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To “Er” Is Human
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I’m back with another annoying word puzzle. The following are clues to a series of “er” words. They consist of pairs of words or phrases that are both associated with a particular word that ends in “er”. One association will generally depend on a trick or an unusual meaning. For example “Insect catcher/Parent” could clue “mother” since a mother is a parent and a “moth-er” catches moths which are, of course, insects.
Now, if I’m giving you two clues for every word and I’ve already told you they all end in “er” then it would be too easy unless there was a twist of some kind. And there is. Your answer must include a clue pair for the secret word.
Good luck.
Nile/Petunia
Proposal/Killer
Ready for action/Amputator
Anesthetist/Pi
Euphemistic curser/Peril
Pitcher/Selective sheep minder
Submit/Ripper
steganography word-property
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I’m back with another annoying word puzzle. The following are clues to a series of “er” words. They consist of pairs of words or phrases that are both associated with a particular word that ends in “er”. One association will generally depend on a trick or an unusual meaning. For example “Insect catcher/Parent” could clue “mother” since a mother is a parent and a “moth-er” catches moths which are, of course, insects.
Now, if I’m giving you two clues for every word and I’ve already told you they all end in “er” then it would be too easy unless there was a twist of some kind. And there is. Your answer must include a clue pair for the secret word.
Good luck.
Nile/Petunia
Proposal/Killer
Ready for action/Amputator
Anesthetist/Pi
Euphemistic curser/Peril
Pitcher/Selective sheep minder
Submit/Ripper
steganography word-property
asked 8 hours ago
Hugh MeyersHugh Meyers
14.3k41 silver badges158 bronze badges
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add a comment |
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I’m back with another annoying word puzzle. The following are clues to a series of “er” words. They consist of pairs of words or phrases that are both associated with a particular word that ends in “er”. One association will generally depend on a trick or an unusual meaning. For example “Insect catcher/Parent” could clue “mother” since a mother is a parent and a “moth-er” catches moths which are, of course, insects.
Now, if I’m giving you two clues for every word and I’ve already told you they all end in “er” then it would be too easy unless there was a twist of some kind. And there is. Your answer must include a clue pair for the secret word.
Good luck.
Nile/Petunia
Proposal/Killer
Ready for action/Amputator
Anesthetist/Pi
Euphemistic curser/Peril
Pitcher/Selective sheep minder
Submit/Ripper
steganography word-property
asked 8 hours ago
Hugh MeyersHugh Meyers
14.3k41 silver badges158 bronze badges
$endgroup$
I’m back with another annoying word puzzle. The following are clues to a series of “er” words. They consist of pairs of words or phrases that are both associated with a particular word that ends in “er”. One association will generally depend on a trick or an unusual meaning. For example “Insect catcher/Parent” could clue “mother” since a mother is a parent and a “moth-er” catches moths which are, of course, insects.
Now, if I’m giving you two clues for every word and I’ve already told you they all end in “er” then it would be too easy unless there was a twist of some kind. And there is. Your answer must include a clue pair for the secret word.
Good luck.
Nile/Petunia
Proposal/Killer
Ready for action/Amputator
Anesthetist/Pi
Euphemistic curser/Peril
Pitcher/Selective sheep minder
Submit/Ripper
steganography word-property
steganography word-property
asked 8 hours ago
Hugh MeyersHugh Meyers
14.3k41 silver badges158 bronze badges
asked 8 hours ago
Hugh MeyersHugh Meyers
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asked 8 hours ago
Hugh MeyersHugh Meyers
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Here are my answers -- I hope I'm the one who has discovered the puzzle creator's intended solutions.
Flower (a river is a "flow-er", a thing that flows)
Offer (a killer is one who "offs" someone)
Unlimber (meaning "unpack" or "someone who unlimbs")
Number (an anesthetist is one who numbs)
Danger ("dang" is a minced oath for "damn", so a "dang-er" is a euphemistic curser)
Ewer (a "ewe-r" must be someone who only cares about female sheep)
Render (to "rend" is to tear apart)
And of course,
the first sentence of my answer includes "one who has discovered" and "creator": a clue pair for FOUNDER, which can be seen by reading the first letter of each of the clued words.
edited 5 hours ago
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answered 7 hours ago
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Excellently done. For the clues I would of course also accepted “Fvax/Pnfgre bs zrgnyf”. Unexpectedly, I just discovered that I might have had to accept “Fish/Finger popper” as well. If it’s ok, I’ll wait a few minutes to see if someone gets the missing word. Congrats!
