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Puzzles
Puzzle List #1
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Puzzle List #2 - Active
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Raymond hated working his job on Fridays. He always enjoyed taking long weekends, so he began calling in sick every Friday with a new excuse. He worked a late shift Thursday nights at a zoo and always came up with a new accident which gave him an excuse to skip work the next day. After a month of this, Raymond's boss was reviewing the records and read over each of Raymond's excuses: One Thursday, Raymond said that he was cleaning in the aquatic display area. He didn't realize that one tank had electric eels in it. After having his hand exposed in the tank, he received the shock of his life, nearly knocking him unconscious. It took him the whole next day to overcome the scare he had. Another day, Raymond was cleaning near the porcupines. Something spooked one and it shot a few quills...hitting him in the leg. The leg had a bad reaction and swelled up and he had to recover in bed the whole weekend. The next excuse was that while rearranging the cage of a spider display, he overlooked a black widow...which sprung out at his exposed wrist and bit him. He passed out and when he woke he remained in bed the whole weekend with stomach cramps. "Aha", the boss announced. "I can see that he's making these excuses up now for a fact." What gave Raymond away? |
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The porcupine excuse gave him away. Porcupines don't actually shoot quills, they only release when actually striking a victim. |
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During an event, I took note of the following times in minutes and seconds: 2:00, 2:13, 2:30, 2:51, 3:20, 4:00, 5:00, 6:40, ... Continuing this pattern, what times will follow? |
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10:00 and 20:00 The event lasted 20 full minutes, and taking the fraction of the time over 20, you will get the pattern: 1/10, 1/9, 1/8, 1/7, 1/6, 1/5, 1/4, 1/3, 1/2, 1/1 |
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Your at your grandmother's and start watching her ancient TV set. While watching a show called 'alphabet soup', the commentator on the show says he has an important message.....just then the TV picture goes wild and you see the following:
o s t e i i n g o r a g n
n i e n d s u s s e l i e
s r t e n n a e s h i j t
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d p r g r e p w r n u e n
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To fix the TV, you notice two very odd buttons you remember used to help fix ancient TV sets. Giving each button one turn at the same time seems to clear up the picture. Is it possible to determine what the announcement was going to be? |
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The crossword has TV shows listed, each one is in the shape of an "L" (ie. makes one turn) and it is missing its first letter. There is one TV per letter of the alphabet except for 3 of them. (I, O, and U) All of the letters in the crossword are only used once, and the remaining letters spell out the message: "I O U three letters", referencing the 3 letters not used. A = Airwolf B = Baywatch C = Cheers D = Dragnet E = Earth Two F = Friends G = G.I. Joe H = Happy Days J = Jetsons K = Knight Rider L = Loveboat M = Miami Vice N = NYPD Blue P = Pokemon Q = Quantum Leap R = Roseanne S = Simpsons T = Tarzan V = Voyager W = Wings X = X-Files Y = Young Americans Z = Zorro |
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Lateral Puzzle Two friends, both of whom happened to be born on the same day, haven't seen each other for quite some time. When they finally get together, they go out to a nice restaurant for the night. The first guy orders a beer, and the very trusting waiter simply asks whether he is old enough to drink or not. His reply is "of course." The waiter then asks if the second guy would like the same...but he replies "I'm not old enough yet." How can this be explained? |
