers: 1B, 2F, 3E, 4C, 5G, 6A, 7D KEYWORD by Adrian Hoad-Reddick --------------------------------------------------------------------------- What KeyWord is found in the definitions of each of the following? gamut _____________\ eyeshot ____________\ scope _______________\ purview ______________\ sierra ________________\ RANGE .......................................... Adrian Hoad-Reddick President, Hoadworks, Inc. 347 Erb Street, Elora Ontario, Canada N0B 1S0 ph: (519) 846-2678 fx: (519) 846-5259 website: http://www.hoadworks.com email: hoad@hoadworks.com Publish book reports online! www.bookhooks.com Phew. My late-night noggin needed 14 steps and 24 points to morph 'go' to 'pieces' in today's Word Origami challenge. I look forward to your (more efficient) solutions! I'm delighted to be travelling to Stamford, CT this weekend to compete in the 25th Annual US Crossword Tournament (and to meet other word game aficionados!) According to Will Shortz, I am the sixth Canadian and only the seventh foreign contestant. I hope to catch a few of the Wordly-Wise there! -Adrian WORD ORIGAMI --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lewis Carroll would love this variation of his ingenious Doublets game! Word Origami permits letterbanking, as well as letter swapping and anagramming, so source and target words need not be of equal length. Newcomers to this game can review the letterbanking process at www.hoadworks.com/lbw.htm Beat par! GO to PIECES (par 24!). Transform GO into PIECES by: 1. LETTER SWAP: change one letter of the word to produce another [1 point]; 2. ANAGRAM the word into another [2 points]; 3. LETTERBANK the word into another [3 points]. Each step must be discrete; you may not combine two transformations into one step! KEYWORD by Adrian Hoad-Reddick --------------------------------------------------------------------------- What KeyWord is found in the definitions of each of the following? Shevat ______________\ epsilon ______________\ congou ________________\ James Monroe ___________\ quintessence ____________\ ________________ Play more of the 600+ archived Keyword Puzzles! http://www.bookhooks.com/keyserver.cfm AWAD QUIZ 24 - Spelling Bee 1998 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AWAD (Monday June 1, 1998) The 1998 Spelling Bee took place in Washington D.C. last week. In this contest, participants compete by spelling the pronounced words and the winner is determined by elimination. This week in AWAD let's look at the some of the words young spellers tackled. -Anu 1. assonance 2. codicil 3. daedal 4. integument 5. maieutic 6. sang-froid 7. seriatim A: Coolness and composure, especially in trying circumstances. B: Law. A supplement or appendix to a will. C: One after another; in a series. D: Resemblance of sound, especially of the vowel sounds in words, as in: "that dolphin-torn, that gong-tormented sea" (William Butler Yeats). E. Ingenious and complex in design or function; intricate. F: A natural outer covering or coat, such as the skin of an animal or the membrane enclosing an organ. G: Of or relating to the aspect of the Socratic method that induces a respondent to formulate latent concepts through a dialectic or logical sequence of questions. Answers from Last Day --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Timed Bigram Challenge --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Can you think of 26 words containing intact bigrams HA through HZ? See if you can find 26 in 10 minutes! HA - haft HN - john HB - deathbed HO - hoe HC - pushcart HP - dishpan HD - birthday HQ - earthquake HE - help HR - shred HF - bashful HS - baths HG - flashgun HT - eight HH - fishhook HU - hug HI - high HV - Yahve HJ - mahjong HW - schwa HK - babushka HX - THX* HL - archly HY - why HM - ohm HZ - Ningishzida According to the Acronym Dictionary, THX is not an acronym... KEYWORD by Adrian Hoad-Reddick --------------------------------------------------------------------------- What KeyWord is found in the definitions of each of the following? thong _____________\ chink ______________\ footpath ____________\ corridor _____________\ chokepoint ____________\ NARROW AWAD QUIZ 23 - Words about Symbols --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AWAD (Monday May 4, 1998) One snake or two? The staff of Aesculapius, the god of medicine and healing in Roman mythology, has only one snake curling around it. However, two snaked caduceus, the symbol of trade and communication, is widely confused with the Aesculapii staff. With that little tidbit let's start this week's theme and learn some more words about symbols. -Anu 1. caduceus 2. chevron 3. escutcheon 4. hieroglyphic 5. ideogram 6. oriflamme 7. totem A: A badge or insignia consisting of stripes meeting at an angle, worn on the sleeve of a military or police uniform to indicate rank, merit, or length of service. B: An inspiring standard or symbol. C: Heraldry. A shield or shield-shaped emblem bearing a coat of arms. D: Of, relating to, or being a system of writing, such as that of ancient Egypt, in which pictorial symbols are used to represent meaning or sounds or a combination of meaning and sound. Written with such symbols. E. A character or symbol representing an idea or a thing without expressing the pronunciation of a particular word or words for it, as in the traffic sign commonly used for "no parking" or "parking prohibited." F: Greek Mythology. A winged staff with two serpents twined around it, carried by Hermes. G: An animal, a plant, or a natural object serving among certain tribal or traditional peoples as the emblem of a clan or family and sometimes revered as its founder, ancestor, or guardian. A representation of such an object. A social group having a common