Hey, That's My Hay!

Q:

Complete these sentences with a pair of homonyms:


The schoolmarm decided to _lessen_ the day's _lesson_ and let the children out early.


Hillary would do whatever it took for a _peek_ at the _peak_.

Timmy got a tummy ache when he took four packs of Twinkies and _ate_ all _eight_.

The hostess took the reservation, _four_  _for_ dinner at seven.


The science teacher told his students, "With care, your results shouldn't _vary_  _very_ much."

The _knot_ was _not_ quite right and the horse went free.

A slow day at work, the banker made a _lone_  _loan_.

The lazy young master _made_ the _maid_ do everything for him.

"To get that old skiff across the pond, you'd need  this _oar_  _or_ a paddle", said Huck.

One swipe of the swatter and the _bee_ ceased to _be_.

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One ... Two ... Three

Q:

Take the phrase I am.  If you repeat the I and the m, you can rearrange the result to get Miami.  Consider the following words and phrases.  Rearrange the letters in each, repeating letters as often as necessary, to name six major US cities.  When you are finished, name something all six have in common.

Tales   -   Hip Deal   -   Rioted   -   Antic   -   Tiny Sack   -   Orca Fins

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lamerie

A:

Seattle - Philadelphia - Detroit - Cincinnati - Kansas city - San Francisco

Each of the six cities is home to a major league baseball team.

One State, Two State, Red State, Blue State

Q:

Think of a well known musical couple from the sixties and seventies.  Place a different US postal abbreviation in front of each first name.  The result will be two new words.  The "boy" word will relate to the appearance of certain twins.  The "girl" word will relate to the appearance of certain antiques.  Who is the couple, what are the states and what are the new words?

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polapix

A:

The handle on the coffee grinder turns.  Certain twins (identical) look alike.  Certain antiques have a patina.

Ike & Tina Turner     -      Alabama     -     Pennsylvania

Toot Your Own Horn

Q:

Think of the last name of a world famous actress.  Add one letter and rearrange the result to name the last name of a world famous actor.

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Laurabot

A:

To toot one's own horn would be to brag.

Garbo    -     Bogart

Heroes

Q:

Consider the following:  psorofr, ssgaion.  Insert seven US postal abbreviations (one is used twice).  Add the proper spaces to get two well known three word phrases.

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 imageusphoto

A:

The image is Soldier Field in Chicago.

Rhode Island, Nebraska, Washington, Michigan, Indiana, Indiana, Connecticut

pRIsoNEr of WAr

MissINg IN aCTion

Today's Puzzle is Brought to You by the Letter T

Q:

What letter would appropriately precede the following set of numbers:    
  

one thousand,  fifty,  forty?

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sofia

A:

Hmmm ... a Detroit Tigers T-shirt ... which comes in different sizes.

Using Roman numerals we get 1000=M, 50=L and 40=XL or medium, large and extra large.

S  -  M  -  L  -  XL

The Final Countdown

Q:

Think of a two word phrase that describes this:

ten,  nine,  eight,  seven,  six,  five,  four,  three,  two,  one

Add the letter L somewhere in the two word phrase without rearranging the letters and you'll name something that will be happening soon.  What is it?

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trainman74

A:

This countdown that is a number series is also a word series.

World Series