I have a new riddle for everyone here at Puzzling.SE, and I believe it's a safe bet to say it will be difficult to solve.
My suffix is my prefix, defined for both as well;
My infix has one anagram, its colored yellow, and smells.
What am I?
Note: In order for an answer to be accepted, you'll need to supply the correct answer, along with an explanation as to how you found your answer.
Update: As I believe this is a difficult riddle to solve, and in my honest opinion, unfair with the small amount of detail that was given; I will be adding a few hints to help you with your search. I will post three today, and then one a day for three days. However, don't expect me to go easy on you; the bread and butter of software development (in my opinion), is the ability to overcome all obstacles and use lateral thinking to solve problems both old and new. If you have questions or partial answers, don't be afraid to share.
Hint #1:
The answer you seek, can be found in due time; the solution you need, is as wide is to fine.
Hint #2:
Attila the Hun, Vlad the Impaler, Ivar the Boneless
Hint #3:
Every mom, makes everything terrific.
Hint #4:
Distilled from tar, used as flavor; don’t say I haven’t, done any favors.
Hint #5:
I run all day, I run all night; one by one, HURRAH! For the queen I fight.
Final Hint:
I have seen, in my short time; a creep of a thing, that feeds at night.
Creeping around, silent in flight; you can't seem to feel, the little guy's bite.
Often it seems, that if you have hair; he shaves it away, leaving you unaware.
A creature of nightmares, or so it would seem; usually leaves little trace at the scene.
Glowing with heat, there's no need to hear; just look for the spot, where food's flowing near.
Up until now, you've had a hard time; not quite as hard, as making this rhyme.
Leaving you hints, has surely been fun; but as this is the best, it is the last one.
Update: This riddle is definitely a difficult one to solve; there are multiple types of puzzles here:
- Riley Riddle
- Basic Rhyme
- Enigmatic
- Acrostic
- Knowledge Based
The hints are given to help get you thinking in the proper manner; some refer directly to the word you seek, and others point to other things that can relate back to the word. To help everyone out, the answer to Hint 1 is:
Thick and Thin; I will break this down in the Making Of.
To solve from there, you'll need to figure out how each hint relates back to the word. I also want to point out that though the first hint can be related back to the word it is the most useless in helping you find the word. Each hint will get easier to solve, and in succession will reveal more and more vital information about the word you seek.
Other Useful Information:
- Not an animal.
- Not a commonly used word.
- Word has more than seven letters.
- Can be solved without hints (though incredibly difficult).
- Think literal for the riddle; literal and lateral for the hints.
Note: I will definitely be doing a Making Of for this one after the bounty expires. However, I really want to see someone solve this!
Update: As this riddle is proving to be difficult, and as such is not receiving many responses; if you are working the riddle and wish for me to not post the answer (as the Making Of) after the bounty expires, please let me know in the comment section. Also, don't forget, help is always given to those who ask.
Answer
I believe the answer is:
Anticoagulant
Some work is done here which is really just my though process so forgive the lack of structure:
Blood is an important part of this. The acrostic in the final hint spells out "I COAGUL...". Combine this with the acrostic where the multiple puzzles are defined: RBEAK is easily arranged to form BREAK. There is also some hints heading towards "Breakfast" "Bread and Butter". Thick and Thin is more about blood. Something that thins blood is an ANTICOAGULANT which begins and ends with "ANT" and contains "ICOAGUL" for the rest. This is probably not the end though, since ICOAGUL is not an anagram. The last hint seems to refer to leeches or ticks as well which inject an anticoagulant. Hint 5 is talking about "Ants" who march 1 by 1 and fight for the queen. Vermillion is a hint at the red color of blood. Anticoagulants are medications for people with heart conditions that are taken at breakfast as well.
Better structure: My suffix is my prefix, defined for both as well;
ANT is both the prefix and the suffix
My infix has one anagram, its colored yellow, and smells.
Not sure but: Coagulant -> Platelet has one anagram: Pallette, platelets in plasma are yellow and smell strongly i believe
Hint 1:
"As wide is to fine" -> Thick is to Thin as explained in the puzzle. Also "Solution" hints at liquids. So a thick liquid to a thin one
Hint 2:
As was said these were all known for drinking blood
Hint 3:
No idea
Hint 4:
Turpentine is a paint thinner (anticoagulant) distilled from tar
Hint 5:
"Ants go marching 1 one by one hurrah" they fight for the queen
Final Hint:
Mostly just the acrostic "ICOAGUL" is the infix. But it also describes animals that have anticoagulants in their saliva: Leeches, in particular are blind and just go after heat, leaving only a mark and you never feel the bite
After the final hint: Explanation of hint one:
Thick and Thin. Coagulated vs not coagulated
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