This puzzle is about spoonerisms, such as "Dinosaurs" in relation to "Sino-doors". We identify the spoonerisms and then extract the switched letters. The numbers from 1 to 12 give an ordering for the extracted letters, which spells out the answer.
Clue | Answer | Extraction | Numbers |
---|---|---|---|
A hot coal is a referee at a dark brown kingdom | EMBER UMPIRE, UMBER EMPIRE | E,U | 7,4 |
An acorn-shaped fastener had its short rest interrupted | CAP NUT, NAP CUT | C,N | 8,2 |
Math homework is typeset again by a large predatory dinosaur | RETEX, T-REX | R,T | 5,9 |
Power Sneakers or 1-Up is science, technology, etc. in a Greek dialect | SONIC ITEM, IONIC STEM | S,I | 3,1 |
Steel ingredient angers a nation with ancient Ekpu figures | IRON ORE, ORON IRE | I,O | 10,11 |
The top of a tree is a street named after Pingu's sound | ROOT NODE, NOOT ROAD | R,N | 6,12 |