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Suspence
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 11:39 pm    Post subject: 1 Reply with quote

Another one that should boil down a one-word answer:

Conflagration prevaricates
Wilder or Kelly friend
Freshwater fish traps
Bring superhero accessory back to earth
Avian precipitation
Chicken ensclosure fee
Blemish a magpie
Rotate horse feed
Scream "pinion"
Sprinkling rain dines
Spiced tea elevator
Don't whirl as much
Smart wine holder
Against oxidation
Torch backyard building
Aerie for a plate
Sheltered bay insects

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Zag
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 12:53 am    Post subject: 2 Reply with quote

Conflagration prevaricates = fire lies + F = fire flies
Wilder or Kelly friend = Gene ally + R = generally
Freshwater fish traps = bass nets + I = bassinets
Bring superhero accessory back to earth = land cape + S = landscape (Quail)
Avian precipitation = bird rain + B = bird brain
Chicken ensclosure fee = coop rate + E = cooperate
Blemish a magpie = scar crow + E = scarecrow
Rotate horse feed = turn oats + C = turn coats
Scream "pinion" = yell wing + O = yellowing (groza)
Sprinkling rain dines = mist eats + R = mistreats (Quail)
Spiced tea elevator = chai lift + R = chair lift
Don't whirl as much = spin less + E = spineless (Quail)
Smart wine holder = wise rack + C = wisecrack (groza)
Against oxidation = anti rust + T = anti-trust
Torch backyard building = burn shed + I = burnished
Aerie for a plate = dish nest + O = dishonest (Quail)
Sheltered bay insects = cove ants + N = covenants

F R I S B E E C O R R E C T I O N


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PostPosted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 12:55 am    Post subject: 3 Reply with quote

Spin less spinEless
Burn shed burnIshed
Dish nest dishOnest
Mist eats mistReats


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PostPosted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 12:58 am    Post subject: 4 Reply with quote

I had the second one just before you. Extreme Delectation
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 1:04 am    Post subject: 5 Reply with quote

Land cape landScape
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 1:36 am    Post subject: 6 Reply with quote

Frisbre correction? R to I?
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 1:41 am    Post subject: 7 Reply with quote

Try FrisbEe correction.

Coop rate coopErate
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 2:48 am    Post subject: 8 Reply with quote

Great work so far.
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 3:14 am    Post subject: 9 Reply with quote

Got it: Discredit
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 4:22 am    Post subject: 10 Reply with quote

Perfect. That seemed to work well. If you enjoyed these, here are more. They won't boil down to anything, but they should be fun to solve individually,

Detonate artillery on Hades
Tear engagement band
Release foot part
Lather beasts of burden
Rectal snide remark
Harvest corn
Sack lingerie fabric
Dairy helps
Follow dollar bills
Wild hog chamber
Create not on time
Exhibit vermin
Felons angered
Air flow cried
Detect rhythm
Be familiar with perimeter
Wintry pond
Chime hurt
Wad up large boats
Key in high cards
Rigid because of
Sharpen satellite
Support flaps
Coniferous trees carried
Trick housetop
Piscine Strigiformes
Loud noise phoned
Street latch
Form fence door by pouring metal
Challenge wickedness
Clear snow from rabbit
Rooster is sick

What you do with the shamash on your menorah
Pale remains
Taupe, tan, khaki
Beneath 18 holes of golf
NC-17
Bury Gordon Sumner

Hellion's food supply
Anticipate a grade
Admittance increasing
Teach little carlows or lady in blacks
Devote large reptiles
Surreptitiously observes shipping boxes
Camembert encouragers

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PostPosted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 5:07 am    Post subject: 11 Reply with quote

Detonate artillery on Hades - bombShell
Tear engagement band
Release foot part
Lather beasts of burden - soapBox; surely t shold be "beast" though?
Rectal snide remark
Harvest corn
Sack lingerie fabric
Dairy helps - milkMaids
Follow dollar bills
Wild hog chamber - boarDroom
Create not on time
Exhibit vermin
Felons angered - consPired
Air flow cried - windSwept; nice one!
Detect rhythm
Be familiar with perimeter - knowLedge
Wintry pond
Chime hurt
Wad up large boats
Key in high cards
Rigid because of
Sharpen satellite
Support flaps
Coniferous trees carried
Trick housetop - foolProof
Piscine Strigiformes
Loud noise phoned
Street latch - roadBlock
Form fence door by pouring metal - castIgate
Challenge wickedness
Clear snow from rabbit - plowShare
Rooster is sick - cockTails

What you do with the shamash on your menorah
Pale remains
Taupe, tan, khaki
Beneath 18 holes of golf - underGround
NC-17
Bury Gordon Sumner - interEsting

Hellion's food supply
Anticipate a grade
Admittance increasing
Teach little carlows or lady in blacks
Devote large reptiles
Surreptitiously observes shipping boxes
Camembert encouragers
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 12:04 pm    Post subject: 12 Reply with quote

groza528 wrote:
Lather beasts of burden -soapBox; surely it shold be "beast" though?


I thought "oxes" was a valid plural for "ox", which it is, but only when "ox" is used to mean a clumsy person, so the clue would need to change.

The intention for each clue is that only the middle letter is missing.
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 1:41 pm    Post subject: 13 Reply with quote

TypeFaces
FishBowls
DareDevil
FirsTborn
TailBones
FreeWheel
RendEring
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 10:33 pm    Post subject: 14 Reply with quote

Still quite a few of these unsolved:

Sack lingerie fabric
Create not on time
Exhibit vermin
Wintry pond
Chime hurt
Wad up large boats
Rigid because of
Support flaps
Loud noise phoned
***
What you do with the shamash on your menorah
Pale remains
Taupe, tan, khaki
NC-17
***
Admittance increasing
Teach little carlows or lady in blacks
Devote large reptiles
Surreptitiously observes shipping boxes
Camembert encouragers

Rectal snide remark - analYzing
Harvest corn - reapPears
Detect rhythm - hearTbeat
Sharpen satellite - honeYmoon
Detonate artillery on Hades - bombShell
Lather clumsy folks - soapBoxes
Tear engagement band -rendEring
Dairy helps - milkMaids
Wild hog chamber - boarDroom
Felons angered - consPired
Air flow cried - windS
Be familiar with perimeter - knowLedge
Trick housetop - foolProof
Street latch - roadBlock
Form fence door by pouring metal - castIgate
Clear snow from rabbit - plowShare
Rooster is sick - cockTails
Beneath 18 holes of golf - underGround
Bury Gordon Sumner - interEsting
Release foot part - freeWheel
Follow dollar bills - tailBones
Key in high cards - typeFaces
Challenge wickedness - dareDevil
Coniferous trees carried - firsTborn
Hellion's food supply - demonsTration
Anticipate a grade - expectOrating
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 1:34 am    Post subject: 15 Reply with quote

Rectal snide remark - anal I zing
Harvest corn - reap P ear
Detect rhythm - hear T beat
Sharpen satellite - hone Y moon
Hellion's food supply - demons t rations
Anticipate a grade - expect O rate
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 3:40 am    Post subject: 16 Reply with quote

Nice work. EARS and RATING were intended, as the missing letter is supposed to be the exact middle.
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