Here’s a quickie. Won’t take that long to solve. The title holds a clue. Make sure to explain it in your answer. Good luck!
The first that starts but the last that ends,
Plus a synonym for making amends,
Of just above, keep only the first three plus two,
Then that mixed up is a word for you.
Hint:
The exact number of asterisks in the title doesn't matter. What they're doing does.
To resurrect this 11-month-old 'quickie' (!), perhaps this is:
A censor's riddle
The first that starts but the last that ends,
The first letter of 'starts' is 'S'; the last letter of 'ends' is also 'S'.
Plus a synonym for making amends,
A synonym for 'making amends' is 'reconciling'.
Of just above, keep only the first three plus two,
The first five ('three plus two') letters of 'reconciling' (the word clued 'just above' this line) are 'RECON'.
Then that mixed up is a word for you.
A suitable anagram of SSRECON (a combination of all letters from earlier clues) could therefore be CENSORS or CENSOR'S. This fits with the asterisk-laden title since the use of asterisks in this way is a common printer's technique for demonstrating that sensitive information or profanity has been redacted or 'censored'.
Is it..
REMAKER ?
First that starts but last that ends
don't start with this hint, but end with it
synonym for making amends
make reparations
of just above, keep only first three plus two
MAKe REparations --> makre
Then that mixed up is a word for you
makre --> maker
First that starts but last that ends
RE-mak-ER
title
seven asterisks, seven letters in 'remaker'
The word is:
Eraser
The first that starts but the last that ends,
Er is at the beginning and end of the word
Plus a synonym for making amends,
Used to fix (amend) errors/mistakes
Of just above, keep only the first three plus two,
Eraser
Then that mixed up is a word for you.
How about: A Seer
Title:
First I thought censorship, but I guess it's removing the word in the title, thus erasing it.
Just trying something:
The first that starts but the last that ends --- you start and end with an apolgy? --- or a logging would be more usefull for the answer
next:
Plus a synonym for "making amends", --- apology
so from here on i looked at your hint:
of just above, keep only the first (three plus two) --- apolo Then that mixed up is a word for you. --- apologs --- which would fit the 7*
used wiki:
An apologue or apolog (from the Greek ἀπόλογος, a "statement" or "account") is a brief fable or allegorical story with pointed or exaggerated details,
Just trying something:
The first that starts but the last that ends:
The letter 's' is the first one in the word "starts" but the last one in the word "ends".
Plus a synonym for making amends,
Not quite a synonym, but you definitely should make amends to someone you have been gutting.
Of just above, keep only the first three plus two,
If I keep only the first three plus two letters of "just above", I get j,u,s,a,b.
Then that mixed up is a word for you.
what we have is s, g, u, t, t, i, n, g, j, u, s, a, b
That's enough to make
a subjugating riddle
Even if
Extra 's' and 't' remain
