FACEBOOK PUZZLES-2401-2500

Discern-ConvergentWordsRules.
Clue words help form a compound word or phrase or can be the first or last part of a single word. So if the clues were sea-medal-hearted, the answer would be lion as it makes sea lion medallion and lion-hearted. Each puzzle features three sets of words with three words. Each day has a theme and you must discern which of these 4 themes is applicable: animals, food & beverage, body parts, or articles of clothing .

Rules Split Definitive Puzzle - These are words defined by constituent parts. So if a clue was “Era of weed
 (a) (6) . The (a) refers to the first letter of one of the constituent parts; the (6) refers to the number of letters in the word. The answer here is “potage.”

2401-Name That Word Name an 11 letter word comprised only of letters in the first half of the alphabet; Name a 10 letter word comprised only of letters in the second half of the alphabet.  (n.b. some dictionaries show this latter one as two words.)

2402-Discern       wine-ball-beer    washer-goose-blue   hero-canned-melt

2403-Split Definitive    enslave (10)    (d)

2404-Anagram     concise fine thread

2405-Discern     coo-draw-up     bra-in-yellow    line-atoll-wax

2406-Split Definitive         in favor of songs   (8) (t)

2407-Anagram     Don’t nod or accidentally raise your hand   

2408-Discern     pea-spring-magnet       holy-eat-ding     screech-superb-night

2409-Split Definitive    pick tormented     (9)  (r)

2410-Name That Word Name a nine letter word with only one vowel? 
2411-Discern     sand-mill-fat    rat-hill-sting   call-woman-amount

2412-Split Definitive    spot caught up in  (7)  (m)

2413-Anagram    Bare Scottish city

2414-Discern      scrub-blue-hawk          blue-top-sea      blue-pan-gold

2415-Split Definitive    has to hurt (8)  (m)

2416-Commonality     charm-rival-yam-aim  

2417-Discern    rat-ray-cap      hole-fire-bed    bad-core-love

2418-Split Definitive    evaluated delicate fabric with patterned holes   (9)   (l)

2419-Commonality What do these 4 letter words have in common bout,bras,chat,coin,four,pain,tout

2420-Discern     crackpot-gal-lake   blind-evade-call   eye-scout-war

2421-Split Definitive    average Spanish cheer  (6)    (p)      

2422-Anagram     Preoccupy dominant people 

2423-Discern      line-due-first      salad-sandwich-sea    green-lemon-field

2424-Split Definitive    era of frock   (8)  (d)

2425-Add Two Letters      molar-trace-alate

2426-Discern     bottle-rice-let    ski-golden-free      track-yourself-dry

2427-Split Definitive    former stress   (9) (e)

2428-Anagram    Salute heron 

2429-Discern      pig-pin-pipe    idle-orbital-set  down-curve-white

2430-Split Definitive    crossing place through shallow water for bovine draft animal (6)  (f)

2431-Commonality      aliment-transfiguration-disappearance   

2432-Discern     rink-river-rug   ball-up-tail    road-tied-wild

2433-Split Definitive    roof edge omitter   (12)    (d)

2434-Add Two Letters   cart-delve-conking

2435-Discern     case-on-square     war-cold-hope   fog-tree-genius

2436-Split Definitive    dog guided  (6)  (l)  

2437-Anagram     Himalayan grammatical unit 

2438-Discern    black-stocks-wars    operator-per-east     pot-red-olive

2439-Split Definitive    before pressure   (10)    (p)

2440-Anagram     Indian plays   

2441-Discern      room-conceal-fern    girl-jumper-shvitzer    oust-polish-print

2442-Split Definitive    in favor of form   (9) (c)

2443-Anagram      ready to conform beef

2444-Discern    west-Christmas-my     table-drip-talk       green-ball-old

2445-Split Definitive    provide column of building  (11)  (p)

2446-Anagram     Improved appearances of merchants  

2447-Discern    umbrella-yellow-bath   coast-net-screen     lip-hide-bot

2448-Split Definitive      fire,apprehend,exist    (8)   (n)

