Solution: Shapes
Answer: DIAMOND BROOCH
Written by Jonathan
This is a mangled clues puzzle. The answer for each clue makes a phrase with a shape.
| Clue | Transformation | Clue answer | Reapply transformation | Phrase with Shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European country hosting Olympics this year (5) | Drop first letter change second letter to D | FRANCE | DANCE | SQUARE DANCE |
| Gentle wind or something that is easy to do (6) | Change 1st letter to F | BREEZE | FREEZE | FREEZE FRAME |
| File container for papers (6) | Change 1st letter to G, last letter to N | FOLDER | GOLDEN | GOLDEN RECTANGLE |
| Daily period of darkness (5) | Rot +4 to first letter | NIGHT | RIGHT | RIGHT TRIANGLE |
| Manageable, practical or possible (6) | Change second vowel to U | DOABLE | DOUBLE | DOUBLE CROSS |
| Appetizing food giving exquisite pleasure (9) | Drop first 2 letters, change 3rd letter to V | DELICIOUS | VICIOUS | VICIOUS CIRCLE |
The last line has all their last vowels changed to O to give the cluephrase INDOX FOOR TWO TWO TWO THREO FOOR.
| Shape order in the last row | Phrase with Shape | Non-shape word | Given index | Indexed letter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross | Double cross | Double | 4 | B |
| Frame | Freeze frame | Freeze | 2 | R |
| Rectangle | Golden rectangle | Golden | 2 | O |
| Square | Square dance | Dance | 2 | A |
| Circle | Vicious circle | Vicious | 3 | C |
| Triangle | Right triangle | Right | 4 | H |
The indices give us BROACH. Note that the last line had all the last vowel changed to O, and we can reapply this transformation again to get BROOCH. We then prepend a shape again (since there was 1 last transformation) to get the final answer, DIAMOND BROOCH.