Guzzi Posted May 29, 2017 Report Share Posted May 29, 2017 Dingbats are visual word puzzles from which a well known phrase or saying has to be identified. For example "mil1ion" = one in a million. I was given a copy of a dingbats puzzle sheet by my bf's mum to try and solve but I'm pretty rubbish at this kind of thing so after being stuck for a couple of weeks I thought I'd share them on here and see if all you brainy folk can find the answers. The number in brackets shows how many words are in the phrase. One rule: use the spoiler tags for your answers so as not to give anything away to anyone else that wants to try it. 1. RAZOR# (2) 2. CHEDDAR> (2) 3. =PREMIER= (3) 4. NUR 4th (4) 5. INILT (3) 6. 6T4000$? (3) 7. BATS (4) 8. TEAR BURST TEAR (3) 9. K9£ (2) 10. ERALG (3) 11. O O (2) 12. ISOCKT (5) 13. TNORF (3) 14. TI IT (4) 15. SIOUTDE (2) 16. EVENT BY BY (6) 17. CUOHG (2) 18. DOOG DOOG (5) 19. FORE! (4) 20. WIN EEE (3) 21. NIPS (2) 22. WELL, WELL, WELL, AND GOOD (4) 23. TRKEEPIM (3) 24. H2OLY (2) 25. of EHT (4) I have posted them all, including the ones we have already solved and I'll post the answers we've come up with though we may well have got a few wrong! Quote Make Life Rue The Day Turning back the clock Recipe book 14 Life is far too short to take seriously Link to comment
Guzzi Posted May 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2017 Here's what we got. 1. Razor sharp 2. Big cheese 3. First in line 4. Run back and forth 5. Nothing in it 6. The $64,000 question 7. Stab in the back 8. Burst in tears 9. Dog pound 10. 11. Oh oh! 12. Put a sock in it 13. Back to front 14. Get back to it (not very happy with this one) 15. Inside out/outside in 16. 17. Bad cough 18. 19. 20. 21. Back spin 22. All well and good 23. Keep in trim 24. Holy water 25. Small of the back Quote Make Life Rue The Day Turning back the clock Recipe book 14 Life is far too short to take seriously Link to comment
Frost of the Gloaming Posted May 30, 2017 Report Share Posted May 30, 2017 No clue Quote Between a rock and a hard place, use our finger nails to climb, it's all we know.......... Daily Mile Perfer et obdura: Dolor hic tibi proderit olim Link to comment
Tomu-san Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 Spoiler 10. Glare back at 14. Spin it all around 16. Things will happen by and by 18. no idea... something to do with 2 long dogs? 19. no idea again... something golf related? something to the fore? 20. Win with ease Please note: I've done the London Times crossword a time or two - and I'm rubbish at it... Quote Tomu-san - Level 3 HalfOgre Ranger [ STR 2 | DEX 2 | STA 3 | CON 8 | WIS 6 | CHA 2 ] Spoiler "A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects." - Robert Heinlein, Time Enough for Love "I came here to drink milk and kick ass. And I've just finished my milk." - Maurice Moss Link to comment
Wobbegong Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 I'm also terrible at these but maybe... Spoiler 18. Back to good? (I want to say "back for good" but there's no for/four) Quote Link to comment
Frost of the Gloaming Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 I'm wondering if a few of those are going to be lost in translation 1 Quote Between a rock and a hard place, use our finger nails to climb, it's all we know.......... Daily Mile Perfer et obdura: Dolor hic tibi proderit olim Link to comment
Guzzi Posted May 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 5 hours ago, Tomu-san said: 16. Things will happen by and by Ive been mulling over variations of this, and I think this^ is the best version. 5 hours ago, Tomu-san said: 20. Win with ease YESSSSSS!!!! Thank you! 2 hours ago, Frost of the Gloaming said: I'm wondering if a few of those are going to be lost in translation You're probably right, even just the difference between where I'm from (Scotland) and where my bf is from (also Scotland) can be enough to have quite different words and expressions. Quote Make Life Rue The Day Turning back the clock Recipe book 14 Life is far too short to take seriously Link to comment
Guzzi Posted June 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2017 Oh poop! I forgot to say that the number in (brackets) is how many words is in the phrase. Oopsie! Quote Make Life Rue The Day Turning back the clock Recipe book 14 Life is far too short to take seriously Link to comment
PostmanPete Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 Quote 18. One Good Turn Deserves Another Quote Link to comment
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