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My prefix is when you jump into a lake
My infix is when you reach the edge of it
My suffix is if you are a nice chap
My whole is always varying
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You are:
My prefix gets the guns.
My infix makes things dull.
My suffix appears at zero.
My whole indicates a lull.
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The word is
Reasons
I am a gap
Rearranged, an accelerator
Take one and rearrange, an animal
Rearrange that, a skin condition.
I am a gap
Take one and rearrange, a garden tool
Take one again and rearrange, a boat.
I am a gap
Take one and I'm a type of mouth.
I am a gap.
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With a small stretch, I say a
My prefix is a rotation.
My suffix is a stiff bristle.
My infix is holding a kitten.
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Based on what @Rubio said:
But
So here's my shot:
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Maybe you are
because
Not really finding a better candidate infix than that, alas.
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Here's my shot
Prefix -
Infix -
Suffix -
So here goes
Word -
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I've written each "propeller" forward and backward, to make it clearer to see where each word fits.
· S · N · T · R · , · R · T · N · S ·
· S · N · B · R · , · R · B · N · S ·
· O · T · R · T · , · T · R · T · O ·
· U · E · A · S · , · S · A · E · U ·
· N · M · E · E · , · E · E · M · N ·
· P · R · E · E · , · E · E · R · P ·
· O · T · R · A · , · A ...
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The first one:
The river,
a cycle
Sounds like
But I'm not sure about the others yet...
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Partial answer -- I'm still working on it.
A word loved by poets in five equal parts
The end of a dog is how two of them start
The third can be found in the land of Jafar
The fourth can be useful to learn where you are
The fifth is a word that an anchor might use
Announcing the start of tonight's evening news
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Partial. The flavour text says that we're looking for something we've seen before "here". On this site?
Hint 2 says we should
The title
The method, then is to
Solving the clues:
The extra letters spell
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The solution may be:
Time "removes" it
Normally you get it from another person
Almost anybody gets it from time to time, the ones more often, the others less often
Pensioners seem to like it though they often don't need it due to their age
At birth you don't have the "things" needed for it
It "consists" of several tasks where one of this tasks is ...
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I feel like this has to do with
Time "removes" it
Normally you get it from another person
Almost anybody gets it from time to time, the ones more often, the others less often
Pensioners seem to like it though they often don't need it due to their age
At birth you don't have the "things" needed for it
Over time, the "things" will grow again
It "...
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Could be a...
Can be square, rectangle or circle
And in my head, antennas can live,
Nowadays, people can't live without me
Although, knowing my non living appearance can't deceive.
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Answer
Reasoning
Can be square, rectangle or circle
And in my head, antennas can live,
Nowadays, people can't live without me
Although, knowing my non living appearance can't deceive.
Alternative Answer
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Partial
Agent 47 for example
The common theme might refer to
Casual greeting to a parental unit
Random thoughts that don't seem to fit any common theme, some don't quite fit the clues:
Consequence of a disastrous harvest
Murders with a knife
Like an unnecessary point
Label on a Soviet trash can, perhaps
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Maybe it's
Can be square, rectangle or circle
And in my head, antennas can live,
Nowadays, people can't live without me
Although, knowing my non living appearance can't deceive.
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You’re an:
Can be square, rectangle or circle
And in my head, antennas can live
Nowadays, people can't live without me
My non living appearance can't deceive
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Are you thinking of
Can be square, rectangle or circle
And in my head, antennas can live,
Nowadays, people can't live without me
Although, knowing my non living appearance can't deceive.
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This one has been driving me nuts. Still not sure about that last line but have a guess.
Is it
It's a long shot but non living made me think of
And deceive
I'm very curious what the answer is, though. If I'm wrong, can you give us a hint?
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Is it a
Can be square, rectangle or circle
And in my head, antennas can live,
Nowadays, people can't live without me
Although, knowing my non living appearance can't deceive.
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[I see some other people have posted partials; I haven't looked at them. But @hexomino posted 1,3 before me, and @TwoBitOperation posted 4 before me.]
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Edit: These are some suggestions for optimal solutions. As Jonathan Allen has pointed out to me, optimal solutions are not necessarily special solutions so we are looking for something else. I'll leave this here in case any are right and give someone an idea of what to look for.
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2.
3.
4.
5.
Possible Connection
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The Latin word we are looking for is most likely
Working backwards, we can find that
That suggests that the way we should have got here is by
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Partial answer
the Latin word from which the English word for reddish yellow, or tawny has originated from
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Answer is
Explanation:
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Half hearted guess:
20
You are a
EDITED to add:
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My answer is
Because:
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(from North)
(from geekahedron)
(from North)
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Solution for #2:
Solution for #4:
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I think the answer is one of four words
If you look at
I imagine that there's something I'm missing that will narrow it down to one of these words.
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El-Guest already solved #1, #3, #5, #6, #7, #10. The remaining solutions are:
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4.
8.
9.
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From me
From me and Rand al’ Thor, somewhat simultaneously
From me
From Rand al’ Thor
From Gareth McCaughan
From me
From me
From Rand al’ Thor
From Rand al’ Thor
From me
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Final update
The answer is
thanks to @Deusovi himself in the comments. It did cross my mind, but I didn't find a convincing explanation, especially one that would fit the hints:
Update:
I think the answer is
Explanation:
Previous partial answer:
Ideas that don't work:
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It is ...
I come in many shapes and sizes.
Some forms have even won some prizes.
But most of us look much the same.
Speed you can gain with some game.
(From Hint #1)
(From Hint #2)
They may be ...
To use us you must have some tricks.
For there are us two times six.
You most likely haven't seen us in a while.
We are probably sitting in some pile.
(...
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I think you are:
I come in many shapes and sizes.
Some forms have even won some prizes.
But most of us look much the same.
Speed you can gain with some game.
Second Part:
You are:
To use us you must have some tricks.
For there are us two times six.
You most likely haven't seen us in a while.
We are probably sitting in some pile.
Think of us, ...
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Correction: After this answer was fully developed and consistent with what was available, a new "hint" was added that invalidated most of the answer. With the new information, the answer is more likely to be
with some of the same reasoning below still applicable.
However, after seeing that significant late change, I am no longer investing time into this ...
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Is it...
Comes in many shapes and sizes
Used to win prizes
Most of us look the same
To use you must have some tricks
Two times six
Haven't seen us in a while
My ancestors were great weight
Functions are plenty
Our count is over twenty
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He should press the
But for a different reason than Omega Krypton.
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He should press the
For the colours,
For the patterns,
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From the hint I get
Further research came up with this:
More research later...
Thus,
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