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– Hugh Meyers
7 hours ago
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The missing word could be (rot13)Hayvzore.
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– Ankoganit
6 hours ago
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@Ankoganit Ah, sounds right! That's a new one to me -- I'll add it in.
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– Deusovi♦
6 hours ago
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Grats again to you and @Ankoganit!
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– Hugh Meyers
6 hours ago
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Here are my answers -- I hope I'm the one who has discovered the puzzle creator's intended solutions.
Flower (a river is a "flow-er", a thing that flows)
Offer (a killer is one who "offs" someone)
Unlimber (meaning "unpack" or "someone who unlimbs")
Number (an anesthetist is one who numbs)
Danger ("dang" is a minced oath for "damn", so a "dang-er" is a euphemistic curser)
Ewer (a "ewe-r" must be someone who only cares about female sheep)
Render (to "rend" is to tear apart)
And of course,
the first sentence of my answer includes "one who has discovered" and "creator": a clue pair for FOUNDER, which can be seen by reading the first letter of each of the clued words.
edited 5 hours ago
Bass
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answered 7 hours ago
Deusovi♦Deusovi
67.7k7 gold badges232 silver badges297 bronze badges
$endgroup$
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Excellently done. For the clues I would of course also accepted “Fvax/Pnfgre bs zrgnyf”. Unexpectedly, I just discovered that I might have had to accept “Fish/Finger popper” as well. If it’s ok, I’ll wait a few minutes to see if someone gets the missing word. Congrats!
$endgroup$
– Hugh Meyers
7 hours ago
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The missing word could be (rot13)Hayvzore.
$endgroup$
– Ankoganit
6 hours ago
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@Ankoganit Ah, sounds right! That's a new one to me -- I'll add it in.
$endgroup$
– Deusovi♦
6 hours ago
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Grats again to you and @Ankoganit!
$endgroup$
– Hugh Meyers
6 hours ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Here are my answers -- I hope I'm the one who has discovered the puzzle creator's intended solutions.
Flower (a river is a "flow-er", a thing that flows)
Offer (a killer is one who "offs" someone)
Unlimber (meaning "unpack" or "someone who unlimbs")
Number (an anesthetist is one who numbs)
Danger ("dang" is a minced oath for "damn", so a "dang-er" is a euphemistic curser)
Ewer (a "ewe-r" must be someone who only cares about female sheep)
Render (to "rend" is to tear apart)
And of course,
the first sentence of my answer includes "one who has discovered" and "creator": a clue pair for FOUNDER, which can be seen by reading the first letter of each of the clued words.
edited 5 hours ago
Bass
34k4 gold badges81 silver badges199 bronze badges
answered 7 hours ago
Deusovi♦Deusovi
67.7k7 gold badges232 silver badges297 bronze badges
$endgroup$
$begingroup$
Excellently done. For the clues I would of course also accepted “Fvax/Pnfgre bs zrgnyf”. Unexpectedly, I just discovered that I might have had to accept “Fish/Finger popper” as well. If it’s ok, I’ll wait a few minutes to see if someone gets the missing word. Congrats!
$endgroup$
– Hugh Meyers
7 hours ago
$begingroup$
The missing word could be (rot13)Hayvzore.
$endgroup$
– Ankoganit
6 hours ago
$begingroup$
@Ankoganit Ah, sounds right! That's a new one to me -- I'll add it in.
$endgroup$
– Deusovi♦
6 hours ago
$begingroup$
Grats again to you and @Ankoganit!
$endgroup$
– Hugh Meyers
6 hours ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Here are my answers -- I hope I'm the one who has discovered the puzzle creator's intended solutions.
Flower (a river is a "flow-er", a thing that flows)
Offer (a killer is one who "offs" someone)
Unlimber (meaning "unpack" or "someone who unlimbs")
Number (an anesthetist is one who numbs)
Danger ("dang" is a minced oath for "damn", so a "dang-er" is a euphemistic curser)
Ewer (a "ewe-r" must be someone who only cares about female sheep)
Render (to "rend" is to tear apart)
And of course,
the first sentence of my answer includes "one who has discovered" and "creator": a clue pair for FOUNDER, which can be seen by reading the first letter of each of the clued words.
edited 5 hours ago
Bass
34k4 gold badges81 silver badges199 bronze badges
answered 7 hours ago
Deusovi♦Deusovi
67.7k7 gold badges232 silver badges297 bronze badges
$endgroup$
Here are my answers -- I hope I'm the one who has discovered the puzzle creator's intended solutions.
