Connecticut Crossword Puzzles Games

Word-Play Riddles

Smile

I’m known for my smile, not my face,

I fade without leaving a trace.

In Wonderland I roam,

Though I’m rarely at home—

What cat vanishes into space?

I can disappear but still look happy,

I love to grin and joke like that.

I live in a story full of wonders—

Can you guess which famous cat?

Celebration

I’m longer than my candles,

And tougher than my cake,

I mean “two-and-a-half centuries,”

For history’s sake.

I sound like a mouthful,

And that’s really true,

I mean 250 years—

A birthday for the red, white, and blue!

I’m a birthday that’s hard to pronounce,

Two and a half centuries old, I announce.

Not bicentennial, not quite three,

I celebrate 250—can you name me?

Answer: The Cheshire Cat

Answer: The United States’ Semiquincentennial