I am a busy spring worker buzzing around the garden, but if you remove me, a bear becomes an ear and a bird becomes an ird. What am I?
The letter B (Bee)
This puzzle blends the insect found in a spring garden with clever letter manipulation. By taking away the letter or sound of 'B' from the words 'bear' and 'bird,' you are left with 'ear' and 'ird.' Solving it requires looking past the physical honeybee to see the alphabet letter hidden inside the clue words.
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