affiliation to such an object. Answers: 1F, 2A, 3C, 4D, 5E, 6B, 7G .......................................... Adrian Hoad-Reddick President, Hoadworks, Inc. 347 Erb Street, Elora Ontario, Canada N0B 1S0 ph: (519) 846-2678 fx: (519) 846-5259 website: http://www.hoadworks.com email: hoad@hoadworks.com Publish book reports online! www.bookhooks.com Dear Wordly-Wise: I am once again humbled by your Word Origami elegance and efficiency. I found a redundant step in my own solution, and had it down to 13 steps for 22 points. Below you can find solutions for 19, 17, 16, 15, 14 and 13 points. Amazing! CHILDREN'S AUTHORS CROSSWORD --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Know your children's lit? Try the Children's Authors Crossword Puzzle! http://www.bookhooks.com/xwords/yalit.pdf Feel free to print and distribute the crossword in schools, homes, libraries and wherever fine word games are played. :) LINE 'EM UP --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Without rearranging their letters, shift the words in each group into 3 different horizontal configurations so that the highlighted columns show members of that group's category. For example, COLORS/COLOURS wring Wring wRing wrinG rigor rIgor rigOr rigoR snarl sNarl Snarl snArl teeny tEeny tEeny teenY (view in a fixed width font, such as Courier.) LINE 'EM UP and find the five weapons blocks prawn orient franc red AWAD QUIZ 25 - The Quality of Speech --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AWAD (Monday April 27, 1998) Guest wordsmith William D. Frank writes: When we hear words we not only understand their meanings, we get a sense of what they mean from the way they are delivered. We hear the tones, volume and rhythm of the speaker's voice. We don't get this when we read. The words "I love you," rather naked by themselves on the page, could be an expression of lust, the heartwarming words of a toddler, spoken for the first time to a parent, or the plaint of a final farewell. A writer needs strong, concise words to let the reader know how to understand the speech of her characters. These words add color and meaning and help us understand motivation, reaction and emotion in what we read. This week's theme is words about the quality of speech. 1. badinage 2. bluster 3. confabulate 4. implore 5. importune 6. jape 7. snivel A: Loud, arrogant speech, often full of empty threats. B: To complain or whine tearfully. C: To beg for urgently; entreat. D: To talk casually; chat. E. To joke or quip. F: To beset with insistent or repeated requests; entreat pressingly. G: Light, playful banter. Answers from Last Day --------------------------------------------------------------------------- WORD ORIGAMI --------------------------------------------------------------------------- GO to PIECES (par 24!). ---- GO 1 LS TO 3 LB TOT 1 LS TON 1 LS EON 3 LB NONE 1 LS NOSE 3 LB NONES 1 LS CONES 1 LS COPES 1 LS CAPES 2 AN SPACE 1 LS SPICE 3 LB PIECES ----------------- 13 STEPS / 22 POINTS Hoad GO TO [1] TOOT [3] LOOT [1] LOST [1] LOSE [1] POSE [1] POPES [3] COPES [1] CAPES [1] SPACE [2] SPICE [1] PIECES [3] ----------------- 19 - Mike Turniansky (wetware) -----go ls 1 to lb 3 toot ls 1 boot ls 1 boat ls 1 beat ls 1 seat lb 3 state ls 1 spate ls 1 spite ls 1 spice lb 3 pieces ----------------- 17 points. Rosemarie Grayley GO TO 1 TA 1 TAT 3 SAT 1 STATS 3 STATE 1 SPATE 1 SPITE 1 SPICE 1 PIECES 3 ----------------- 16 points Mike Weepie Daniel Stock GO + 3 = GOGO GOGO + 1 = GOBO GOBO + 1 = GOBS GOBS + 1 = GIBS GIBS + 1 = GIES GIES + 1 = VIES (alternatively, GIES + 3 = SIEGES) VIES + 3 = SIEVES (in the alternative path, SIEGES + 1 = SIEVES) SIEVES + 1 = NIEVES NIEVES + 1 = NIECES NIECES + 1 = PIECES That gives a reasonably respectable 14 points from GO to PIECES. Here is a 15-point solution in more common words: GO + 1 = SO SO + 3 = SOS SOS + 1 = SOT SOT + 3 = SOOTS SOOTS + 1 = SPOTS SPOTS + 1 = SPITS SPITS + 1 = SPITE SPITE + 1 = SPICE SPICE + 3 = PIECES ----------------- Stocky GO DO (1) DE (1) DEEDED (3) <-- longest word you can type with one finger WEEDED (1) WENDED (1) WINDED (1) WINDER (1) WINCER (1) PINCER (1) PIECER (1) PIECES (1) ------------------- 13 points - Mike Turniansky (software version) KEYWORD by Adrian Hoad-Reddick --------------------------------------------------------------------------- What KeyWord is found in the definitions of each of the following? Shevat ______________\ epsilon ______________\ congou ________________\ James Monroe ___________\ quintessence ____________\ FIFTH 'Congou' is a Chinese black tea obtained from the fifth and largest leaf gathered from a shoot tip of a tea plant! Quintessence is the fifth and highest essence after earth, air, fire and water, said to inhabit the superlunary realm. AWAD QUIZ 24 - Spelling Bee 1998 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AWAD (Monday June 1, 1998) The 1998 Spelling Bee took place in Washington D.C. last week. In this contest, participants compete by spelling the pronounced words and the winner is determined by elimination. This week in AWAD let's look at the some of the words young spellers tackled. -Anu 1. assonance 2. codicil 3. daedal 4. integument 5. maieutic 6. sang-froid 7. seriatim A: Coolness and composure, especially in trying circumstances. B: Law. A supplement or appendix to a will. C: One after another; in a series. D: Resemblance of sound, especially of the vowel sounds in words, as in: "that dolphin-torn, that gong-tormented sea" (William Butler Yeats). E. Ingenious and complex in design or function; intricate. F: A natural outer covering or coat, such as the skin of an animal or the membrane enclosing an organ. G: Of or relating to the aspect of the Socratic method that induces a respondent to formulate latent concepts through a dialectic or logical sequence of questions. Answers: 1D, 2B, 3E, 4F, 5G, 6A, 7C .......................................... Adrian Hoad-Reddick President, Hoadworks, Inc. 347 Erb Street, Elora Ontario, Canada N0B 1S0 ph: (519) 846-2678 fx: (519) 846-5259 website: http://www.hoadworks.com email: hoad@hoadworks.com Publish book reports online! www.bookhooks.com J U X T A P O S I T I O N --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Solve clues to four words. The third word is found intact amidst the letters of the first two juxtaposed words. The fourth word uses the letters remaining when the third word is removed from the juxtaposition of words 1 and 2. 