Think sunburnt capital and Charles the great.
Think part of a train with a rather large weight.
Think of a wagon but with what added on.
If I amused as I puzzled, that's the art in the con.
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asked Mar 1, 2016 at 22:14
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The answer is
carton
Think sunburnt capital and Charles the great.
not entirely sure, possibly referring to Corton / Corton-Charlemagne / Burgundy, though this seems like a stretch
Other possible stretch: Since "great" is not capitalized, you could be referring to Charles Dickens, and this could be referring to Sydney Carton - Sydney being the capital of NSW which is known for bushfires.
Think part of a train with a rather large weight.
car + ton = carton
Think of a wagon but with what added on.
cart + on = carton
If I amused as I puzzled, that's the art in the con.
c art on
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$\begingroup$ Think sunburnt capital. - perhaps something to do with Cairo? $\endgroup$ Commented Mar 1, 2016 at 23:04
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2$\begingroup$ The title of the riddle is also a fun clue. $\endgroup$– user17947Commented Mar 2, 2016 at 4:56
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$\begingroup$ en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Country. Obscure. Teach me not to post as I'm falling asleep. $\endgroup$ Commented Mar 2, 2016 at 6:26
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Just to add a little detail. The first line refers to
Sydney, Australia via the poem My Country
This links to
Sydney Carton, hero of A Tale Of Two Cities by the "great" Charles Dickens.
I wanted to lead with something tricky since the rest of the puzzle was so straightforward. The rest follows as in the accepted answer.
A car is part of a train and a ton is a large weight
The third line is a trick of
Punctuation. A cart is a wagon. With what added? "On."
The last line hammers it home.
By placing "art" in "con" c(art)on
The title
Is the only direct reference to the meaning of the word itself.
The whole thing popped into my head as I was falling asleep so I posted as is.
answered Mar 2, 2016 at 7:54