Riddle:
When you take away the whole from me, there is always some left over. What am I?
Answer: Wholesome!

Riddle:
My first is high, My second damp, My whole a tie, A writer's cramp. What am I?
Answer: Hyphen. The first two lines yield high-fen. A hyphen is used by a writer to tie (or cramp) two words together.