CiSRA Puzzle Competition 2009 - Solutions
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B.5 Bodybuilding
The words in this puzzle can be arranged in pairs to build sound-alikes for slang or technical terms for parts of the human body.
| Word 1 | Word 2 | Sounds like |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Dairy | 1 Air | Derriere |
| 7 Dye | 2 Elle | Dial |
| 11 Kiss | 4 Sir | Kisser |
| 5 Nog | 4 Gun | Noggin |
| 3 Pea | 3 Purrs | Peepers |
| 2 Point | 6 Err | Pointer |
| 8 Probe | 3 Oscars | Proboscis |
| 9 Putt | 1 Teller | Patella |
| 4 Quaff | 2 Your | Coiffure |
| 1 Sics | 2 Pack | Six pack |
| 10 Toot | 3 Seize | Tootsies |
The set of numbers for the first word in each pair contains every number from 1 to 11, a clue that this number should be used to order the results. The set of numbers for the second words in each pair is then used to index into the more usual word for each slang term.
| Word 1 | Word 2 | Sounds like | Means |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sics | 2 Pack | six pack | aBdomen |
| 2 Point | 6 Err | pointer | fingeR |
| 3 Pea | 3 Purrs | peepers | eyEs |
| 4 Quaff | 2 Your | coiffure | hAir |
| 5 Nog | 4 Gun | noggin | heaD |
| 6 Dairy | 1 Air | derriere | Bottom |
| 7 Dye | 2 Elle | dial | fAce |
| 8 Probe | 3 Oscars | proboscis | noSe |
| 9 Putt | 1 Teller | patella | Knee |
| 10 Toot | 3 Seize | tootsies | feEt |
| 11 Kiss | 4 Sir | kisser | mouTh |
This reveals a word, "breadbasket", which is another slang term for a body part. This term refers to the STOMACH, which is the solution to the puzzle.