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The judge of the contest gave praise
To the ladies' quaint floral displays,
But injured their pride
With a flippant aside:
"We're all a bit withered these days!"
RIGOROUS – RIPARIAN
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An ugly riparian weed
Kept spreading, and scattering seed.
But a rigorous drill
Of 'trample and kill'
Proved very successful indeed.
DEVICE – DEXTERITY
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My friend has a nifty device
For making spaghetti from rice.
She can, by dexterity,
Cook with celerity
Loads of the stuff – it tastes nice.
SIDEREAL – SIGHTLINE
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Our cities have glare in profusion,
And sightlines are prone to occlusion.
But on calm desert nights
The sidereal lights
Show up without haze's obtrusion.
TRANSMISSION – TRAVERSE
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When it came to the solemn transmission
Of the corpse to its resting position,
We had to traverse
Rough fields with the hearse,
Which arrived in a battered condition.
CAPITAL – CARAMEL
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In Austria's capital city,
The woods and the lanes are so pretty.
You can feast on cream cakes
And caramel bakes,
But they cost quite a lot, more's the pity.
DULLARD – DUNDEE
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A dullard who lived in Dundee
Watched quizzes and games on TV.
He found it too boring
To follow the scoring –
He just liked the clapping, you see.
CITIES – CLASSED
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When we bombed German cities by air,
The moralists didn't much care,
But if dwellers were shot
By troops on the spot,
It was classed as a war-crime affair.
FICTITIOUS – FIGHTER
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Von Richthofen, flying his fighter
(Whom some thought fictitious), was brighter
Than all the poor Brits
Who suffered his hits.
They cried "It's that Red Baron blighter!"
MEZZO – MICROPHONE
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Sopranos' high improvisation
Has no need of amplification,
But a microphone aids
A mezzo's fine shades
Or a baritone's rich declamation.
GALLOWS – GAMBLE
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