Frank Paul's wordplay wizardry has left us with four brain-twisting puzzles that challenge even the most seasoned quizzers. The first puzzle involves replacing three consecutive consonants in a word with three consecutive vowels to create an anagram. This process, known as vowel substitution, is repeated for two more pairs of answers.
For instance, "mildly" and "milieu" are two examples of this type of puzzle, where the consonant cluster "ld" has been replaced by the vowel sequence "ie". The solutions to these puzzles include "bursts" and "bureau", and "strengths" and "strenuous".
Another brain-twister involves finding three consecutive words in a piece of text where each word starts with the last letter of the previous word. For example, taking the phrase "Definitive Indian Drink Dolt" and finding that it forms the answer "classic lassi ass". The puzzles ask for more examples, particularly those consisting of four or more words.
Lastly, there's a final puzzle known as a 'word loop', which requires the solver to identify three consecutive word answers. One example is given in the text: if we take the phrase "Hold forth with-hold", then the answer should be AB-BC-CA, where A, B and C are individual words, forming the sequence "hold - forth - with".
These puzzles showcase Frank Paul's skill at creating clever wordplay that can test even the most skilled quizzers. If you're up for a challenge, check out his latest book, Spin Off: Choose your puzzle-filled path to TV stardom, available on the Guardian Bookshop website.
For instance, "mildly" and "milieu" are two examples of this type of puzzle, where the consonant cluster "ld" has been replaced by the vowel sequence "ie". The solutions to these puzzles include "bursts" and "bureau", and "strengths" and "strenuous".
Another brain-twister involves finding three consecutive words in a piece of text where each word starts with the last letter of the previous word. For example, taking the phrase "Definitive Indian Drink Dolt" and finding that it forms the answer "classic lassi ass". The puzzles ask for more examples, particularly those consisting of four or more words.
Lastly, there's a final puzzle known as a 'word loop', which requires the solver to identify three consecutive word answers. One example is given in the text: if we take the phrase "Hold forth with-hold", then the answer should be AB-BC-CA, where A, B and C are individual words, forming the sequence "hold - forth - with".
These puzzles showcase Frank Paul's skill at creating clever wordplay that can test even the most skilled quizzers. If you're up for a challenge, check out his latest book, Spin Off: Choose your puzzle-filled path to TV stardom, available on the Guardian Bookshop website.
i mean, i can barely keep track of my own password let alone solve some ancient language thingy but you know what they say "words are the new everything"... or is that just a spin-off from Frank Paul's book 
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. Give me a good meme any day over that! [A screenshot of the internet meme website 9GAG with the caption: "When you finally understand a joke"]
, but what is it about finding those hidden relationships between words that gets us so excited? Is it the thrill of discovery, or is it something deeper? Maybe it's just a reflection of how much we value cleverness and creativity in language... anyway, I'm hooked on these puzzles, love how they challenge me to think outside the box 