THP - Two for One

[Clarification]

Hmmm - Is "descry one, fire two" a random anagram, or is there a pattern to getting it. I just don't think a THP by Dave10k would have a random anagram, that's all...

[Werebear]

...and here I thought "odd" and "Even" were just telling if the number of letters in the answer was odd or even... are we getting too confused with this?

Werebear

[ZutAlors!]

"descry one, fire two" ain't random: it comes from ordering the answers by the sum of their paired numerals (see reply 32)

[Clarification]

Ohhhh!!!

Sorry 'bout that. Hmm - reading though the rest of the thread, looks like all the info provided has been used once.

odd/even - word lengths (sorta)
numbers on the left - ordering the paris
first/second etc. - Letter to pick

Which means - "DESCRY ONE FIRE TWO" must be really, really close to the final answer. Hmmm - "Two for One"...

[kurt]

"kill two birds with one stone"?

[Infintessimal IQ]

It will be a one word answer though.... see the original puzzle

[bumbler]

Instead of legend, how about saga or possibly even myth

[Infintessimal IQ]

Leg-end pairs up with foot.
We're pretty sure that everything up to "descry one, fire two" is correct

[Skara]

while this is purely grasping at straws, one thought that keeps surfacing when I read "descry one, fire two" is of a sniper ... looking through the telescopic sights, seeing one target, firing twice to be sure of his kill. Another word for sniper that might also fit with the party atmosphere is ... shooter?

--SB

[Orbiting]

Heh. Shooter. This is a party game.
-o-

[Wrongway]

I think I got it...



NOTICE!

(not ice)

[Quailman]

Hey! If you only make three posts in six months, you're not supposed to actually solve any puzzles.

Nice work, Wrongway!

[Wrongway]

Heck, the hard part was already done for me. I like swooping in for the last 2% of the work, posting the solution and getting all the glory. Grin icon.

-W

[Help!]

Ummm would someone please explain why the answer given is correct? I know it fits with descry, but don't get the rest.

- Confuse-us

[Quailman]

In the puzzle, all the first-round words were paired off with one of the words being divided into two parts (drink --> Dr. ink) that was a synonym for the undivided word. The one/two part of the 'Descry one fire two' implies that the one-word form means descry, but the two-word form means fire. Descry = notice, whereas fire = not ice. Brilliant puzzle, as all of Dave's are.

[Help!]

Thanks Quail.

[cyberthug_assassin]

1-sixth-odd Having no function - USELESS(S)
2-first-odd Swig - DRINK(K)
3-third-odd Night light - (LAMP)(P)
4-third-even Precedes Prozac - DEPRESSION(I)
5-third-even Craven movie - SCREAM(E)
6-first-even Husband - SPOUSE(E)
7-fifth-odd Type of meter - PARKING(R)
8-fourth-even An often unverified, historical tale - ANECDOTE(D)
9-first-even Colder and snowier - WINTRIER(R)
10-first-even Chicken - COWARD(D)
11-first-even Movie aunt - MAME(E)
12-first-even Dactyl, for example - FOOT(T)
13-fourth-even Soft color - PASTEL(S)
14-sixth-even White shark or golden bear, for example - GOLFER(G)
15-second-odd Implant, such as morals - INSTILL(L)
16-second-even Game show player - CONTESTANT(N

[Werebear]

Cyberthug, read post 21 for the complete list of answers, and how they're paired.

Werebear

[Alex_Fleischer]

How about Descry one -(N)otice and Fire two - n(o)t - ice
That leaves you with the word no
Dunno if that's getting any closer or not

[Alex_Fleischer]

Bah! Just realized, Quail's probably got the answer, not another part of the puzzle...

[Infintessimal IQ]

I follow the puzzle fine, but can someone explain the answer to 14. to me

[Cadmium]

I'm not sure, but I think White Shark and Golden Bear are nicknames of famous golfers.

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Any similarities between what I say and what I mean are purely coincidental.

[test78]

Originally posted by Cadmium:

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I'm not sure, but I think White Shark and Golden Bear are nicknames of famous golfers.

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Yup, Greg Norman and Jack Nicklaus.

[Snatch]

Two for one....that has to be some sort of big hint. I wonder what we are missing.

Snatch

[Werebear]

Er, I believe it meant the answer would have two meanings, like NOTICE and NOT ICE.

Werebear

[cyberthug_assassin]

ok that was cool
zutalors
so now we need..
the other ones
and so craven movie matches what

[cyberthug_assassin]

ok scratch that i need to read previous posts more thoroughly
wow thats a nice puzzle
not ice and notice
oh yeah