1. cop a ____ [4] 2. more assertive [7] 3. Canadian humorist [7] 4. dock [4] WORD ORIGAMI --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lewis Carroll would love this variation of his ingenious Doublets game! Word Origami permits letterbanking, as well as letter swapping and anagramming, so source and target words need not be of equal length. Newcomers to this game can review the letterbanking process at www.hoadworks.com/lbw.htm Beat par! KEEP to ONESELF (par 16) Transform KEEP into ONESELF by: 1. LETTER SWAP: change one letter of the word to produce another [1 point]; 2. ANAGRAM the word into another [2 points]; 3. LETTERBANK the word into another [3 points]. Each step must be discrete; you may not combine two transformations into one step! AWAD QUIZ 26 - Eponymous Words ------------------------------------- AWAD (Monday April 6, 1998) This week we take a look at words derived from the names of people and places. -Anu 1. Aceldama 2. Babel 3. baedeker 4. Casanova 5. caucus 6. dunce 7. shillelagh A: guidebook to countries or a country. B: cudgel of oak, blackthorn, or other hardwood. C: scene of noise and confusion. D: place with dreadful associations. E. meeting of the local members of a political party especially to select delegates to a convention F: person regarded as stupid. G: man who is amorously and gallantly attentive to women. Answers from Last Day --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LINE 'EM UP --------------------------------------------------------------------------- blocks \ prawn \ orient -> You can line up KNIFE, LANCE, SPEAR, BRAND and SWORD franc / red / AWAD QUIZ 25 - The Quality of Speech --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AWAD (Monday April 27, 1998) Guest wordsmith William D. Frank writes: When we hear words we not only understand their meanings, we get a sense of what they mean from the way they are delivered. We hear the tones, volume and rhythm of the speaker's voice. We don't get this when we read. The words "I love you," rather naked by themselves on the page, could be an expression of lust, the heartwarming words of a toddler, spoken for the first time to a parent, or the plaint of a final farewell. A writer needs strong, concise words to let the reader know how to understand the speech of her characters. These words add color and meaning and help us understand motivation, reaction and emotion in what we read. This week's theme is words about the quality of speech. 1. badinage 2. bluster 3. confabulate 4. implore 5. importune 6. jape 7. snivel A: Loud, arrogant speech, often full of empty threats. B: To complain or whine tearfully. C: To beg for urgently; entreat. D: To talk casually; chat. E. To joke or quip. F: To beset with insistent or repeated requests; entreat pressingly. G: Light, playful banter. Answers: 1G, 2A, 3D, 4C, 5F, 6E, 7B .......................................... Adrian Hoad-Reddick President, Hoadworks, Inc. 347 Erb Street, Elora Ontario, Canada N0B 1S0 ph: (519) 846-2678 fx: (519) 846-5259 website: http://www.hoadworks.com email: hoad@hoadworks.com Publish book reports online! www.bookhooks.com OFF-BY-ONE --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Each of the clues below produces a word that is "off by one letter" from a common root word. Solve the clues and then determine which word was used as the root (or vice versa). ROOT WORD clue = spring to _____ 1. trade ____ 2. Austin ____ 3. ____ field 4. ____ mannered 5. ____ coat 6. on the ____ 7. ____ julep 8. bacon ____ 9. ____ fault 10. ____ leg KEYWORD by Adrian Hoad-Reddick --------------------------------------------------------------------------- What KeyWord is found in the definitions of each of the following? inbound ______________\ contraband ____________\ narcodollar ____________\ gridlock ________________\ rush hour ________________\ ________________ Play more of the 600+ archived Keyword Puzzles! http://www.bookhooks.com/keyserver.cfm Answers from Last Day --------------------------------------------------------------------------- J U X T A P O S I T I O N --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Solve clues to four words. The third word is found intact amidst the letters of the first two juxtaposed words. The fourth word uses the letters remaining when the third word is removed from the juxtaposition of words 1 and 2. PLEACOCKIER 1. cop a ____ [4] PLEA 2. more assertive [7] COCKIER 3. Canadian humorist [7] LEACOCK 4. dock [4] PIER WORD ORIGAMI - KEEP to ONESELF (par 16) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- KEEP LS 1 beep LS 1 bees LS 1 bens LS 1 bons LB 3 bosons LS 1 basons LS 1 masons LS 1 mesons LS 1 melons LS 1 felons LB 3 ONESELF Total = 15, Bill Flis KEEP WEEP (LS 1) WEES (LS 1) WOES (LS 1) NOES (LS 1) NOSES (LB 3) NOMES (LS 1) MESONS (LB 3) MELONS (LS 1) FELONS (LS 1) ONESELF (LB 3) ------------- Score = 16, Michael Turniansky AWAD QUIZ 26 - Eponymous Words ------------------------------------- AWAD (Monday April 6, 1998) This week we take a