2449-Commonality   barbecue-canoe-hammock 

2450-Discern   value-save-bold    bad-pure-lust       ward-fox-shirt

2451-Split Definitive        average can  (7)  (a)

2452-Commonality    the world’s mine oyster   in  a pickle   salad days wild goose chase

2453-Discern   wind-pea-sport    tree bag-soft     eye-has-hop

2454-Split Definitive        not on terminal (6)  (o)

2455- Anagram     incompleteness responses    

2456-Discern    play-out-book    root-shortening-fat    onion-jumps-pop

2457-Split Definitive      connection fee for instruction  (9) (i)

2458-Add One Letter    pothole-intestate-moon

2459-Discern   king-grease-business    king-grass-by    king-mimic-beak

2460-Split Definitive      location of  the evening meal   (11)   (p)

2461-Anagram      mouse found in holy place of worship 

2462-Discern     pocket-red-a      felt-open-condition     pipe-gate-coat

2463-Split Definitive      tall cereal crop found in Napoli province (9 ) (c)

2464-Add Two Letters   noted-prone-cable

2465-Discern   zapper-super-bear      cake-imp-sea     salmon-speckled-lake

2466-Split Definitive     taint colorless alcoholic drink  (6)  (m)

2467-Anagram     manage recognition 

2468-Discern     race-fault-under          piece-color-net         pass-rail-out

2469-Split Definitive         call  twitch   friend (12) (a)

2470-Add Two Letters    diction-dart-drive 

2471-Discern    baked-bad-cart     Irish-ball-lamb     pearl-ring-green

2472-Split Definitive      each formal public speech  (10)  (p) (I know Don Sioux that it doesn’t qualify as a Split Definitive)

2473-Anagram Most subordinate hooting baby birds of prey

2474-Discern    corn-tightening-bible      collar-black-less     velvet-trade-compartment

2475-Split Definitive      Montana doorway  (12)      (b)  

2476-Add Two Letters    salary-mating-tribe

2477-Discern  grumble-mountain-red   grass-glass-spiny   silly-donkey-hole

2478-Split Definitive        entomb stride  (9)  (l)

2479-Anagram   Where an autocrat stores his weapons   

2480-Discern     magazine-milk-oil       music-conversation-double     fish-fore-gold

2481-Split Definitive      fashionable part of the world  (11) (c).

2482-Commonality    pioneer-heightened-untenable  

2483-Discern       harbor-ant-close     bear-giant-red     box-work-gift

2484-Split Definitive      record sea eagle   (7)   (d)

2485-Add Two Letters   watered-freer-relied

2486-Discern     moor-as-mother      belly-hero-canned    frighten-lick-patch

2487-Split Definitive         so be it dent   (8)    (a)

2488-Anagram    Breaks businesses’ continuity    

2489-Discern       flat-back-fresh     royal-petroleum-bean      position-age-met

2490-Split Definitive      commercial marijuana cigarette   (7)  (a)

2491-Anagram     collarless garment craving  

2492-Discern       desert-banana-ate   story-bench-flip       let-level-London

2493-Split Definitive      fake praise  (10)   (t)

2494-Anagram    changes poem’s direction

2495-Discern    tap-horse-bag   yourself-track-executive   out-patterns-peasant

2496-Split Definitive         officially forbid friend      (7)   (b)

2497-Anagram    animosity scarcity 

2498-Discern    bane-water-heat    ford-peregrine-winter     bull-gold-grass 

2499- Split Definitive         spot  choice   (8)   (o)

2500-To celebrate my 2500^th puzzle, we’ll have a contest. Find the three letter words that make each group of words three letters longer. For example if the words  were  clog-divest-bag  you’d add SIN   to all three words to make  closing-disinvest-basing. When you have all five rows completed, you then have to arrange the five three letter words into a sentence.  a)pant-ford-rent  b)blest-hover-orgy   c)broom-dying-shot             d)comes-grant-moor                 e)alit-tenet-later