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1. Let's start with a simple example. I'll give you the following word pairs:
b o O - O u t
p a N - N e t
d u E - E l d
The capital letters spell out "ONE". If you correctly replace these capital letters, you get "TWO":
b o T - T u t
p a W - W e t
d u O - O l d
Likewise you could replace the C in "a r C - C a t" by an E to get the first letter of the word "ELEPHANTS".
Of course the question asks for another letter. To offer a better readability, all the letters in the words to be replaced, have been capitalized. Note: all words obtained by substituting the correct letters, are valid words according to the Scrabble dictionary.
Now the question: replace the C in "S A C - C R Y" so that you get two new valid words of which the first one ends with the initial of the last one.
Hint: one of the resulting words is a tool. The other word can be used as a very rare verb.
2. Another example shows how I could go from SEA to AIR. Look at the following word pairs:
y e S - S i t
l e E - E l l
b a A - A i m
and replace by
y e A - A i t
l e I - I l l
b a R - R i m
In the example of the CHAMELEON hiding ELEPHANTS, the task would consist of "p a H - H a y" to be replaced by "p a L - L a y".
Now the question: replace the H in "E T H - H I T" so that you get two new valid words of which the first one ends with the initial of the last one.
No clues for this one, as there is only one solution for the word on the left hand.
3. You might need one more elaborate example. Let's turn "HE" into "IS".
I'd give you the following word pairs:
r a H - H o n
h a E - E o n
and you'd have to come up with
r a I - I o n
h a S - S o n.
Likewise, the A of "CHAMELEON" would become an E using the word pair "s e A - A r e".
Now your question: which letter would replace the A in "O B A - A L L" so that you get two new valid words of which the first one ends with the initial of the last one?
Once again, no clue for there is only one viable solution.
4. In the running example of a "CHAMELEON" hiding "ELEPHANTS", we would now have the task of replacing the M by a P in the word pairing "t o M - M a n". You'd have to come up with the solution "t o P - P a n".
Your question is something else: replace the M in the word pair "H A M - M A P" so that you get two new valid words of which the first one ends with the initial of the last one.
Clue: one of the resulting words can be used to indicate plant's fluids.
5. In the running example of a "CHAMELEON" hiding "ELEPHANTS", we would now have the task of replacing the E by an H in the word pairing "i c E - E a t".
You would need the word pair "i c H - H a t".
Now the real question: replace the (first) E in both words "D O E - E O N" so that you get two new valid words of which the first one ends with the initial of the last one.
One resulting word can indicate a number, while the other can indicate a thing.
6. In the running example of a "CHAMELEON" hiding "ELEPHANTS", we would now have the task of replacing the L by a H in the word pairing " b a L - L a p". This leads to the word pair "b a H - H a p".
Your question is to replace the L by another letter in the word pair "P A L - L A T" so that you get two new valid words of which the first one ends with the initial of the last one.
Clue: superstitious Americans dislike the black examples of one of the resulting words.
By the way, LAT is one of the muscles in the back just below the shoulders.
7. In the running example of a "CHAMELEON" hiding "ELEPHANTS", we would now have the task of replacing the E by an N in the word pairing "p i E - E t h". The result would be "p i N - N t h", where NTH means position number N in a mathematical series.
And here is your question: replace the E by another letter in the word pair "D U E - E A T" so that you get two new valid words of which the first one ends with the initial of the last one.
Clue: one resulting word is a grain.
8. In the running example of a "CHAMELEON" hiding "ELEPHANTS", we would now have the task of replacing the O by a T in the word pairing " n o O - O a r". The result is "n o T - T a r".
And now your question: replace the O by another letter in the word pair "G O O - O R B" so that you get two new valid words of which the first one ends with the initial of the last one.
Clue: one resulting word is short for a businessman resolving trade conflicts
9. In the running example of a "CHAMELEON" hiding "ELEPHANTS", we would now have the task of replacing the N by an S in the word pairing "b u N - N o w". The replacing pair would then be "b u S - S o w".
Your question is to replace the letter N by another letter in the following word pair: "F A N - N I P" so that you get two new valid words of which the first one ends with the initial of the last one.
Clue: dieticians advise to reduce (but not to zero) the consumption of one of the resulting words.
10. I'll reiterate the different word pairs form the previous questions here:
S A C - C R Y
E T H - H I T
O B A - A L L
H A M - M A P
D O E - E O N
P A L - L A T
D U E - E A T
G O O - O R B
F A N - N I P
You can clearly read out the original nine letter word "CHAMELEON". Replacing the common letters as indicated in the previous questions, also gives a nine letter word from top to bottom. Which is this word we're looking for?
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JanIQ
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