look at words derived from the names of people and places. -Anu 1. Aceldama 2. Babel 3. baedeker 4. Casanova 5. caucus 6. dunce 7. shillelagh A: guidebook to countries or a country. B: cudgel of oak, blackthorn, or other hardwood. C: scene of noise and confusion. D: place with dreadful associations. E. meeting of the local members of a political party especially to select delegates to a convention F: person regarded as stupid. G: man who is amorously and gallantly attentive to women. Answers: 1D, 2C, 3A, 4G, 5E, 6F, 7B .......................................... Adrian Hoad-Reddick President, Hoadworks, Inc. 347 Erb Street, Elora Ontario, Canada N0B 1S0 ph: (519) 846-2678 fx: (519) 846-5259 website: http://www.hoadworks.com email: hoad@hoadworks.com Publish book reports online! www.bookhooks.com UNCOMMON 31 PRELIMINARY RESULTS ----------------------------------------------------------- EGADS! Apologies for the turnaround time on this one. I am determined to continue to publish Uncommon, as it is very popular with the Wordly-Wise. Before I do so, I will give some thought to easing the judging burden (decide on sources, etc.) and scheduling. I am toying with the idea of a one-item daily Uncommon challenge -- Monday-Friday -- combining the five into the weekly challenge (divide and conquer). Cardamon/cardamum was a popular score inflater in the round. Thane and paten were 3-point plays in upping the ANTE. Two of the Spice Girls appeared - and this clever tangent cost two of you! Tony's submission of BAD for a sport that we'd see in Salt Lake was prophetic. Thanks to all players, and welcome new participants. Scores were up. Congrats to Rex on the sole Ace. Complaints, errors and comments to hoad@hoadworks.com. I'll post the final results for #31 in a few days. regards, Adrian UNCOMMON 31 CLUES and RESULTS ----------------------------------------------------------- 1. Up the ANTE. Take the letters A-N-T-E and add one other letter. Shake to form a new word. 2. A sport in the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic games 3. A spice 4. Type of assistant 5. A 3+ letter word embedded in the following opening lines of John Gardner's novel, [1] _Grendel_ (text removed) TRISH STEPHENS Score - 48 points ----------------------------------------------------------- thane, [3] freestyle moguls, [2] cardamom, [4] concertmaster, [1] tune, [2] ROSEMARIE GRAYLEY Score - 27 points ----------------------------------------------------------- enate, [3] archery, [3!] cinnamon, [1] gung ho, [3?] gob, [1] BETSY ROBBINS Score - 24 points ----------------------------------------------------------- paten, [3] two-woman bobsled, [1] cardamom, [4] assistant coach, [2] sob, [1] VALERIE JOHNSON Score - 24 points ----------------------------------------------------------- paten, [3] men's freestyle moguls, [2] allspice, [2] seeing eye dog, [1] tune, [2] PETER E. KELLY Score - 12 points ----------------------------------------------------------- enate, [3] Men's 4 x 10km cross-country ski relay, [2] chiltepin chile pepper, [1] co-pilot, [2] toy, [1] ANTHONY DEROBERTIS Score - 8 points ----------------------------------------------------------- senat, [4*] bad sport, [1] Scary Spice, [2] laxative, [1] like, [1] MICHAEL TURNIANSKY Score - 8 points ----------------------------------------------------------- antae, [1] short track speed skating, [2], allspice, [2] cabin boy, [1] zest, [2] BIRTHA Score - 6 points ----------------------------------------------------------- paten, [3] Women's 1000 meter short-track speed skating, [2] mustard seed, [1] Assistant Bridge Tender, [1] hew, [1] WDWDOTCOM Score - 6 points ----------------------------------------------------------- thane, [3] Men's 4 X 10K Cross-country relay skiing, [2] mace, [1] Kitchen assistant, [1] tun, [1] JOHN VAN PELT Score - 4 points ----------------------------------------------------------- enact, [1] Nordic, [1] cardamum, [4] desktop, [1] geisha, [1] BSCHOENMAN Score - 4 points ----------------------------------------------------------- entia, [1] alpine skiing, [1] cardamon, [4] subaltern, [1] kist, [1] ELINOR HOOD Score - 4 points ----------------------------------------------------------- Texan, [2] giant slalom, [1] ground cloves, [1] au pair, [1] zest, [2] CHRIS RIVERS Score - 4 points ----------------------------------------------------------- tewan, [1] Woman's halfpipe Snowboarding, [1] Scary Spice, [2] Assistant Coach, [2] rein, [1] XENA Score - 3 points ----------------------------------------------------------- thane, [3] pairs figure skating, [1] cumin, [1] secretary, [1] sand, [1] DON MONSON Score - 3 points ----------------------------------------------------------- enate, [3] nordic combined, [1] trassi, [1] coadjutant professor, [1] ess, [1] JONI COLVER Score - 2 points ----------------------------------------------------------- meant, [1] ice skating, [1] marjoram, [1] co-pilot, [2] owl, [1] STEPHEN P. MCVEY Score - 2 points ----------------------------------------------------------- Texan, [2] luge, [1] coriander, [1] physician assistant, [1] onus, [1] REX STOCKLIN Score - ACE ----------------------------------------------------------- oaten, [1] curling, [1] melange, [1] yeoman, [1] roc, [1] ---------------------------- ANNOTATIONS AND EXPLANATIONS ---------------------------- 'Senat' is German and I cannot see any signs that it has been naturalized into English. Archery didn't appear in the 2002 Winter Olympics at Salt Lake. Also picking on Rosemarie - I couldn't find a reference for GUNG HO as an assistant. Please send along a note/URL. Rex submitted this list of allowable words for #1: ENACT, EATEN, AGENT, NEATH, TAKEN, MEANT, ANENT, ATONE, OATEN, PATEN, ATUNE (entia is in the