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Synonyms Game
Icy North Started conversation Jul 12, 2005
In this puzzle, you are given the beginning and end of a chain of four words. Each word is a synonym of the previous word. Missing words are displayed by their length in brackets. You solve the missing words and then post a new puzzle.
Example: Flavour (6) (6) Jump
Answer: Flavour SEASON SPRING Jump
Let's kick off with:
Burning (7) (4) Estate
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Icy North Posted Jul 25, 2005
Aagh! There was a small misprint in the clue. It should be
Burning (6) (4) Estate
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aka Bel - A87832164 Posted Aug 21, 2005
alight/land
mine (7),(4),discovery
I hope I got that right 
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aka Bel - A87832164 Posted Aug 22, 2005
Find is correct, the other word was the title of an old TV series
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puzzlella (playing word games, solving puzzles) Posted Sep 20, 2005
bookmaker Tote bear stomach
glass (7) (5) jester
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puzzlella (playing word games, solving puzzles) Posted Sep 20, 2005
Yes; a bit too easy!
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Icy North Posted Sep 20, 2005
I hope this is easier than my last one.
colour (4) (3) ladder
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puzzlella (playing word games, solving puzzles) Posted Sep 21, 2005
race run
tundra (5) (8) usual
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Icy North Posted Sep 21, 2005
I think it's plain/ordinary, but I suppose you could have other 8-letter words like standard or everyday?
dance (5) (4) breeze
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puzzlella (playing word games, solving puzzles) Posted Sep 24, 2005
It was, although ~I also thought it might not be a unique solution.
twirl wind?
check (4) (5) dye
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Icy North Posted Sep 26, 2005
(it was twist/wind, but twirl is OK too)
check/mark/stain/dye
greet (4) (4) funeral
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puzzlella (playing word games, solving puzzles) Posted Sep 26, 2005
wave wake
dough (4) (5) bread
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Icy North Posted Oct 7, 2005
I'll give a clue to get this one moving again:
Think of bells...
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- 1: Icy North (Jul 12, 2005)
- 2: Icy North (Jul 25, 2005)
- 3: puzzlella (playing word games, solving puzzles) (Aug 21, 2005)
- 4: aka Bel - A87832164 (Aug 21, 2005)
- 5: Icy North (Aug 22, 2005)
- 6: aka Bel - A87832164 (Aug 22, 2005)
- 7: Icy North (Aug 22, 2005)
- 8: aka Bel - A87832164 (Aug 22, 2005)
- 9: Icy North (Aug 22, 2005)
- 10: puzzlella (playing word games, solving puzzles) (Sep 20, 2005)
- 11: Icy North (Sep 20, 2005)
- 12: puzzlella (playing word games, solving puzzles) (Sep 20, 2005)
- 13: Icy North (Sep 20, 2005)
- 14: puzzlella (playing word games, solving puzzles) (Sep 21, 2005)
- 15: Icy North (Sep 21, 2005)
- 16: puzzlella (playing word games, solving puzzles) (Sep 24, 2005)
- 17: Icy North (Sep 26, 2005)
- 18: puzzlella (playing word games, solving puzzles) (Sep 26, 2005)
- 19: Icy North (Sep 26, 2005)
- 20: Icy North (Oct 7, 2005)
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