My first 'Riley Riddle':
My prefix is dishonest, in everything they say,
My infix is the price, that my suffix asks to pay.
What am I?
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asked Aug 11, 2018 at 7:31
2 Answers
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NEW GUESS:
You are
Concentrate
My prefix is dishonest, in everything they say,
Con as in con-man.
My infix is the price
Cent
that my suffix asks to pay.
Rate
Probably wrong but it doesn't hurt to guess.
Liability
My prefix is dishonest, in everything they say,
Liar
My infix is the price
Bill
that my suffix asks to pay.
Ability
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1$\begingroup$ interesting answer, but not quite there, prefix needed an extra letter in your guess. good try anyway. $\endgroup$ Aug 11, 2018 at 9:39
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$\begingroup$ @ShahriarMahmudSajid I have another guess. Is it ROT13(pbapragengvba)? If it is, I'll add it to the answer. $\endgroup$ Aug 12, 2018 at 17:44
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$\begingroup$ almost got it, need some modification, you're on the right track . $\endgroup$ Aug 12, 2018 at 18:06
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$\begingroup$ @ShahriarMahmudSajid Is it just ROT13(pbapragengr)? $\endgroup$ Aug 12, 2018 at 18:12
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This is a bit of a stretch, but could the hidden word be
LIEUTENANT?
My prefix is dishonest, in everything they say.
LIE.
My infix is the price,
UTE, short for utility.
that my suffix asks to pay.
NANTS could stand for New ANTenna (Sub)System, which I guess must live up to the standard of being an electrical utility (referring to one of the main house-hold utilities; i.e. electricity, gas, water, cable and telephone. Do not get confused with an electric utility even though that could be related.)
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$\begingroup$ thanks for trying. but not what i had in mind. $\endgroup$ Aug 11, 2018 at 10:43
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$\begingroup$ @ShahriarMahmudSajid it included the
wordplaytag in there, so I thought I was onto something with the infix and suffix; and given that the word "they" is used in the riddle instead of "it", I thought the answer might have been a plural. But, my answer was not intended. Oh well :) $\endgroup$– Mr PieAug 11, 2018 at 10:46 -
1$\begingroup$ keep trying, maybe you'll get it, right now @Kevorobin has the better answer.. $\endgroup$ Aug 11, 2018 at 11:06
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$\begingroup$ @ShahriarMahmudSajid After I answered and realised it was not correct, I moved on to my next riddle I made. I will now get back to this riddle... :) $\endgroup$– Mr PieAug 11, 2018 at 11:56
riley-puzzlemight be better if it were changed toriley-riddle, since @Riley has made many puzzles (e.g. this lateral-thinking puzzle). $\endgroup$