OSPD) John explains his 'desktop' answer with this link: (http://www.davecentral.com/projects/desktopassistant/) .......................................... Adrian Hoad-Reddick President, Hoadworks, Inc. 347 Erb Street, Elora Ontario, Canada N0B 1S0 ph: (519) 846-2678 fx: (519) 846-5259 website: http://www.hoadworks.com email: hoad@hoadworks.com Publish book reports online! www.bookhooks.com S Y N O G O L F ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The nouns are laconic, out of the southwest on this bright day. The Elora Gorge Course is in fine fettle. I remind all players that they are limited to 15 dictionaries in their Synogolf bag. Please replace all pleonasms. The objective of each hole is to provide the SHORTEST synonym for the offered word. Par ratings are provided. Scoring is based on word length. Elora Gorge Links Word Course - EXECUTIVE NINE Hole Synonym Score Word Par ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 ___________ _____ sensation 3 2 ___________ _____ irritate 3 3 ___________ _____ immobilize 3 4 ___________ _____ countenance 3 5 ___________ _____ counterfeit 3 6 ___________ _____ obscure 4 7 ___________ _____ indulgent 4 8 ___________ _____ salacious 4 9 ___________ _____ stonewall 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Par rating is 32. KEYWORD by Adrian Hoad-Reddick --------------------------------------------------------------------------- What KeyWord is found in the definitions of each of the following? stat ______________\ shelve _____________\ forthwith ___________\ moratory _____________\ cunctation ____________\ _______________ Play more of the 600+ archived Keyword Puzzles! http://www.bookhooks.com/keyserver.cfm Answers from Last Day --------------------------------------------------------------------------- OFF-BY-ONE --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Each of the clues below produces a word that is "off by one letter" from a common root word. Solve the clues and then determine which word was used as the root (or vice versa). ROOT WORD clue = spring to mind 1. trade wind 2. Austin Mini 3. mine field 4. mild mannered 5. mink coat 6. on the mend 7. mint julep 8. bacon rind 9. find fault 10. hind leg .......................................... Adrian Hoad-Reddick President, Hoadworks, Inc. 347 Erb Street, Elora Ontario, Canada N0B 1S0 ph: (519) 846-2678 fx: (519) 846-5259 website: http://www.hoadworks.com email: hoad@hoadworks.com Publish book reports online! www.bookhooks.com C H O P C H O P by Adrian Hoad-Reddick ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some words can survive without their heads and tails. Clip the 'MIDEAST' of its first and last letters and 'IDEAS' remains. Fill in the blanks in each sentence by putting a head and tail on another word in the sentence. eg. An irate publisher urged his government to enact stricter laws to punish software ___________. (pirates, from irate) 1. The couple had hoped to enjoy lamb ________ for their main course. However, the waiter had obviously been sipping from the brandy and he managed to set himself ablaze. 2. The only upside of the company's May lay-off is the opportunity it affords fans to stay up late to watch the hockey _________. 3. The only way I could stomach liver as a child was to cut it into _________ and drown it in ketchup. 4. I've been wandering the streets of Camelot for hours. It's well nigh time I bumped into a ________. 5. The leg of Granny's rocker jarred the cabinet, and down fell all of Granny's ____________. 6. "You've just broken par for the first time. I'd expect to see at least a(n) _______ of enthusiasm." 7. An utter lack of ________ in the advancement practices of the company was the reason that she quit. 8. An eight-foot ladder would put us in fingertip range of the __________. 9. In a(n) _______ statement by the company's CEO, we learned that they were going to raze our town in order to expand the theme park. 10. It has become _________ to rend your blue jeans and wear them proudly in tatters. CHOP CHOP, Part II by Adrian Hoad-Reddick ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Add a letter fore and aft to create a new word. Aft S's not permitted! 1. tame __________ 2. turd __________ 3. urchin __________ 4. via __________ 5. war __________ (9 answers) 6. crib __________ 7. expo __________ 8. ewes __________ 9. hint __________ (3 answers) 10. oath __________ 11. some __________ Thanks to Jamie Lawson for his Perls of wisdom in creating the comprehensive list of words that survive getting beheaded and curtailed (derived from the UKACD15 wordlist). The list fills 56 4-column pages. I will post the complete list in a PDF on the website soon. Answers from Last Day --------------------------------------------------------------------------- S Y N O G O L F ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The nouns are laconic, out of the southwest on this bright day. The Elora Gorge Course is in fine fettle. I remind all players that they are limited to 15 dictionaries in their Synogolf bag. Please replace all pleonasms. The objective of each hole is to provide the SHORTEST synonym for the offered word. Par ratings are provided. Scoring is based on word length. Elora Gorge Links Word Course - EXECUTIVE NINE Hole Synonym Score Word Par ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 ace, wiz 3 sensation 3 2 irk 3 irritate 3 3 pin, trap 3 immobilize 3 4 mug, let 3 countenance 3 5 fake, sham, copy 4 counterfeit 3 6 fog, mist 3 obscure 4 7 lax, soft 3 indulgent 4 8 lewd 4 salacious 4 9 block, stymy 5 stonewall 5 -1/31 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- KEYWORD by Adrian Hoad-Reddick --------------------------------------------------------------------------- What