Flower (a river is a "flow-er", a thing that flows)
Offer (a killer is one who "offs" someone)
Unlimber (meaning "unpack" or "someone who unlimbs")
Number (an anesthetist is one who numbs)
Danger ("dang" is a minced oath for "damn", so a "dang-er" is a euphemistic curser)
Ewer (a "ewe-r" must be someone who only cares about female sheep)
Render (to "rend" is to tear apart)
And of course,
the first sentence of my answer includes "one who has discovered" and "creator": a clue pair for FOUNDER, which can be seen by reading the first letter of each of the clued words.
edited 5 hours ago
Bass
34k4 gold badges81 silver badges199 bronze badges
answered 7 hours ago
Deusovi♦Deusovi
67.7k7 gold badges232 silver badges297 bronze badges
edited 5 hours ago
Bass
34k4 gold badges81 silver badges199 bronze badges
edited 5 hours ago
Bass
34k4 gold badges81 silver badges199 bronze badges
edited 5 hours ago
Bass
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34k4 gold badges81 silver badges199 bronze badges
answered 7 hours ago
Deusovi♦Deusovi
67.7k7 gold badges232 silver badges297 bronze badges
answered 7 hours ago
Deusovi♦Deusovi
67.7k7 gold badges232 silver badges297 bronze badges
answered 7 hours ago
Deusovi♦Deusovi
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Excellently done. For the clues I would of course also accepted “Fvax/Pnfgre bs zrgnyf”. Unexpectedly, I just discovered that I might have had to accept “Fish/Finger popper” as well. If it’s ok, I’ll wait a few minutes to see if someone gets the missing word. Congrats!
$endgroup$
– Hugh Meyers
7 hours ago
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The missing word could be (rot13)Hayvzore.
$endgroup$
– Ankoganit
6 hours ago
$begingroup$
@Ankoganit Ah, sounds right! That's a new one to me -- I'll add it in.
$endgroup$
– Deusovi♦
6 hours ago
$begingroup$
Grats again to you and @Ankoganit!
$endgroup$
– Hugh Meyers
6 hours ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Excellently done. For the clues I would of course also accepted “Fvax/Pnfgre bs zrgnyf”. Unexpectedly, I just discovered that I might have had to accept “Fish/Finger popper” as well. If it’s ok, I’ll wait a few minutes to see if someone gets the missing word. Congrats!
$endgroup$
– Hugh Meyers
7 hours ago
$begingroup$
The missing word could be (rot13)Hayvzore.
$endgroup$
– Ankoganit
6 hours ago
$begingroup$
@Ankoganit Ah, sounds right! That's a new one to me -- I'll add it in.
$endgroup$
– Deusovi♦
6 hours ago
$begingroup$
Grats again to you and @Ankoganit!
$endgroup$
– Hugh Meyers
6 hours ago
$begingroup$
Excellently done. For the clues I would of course also accepted “Fvax/Pnfgre bs zrgnyf”. Unexpectedly, I just discovered that I might have had to accept “Fish/Finger popper” as well. If it’s ok, I’ll wait a few minutes to see if someone gets the missing word. Congrats!
$endgroup$
– Hugh Meyers
7 hours ago
$begingroup$
Excellently done. For the clues I would of course also accepted “Fvax/Pnfgre bs zrgnyf”. Unexpectedly, I just discovered that I might have had to accept “Fish/Finger popper” as well. If it’s ok, I’ll wait a few minutes to see if someone gets the missing word. Congrats!
$endgroup$
– Hugh Meyers
7 hours ago
$begingroup$
The missing word could be (rot13)Hayvzore.
$endgroup$
– Ankoganit
6 hours ago
$begingroup$
The missing word could be (rot13)Hayvzore.
$endgroup$
– Ankoganit
6 hours ago
$begingroup$
@Ankoganit Ah, sounds right! That's a new one to me -- I'll add it in.
$endgroup$
– Deusovi♦
6 hours ago
$begingroup$
@Ankoganit Ah, sounds right! That's a new one to me -- I'll add it in.
$endgroup$
– Deusovi♦
6 hours ago
$begingroup$
Grats again to you and @Ankoganit!
$endgroup$
– Hugh Meyers
6 hours ago
$begingroup$
Grats again to you and @Ankoganit!
$endgroup$
– Hugh Meyers
6 hours ago
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