My prefix a trick,
My suffix a tick.
My infix heir to a throne,
Overall, I am useless alone.
What am I?
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This took a moment to figure out; especially the suffix. However, I'm pretty sure I got it:
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My prefix a trick - Supplied by: Joe-You-Know
Con is a trick.
my suffix a tick
Ant; there are two ways this can be interpreted. The first is the animal tick. In relation to tick, ants are looked at as similar with both being insects to most; however, this is not the case. Ants belong to the class insecta whereas ticks belong to the class Arachnida. The second interpretation is in regards to a clock; more specifically the ticking noise it makes. Ant is defined as a suffix; denoting attribution of an action or state. This definition as a suffix helps relate ant to tick in the second interpretation.
My infix heir to a throne
Son; in most countries, the first born son is heir to the throne.
Overall, I am useless alone.
Most consonants are useless alone.
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Correct! For the suffix, rot13(V jnf whfg hfvat n jbeq gung pbhyq eryngr gb na nag. Gurer vf ab qrrcre zrnavat ) :) – casey Aug 23 '18 at 17:17
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2I was literally going to guess this, but I got sidetracked :( :( :( – 1848 Aug 23 '18 at 17:21
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@casey I would like to refer you to this riddle for some examples on how to rot13(eryngr navznyf va n jnl gung pna or sbhaq; jvgu fbzr rssbeg bs pbhefr). In parallel; this was a good riddle, I enjoyed it! – Hazel へいぜる Aug 23 '18 at 17:23
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Are you
conscionable
My prefix a trick,
A con
my suffix a tick.
able - I've got nothing here, but I'm pretty sure this is the answer
My infix heir to a throne,
scion
Overall, I am useless alone.
conscionable means Acceptable or permissible according to conscience. It is useless if you don't have a conscience.
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