December, 2003 Puzzle Contests

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12/31/03-1/2/04 Puzzle Contest:

I'm something used to clean the eyes. Remove my last 4 letters, and you have soot or a dog. What am I? (9 letters)

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12/30-12/31/03 Puzzle Contest:

I am a word that indicates something that is 2.5 inches in length. My name suggests that I am only worth a few cents. What am I? (10 letters)

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12/29-12/30/03 Puzzle Contest:

If you have me, you are wise. I contain 3.1415... What am I? (8 letters)

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12/23-12/29/03 Puzzle Contest:

If you WORD1 that a WORD2 was a large animal, why did you let it tread all over my WORD3 carpet?!? What are the 3 words?

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12/22-12/23/03 Puzzle Contest:

While I am pronounced somewhat similarly to a wrapped Mexican food item, I am actually the liver of a certain creature, which is sometimes noted for its redness (at least at one of my favorite restaurants). You would not want to meet a mean person in a dark one of my last five letters. Such a person might have my first 3 letters as his name. What am I?

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12/19-12/22/03 Puzzle Contest:

Remove my last 4 letters, and you might place me on certain foods. Remove my first 6 letters, and you have what I am: a creature that can be food. I'm quite slick. What am I?

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12/18-12/19/03 Puzzle Contest:

My last 4 letters are what I am, and if you remove them, you can shoot me. Milton could have lost and regained the type of 4 letter word that I am. What am I?

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12/17-12/18/03 Puzzle Contest:

If a magician makes it appear that he has a pair of eyes in his hands, when really he does not, what can this be described as? (2 words, 7 and 8 letters)

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12/16-12/17/03 Puzzle Contest:

I ride a pale horse. Remove my first 3 letters, and you have water falling from the sky. I affect domestic animals. What am I? (7 letters)

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12/15-12/16/03 Puzzle Contest:

I indicate that something or someone will not compromise. My last 4 letters are a man of noble or gentle birth. What am I? (12 letters)

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12/12-12/15/03 Puzzle Contest:

I am something sold that has illegally been made available to people free of charge. ...the beef? What am I? (5 letterz)

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12/11-12/12/03 Puzzle Contest:

Remove my first 5 letters, and you have a type of gait. If you are intruding on the rights of others, you have done what I am. What am I? (9 letters)

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12/9-12/10/03 Puzzle Contest:

Remove my first 3 letters and you have something for catching sea creatures. Remove my last 2 letters, and you have a detailed program. We are on one right now. What am I?

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12/8-12/9/03 Puzzle Contest:

Change one of my letters, and you have the type of girl that Ms. Ciccone once was. I am supplies or equipment used by an organization. What am I?

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12/5-12/8/03 Puzzle Contest:

I am something you receive free of charge. Remove my first letter and then read me backwards, and you have a musical instrument. What am I? (6 letters)

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12/4-12/5/03 Puzzle Contest:

Determine which number does not belong in the following sequence:

1 4 16 27 256 3125

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12/3-12/4/03 Puzzle Contest:

I'm a sad song. Remove my 4th letter, and you have a word that can describe me. What am I? (5 letters)

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12/2-12/3/03 Puzzle Contest:

She was very WORD with me in explaining that the wire we wanted to use in fixing the WORD was too WORD. What is the WORD (5 letters)?

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12/1-12/2/03 Puzzle Contest:

If used in relation to a number, I suggest something that is likely safe to have as a denominator. Change my last 4 letters, and you have a state of confusion. What am I? (7 letters)

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