Gasoline is NOT the answer, but an example. While "gas" is a shortened form of gasoline, "line" is not.Q: What common eight-letter noun can be shortened in two ways — using either its first three letters or its last four letters? The answer is a familiar item.
A: MAGAZINE --> MAG, ZINE
A fun puzzle, I'll give you that, but not that difficult.Q: Name a branch of scientific study. Drop the last letter. Then rearrange the remaining letters to name two subjects of that study. What branch of science is it?
A: ASTRONOMY --> STAR, MOON
Q: Think of two well-known companies with two-syllable names starting with J and D, respectively and whose names rhyme. One of these companies was founded in the last 10 years. What companies are these?I calculate 44 years between the founding of the two companies. Anyone notice a connection to last week's puzzle?
A: JORDACHE and DOORDASH
Q: Name a punctuation mark found on a computer keyboard. Somewhere inside this insert a word for what this punctuation mark may be part of or what it may represent. The result will be a 10-letter word associated with painting. What words are these?From the final word, remove letters that are duplicated leaving only one copy of each letter. Rearrange to get an herb.
A: COLON + RATIO = COLORATION
The puzzle is easy -- a clue, not so much.Q: Think of a common phrase in the form "___ of my ___." The word that goes in the first blank is the name of a well-known company. And the word that goes in the second blank sounds like part of the names of many of that company's products. What phrase is it?
A: APPLE of my EYE (I in iMac, iPhone, iPod, iPad, etc.)
Popular movie? I hadn't heard of it. But I like movies like "Spider-Man: No Way Home" so maybe I'm not the right audience?Q: It's unusual for a multi-word movie title to consist entirely of words starting with vowels, none of which are the article "a." or pronoun "I." Can you name a popular movie with a five-word title — with word lengths 10, 10, 3, 2, 4 — all of which start with vowels?
A: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
This is a real chestnut of a puzzle.Q: Think of a pair of two-syllable words that are pronounced the same, except one is accented on the first syllable while the other is accented on the second. The word that's accented on the first syllable is associated with confrontation, while the word that's accented on the second syllable is associated with cooperation. What words are these?
A: CONQUER, CONCUR
Is a piano involved?Q: Name two things that many houses are built with: "[blank] and [blank]." Drop the first letter of the first thing. Change the last two letters of the second thing to a "Y." And you'll name a popular TV show, "[blank] and [blank]." What show is it?
A: BRICK and MORTAR --> RICK and MORTY
Edit: The picture of the supermarket shows a vehicle with tires, presumably Michelin :)Q: Think of two well-known brand names, each in eight letters that have the same first six letters in the same order. Both brands are of products, one found in a supermarket and one for something used outdoors. And even though the first six letters of the names are the same, they're not pronounced the same. What products are these?
A: MICHELOB, MICHELIN
This person was due for a puzzle — !Q: Take the name of a large financial corporation in 10 letters. Drop the fourth and fifth letters. Move the sixth and seventh letters to the front. You'll name a person associated with financial misdeeds. What is the company, and who is the person?
A: CAPITAL ONE --> AL CAPONE
