Anagram 11

Anagram the names(in bold) of these cricketers to come up with legitimate English words:

The numbers in parentheses indicate number of possible anagrams.

1)Sachin Tendulkar(2)

2)Andrew Strauss(3)

3)Suresh Raina(3)

4)Colin Ingram (2)

5)Tim Bresnan (1)

6)Thisara Perera (1)

7)Peter Borren (1)

8)Ajantha Mendis (1)

9)Graeme Swann (1)

10)Javagal Srinath (1)

11)Henry Olonga (1)

Rebus Set 2 Winter 2011

Set of rebuses with a connect.

1.

2.

3.

easy one to finish off,

Charade clues

These are cryptic clues that use charades. the part marked in bold gives the definition. the other part of the clue will give individual words(or parts of words). Number in parentheses indicate number of letters in each word.

1.  Old hen who turns in her pogo stick for a cane (2 6 7)

2. The obsolete custom of sending prisoners abroad (11)

3. Game where the urge to fight pulls one (3 2 3)

4. Got close to the girl and almost scored (4 4)

5. Insist on lowering it by twelve inches. (3 4 4 4)

Winter Word Games Set 1:Word Sudoku

So,this is a nice little word game on the lines of normal sudoku.Rules given below.Enjoy! The Complete Solution is worth 100 points. Also each rebus in the last post was worth 25 points, with a 10 point bonus for the connect.

Rules

1.To successfully complete the puzzle, you need to place all the given words into the grid such that the letters in each of the nine rows, columns and blocks are all unique (no duplicates).

2.Once all the words have been placed in the grid, all 81 cells will contain a letter.

3.Words may overlap other words, so long as the intersecting cells contain the same letter.

DOWN                                        ACROSS

ABLY                                           ANGUISHED

AEGIS                                          ANTE

DARK                                           AWN

DOES                                            BORN

GRAD                                           CHASTE

HAT                                              DUE

HYMN                                         EMIR

NOSE                                            GOAT

SHEW                                           HUMBLING

UNDO                                          RUBY

SAD

SHY

THROMBUS

WILY

ZILCH

Pseudo rebus

Hey,

Here is a set of rebuses, all point to some phenomenon in entertainment. ID

(Courtesy – Neehar Jathar)

1. 

2.

3.

Arthur was a teetotaler in a village full of drunkards. He would, however, always go to the local pub in the evenings to socialize. At the pub, he would always drink a pepsi or a coke and would always complain about how tired he was of these boring drinks. The other locals often wondered   ___ _____ __________ gentleman wouldn’t ever drink a beer.

Word Games Winter 2011 1

Sometimes words can work together in a sentences without contradicting each other.

Here are some examples,

1. The earthquake was so strong, the gelatin was still shaking the next day

2. Where I come from, to err is hunam.

Each one is worth 10 points.

1.  Basketball players used to be _____ _____ time ago.

2. Dr. Maris uses shock therapy to _______ a _______.

3. Mother prefers to slowly _______ ________ on Monday mornings.

4. Why is it we know ______ _____ than when we were teenagers?

5. Because of his medical problem, Peter can’t ______ to _______.

Rebus Set

Set of Rebuses with a connect
1.

2.

3.

4.

Cheap Peach!

Each set includes a pair of words that are anagrams to each other. 
Need I say more?

1)When Hercules cut off her head and presented it to the king, 
the king pointed to her smile and said, " One would think _______ was _______.

2) Did you hear about the _______ _______? They say it's made of kevlar
 so as to protect the army's women against any kind of offensives.

3) Brad Pitt likes to work only with the best ______. 
He has been a _______ to many a Oscar winner.

4) The latest bunch of reality shows on TV all claim 
they can unlock your _______ _______.

5) The latest scandal involving the neighborhood sandwich maker 
claimed that he knowingly mixed ____' ____ in his recipes to spice up the taste

Word maze

Starting with the “A” in the upper left-hand corner, find a word by moving adjacently letter to letter, horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, one letter at a time. When you reach the last letter of the word, move to an adjacent letter and start the next word, and continue doing so until you reach a word ending in “Z” in the lower right-hand corner. For example, to move from the “A” to the “T” in the upper right-hand corner, you could move through the words ARENAS, RIBALD, and GASLIT, ending at the “T”. You may not remain on a letter and double it (so no words with double letters are allowed), but you may reuse the same letter by returning to it (for example, from the starting “A” you could form AORTA). Scrabble words are allowed. Find a solution made up of only four-letter words, and then a solution made up of only five-letter words, and finally a solution made up of only six-letter words.

A R I X K I H S I T
O T E N S R B A L W
Q N D A E M E G D E
R U X J L P C T J P
P Y S H K X N F O M
V B Z F G E B C B V
O A I E M L F H N U
R X C N H R X U Q H
F T B S P I J A R E
S W E D A T Y I T Z

Suggested Hint:

It only takes 5 four-letter words to reach the end, and only 6 five-letter words. The six-letter word solution is 12 words long.

Hidden Word Poetry II

All the three poems have a particular pattern in which words are hidden.

They have been kept in the specific order because the pattern becomes visible in more ways than the previous one.

1.

A boat, beneath a sunny sky
Lingering onward dreamily
In an evening of July -

Children three that nestle near,
Eager eye and willing ear,
Pleased a simple tale to hear -

Long has paled that sunny sky:
Echoes fade and memories die:
Autumn frosts have slain July.

Still she haunts me, phantomwise,
Alice moving under skies
Never seen by waking eyes.

Children yet, the tale to hear,
Eager eye and willing ear,
Lovingly shall nestle near.

In a Wonderland they lie,
Dreaming as the days go by,
Dreaming as the summers die:

Ever drifting down the stream -
Lingering in the golden gleam -
Life, what is it but a dream?

2.

Set among hills in the midst of five valleys,
This peaceful little market town we inhabit

Refuses (vociferously!) to be a conformer.
Once home of the cloth it gave its name to,

Uphill and down again its streets lead you.
Despite its faults it leaves us all charmed.

3.

Janet was quite ill one day.
Febrile trouble came her way.

Martyr-like, she lay in bed;
Aproned nurses softly sped.

Maybe, said the leech judicial
Junket would be beneficial.

Juleps, too, though freely tried,
Augured ill, for Janet died.

Sepulchre was sadly made.
Octaves pealed and prayers were said.

Novices with ma’y a tear
Decorated Janet’s bier.