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On this past weekend's show, quiz guy John Chaneski invited listeners to submit their own single crossers to quizguys@waywordradio.org.
A single crosser is two words that share only a single letter. The most elegant ones will be closely related words that are both nice and long.
For example, "ab" and "gluteus maximus" are both muscles and they share an "A," but that's hardly elegant.
Remember, they should only have one letter in common and they should be from a fairly narrow category (Snow White's seven dwarves, kinds of trees, etc.).
John looks forward to what you come up with—and there's a chance he'll use your submissions to create a quiz for a future show.
Send your single crossers to quizguys@waywordradio.org.
Can one also “mix” systems of expression? As in, “H?O” and “oxygen” — Things that all human beings require. I don't know, that's probably too broad a category.
How about some triple crossers?
Trees: “apple”, “ash”, “oak”
Languages: Czech, Nzangi¹, Zulu
Musical instruments: “flute”, “oboe”, “pipe” (and naker², for a quadruple crosser)
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¹A Chadic language
²An old term for the kettledrum
Friend's from the Hundred Acre Wood:
Kanga + Piglet
Rabbit + Roo
Springfield's Finest:
Homer + Bart
Krusty + Ralph
Freshwater fish:
Trout + Salmon
Carp + Bass
Marsupials:
Numbat + Quoll
(This took me over an hour as all the rest of the marsupials are dirty double-crossers! Watch your backs down under ;-D )
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