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Commercial Subdivisions [BB355]

25 March, 2012

We supply the unusual chunks from nine well-known brands, complete with their own quirky marks, plus a hint at the product itself.

For example, é (sweet giant) would be Nestlé. Only Smarties will bag the lot. (And assuming your keyboard can negotiate all the tricky accents and diacritics – can you add to the mercantile bunch?)

  1. O’ (glass)
  2. “R” (playtime)
  3. 7- (convenience)
  4. o! (engine?)
  5. ’n (zzz)
  6. ā (un-blocker)
  7. ä (sweet treat)
  8. ó (porcelain)
  9. ë (wheels)

SOLUTION NEXT WEEK
BB354 SOLUTION: Minotaur = Man + Bull, Sphinx = Woman + Lion, Griffin = Eagle + Lion, Faun = Man + Goat, Harpy = Woman + Bird, Cockatrice = Rooster + Snake, Chimera = Lion + Goat + Snake, Manticore = Man + Lion + Dragon

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