Rebus 2 - Puzzle Prime

Terrible Rebuses 1

Section: Casual Puzzles Category: Rebus

Difficulty: Advanced

Recognize the phrases depicted by the “terrible rebuses” below.

SOLUTION

No use over spilled milk.
Two wrongs don’t make a right.
The squeaky wheel gets the grease.
When there is a will, there’s a way.

Etheo March 10, 2023

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27 Figures of Speech

Section: Casual Puzzles Category: Rebus

Difficulty: Advanced

Find 27 figures of speech in the illustration by Ella Baron below.

SOLUTION

A piece of cake
An ace up one’s sleeve
Big cheese
Play one’s cards close to one’s chest
Cats got your tongue
Cherry on the cake
Crow over
Cut the chase
Don’t put all your eggs in one basket
Hit the nail on the head
Have (one’s) plate full
Heart on one’s sleeve
Holding a cat by the tail
In a nutshell
Kick the bucket
Make ends meet
Picture is worth a thousand words
Joker in the pack
Put a bug in someone’s ear
Put one’s best foot forward
Red herring
Silver spoon in your mouth
Spill the beans
Tie in knots
The shoe is on the other foot
Time flies
You can’t make an omelette without breaking egg

Ella Baron February 13, 2023

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Wacky Wordies 1

Section: Casual Puzzles Category: Rebus

Difficulty: Medium

Can you figure out what phrases and sayings are represented in the Wacky Wordies below?

SOLUTION

The answers are:

Stacked deck
Life of ease
Holy mackerel!
Straw vote
Inflated ego
Sloppy joes
Rule of thumb
T-squares
Inverted pyramid
Spinal cord
Spring fever
Checkered past
“Me and My Shadow”
Writer’s block
Monograph
Hollywood and Vine
Striped bass
Coconuts
Knotty pine
Bag of pipes
Dotted Swiss
Oliver Twist
Comic strips
Dead Sea Scrolls
Chief of staff
Mini stereo
Test grid
Old English sheepdog
All-star game
“Amazing Grace”

Games Magazine December 25, 2022

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Puzzle Sum 30

Section: Casual Puzzles Category: Rebus

Difficulty: Easy

What nationalities do these sums spell?

SOLUTION

TURKEY – KEY + KEG + G – EGG = TURK
CANAL – L + DIANA – A = CANADIAN

Sam Loyd December 1, 2022

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Puzzle Sum 29

Section: Casual Puzzles Category: Rebus

Difficulty: Easy

What measurement units do these sums spell?

SOLUTION

FOWL – OWL + BOOT – B = FOOT
INK – K + CHAIR + SHIP – AIRSHIP = INCH

Sam Loyd November 1, 2022

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Puzzle Sum 28

Section: Casual Puzzles Category: Rebus

Difficulty: Easy

What animals do these sums spell?

SOLUTION

SLOTH + HARROW – ARROW = SLOTH
FERRULE – RULE + VINE + GARRET – VINEGAR = FERRET

Sam Loyd October 22, 2022

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Movie Conundrums 9

Section: Casual Puzzles Category: Rebus

Difficulty: Hard Tags: Movie Conundrums

Can you recognize which famous movies are depicted by these images?

SOLUTION

Snakes on a Plane
Independence Day
Mean Girls
Paths of Glory
8 Mile
The Matrix Revolutions
Field of Dreams
Alpha and Omega
The Thirteenth Floor
The Sum of All Fears

Spiked Math September 22, 2022

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Puzzle Sum 27

Section: Casual Puzzles Category: Rebus

Difficulty: Easy

What state does this sum spell?

SOLUTION

COLORS + NAIL- SNAIL + ADOBE + DRUG – BED – RUG = COLORADO

Sam Loyd September 7, 2022

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Puzzle Sum 26

Section: Casual Puzzles Category: Rebus

Difficulty: Easy

What animals do these sums spell?

SOLUTION

SCOOP – COOP + NAIL = SNAIL
FOWL – OWL + OX = FOX

Sam Loyd August 1, 2022

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Puzzle Sum 25

Section: Casual Puzzles Category: Rebus

Difficulty: Easy

What coin does this sum spell?
What number does this sum spell?

SOLUTION

DOLL + ARROW + BOAT – ROW BOAT = DOLLAR
FOWL – OWL + ORANGE – RANGE + URCHIN – CHIN = FOUR

Sam Loyd July 13, 2022

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