KeyWord is found in the definitions of each of the following? stat ______________\ shelve _____________\ forthwith ___________\ moratory _____________\ cunctation ____________\ DELAY Play more of the 600+ archived Keyword Puzzles! http://www.bookhooks.com/keyserver.cfm .......................................... Adrian Hoad-Reddick President, Hoadworks, Inc. 347 Erb Street, Elora Ontario, Canada N0B 1S0 ph: (519) 846-2678 fx: (519) 846-5259 website: http://www.hoadworks.com email: hoad@hoadworks.com Publish book reports online! www.bookhooks.com CRYPTIC STATECRAFT by Adrian Hoad-Reddick --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cryptic clues yield words created using only intact U.S. state abbreviations: 1. ointment blurs alien cam [8] 2. on yon distant alp academic finds domesticated llama [6] 3. my respiratory disorder, I hear, comes from earthly vapors [6] 4. avoid fishy hors d'oeuvre via disjointed arc [6] 5. concentrate on absconding rooster, we hear [6] 6. French philosopher thinks one Newton per square metre is quite enough [6] 7. in short Valerie was corrupted and became destroyer [6] 8. ritual Monday includes eating seed [6] 9. dismantling a crane requires secret knowledge [6] 10. airmen go AWOL taking to the sea [6] 11. lost inland am I, not on the island [8] 12. six degrees northeast will yield climber [4] KEYWORD by Adrian Hoad-Reddick --------------------------------------------------------------------------- What KeyWord is found in the definitions of each of the following? vista ___________\ aloof ____________\ removed ___________\ outlying ___________\ nearsighted _________\ _____________ Try the Keyword server -- http://www.bookhooks.com/keyserver.cfm to play more of the 600+ archived Keyword Puzzles! Answers from Last Day --------------------------------------------------------------------------- C H O P C H O P by Adrian Hoad-Reddick ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some words can survive without their heads and tails. Clip the 'MIDEAST' of its first and last letters and 'IDEAS' remains. Fill in the blanks in each sentence by putting a head and tail on another word in the sentence. eg. An irate publisher urged his government to enact stricter laws to punish software ___________. (pirates, from irate) 1. The couple had hoped to enjoy lamb FLAMBE for their main course. However, the waiter had obviously been sipping from the brandy and he managed to set himself ablaze. 2. The only upside of the company's May lay-off is the opportunity it affords fans to stay up late to watch the hockey PLAY-OFFS. 3. The only way I could stomach liver as a child was to cut it into SLIVERS and drown it in ketchup. 4. I've been wandering the streets of Camelot for hours. It's well nigh time I bumped into a KNIGHT. 5. The leg of Granny's rocker jarred the cabinet, and down fell all of Granny's CROCKERY. 6. "You've just broken par for the first time. I'd expect to see at least a(n) SPARK of enthusiasm." 7. An utter lack of EQUITY in the advancement practices of the company was the reason that she quit. 8. An eight-foot ladder would put us in fingertip range of the ORANGES. 9. In a(n) BRAZEN statement by the company's CEO, we learned that they were going to raze our town in order to expand the theme park. 10. It has become TRENDY to rend your blue jeans and wear them proudly in tatters. CHOP CHOP, Part II by Adrian Hoad-Reddick ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Add a letter fore and aft to create a new word. Aft S's not permitted! 1. tame stamen 2. turd sturdy 3. urchin lurching 4. via avian 5. war award, aware, awarn,dwarf, sward, sware, swarf, swarm, swart 6. crib scribe 7. expo sexpot 8. ewes fewest 9. hint chintz, shinty, Shinto 10. oath loathe 11. some isomer .......................................... Adrian Hoad-Reddick President, Hoadworks, Inc. 347 Erb Street, Elora Ontario, Canada N0B 1S0 ph: (519) 846-2678 fx: (519) 846-5259 website: http://www.hoadworks.com email: hoad@hoadworks.com Publish book reports online! www.bookhooks.com UNCOMMON #32 by Adrian Hoad-Reddick --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be original. Be uncommonly clever! For each clue, provide a response that is correct and that will be duplicated by the fewest entrants. Good luck! _________ 1. A Commonwealth country _________ 2. An alternative to 'Street' in an address _________ 3. Euphemism for 'old' _________ 4. something with a tail _________ 5. 3+ letter word from the title of a nominated movie in 2002 Academy Awards% % any award category - word must be English Correct answers score the number of people who provided that answer. If wrong, or unanswered, a high score results (high score + 1). Total scores are calculated by *multiplying* each result. Submissions are due via email to hoad@hoadworks.com; deadline Saturday,March 30, 2002 midnight your time. Please add comments, sources and explanations. Answers from Last Day --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CRYPTIC STATECRAFT by Adrian Hoad-Reddick --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cryptic clues yield words created using only intact U.S. state abbreviations: 1. ointment blurs alien cam [8]CALAMINE (ALIEN CAM anag.) 2. on yon distant alp academic finds domesticated llama [6] ALPACA (embedded) 3. my respiratory disorder, I hear, comes from earthly vapors [6] MIASMA (MY ASTHMA) 4. avoid fishy hors d'oeuvre via disjointed arc [6] CAVIAR (VIA + ARC anag) 5. concentrate on absconding rooster, we hear [6] DECOCT 6. French philosopher thinks one Newton per square metre is quite enough [6]PASCAL 7. in short Valerie was corrupted and became destroyer [6] VANDAL (VAL + AND anag) 8. ritual Monday includes eating seed [6] ALMOND (embedded) 9. dismantling a crane requires secret knowledge [6] ARCANE (A CRANE anag.) 10. airmen go AWOL taking to the sea [6] MARINE (AIRMEN anag.) 11. lost inland am I, not on the island [8] MAINLAND (ISLAND + AM anag.) 12. six degrees northeast will yield climber [4] VINE (VI + NE) KEYWORD by Adrian Hoad-Reddick --------------------------------------------------------------------------- What KeyWord is found in the definitions of each of the following? vista ___________\ aloof ____________\ removed ___________\ outlying ___________\ nearsighted _________\ DISTANT Try the Keyword server -- http://www.bookhooks.com/keyserver.cfm to play more of the 600+ archived Keyword Puzzles! .......................................... Adrian Hoad-Reddick President, Hoadworks, Inc. 347 Erb Street, Elora Ontario, Canada N0B 1S0 ph: (519) 846-2678 fx: (519) 846-5259 website: http://www.hoadworks.com email: hoad@hoadworks.com Publish book reports online! www.bookhooks.com Sculptword --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Insert or delete letters from the head or tail of words to go from source to target words. Each transformation must yield a legitimate word OF THREE OR MORE LETTERS. ================================= ======== THAT is to SAY ========= ================================= Points: Add/Delete 1 letter - 1 point; 2 letters - 3 points; 3 letters - 6 points; 4 letters - 10 points Example: LESS is MORE LESS + 1 = ESS; ESS + 6 = CARESS; CARESS + 1 = CARES; CARES + 1 = ARES; ARES + 1 = RES; RES + 1 = ORES; ORES + 1 = ORE; ORE + 1 = MORE UNCOMMON #32 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be original. Be uncommonly clever! For each clue, provide a response that is correct and that will be duplicated by the fewest entrants. Good luck! _________ 1. A Commonwealth country _________ 2. An alternative to 'Street' in an address _________ 3. Euphemism for 'old' _________ 4. something with a tail _________ 5. 3+ letter word from the title of a nominated movie in 2002 Academy Awards% % any award category - word must be English Correct answers score the number of people who provided that answer. If wrong, or unanswered, a high score results (high score + 1). Total scores are calculated by *multiplying* each result. Submissions are due via email to hoad@hoadworks.com; deadline Saturday,March 30, 2002 midnight your time. Please add comments, sources and explanations. KEYWORD --------------------------------------------------------------------------- What KeyWord is found in the definitions of each of the following? Strine ______________\ bunyip _______________\ larrikin ______________\ billabong ______________\ walkabout _______________\ ________________ Play more of the 600+ archived Keyword Puzzles! http://www.bookhooks.com/keyserver.cfm .......................................... Adrian Hoad-Reddick President, Hoadworks, Inc. 347 Erb Street, Elora Ontario, Canada N0B 1S0 ph: (519) 846-2678 fx: (519) 846-5259 website: http://www.hoadworks.com email: hoad@hoadworks.com Publish book reports online! www.bookhooks.com KEYWORD --------------------------------------------------------------------------- What KeyWord is found in the definitions of each of the following? toll ______________\ postage ____________\ coulomb _____________\ blitzkrieg ___________\ administrate __________\ ________________ Play more of the 600+ archived Keyword Puzzles! http://www.bookhooks.com/keyserver.cfm UNCOMMON #32 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be original. Be uncommonly clever! For each clue, provide a response that is correct and that will be duplicated by the fewest entrants. Good luck! _________ 1. A Commonwealth country _________ 2. An alternative to 'Street' in an address _________ 3. Euphemism for 'old' _________ 4. something with a tail _________ 5. 3+ letter word from the title of a nominated movie in 2002 Academy Awards% % any award category - word must be English Correct answers score the number of people who provided that answer. If wrong, or unanswered, a high score results (high score + 1). Total scores are calculated by *multiplying* each result. Submissions are due via email to hoad@hoadworks.com; deadline Saturday,March 30, 2002 midnight your time. Please add comments, sources and explanations. Answers from Last Day --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sculptword --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Insert or delete letters from the head or tail of words to go from source to target words. Each transformation must yield a legitimate word OF THREE OR MORE LETTERS. ================================= ======== THAT is to SAY ========= ================================= Points: Add/Delete 1 letter - 1 point; 2 letters - 3 points; 3 letters - 6 points; 4 letters - 10 points You guys can beat this! THAT - HAT - HATBOX - BOX - OUTBOX - OUT - OUTSET - SET - ASSET - ASS - ASSAY - SAY (1+6+6+6+6+6+6+3+3+3+3)= 49 points. KEYWORD --------------------------------------------------------------------------- What KeyWord is found in the definitions of each of the following? Strine ______________\ bunyip _______________\ larrikin ______________\ billabong ______________\ walkabout _______________\ Australia Play more of the 600+ archived Keyword Puzzles! http://www.bookhooks.com/keyserver.cfm .......................................... Adrian Hoad-Reddick President, Hoadworks, Inc. 347 Erb Street, Elora Ontario, Canada N0B 1S0 ph: (519) 846-2678 fx: (519) 846-5259 website: http://www.hoadworks.com email: hoad@hoadworks.com Publish book reports online! www.bookhooks.com J U X T A P O S I T I O N --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Instructions and examples - www.hoadworks.com/juxtaposition.htm 1. soggy matches are likely to remain this [5] 2. Kasparov's game [5] 3. Rock musical "Hedwig and the Angry ____" [4] 4. if not [6] UNCOMMON #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be original. Be uncommonly clever! For each clue, provide a response that is correct and that will be duplicated by the fewest entrants. Good luck! _________ 1. A Commonwealth country _________ 2. An alternative to 'Street' in an address _________ 3. Euphemism for 'old' _________ 4. something with a tail _________ 5. 