Riddle of the Day
I flip with hunger. My twin bellies share a narrow throat. I count the days with the migration of deserts. What am I?
MetaRiddle of the Day
Solve the metaphor in each line with a single word, then put the three words in order. Thinking about whether they can make a plausible sentence will help you rule out incorrect responses. The final sentence that you will make is itself a metaphor; solve it to get the puzzle’s final answer. (Clues below)
1. Elastic born of tree’s milk or fossil’s ghost.
2. The one verb that lets a mistake vanish.
3. Gray carbon that writes by crumbling.
1._______ 2._______ 3._______
Find the word to which this final metaphor refers: _________
Clues for the three words
The first letters of each word:
r
e
g
Clue for the final word
The first letter of final word: e
Riddle Answer:
MetaRiddle Answer
Line 1 → rubber
Line 2 → erases
Line 3 → graphite
Final sentence: Rubber erases graphite.
Final answer: eraser
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