Decode these word riddles
How many homonyms can you identify? Watch out for the close calls - such as "sold/soled."
1. A wagging part
That's so inclined;
A tall, tall story,
At the end of the line.
2. Pleats that shape
A garment part;
A penguin suit
So stylishly smart.
3. A way to see
The world by sea;
Some working teams,
A searching spree.
4. A rubbery length,
A tube filled with water;
For weeding or digging,
Socks for my daughter.
5. A horse's trot,
A fee to enter;
A fence's door
At ends or center.
6. A parent's boy,
The family heir;
What calls for 'screen,'
Heats up the air.
7. Groups of sheep,
A lot of crows;
A garden flower
So stately grows.
8. A packing donkey,
A way to survive;
An earthy tunnel,
One of New York's five.
9. A horse-drawn cab
In a city park;
A fellow tall
With this and dark.
10. The Andes are here,
This stew's a hot one;
Red peppers by name,
And nippy, no sun?
ANSWERS
(1) tail, tale; (2) tucks, tux; (3) cruise, crews; (4) hose, hoes, hose; (5) gait, gate; (6) son, sun; (7) flocks, phlox; (8) burro, burrow, borough; (9) hansom, handsome; (10) Chile, chili, chilly.