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THE CORE
(Chimera Oblique Riddle Exam)
By William F. Billy-B
The CORE can be found here. You can print or otherwise use this page to assist you while taking the CORE.
1. Remove my last three letters & you have a group of ships. I am impermanent. __________
2. I am a type of family member. Remove one of my letters & you have something annoying. __________
3. Remove my first two letters & you have a subject taught in many schools. A metallic character in a children's story both lacked & sought me. __________
4. I mean the opposite of 'good,' but if you change my first letter, you have a religious leader. __________
5. My last half is a color, & my first half often contains fluid. __________
6. I am a crowning achievement for someone entering a position of high authority. My last six letters mean the same as 'country.' __________
7. My last half means 'impolite,' & I mean to 'stick out.' ___________
8. I am the title of a movie. Remove my first two letters & you have the plural form of a parasitic insect. __________
9. I am a wanton leader from long ago. Remove my first letter & read me backward & you will find something that is mined. __________
10. My first half read backward means 'dull,' & I am a period of each day. __________
11. I am a student of a certain scientific discipline. My last four letters are a cloud of water droplets. The four letters before that indicate something extremely small. __________
12. Remove my first two letters & you have the name of a certain body of water. I am a mythical creature found in folklore. __________
13. My last three letters are a vehicle. Remove my first two letters & change my next to last letter & you have a type of bird. __________
14. Remove my first three letters & read me backward & you have an animal. I am the text of a musical composition. ___________
15. My last four letters denote a conservative. I am an 'established record.' __________
16. I was a famous poet. Remove one of my letters & you have something often held by candlelight. __________
17. Remove my first three letters & you have a flower. I am an extremely unfortunate occurrence. __________
18. Remove my first & last letter & you have a synonym for 'mouth.' Remove my second letter & you have a type of mallet. __________
19. I am a musical instrument. Change my fourth letter, then read me backward, & you have a member of a race of people. __________
20. I am a type of pipe. My last five letters, when made plural, have been used to punish. __________
21. I am a musical instrument. I rhyme with a word meaning the same as 'shrivel.' __________
22. I am a mythical character. Remove my first three letters, then read me backward, & you have something that was discussed by a man whose name denotes a type of leader for singers. __________
23. I am the immature form of certain creatures. Remove my middle letter & you have something very hot. __________
24. My last four letters denote a crazy person. I can be used for decoration, or, in some cases, transportation. __________
25. Some singers can be described by my last four letters. I am a piece of glass or enamel. __________
26. Remove my first three letters & you have an island. My first half is a circular object. __________
27. I am often found in salads. You can perform my last four letters from a certain type of board. __________
28. My last half backward is sometimes found on floors. Change my fifth letter, then remove my first letter, & you have an emotion. __________
29. My last half means 'deceased,' & I am an action that shows affection. __________
30. My last four letters backward denote something made of metal. I am a word related to the wind. __________
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