Thread: Put in a Good Word for Me - 4

Put in a Good Word for Me - 4

Find a common property shared by the 24 words in the list.
Then insert the first word into its proper place in the list.



7. FIDDLE

hug
board
walk
poke
crossing
leg
serenade
glove
lip
opera
court
shines
train
ramble
bow
iron
express
punch
race
skin
cabbage
cage
party
lily



8. KNIFE

great
hun
kid
menace
confessor
red
horse
navigator
terrible
divine
obscure
magnificent
magician
moocher
grouch
elder
bruce
riveter
sailor
man
toiler
conquerer
weeper
Greek

Originally Posted by Soroban

Put in a Good Word for Me - 4

Find a common property shared by the 24 words in the list.
Then insert the first word into its proper place in the list.

8. KNIFE

great

Spoiler:

Alexander, the great

hun

Spoiler:

Atilla, the hun

kid

Spoiler:

Billy, the kid

menace

Spoiler:

Dennis, the menace

confessor

Spoiler:

Edward, the confessor

red

Spoiler:

Eric, the red

horse

Spoiler:

??, the horse

navigator

Spoiler:

Henry, the navigator

terrible

Spoiler:

Ivan, the terrible

divine

Spoiler:

John, the divine

obscure

Spoiler:

Jude, the obscure

magnificent

Spoiler:

Lorenzo, the magnificent

knife

Spoiler:

Mack, the knife

magician

Spoiler:

Merlin, the magician

moocher

Spoiler:

Minnie, the moocher

grouch

Spoiler:

Oscar, the grouch

elder

Spoiler:

Pliny, the elder

bruce

Spoiler:

Robert, the bruce

riveter

Spoiler:

Rosie, the riveter

sailor

Spoiler:

Sinbad, the sailor

man

Spoiler:

You, da man!

toiler

Spoiler:

Tillie, the toiler

conquerer

Spoiler:

William, the conquerer

weeper

Spoiler:

Willie, the weeper

Greek

Spoiler:

Zorba, the Greek

??, the horse ??

You got the more obscure ones, too.
Excellent, masters!


Here are the others:

THEME

Spoiler:

"(name) the ___"

horse

Spoiler:

Harry the Horse
from "Guys and Dolls"

magician

Spoiler:

alternate answer: Mandrake
(an old OLD comic strip)

man

Spoiler:

Stan the man
Stan Musial, baseball great

Originally Posted by Soroban

You got the more obscure ones, too.
Excellent, masters!


Here are the others:

man

Spoiler:

Stan the man

Spoiler:

Stan Musial, baseball great

I should've gotten Stan, "the man". I haven't figured out the other set's characteristics yet. Still working on it, though.

Originally Posted by Soroban

Put in a Good Word for Me - 4

Find a common property shared by the 24 words in the list.
Then insert the first word into its proper place in the list.

7. FIDDLE

hug
board
walk
poke
crossing
leg
serenade
glove
lip
opera
court
shines
train
ramble
bow
iron
express
punch
race
skin
cabbage
cage
party
lily

I'm not sure about this, but here goes:

Spoiler:

Bear hug
Buck board

Cat walk

Cow poke

Deer crossing
Dog leg
? serenade
Fox glove
Hare lip
Horse opera
Kangaroo court
Monkey shines
Mule train
Muskrat ramble
Ox bow
Pig iron
Pony express
Rabbit punch
Rat race
Rhino skin
? cabbage
Squirrel cage
Stag party
Tiger lily

An excellent job, masters!

Here are the two missing items ... and an improvement (I think).

THEME

Spoiler:

animals

serenade

Spoiler:

Donkey Serenade
(song by Rudolph Friml)

cabbage

Spoiler:

skunk cabbage

skin

Spoiler:

sheepskin