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A Century of Charades - 100 riddles from 1895
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drizjr
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 		I read
Quote:
Just take away bbbbb, and see
How singular his words would be.
as a clue to aaaaa.
That is to say that the first syllable remains when the second is removed and it's meaning has something to do with "How singular his words would be." Perhaps a synonym of singular... sole, odd, or one/won?

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Quote:
Just take away my last, and see
How singular his words would be.


I was thinking maybe "s" (or es or ess), a play on "how to make a word plural."

This one mentions first and last, not first and second, could there be a possible middle?

Also good job GreenWindmill! A word I've certainly never heard before, Smilax. Sounds like something you buy over-the-counter.

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 		Kind of like making, "Princes" singular by adding an "s"? (Only the other way-round)

Or similarly, (but not quite), "asses(s)"

But definitely not, "disposes(s)"
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danteIL
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booba wrote:
Quote:
Just take away my last, and see
How singular his words would be.


I was thinking maybe "s" (or es or ess), a play on "how to make a word plural."


Ah, this definitely helps! I was revisiting the meanings of "rostrum" and I think you can combine with "ess" to get:

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prowess

from rostrum = prow/bow of a ship (archaic?)
+
ess = take 's' away to become singular


It fits with the whole "more than courage, more than skill" thing...

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 		XXXVIII
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Prowess is correct! Excellent work there Dante (with an assist from booba)!!


I liked that charade, clever second syllable. He keeps us on our toes.

Perfect timing, I just got home.
Here is the next and it is spaced as I typed it.

XXXVIII

My first might tempt an anchorite,
A symphony in pink and white.

The days of pagan Rome are past,
When slaves were offered to my last.

A village all unkown to fame,
My whole is linked to Shakespeare's name.
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 		Re: XXXVIII
rose wrote:

XXXVIII

My first might tempt an anchorite,
A symphony in pink and white.

The days of pagan Rome are past,
When slaves were offered to my last.

A village all unkown to fame,
My whole is linked to Shakespeare's name.


Hrm, well the first thing to do is look up "anchorite" Smile

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchorite

So it's some kind of monk or hermit... What's pink and white and will tempt a hermit??

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booba
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What's pink and white and will tempt a hermit??


Errr....
Ahhh...
Candy??

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 		Re: XXXVIII
rose wrote:
My first might tempt an anchorite,
A symphony in pink and white.

The days of pagan Rome are past,
When slaves were offered to my last.

A village all unkown to fame,
My whole is linked to Shakespeare's name.


I don't know about the rest of the charade but I don't see how the last couplet can be referring to anything other than
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HAMLET

I guess
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HAM
is pink and white and could tempt a hermit, not 100% sure about the last syllable - I was assuming it must be a Roman god of some sort but a quick Google revealed nothing, I must admit I haven't checked that out particularly thoroughly though.

Partial credit? Smile
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 		Rooms to let, fifty cents. No phone, no pool, no pets.

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Let : to offer or grant for rent or lease <let> b : to assign especially after bids <let>

I was thinking more like ladies and Lyons.....

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booba wrote:
Rooms to let, fifty cents. No phone, no pool, no pets.


Got any cigarettes? Wink

That makes much more sense - I had myself stuck on the idea of a sacrificial offering.
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rose
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 		XXXIX
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Hamlet is correct! If you haven't seen David Tennant play Hamlet, you might be able to catch it on BBC America. He is really excellent. And so is Green Windmill! This is one of those where I saw the answer I knew it was right.



XXXIX

Through Syrian desert rode my first,
Oppressed with heat, o'ercome by thirst:
    My second was his quest.
More proud was he on helm to bear
The token of his lady fair
    Than token on his breast.

My whole for lady fair is known,
Her cheek is red, her heart is stone,
    A fatal beauty aye!
And those who feast upon her charms
Rush to their death with open arms,
    With open eyes they die..
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booba
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 		Crusaders sometimes wore a Fleur-de-lis on their helment and a cross on their chest. Any connection?

http://replicagunsswords.com/weapons_gallery/files/productpics/thumbs/t_1929_01.jpg

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 		Re: XXXIX
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The previous puzzle was the first where the answer leapt instantly to mind for me without needing to really consider the contituent parts - not sure if Britishness helps with some of these, is "hamlet" used to describe small villages in the US? It's in reasonably common use here. (I'd have really struggled with that baseball one a while back!)


rose wrote:
XXXIX
My whole for lady fair is known,
Her cheek is red, her heart is stone,
    A fatal beauty aye!
And those who feast upon her charms
Rush to their death with open arms,
    With open eyes they die..


Makes me think of Gorgons - could be a play on words with the "fatal...aye" almost being "fatal eye" and the talk of stone and dying with open eyes. Can't make sense of it just yet though...
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Guys, I am sure I know this one. I'll wait until tomorrow morning and if no one else answers it, then I will. I haven't checked my answer yet, but this is one of those where I know I have the right answer. If you want a hint: think of my hobbies other than ARGs... how well do you know me? hehe

How embarrassing it would be if I was wrong! But I will be honest with what I guessed and being wrong if I am (but I'm not Smile )
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 		The second section has me thinking of poisonous red berries, but the first more of toadstools, the ladies token on the helm being the white flakes on the top of a red agaric. I can't get either to fit the clues though.
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