solutions to wordgames 29/8/2013

7/30/2019 Solutions to WordGames 29/8/2013

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The Literary and Debate Club welcomes you to

WORDGAMESDear sacrificial lamb,

Turn away. Go back and ensconce yourself in the safety and comfort of Coffee Oreos and file

sharing over high-speed LAN. This paper is nothing but pain. Behind the faade of all the clever

little puns and the weird little anagrams is a web of deceit, lies and hatred.

Okay that last part isnt true. Creating this paper was fun.

Are you still reading this? Alright then, clearly, you have a propensity for:

a. Inviting trouble, such as this WordGames paper itself.b. Ignoring sound advice and light warnings.c. Subsequently wondering whether:

i. Bullet points a. and b. are essentially the same, andii. The writer of this prologue has some mild form of OCD, what with the nested bullet

points and all.

d. Wasting your time reading irrelevant and long-winding prologues which are meant toentertain, but are ridiculously unhelpful in actually solving this paper.

Enough.

Chop-chop! (What with you being a sacrificial lamb and all, you know.)

HOMOPHONES [3x5]

Homotextuality is not a sin.Ex: Chip usually played cautiously, but tonight he played loose becausehe had nothing to lose. (5, 4)

1. Dr. Sam Ayel's has turned over a new leaf. His sins of the past have been haunting him since lastJune. (4, 5)

2. When I saw Nicholas wearing that suit, I knew he would slide down chimneys all night. "sootyourself," I said, resignedly. (4, 4)

3. "Don't desert me before dessert!" I screamed. (6, 7)4. Shakespeare tried to crash a party once, but the guards didn't let him in. They'd been told very

clearly that bards are barred. (4, 6)


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5. "Hey, what's that thing floating over there? And hey, how do you say goodbye?" thehyperactive kid asked me. "It's a buoy, boy" I said, saving myself a sentence. (4, 3)

PUNS [5X16]

Maintain pun-drop silence and keep an oh-pun mind.Ex: Im glad I know sign language. Its pretty handy. (5)

Ex:

Sleeping bag.

1. Not only did X always work at a leisurely pace, he was also a clever practitioner of repartee-he had no deadlines. (9)

2. Sir Plantsalot was always passionate about the annual eco-awareness drives he organisedacross 15 countries. It meanttheworld to him. (5 3 5)

3. My playschool-mate once cheated against me while we were playing with toy soldiers. I'llnever forgive her for her infantry. (8)

4. I hate internet forums because whenever I come up with a new joke, my friend tells me hehas already Reddit. (6)

5. What did the cannibal do after he dumped his girlfriend? He flushed. (7)6. Marco's dish was ruined when his friend added too much spice to it. Marco felt that the

prank was inbadtaste. (2 3 5)

7. For Jerry the Mouse, finding accommodation in winters was fairly simple- homeiswherethehearthis. (4 2 5 3 6 2)8. Finding out what the confectionary owner was hiding was too easy. It was apieceofcake. (1

5 2 4)

9. 10.

Cardiac arrest Christian Bale


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11. 12.

13.

14.

15. 16.

Flea market Friends with benefits

Highlight of my day No fly zone

Pier pressure

Scotch, on the rocks


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ANAGRAMS [6x10]

Yes, I do mean to nag a ram.Ex: Hairless unit of energy, when scrambled, becomes unclear. (4 3 -> 7)

bald erg -> garbled

1. Asphyxiate parents (7 7)Smother mothers

2. The highest pedestal for wasps (6 6)Hornet throne

3. Heavily biased applicant (8 8)Partisan aspirant

4. Dental strength is determined by a methodical procedure. (4 5 -> 9)Oral might -> algorithm

5. Give the antidote for inert gas up (8 -> 4 4)Renounce -> neon cure

6. A lack of recesses brings about eruptions (2 7 -> 9)No alcoves -> volcanoes

7. American jokes about bags lead to horse-driven carriage of Victorian era (3 5 -> 8)Bag humor -> brougham

8. Painting of a gun is buried in dry land. (5 5 -> 7 3)Firearm art -> terra firma

9. An option between explicit content or mathematical depiction of a small horse. (11 -> 2 4 5)Pornography -> or pony graph

10.Weird administrator causes the ultimate war. (3 7 -> 10)Odd manager -> armageddon

PALINDROMES [5x5]

You should really just be given half the marks that youre getting for each of thesebutthen again, I guess not. Its the same either way.

1. Detonate explosives in a boring crowd. (7 1 4 3.)Bombard a drab mob.

2. Rodents never reside on a fundamentally malevolent celestial body. (4 4 2 2 4 4)Rats live on no evil star.

3. Homicide- with the incentive being a pot full of pirates' liquor. (6 3 1 3 2 3 3)Murder for a jar of red rum.


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4. No evidence remained. Not even a single cardboard box. (2 5, 3 3 6)No trace, not one carton.

5. Celebratory snare for idiots. (5 9)Party boobytrap.

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