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[fabpig]

Spoiler for I had

Peeta and Taupe some days back, but

It doesn't follow the criteria:

Hint: You don't have to anagram. You only add a letter to the beginning or end and remove a letter from the beginning or end.

Hint two: you are all going to hate me so much. I blame a bit of sleep deprivation on my part. I do not know if this is a fair puzzle but I expect that someone will figure it out eventually.

[plainglazed]

ah, but you can drop the first letter and add to the end or vice versa, as well.

[fabpig]

To get each answer, remove a letter from the one before, then add a letter. Doing this to the last answer can also get you the first answer.

Spoiler for I'm obviously missing something..

to get from PEETA to TAUPE, you're removing a middle letter and inserting a middle letter. Or adding a letter U to the end ,and then moving the first 3 letters PEE to the end and removing E. First way it's not "the end or beginning". second way is more than "one letter"

[Potok]

But you did anagram, you didnt only do that ... PEETA can only result in ?EET?, cant it ? With anything else you're removing non_first_or_last letter or anagraming

[WitchOfSecrets]

It's been solved! Explaining the solution will result in my death by lynch mob, so I think I will run away now.

(Compare PEETA to PEPSI. What was lost? What was added?)

[fabpig]

Nah, don't run. Just me being exceptonally slow (even for me) especially after peedge had more-or-less spelled it out.......

[Potok]

Damn that's pretty brilliant WoS

[plainglazed]

Damn that's pretty brilliant WoS

agree wholeheartedly. used to think the mark of excellence in riddling was that when all is understood and seemingly so simple after the answer is revealed. but the delayed headslap adds yet another level of excellence all together. very nice WoS!