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The one friend was born in Japan. In Japan, it is common to start a person age at their moment of conception rather than birth. So while born on the same day, their birthdays would be nine months apart. |
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These movie pairs have something very specific in common. Can you add to the list or, if not, explain the connection. Terminator, Terminator II Rocky II, Rocky III Revenge Of The Nerds, Revenge of The Nerds II |
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Each movie sequel has a character who was originally considered the nemesis, or bad guy. The next movie has the character return as a good guy or friend to the movie's hero Terminator II - Terminator helps John Conner Rocky III - Apollo Creed trains Rocky Revenge Of The Nerds II - Ogre joins the Tri-Lambdas |
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Lateral Puzzle An American agent is returning to a hotel room in New York city, but when he enters the room he is promptly knocked out cold. When he awakens, he is locked inside a bathroom with nothing but the clothes he was wearing. After regaining his senses he begins to assess his situation. Without leaving the bathroom, he has determined that he is no longer in New York. In fact he has a good idea exactly where he has been taken. How does he know and where is he? |
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Foreign Outlets Guide From the list, only two countries have a unique outlet. Type F from the diagram is in Italy, and type H from the diagram is in South Africa. For the agent to have been sure of his location, the outlet would have had to look like one of the those two. As a side note, most people are under the incorrect assumption that flushing the toilet will let someone know if they are in the Northern or Southern hemisphere. Unfortunately, while the Coriolis effect is a real physical force, it is too weak and does not have ANY effect on the direction a toilet flushes or water drains in real life. |
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This is a puzzle that is geared toward members of the GL, otherwise you would not fully get it. It's a typical day in the GL, but when you click on the VSP page you see 3 new threads by people you have never seen before. The first poster's name was Paladina, and you eagerly click on the puzzle post to find the age old question: There are 3 words ending in gry in the English language... Frustrated, you backtrack and click on the 2nd new post, by an Icarian named Palladium, only to find the following: You come to a fork in the road and have two brothers in front of you...one always lies and one always tells the truth... Frustrated once again you backtrack and click on the 3rd Icarian's puzzle, whose name is Plaid Boy. This time you are confronted with: If you have 3 houses and need to run electric, water and gas to each without crossing... Arrggh, you've had it. But not only are you frustrated, you have the nagging suspicion something's not right...and you slowly begin to realize the members' names alone sound fishy. Clicking on the Off Topic Thread, you see a GL Profiles thread with some new posts. You enter and see the following 3 posts, which include some entries that were edited a few times: 1) post from Palladium 1.Real Name: Scott (was: Stephen) 2.Where You Live: Norway 3.Favorite Book : Paper Chase (was: Sophie's Choice) 4.Favorite Movie: Armageddon (was: Jurassic Park) 5.Favorite Fruit: Pumpkin 6.Favorite Greek Mythological Character: Telemachus 7.Favorite Pastime: Coed-Naked Skeeball (was: Naked Skeeball) 2) post from Plaid Boy 1.Real Name: Raymond 2.Where You Live: Deutschland (was: Germany) 3.Favorite Book : Insomnia 4.Favorite Movie: Beauty & The Beast (was: Return Of The Jedi) 5.Favorite Fruit: Strawberry 6.Favorite Greek Mythological Character: Odysseus 7.Favorite Pastime: Swimming (was: Taekwondo) 3) post from Paladina 1.Real Name: Ellen 2.Where You Live: Pennsylvania (was: New York) 3.Favorite Book : Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy 4.Favorite Movie: Fatal Attraction (was: Titanic) 5.Favorite Fruit: Borange 6.Favorite Greek Mythological Character: Palina 7.Favorite Pastime: Puzzle Making As you begin to puzzle over their posts you try to conclude if you have some new members or is this all a joke? |
