Solution to V, 2

  D U P L I C A T E    W O R D S

 

“Double, double, Toil & Trouble.”  

 --from Macbeth by William Shakespeare

Up, up & Away.    

Tagline for Superman.

 Pattycake, pattycake Baker’s Man.   

Nursery rhyme.

Liar, liar, Pants on Fire!                                    

Taunt.

Ice, ice, Baby.     

Widely hated Rap Song by Vanilla Ice, 1990.

Cha-Cha         

Cuban Dance.

 America, America, God Shed His Grace on Thee  

 --from America the Beautiful

Tora, Tora, Tora!         

 Movie about W. W. II.

“Extra! Extra! Read All About It."       

Cry of Newsies selling Newspapers.

“Water, water, Everywhere  / And Not a Drop to Drink      

 --from “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.”

“Oyez, oyez!”                                           

Call to Order in a Court of Law (from the Old French Verb "to Hear.")

Rebel Rebel                      

Song by David Bowie (1947 - 2016, R.I.P.)

Duck, duck, Goose.        

Game played by Children Sitting in a Circle. (Thus, a Circle Game.)

Sirhan Sirhan                           

  Assassin who Killed Robert F. Kennedy

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (9) _ _ _ _ _ (5)

Series V: Pairs : Puzzle 2

 

“_ _ _ _ _ _, _ _ _ _ _ _, T & T.”  

 --from M by W.S. 

_ _, _ _ & A.    

Tagline for S.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, B’s M.   

Nursery rhyme.

_ _ _ _, _ _ _ _, P on F!                                    

Taunt.

_ _ _, _ _ _, B.     

Widely hated R. S. by V. I., 1990.

_ _ _ - _ _ _          

Cuban D.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _, _ _ _ _ _ _ _, G. S. H. G. on T.    

 --from A. the B.

_ _ _ _, _ _ _ _, _ _ _ _!         

 M. about W. W. II.

“_ _ _ _ _! _ _ _ _ _!  R. A. A. I."       

Cry of N-ies selling Ns.

“_ _ _ _ _, _ _ _ _ _ E.  / And N. a D. to D.            

 --from “The R. of the A.M.”

“_ _ _ _, _ _ _ _!”                                           

C. to O. in a C. of L. (from the Old French V. "to H.")

_ _ _ _ _    _ _ _ _ _                       

S. by D. B. (1947 - 2016, R.I.P.)

_ _ _ _, _ _ _ _, G.        

G. played by C. S. in a C.  (Thus, a C. G.)

_ _ _ _ _ _   _ _ _ _ _ _                                

 A. who K. R. F. K.

Hint: (Rollover to reveal):

Last one:  A. who K. R. F. K.  What might R.F.K. stand for?

 Solution available Thursday, February 25.

Solution to V, 1

Pairs:

HUSBAND and WIFE
HITHER and YON
SUCH and SUCH
RANT and RAVE
PRIDE and PREJUDICE
READING and WRITING
THIS and  THAT
HIT and MISS
PLEASE and THANK YOU
DREAMS and NIGHTMARES
HIDE and SEEK
YES and NO
WILL and GRACE
NATURE and NURTURE
OVER and DONE
KISS and MAKE UP
RANK and FILE

Not giving away the Easter Egg ---  yet.

New Series: PAIRS

Series V: Pairs : Puzzle 1

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No hints, but there's an Easter Egg...

Solution available Thursday, February 18th

Solution to IV, 4

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Secret Word: Light

Twenty-one Words

Series IV: Compound Words : Puzzle 4

 

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The twenty-first word is a secret:

It's a compound word, and a noun, when preceded by 9 or followed by 8.
It's a two-word verb when preceded by 1 or followed by 18.
It can be an adjective as well, modifying 20, for example.
As a plural noun, the ones in your 6 can be 10, 11, or 12.

Email the secret word to me, Pacho!
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Include your name (or nom de plume, or code name)  and your favorite common phrase with the following structure:  _____ and ______.  (Examples: black and blue, over and out.) I'll include ten solvers' phrases in an upcoming puzzle and credit everyone who sends the secret word before the solution date.

Solution available Thursday, February 11.

Solution to IV, 3

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