A GIFTED puzzle

User avatar
Rudi
gamma jay
Posts: 25455
Joined: 17 Mar 2010, 17:33
Location: Cape Town

A GIFTED puzzle

Post by Rudi »

Each answer below is a word or familiar phrase that contains the letters G.I.F.T.
For eaxmple: "Simply Splendid" is the clue for MAGNIFICENT.
Now lets see how GIFTed you are...

This puzzle has been fully answered and is COMPLETE


1. ---G---IFT--- >>> Their pectorals are pumped up
2. --GI- F--T- >>> Mozart opera, with "The"
3. --G-IF----T >>> Of great importance
4. G-----IFT >>> Think car
5. G---IF---T--- >>> Praise
6. ---GI- F----T >>> Inviolate woodland
7. --G--I-- F--T--- >>> Chandelier, for example
8. G---I-- F-T >>> Toning up
9. --G-IF---T--- >>> Image booster
10. G----I---F---T-- >>> Che Guevara, for one
11. --G-I-- -----F--T >>> A variety of tea
12.--G--- -IFT- >>> Mid-octogenarian birthday
13. ---G-I- F-T---- >>> Mayflower voyagers
Last edited by Rudi on 22 Nov 2014, 13:39, edited 6 times in total.
Regards,
Rudi

If your absence does not affect them, your presence didn't matter.

User avatar
HansV
Administrator
Posts: 78236
Joined: 16 Jan 2010, 00:14
Status: Microsoft MVP
Location: Wageningen, The Netherlands

Re: A GIFTED puzzle

Post by HansV »

1.
Spoiler
WEIGHTLIFTERS
2.
Spoiler
MAGIC FLUTE
6.
Spoiler
VIRGIN FOREST
7.
Spoiler
LIGHTING FIXTURE
12.
Spoiler
EIGHTY FIFTH
13.
Spoiler
PILGRIM FATHERS
Best wishes,
Hans

User avatar
HansV
Administrator
Posts: 78236
Joined: 16 Jan 2010, 00:14
Status: Microsoft MVP
Location: Wageningen, The Netherlands

Re: A GIFTED puzzle

Post by HansV »

5.
Spoiler
GRATIFICATION ???
8.
Spoiler
GETTING FIT
Best wishes,
Hans

User avatar
Leif
Administrator
Posts: 7193
Joined: 15 Jan 2010, 22:52
Location: Middle of England

Re: A GIFTED puzzle

Post by Leif »

3.
Spoiler
Magnificent
Leif

User avatar
HansV
Administrator
Posts: 78236
Joined: 16 Jan 2010, 00:14
Status: Microsoft MVP
Location: Wageningen, The Netherlands

Re: A GIFTED puzzle

Post by HansV »

3.
Spoiler
MAGNIFICENT ???
9.
Spoiler
MAGNIFICATION ???
11.
Spoiler
ENGLISH BREAKFAST
Best wishes,
Hans

User avatar
Rudi
gamma jay
Posts: 25455
Joined: 17 Mar 2010, 17:33
Location: Cape Town

Re: A GIFTED puzzle

Post by Rudi »

You guys are gifted :smile:

All are correct except 3 and 5. (Close, but no cigar).
Regards,
Rudi

If your absence does not affect them, your presence didn't matter.

User avatar
Leif
Administrator
Posts: 7193
Joined: 15 Jan 2010, 22:52
Location: Middle of England

Re: A GIFTED puzzle

Post by Leif »

3. take 2
Spoiler
significant
Leif

User avatar
Leif
Administrator
Posts: 7193
Joined: 15 Jan 2010, 22:52
Location: Middle of England

Re: A GIFTED puzzle

Post by Leif »

5. take 2
Spoiler
glorification
?
Leif

User avatar
Rudi
gamma jay
Posts: 25455
Joined: 17 Mar 2010, 17:33
Location: Cape Town

Re: A GIFTED puzzle

Post by Rudi »

Yep... :thumbup:
Regards,
Rudi

If your absence does not affect them, your presence didn't matter.

