I have absolutelly no clue about #6.
Any chance we could get some additional hints? No idea how do you UK and US guys call bubbles, no idea if I'm even on the right track with the "honey" hint :/
It's the last one I'm missing, I'd really really appreciate a little help.
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part 2 was easier for me, here's a bump for a fun puzzle!
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FYI question 8 rhymes in American English. Clever puzzle though. I'm having a good time trying to solve it.
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Really? Is there an American accent it wouldn't rhyme in?
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Definitely! I had never heard anyone pronounce the 1st word to rhyme with the 2nd word until I visited Texas. In the northeast and mid-Atlantic regions, they don't rhyme.
Unless we're talking about two totally different word combinations and I am just confused!
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Bump for part 1 solved. Now like many others waiting on the hints for round 2 because it's too puzzling for me right now
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What sometimes confuses those who are not familiar with English reading and writing is the fact that English borrows many words from many other languages. Rather than adapting the spelling to English pronunciation, however, English chooses to adopt the spelling of the original language. This means that the rules for spelling English words differs in accordance with the language of origin. For that reason, spoken English is fairly straight-forward while written English requires knowledge of the phonetic variations used within the English alphabet.
TL: DR: First you learn the English word. Then you learn which rules govern its spelling.
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I figured out all of the second part except number two. It has been thirty-five years since I practiced that kind of math. (And no, the hint is not helping.)
Also, you did a bunch of tricky things with the puzzles that you should have warned your players about. Not strictly fair, but it is your puzzle to do with as you please.
[Edit: Finally got number two by ignoring the additional "help" and focusing on the first part of the original clue.]
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I only managed to get #10, though I thought linger finger would be perfect for #8.
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Have everything except question 1 in part 1 and I don't know where to begin. Not sure if I'm looking for an Onomatopoeia or an adjective like "joyful". I also cant think of a single synonym for a kids room. Or maybe it's just 2 sound words like cheerful earfull. And it's 8 letters! This is the toughest one for me so far.
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Got it moments after writing this by not overthinking it. lmao
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Bump!
This is so hard for the non-native speaker I am... Found 3 and 10 without hints... Found almost everything else with hints, the help of Google Translate and some research...
I'm just clueless about the stamps one ; and confused about the viking's mug one (I have an answer that works and fits but it seems to be wrong...).
Very cool idea anyway!
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Will round 2 get a set of hints like round 1?
Thanks in advance.
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Yes, there are hints that are revealed after an hour.
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The English language is very strange. I've compiled a small list of errata, can I get a bug fix?
Games are selected from the last two Humble Monthly bundles. (There are some region restrictions on certain games.) GAs end on the 15th.
Standard sgtools rules apply.
Mood music
Solutions, part 1:
Q1: Pleasant sound from your child's room
(8, 8) Sounds like she's having fun.
daughter laughter
Q2: A possessed citrus
(5, 5) Some sugar water tames this devil.
demon lemon
Q3: An unrefined crucifix
(5, 5) It might also be covered in something repulsive.
gross cross
Q4: Stamps that someone refuses to return
(7, 7) Maybe he'd return them if we paid a ransom?
hostage postage
Q5: Dull product from a coffee shop
(5, 5) It's not very shiny. (And far from black. The typically American term for it. Hope that helps folks.)
matte latte
Q6: The bubbles atop a viking's mug
(4, 4) Smells like honey. (I'm told the word for the bubbles is not common outside of America/UK?)
mead head
Q7: One who more recently joined the quilting bee
(5, 5) She's learned how to thread a needle, at least.
newer sewer
Q8: What you use to press a doorbell
(6, 6) You may have to take your mittens off.
ringer finger
Q9: In the direction of the gutless
(7, 7) ((6, 6) also accepted) That direction seems to be away from the battle.
toward(s) coward(s)
Q10: The body part a wizard could least afford to injure
(4, 4) Well, he has another, but he's much more capable with that one.
wand hand
Completing part 1 revealed a train of 6 GAs, and part 2 (gating 6 more GAs):
Q1: An allotment of charge from a battery
(6, 6) We have to conserve the battery's chemicals, so that's all you'll get today.
cation ration
Q2: Pours off trigonometric functions
(7, 7) Don't fully invert the bottle, unless someone else co-signed the insurance. ;) (That wink means I've engaged in a little wordplay, rather than hinting exact meanings.)
decants secants
Q3: A brief respite, but totally aberrant
(5, 5) Alternatively, we really didn't expect that part of the machine to fracture.
freak break
Q4: A friendly rejection
(6, 6) Cleopatra is the queen of it. ;)
genial denial
Q5: A bet made over a drink
(5, 5) The stakes are high, but don't go pale. Maybe the drink will restore your amber complexion.
lager wager
Q6: A serviceman stationed in a more humid environment
(7, 7) If he's "stationary" in that environment, it will probably grow on him. ;)
moldier soldier
Q7: Contemplates amazing things
(7, 7) 7 is an apt number here.
ponders wonders
Q8: A gash in her makeup
(5, 5) She may have to touch up her ruby cheeks.
rouge gouge
Q9: A reduced price for nobility
(8, 8) Baron Trump isn't high enough to qualify. ;)
viscount discount
Q10: A newer living room chair
(7, 7) The prior one was really showing its age.
younger lounger
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