For each clue in the top section, the letter at a certain position in each word has been replaced. For example, in "Hove hhythmically hide ho hide", the first letter of every word has been replaced by H. We can figure out what the words should have been and solve the repaired clues and make the same modification to the answer:
Given Clue | Repaired Clue | Answer | Modified Answer | Replaced Letter |
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Appll peellr, for examlle (5) | Apple peeler, for example | PARER | PAREL | R |
Bgnites, berhaps bith blint bnd binder (6) | Ignites, perhaps with flint and tinder | SPARKS | BPARKS | S |
Codsbreaker, mayse (13) | Codebreaker, maybe | CRYPTOGRAPHER | CRYSTOGRAPHER | P |
Cot woth ao aoe, loke a lomberjack (3) | Cut with an axe, like a lumberjack | HEW | HOW | E |
Fwakes ow pwecipitation (4) | Flakes of precipitation | SNOW | SWOW | N |
Ganaging gespite gifficulties (6) | Managing despite difficulties | COPING | GOPING | C |
Hove hhythmically hide ho hide (4) | Move rhythmically side to side | SWAY | HWAY | S |
Lestaurant lr lther llace lo lonsume lood (6) | Restaurant or other place to consume food | EATERY | LATERY | E |
Uaper caass, naarly nability (6) | Upper class, nearly nobility | GENTRY | GANTRY | E |
Wotd a ghtst mitht ust to sttrtle soteone (3) | Word a ghost might use to startle someone | BOO | BOT | O |
Clue | Answer | Corresponding Modified Answer (from above) | Corresponding Replaced Letter (from above) |
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Corridor | HALLWAY | HWAY | S |
One who might study certain lattices | CRYSTALLOGRAPHER | CRYSTOGRAPHER | P |
Consecrate | HALLOW | HOW | E |
Analogous | PARALLEL | PAREL | R |
Chivalrous behavior | GALLANTRY | GANTRY | E |
Moving quickly | GALLOPING | GOPING | C |
It goes in a box to be counted | BALLOT | BOT | O |
To the side | LATERALLY | LATERY | E |
Bird | SWALLOW | SWOW | N |
Where certain games are played | BALLPARKS | BPARKS | S |
Reading these letters yields the phrase SPERE COENS, which has also been modified like the top clues: the third letter of each word has been replace by E. Figuring out what the words should have been yields the repaired clue phrase SPARE COINS, which yields CHANGE. Modifying this by making the third letter E yields CHENGE, and finally inserting ALL yields the final answer CHALLENGE.