User avatar
Leif
Administrator
Posts: 7193
Joined: 15 Jan 2010, 22:52
Location: Middle of England

Re: A GIFTED puzzle

Post by Leif »

10. (but only if you've made a mistake in your dashes I think :grin: )
Spoiler
Guerilla Fighter
Leif

User avatar
Leif
Administrator
Posts: 7193
Joined: 15 Jan 2010, 22:52
Location: Middle of England

Re: A GIFTED puzzle

Post by Leif »

4.
Spoiler
Gear Shift
Leif

User avatar
Rudi
gamma jay
Posts: 25455
Joined: 17 Mar 2010, 17:33
Location: Cape Town

Re: A GIFTED puzzle

Post by Rudi »

Leif wrote:10. (but only if you've made a mistake in your dashes I think :grin: )
Spoiler
Guerilla Fighter
According to the magazine and Google, it is with two "R's"...but spelling aside...it is quite CORRECT :thumbup:
Regards,
Rudi

If your absence does not affect them, your presence didn't matter.

User avatar
Rudi
gamma jay
Posts: 25455
Joined: 17 Mar 2010, 17:33
Location: Cape Town

Re: A GIFTED puzzle

Post by Rudi »

#4 is also correct. Well done!
Regards,
Rudi

If your absence does not affect them, your presence didn't matter.

User avatar
HansV
Administrator
Posts: 78236
Joined: 16 Jan 2010, 00:14
Status: Microsoft MVP
Location: Wageningen, The Netherlands

Re: A GIFTED puzzle

Post by HansV »

Hasn't Leif answered #3 correctly in his take 2?
Best wishes,
Hans

User avatar
Rudi
gamma jay
Posts: 25455
Joined: 17 Mar 2010, 17:33
Location: Cape Town

Re: A GIFTED puzzle

Post by Rudi »

Oops...TX.... I completely overlooked that entry. Apologies!!!

Correct Leif! :clapping:
Regards,
Rudi

If your absence does not affect them, your presence didn't matter.

User avatar
Leif
Administrator
Posts: 7193
Joined: 15 Jan 2010, 22:52
Location: Middle of England

Re: A GIFTED puzzle

Post by Leif »

Rudi wrote:
Leif wrote:10. (but only if you've made a mistake in your dashes I think :grin: )
Spoiler
Guerilla Fighter
According to the magazine and Google, it is with two "R's"...but spelling aside...it is quite CORRECT :thumbup:
Interesting - I have obviously picked up the American spelling at some point. Unless the second 'R' got lost in the Mist....

Anyhow, Hans deserves the most G---IF---T--- as he's having to work with graffiti all over his iGlasses.
Leif

User avatar
Rudi
gamma jay
Posts: 25455
Joined: 17 Mar 2010, 17:33
Location: Cape Town

Re: A GIFTED puzzle

Post by Rudi »

Leif wrote:Unless the second 'R' got lost in the Mist....
...or was released by Ms. Fossey... LOL
Regards,
Rudi

If your absence does not affect them, your presence didn't matter.

User avatar
BobH
UraniumLounger
Posts: 9215
Joined: 13 Feb 2010, 01:27
Location: Deep in the Heart of Texas

Re: A GIFTED puzzle

Post by BobH »

I take exception to Number 2.

The name of Mozarts Opera auf Deutsche as it was written, contains no GIFT.
Bob's yer Uncle
(1/2)(1+√5)
Intel Core i5, 3570K, 3.40 GHz, 16 GB RAM, ECS Z77 H2-A3 Mobo, Windows 10 >HPE 64-bit, MS Office 2016

User avatar
Rudi
gamma jay
Posts: 25455
Joined: 17 Mar 2010, 17:33
Location: Cape Town

Re: A GIFTED puzzle

Post by Rudi »

BobH wrote:I take exception to Number 2.

The name of Mozarts Opera auf Deutsche as it was written, contains no GIFT.
Ah, BUT, it was a GIFT to all mankind nevertheless.
Regards,
Rudi

If your absence does not affect them, your presence didn't matter.

User avatar
BobH
UraniumLounger
Posts: 9215
Joined: 13 Feb 2010, 01:27
Location: Deep in the Heart of Texas

Re: A GIFTED puzzle

Post by BobH »

Ja wohl!
Bob's yer Uncle
(1/2)(1+√5)
Intel Core i5, 3570K, 3.40 GHz, 16 GB RAM, ECS Z77 H2-A3 Mobo, Windows 10 >HPE 64-bit, MS Office 2016