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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 2 1 2 Re: Anagram stew with hidden clue? Jackie #189850 03/10/10 04:41 AM Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 724 Avy OP old hand OP Avy old hand Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 724 I would have never got lariat. Thanks Jackie. May I take this forward? LARIAT Clue: Eating crumbs made electra ill yet she insisted on following hansel and gretel. Click to reveal.. just following beck - word spelt out in part and described by the whole. This is fun! Last edited by Avy; 03/10/10 06:19 AM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Anagram stew with hidden clue? Avy #189851 03/10/10 09:46 AM Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand olly old hand olly old hand Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand How do I know if I'm on the right TRAIL Click to reveal.. An annoying change of letter. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Anagram stew with hidden clue? Jackie #189852 03/10/10 11:40 AM Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 655 Florida, USA beck123 addict beck123 addict Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 655 Florida, USA @ Jackie: Here are the two hidden clues-within-the-clue for changing "arial" to "lariat:" WinthROP Educated me in the singuLAR: I ATe my words Last edited by beck123; 03/10/10 11:44 AM. "I don't know which is worse: ignorance or apathy. And, frankly, I don't care." - Anonymous Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Anagram stew with hidden clue? beck123 #189853 03/10/10 02:39 PM Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 724 Avy OP old hand OP Avy old hand Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 724 I got two wrong anagrams before I got IRATE. Clue: The chapter rated the most relevant was the one that made the reader fear the worst. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Anagram stew with hidden clue? Avy #189863 03/10/10 11:00 PM Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 655 Florida, USA beck123 addict beck123 addict Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 655 Florida, USA I >> E RATED Clue: Change one letter to arrive at... "The limerick writer's inspiration (though all are not amused)" Hint: Click to reveal.. The first phrase is a straightforward definition for the word I'm looking for; in the phrase in parentheses there is an additional, hidden clue, spelled out. Answer: Click to reveal.. ERATO Last edited by beck123; 03/10/10 11:04 PM. "I don't know which is worse: ignorance or apathy. And, frankly, I don't care." - Anonymous Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Anagram stew with hidden clue? beck123 #189865 03/11/10 01:11 AM Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 724 Avy OP old hand OP Avy old hand Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 724 The word is not 'rated'. I should have given the hint. Click to reveal.. the word and its synonym is spelt out across words. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Anagram stew with hidden clue? Avy #189866 03/11/10 01:45 AM Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 655 Florida, USA beck123 addict beck123 addict Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 655 Florida, USA Aha! Then it is either: I >> R TERRA or I >> H EARTH And we'll need another clue to tell which is correct! Either way, my clues and word will still work out (which, in itself, is another clue) Last edited by beck123; 03/11/10 01:47 AM. "I don't know which is worse: ignorance or apathy. And, frankly, I don't care." - Anonymous Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 2 of 2 1 2 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,809 Members9,187 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Karin, JeffMackwood, artguitar, Jim_W, Rdbuffalo 9,187 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 403 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 31 A C Bowden 17 LukeJavan8 5 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,851 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,944 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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