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compoundwordplay (Posted on 2006-09-20) Difficulty: 4 of 5
Each puzzle consists of several compound words or closely associated words.

Fill in the blanks to find them all.

For example,the puzzle:
blow _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ maker

becomes

blow h a r d / l i q u o r / c a b i n e t maker

Or in short hand: blow hard liquor cabinet maker

[1]
Sitting _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ tracks

[2]
water _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ room

[3]
trap _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ trap

[4]
pine _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ fried

[5]
speak _ _ _ _/ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ language

[6]
milk _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ cell

[7]
outer _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ herd

[8]
summer _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ wild

[9]
baking _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ boat

[10]
enchanted _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ weight
(Most of the terms used, as far as I know, are universal to the english-speaking population. Some, however, are sure to show my Americanness.)

  Submitted by Jer    
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[1]Sitting Bull moose tracks
[2]water melon ball room
[3]trap door mouse trap
[4]pine apple sauce pan fried
[5]speak easy street sign language
[6]milk bottle rocket fuel cell
[7]outer space mountain goat herd
[8]summer camp ground hog wild
[9]baking soda pop corn row boat
[10]enchanted forest fire fly paper weight

In #3 there is a possible error. The small rodent is actually called a dormouse. I may have been thinking of the name of the electronic musicial Doormouse http://www.discogs.com/artist/Doormouse. No thats not true it was an error.

Comments: ( You must be logged in to post comments.)
  Subject Author Date
partial for #10Charlie2006-09-22 08:13:41
re(2): a solution (not bad)Dej Mar2006-09-21 20:07:31
re: a solution (not bad)Jer2006-09-21 11:22:16
Solutiona solutionDej Mar2006-09-20 17:05:46
Americanness ;-)brianjn2006-09-20 08:52:01
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