3+ letter word from the title of a nominated movie in 2002 Academy Awards% % any award category - word must be English Correct answers score the number of people who provided that answer. If wrong, or unanswered, a high score results (high score + 1). Total scores are calculated by *multiplying* each result. Submissions are due via email to hoad@hoadworks.com; deadline Saturday,March 30, 2002 midnight your time. Please add comments, sources and explanations. KEYWORD -------------------------------------------------------------------------- What KeyWord is found in the definitions of each of the following? dwell ______________\ fixate ______________\ distract _____________\ limelight _____________\ presbyopia _____________\ _________________ Play more of the 600+ archived Keyword Puzzles! http://www.bookhooks.com/keyserver.cfm Answers from Last Day ------------------------------------------------------------------------- KEYWORD -------------------------------------------------------------------------- What KeyWord is found in the definitions of each of the following? toll ______________\ postage ____________\ coulomb _____________\ blitzkrieg ___________\ administrate __________\ CHARGE Play more of the 600+ archived Keyword Puzzles! http://www.bookhooks.com/keyserver.cfm Sculptword ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================= ======== THAT is to SAY ========= ================================= THAT is to SAY THAT + 1 = HAT; HAT + 1 = HATE; HATE + 1 = ATE; ATE + 1 = ATES; ATES + 1 = TES; TES + 1 = TEST; TEST + 1 = EST; EST + 1 = LEST; LEST + 1 = LES; LES + 1 = LESS; LESS + 1 = ESS; ESS + 3 = ESSAY; ESSAY + 3 = SAY. Total: 17 points - Rosemarie Grayley that-hat-hate-ate-pate-pat-spat-spa-spas-pas-pass-ass-assay-say 1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+3+3 = 17 Zero THAT HAT SHAT SHA SHAY HAY HAYS AYS SAYS SAY 9 points - Michael Turniansky .......................................... Adrian Hoad-Reddick President, Hoadworks, Inc. 347 Erb Street, Elora Ontario, Canada N0B 1S0 ph: (519) 846-2678 fx: (519) 846-5259 website: http://www.hoadworks.com email: hoad@hoadworks.com Publish book reports online! www.bookhooks.com Thank you to Trish Stephens for pointing out an error in one of the Juxta clues . Revised clue inserted below for #3. While I'm here - GET those Uncommon submissions in. Happy Easter! -- Adrian J U X T A P O S I T I O N --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Instructions and examples - www.hoadworks.com/juxtaposition.htm 1. soggy matches are likely to remain this [5] 2. Kasparov's game [5] 3. it produces an urge to scratch [4] 4. if not [6] UNCOMMON #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be original. Be uncommonly clever! For each clue, provide a response that is correct and that will be duplicated by the fewest entrants. Good luck! _________ 1. A Commonwealth country _________ 2. An alternative to 'Street' in an address _________ 3. Euphemism for 'old' _________ 4. something with a tail _________ 5. 3+ letter word from the title of a nominated movie in 2002 Academy Awards% % any award category - word must be English Correct answers score the number of people who provided that answer. If wrong, or unanswered, a high score results (high score + 1). Total scores are calculated by *multiplying* each result. Submissions are due via email to hoad@hoadworks.com; deadline Saturday,March 30, 2002 midnight your time. Please add comments, sources and explanations. KEYWORD -------------------------------------------------------------------------- What KeyWord is found in the definitions of each of the following? dwell ______________\ fixate ______________\ distract _____________\ limelight _____________\ presbyopia _____________\ _________________ Play more of the 600+ archived Keyword Puzzles! http://www.bookhooks.com/keyserver.cfm Answers from Last Day ------------------------------------------------------------------------- KEYWORD -------------------------------------------------------------------------- What KeyWord is found in the definitions of each of the following? toll ______________\ postage ____________\ coulomb _____________\ blitzkrieg ___________\ administrate __________\ CHARGE Play more of the 600+ archived Keyword Puzzles! http://www.bookhooks.com/keyserver.cfm Sculptword ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================= ======== THAT is to SAY ========= ================================= THAT is to SAY THAT + 1 = HAT; HAT + 1 = HATE; HATE + 1 = ATE; ATE + 1 = ATES; ATES + 1 = TES; TES + 1 = TEST; TEST + 1 = EST; EST + 1 = LEST; LEST + 1 = LES; LES + 1 = LESS; LESS + 1 = ESS; ESS + 3 = ESSAY; ESSAY + 3 = SAY. Total: 17 points - Rosemarie Grayley that-hat-hate-ate-pate-pat-spat-spa-spas-pas-pass-ass-assay-say 1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+3+3 = 17 Zero THAT HAT SHAT SHA SHAY HAY HAYS AYS SAYS SAY 9 points - Michael Turniansky .......................................... Adrian Hoad-Reddick President, Hoadworks, Inc. 347 Erb Street, Elora Ontario, Canada N0B 1S0 ph: (519) 846-2678 fx: (519) 846-5259 website: http://www.hoadworks.com email: hoad@hoadworks.com Publish book reports online! www.bookhooks.com