Grab a coffee, sharpen your mental pencil, and see how many you can solve without peeking!
Today's Category: "What Connects These?"
For each numbered group of clues, figure out the one word or short phrase that links all three items together.
A boxing move, a fruit drink, and slang for stepping on the gas when a light turns amber
A pile of playing cards, an outdoor porch platform, and to knock someone down (informally)
The top qualifying spot in a race, a compass extreme (as in North or South), and a post set in a barn
A kitchen tool, a ballroom dance step, and to quickly hustle someone away
A type of bear, a stock market slump, and to endure something difficult (as in "grin and bear it")
Bonus Word Ladder
Change one letter at a time to turn COLD into WARM in four steps. Each step must be a real English word.
COLD → ____ → ____ → ____ → WARM
Take your time, jot down your guesses, and scroll down when you're ready to check your work!
Answers
PUNCH — a boxing punch, fruit punch, and to "punch it" through an amber light.
DECK — a deck of cards, a sun deck, and to deck someone.
POLE — pole position, the North/South Pole, and a barn pole.
WHISK — a kitchen whisk, the whisk (a ballroom dance step), and to whisk someone away.
BEAR — a grizzly or polar bear, a bear market, and to bear something difficult.
Bonus Word Ladder Answer:
COLD → CORD → CARD → WARD → WARM
(Thanks for playing — see you tomorrow for another brain teaser!)