My first is twice in apple but not once in tart. My second is in liver but not in heart. My third is in giant and also in ghost. Whole I’m best when I am roast. What am I?
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Answer: A pig (aPPle→P, lIver→I, Giant/Ghost→G; best when roast)
The trick here is that each clue is fishing for a single letter, not a whole word, and the little qualifiers are there to steer you toward the right one. Apple has two P's, tart has none, so P it is. Liver and heart both seem to share letters at a glance, but heart has no I, so that's your second letter. Giant and ghost look like an odd pairing until you notice they both open with G. Line them up — P, I, G — and the answer's been standing there in plain sight the whole time. The final line seals it with a pun, since a roast pig is exactly the kind of thing you'd want to be "best" as, turning a straightforward letter-hunt into a satisfying little reveal.
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