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Taking the nth letter of the nth line, read the word that is produced upwards. For the first post: 1. Scott (was: Stephen) 2. Norway 3. Paper Chase (was: Sophie's Choice) 4. Armageddon (was: Jurassic Park) 5. Pumpkin 6. Telemachus 7. Coed-Naked Skeeball (was: Naked Skeeball) Upwards, this spells "kakapos", which is a reference to GL member Paladin For the second post: 1. Raymond 2. Deutschland (was: Germany) 3. Insomnia 4. Beauty & The Beast (was: Return Of The Jedi) 5. Strawberry 6. Odysseus 7. Swimming (was: Taekwondo) Upwards, this spells "new user", which is a reference to an official newbie For the third post: 1. Ellen 2. Pennsylvania (was: New York) 3. Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy 4. Fatal Attraction (was: Titanic) 5. Borange 6. Palina 7. Puzzle Making Upwards, this spells "manatee", which is a reference to GL member Courk So poster number 2 is the only real new member. |
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It was supposed to be just another average 3x3....but something didn't turn out quite right. ace after angle deal evil evolution gain host ladder lend lien loved mage merge mission muse owl quality rate rift row |
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Each word can form a new word by adding a letter of the alphabet to the beginning of the word provided. Furthermore, the words can be grouped into sets of three for the newly added letter. The 21 words will give seven letters which can be anagrammed into the word "abridge", which relates to the shortening of each word as a new word. The final answer is "bridge" since it also can have a letter removed to form a new word, to complete the puzzle title 3x3x7x-1. A (again, alien, amuse) B (blend, bowl, bladder) R (race, rafter, revolution) I (ideal, image, irate) D (dangle, devil, drift) G (ghost, gloved, grow) E (emerge, emission, equality) ABRIDGE ---- BRIDGE |
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Pun Quote Puzzle While at the amusement park with my family, I waited in line to get an ice cream cone. After I paid for one and was just about to start eating, my brother Rickie came up to me and stole it. Running away I yelled after him but he pretended he didn’t hear a word I said. So I waited in line again for another ice cream, but this time my sister Joanie ran up, took it, and ran off ignoring me as if she couldn’t hear me yelling at her. |
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Rick and Joan may take my cones and claim they never heard me. |
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B-BW-tqf-(5,5) CA-SR-wqhf-(5,6) D-MM-dgioqh-(4,7) DD-VVD-bstjgjfh-(6,3,4) GAH-RH-jqgtwqh-(5,7) H-DB-ntsqrtq-(5,6) HKP-P-xgrsjfh-(5) HM-A-vhsrtq-(4) K-WF-thscq-(6,4) S-PP-vwfjf-(5,6) S-CK-hqvfhj-(5,4) T-SJ-tfrnjhmtjsfr-(6,7) U-SB-nwfqn-(9,3) WW-DP-oqfcgr-(5,6) Z-DD-ghsnjfthgj-(3,5) |
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B-BW-ceo(5,5) Batman-Bruce Wayne CA-SR-hero(5,6) Captain America-Steve Rogers D-MM-lawyer(4,7) Daredevil-Matt Murdock DD-VVD-dictator(6,3,4) Doctor Doom-Victor Von Doom GAH-RH-teacher(5,7) Greatest American Hero-Ralph Hinkley H-DB-science(5,6) Hulk-David Banner HKP-P-janitor(5) Hong Kong Phooey-Penry HM-A-prince(4) He Man-Adam K-WF-crime(6,4) Kingpin-Wilson Fisk S-PP-photo(5,6) Spiderman-Peter Parker S-CK-report(5,4) Superman-Clark Kent T-SJ-construction(6,7) Thor-Sigurd Jarlson U-SB-shoes(9,3) Underdog-Shoeshine Boy WW-DP-yeoman(5,6) Wonder Woman-Diana Prince Z-DD-aristocrat(3,5) Zorro-Don Diego |
