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Shubert if it's a v (v maps to UE, which are the two vowels missing from Schubert) | Shubert if it's a v (v maps to UE, which are the two vowels missing from Schubert) | ||
==Answers== | ==Answers== | ||
| − | #* Billy Joel and Carly Simon style of music = SOFT ROCK => '''S''' | + | #* Billy Joel and Carly Simon style of music = SOFT ROCK => '''S''' |
#* AAA | #* AAA | ||
#* GWL RCSEIZ = THE NORMAL | #* GWL RCSEIZ = THE NORMAL | ||
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#* BZKLQ DTZZ = CLUES WILL | #* BZKLQ DTZZ = CLUES WILL | ||
# | # | ||
| − | #* Rob Lowe left this television drama to do The Lyons Den = WEST WING => '''H''' | + | #* Rob Lowe left this television drama to do The Lyons Den = WEST WING => '''H''' |
#* EAU | #* EAU | ||
#* WLZF ACK = HELP YOU | #* WLZF ACK = HELP YOU | ||
# | # | ||
| − | #* Pets similar to gerbils = HAMSTERS => '''B''' | + | #* Pets similar to gerbils = HAMSTERS => '''B''' |
#* FEA | #* FEA | ||
#* KRHLSQGIRH = UNDERSTAND | #* KRHLSQGIRH = UNDERSTAND | ||
# | # | ||
| − | #* Battle between two planes = DOGFIGHT => '''R''' | + | #* Battle between two planes = DOGFIGHT => '''R''' |
#* GEE | #* GEE | ||
#* GWL BCHL = THE CODE | #* GWL BCHL = THE CODE | ||
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#* GC GWL = TO THE | #* GC GWL = TO THE | ||
# | # | ||
| − | #* Actor Jeff who appeared in The Tall Guy = GOLDBLUM => '''T''' | + | #* Actor Jeff who appeared in The Tall Guy = GOLDBLUM => '''T''' |
#* NIO | #* NIO | ||
#* LTNWG-ZLGGLS = EIGHT_LETTER | #* LTNWG-ZLGGLS = EIGHT_LETTER | ||
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#* GWL JCDLZZLQQ = THE VOWELLESS | #* GWL JCDLZZLQQ = THE VOWELLESS | ||
# | # | ||
| − | #* Belgium's capital = BRUSSELS => '''V''' | + | #* Belgium's capital = BRUSSELS => '''V''' |
#* VUE | #* VUE | ||
#* BZKLQ = CLUES | #* BZKLQ = CLUES | ||
Latest revision as of 18:44, 23 February 2009
Erratum: In Alisha's Puzzle, the clue "Ctr Jff wh pprd n Th Tll Mn" should be "Ctr Jff wh pprd n Th Tll Gy"
Transliteration Table
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |
| Y | C | O | W | M | P | T | D | A | V | U | E | B | G | ? | ? | S | N | R | I | ? | ? | H | ? | ? | L |
Three Letter Clue
It's correspondences between vowels and letters. A="AA", B="AE", C="AI', D="AO", E="AU", F="EA", etc. The vowels are:
- A = AA
- E = AU
- I = EO
- O = IU
- U = UA
- Y = UU
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |
| AA | AE | AI | AO | AU | EA | EE | EI | EO | EU | IA | IE | II | IO | IU | OA | OE | OI | OO | OU | UA | UE | UI | UO | UU | - |
Acrostic
SCHBRTIFITSAV
Shubert if it's a v (v maps to UE, which are the two vowels missing from Schubert)
Answers
- Billy Joel and Carly Simon style of music = SOFT ROCK => S
- AAA
- GWL RCSEIZ = THE NORMAL
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- Possible retro motion for a billiard ball = BACK SPIN => C
- DAO
- BZKLQ DTZZ = CLUES WILL
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- Rob Lowe left this television drama to do The Lyons Den = WEST WING => H
- EAU
- WLZF ACK = HELP YOU
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- Pets similar to gerbils = HAMSTERS => B
- FEA
- KRHLSQGIRH = UNDERSTAND
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- Battle between two planes = DOGFIGHT => R
- GEE
- GWL BCHL = THE CODE
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- Part of decathlon that has running start = LONG JUMP => T
- JEU
- GWIG = THAT
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- area off the highway where one can rest and relax = REST STOP => I
- KIA
- QWCKZH ML = SHOULD BE
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- With child = PREGNANT => F
- LIE
- IFFZTLH = APPLIED
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- The Americas, in the eyes of the europeans = NEW WORLD => I
- MII
- GC GWL = TO THE
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- Actor Jeff who appeared in The Tall Guy = GOLDBLUM => T
- NIO
- LTNWG-ZLGGLS = EIGHT_LETTER
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- "If I Had A Hammer", for example = FOLK SONG => S
- ROI
- IRQDLSQ GC = ANSWERS TO
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- Salvador Dali art style = ABSTRACT => A
- SOO
- GWL JCDLZZLQQ = THE VOWELLESS
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- Belgium's capital = BRUSSELS => V
- VUE
- BZKLQ = CLUES