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Based on a crostic type of puzzle...let's see how many of these have you running for a dictionary. A) professional boxer – 78-22-6-53-29-63-112-132-174 B) mint leaves – 42-166-192-160-7 C) initial or early stage – 18-30-44-2-77-116-146-162 D) fall guy, for one – 84-72-24-140-45-138-79-90 E) chopped meat – 97-141-56-153 F) genuine – 99-33-133-3-155-69-161-109-144 G) criticized by notes – 83-48-115-157-1-98-182-68-177 H) gentle breeze – 107-91-23-58-9-184 I) mottled African trees – 25-169-131-12-127-151-180-119-95-125 J) colorful shawl – 145-16-171-82-114-70 K) toil to exhaustion – 15-34-62-103-165-148-89-128 L) all people – 28-159-43-40-178-187-81-129 M) artistically ingenious – 92-21-137-170-51-188 N) small – 38-100-121-164-4-156 O) rhetorical contrasts – 74-149-87-65-52-32-163-13-110-181 P) cleanse – 49-139-186-126 Q) flower organ – 36-66-134-61-172-191 R) poultice – 10-39-67-104-124-152-183-185-80-54-168 S) god of death – 14-73-93-117-130-31-150-41 T) strutting sideways – 71-176-60-113-154-118-46-94-136 U) separate by winding – 106-135-75-5-96-147-57 V) emphasizing the whole – 50-102-27-35-111-142-190-19 W) very generous – 101-88-120-11-17-37-122-55-64-179 X) demolish – 105-158-76-189-86-167-20-26-175 Y) extinguish gradually – 123-8-47-85-173-59-108-143 1-2-3-4 5-6-7 8-9 10-11-12-13-14 15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22 23-24-25-26-27-28 29-30 31-32-33 34-35-36-37-38-39-40-41 42-43-44-45-46-47-48. 49-50-51-52 53-54-55-56 57-58-59-60 61-62-63-64? 65-66 67-68-69-70-71 72-73-74-75 76-77-78-79-80-81 82-83-84 85-86-87-88-89-90-91-92 93-94-95 96 97-98-99-100 101-102-103-104 105-106-107-108-109-110-111 112-113-114-115 116-117-118-119-120-121 122-123-124 125-126-127-128-129 130 131-132-133-134-135-136-137 138-139-140-141-142-143-144 145-146. 147-148 149-150-151 152-153-154-155 156-157-158-159-160 161-162-163-164 165-166-167-168-169-170, 171-172-173 174-175-176-177-178 179-180 181-182-183-184-185 186-187-188-189-190-191-192. mxy u25%1y8 xy2 &59qy2, m3 5 723ay 7xga 5 mg7. axy9 xy f331y8 g98 mg58 7xga xy mg7 axga 5 723ay; mxy axy9 723ay 7xga mxy xyg28 x5s mge. zm59q se uy9, 5 723ay nzma axy 3uu3m5ay. xy axy9 f331y8 g98 mg58 7xga xy mg7 axga 5 723ay; mxy axy9 723ay 7xga mxy xyg28 x5s mge. zm59q se uy9, 5 723ay nzma axy 3uu3m5ay. 0za m3syx37 7y xg8 q3aay9 5a 7239q. 7xga xgm 0yy9 mg58...7xga xgm 0yy9 725aay9? |
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The bottom paragraph of characters and letters is a simple substitution ciper which translates as follows: She pricked her finger, so I wrote what I saw. Then he looked and said what he saw that I wrote; she then wrote what she heard him say. Using my pen, I wrote just the opposite. He then looked and said what he saw that I wrote; she then wrote what she heard him say. Using my pen, I wrote just the opposite. But somehow we had gotten it wrong. What has been said...what has been written? A) gladiator B) sages C) inchoate D) stuntman E) hash F) veritable G) annotated H) zephyr I) zebrawoods J) afghan K) overwork L) everyone M) daedal N) teensy O) antitheses P) wash Q) stamen R) fomentation S) thanatos T) sashaying U) untwist V) holistic W) munificent X) pulverize Y) amortize This was my first official puzzle in the visitor’s section. What does this mean? It means that Logain has returned, and I have more puzzles than anyone can shake a borange manatee at. So now that you’ve been warned, get ready to start solving... |
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That pesky double talker is back and confusing everyone with his twisted speeches. Last time around we figured out why he was so good at his job. This time, he has given clues which could reveal himself further. The double talker has returned with double the trouble and double the answer! A little blurb on his latest resume application to show his qualifications. 1) literal interpretation of literary inquisition (5) 2) to part with a part by breaking apart (7) 3) compromise conflicts and promise to compromise (5) 4) loco motion of a locomotion (8) 5) accustomed custom and the action of acting (6) 6) point to view or point of view (7) 7) give service to give no service (7) 8) supplied fit of supplies for outfit (8) 9) entertaining statue of entertaining stature (4) 10) center lined lines straight to curve (5) 11) subdivision of hole makes division of whole (7) One exception this time around is that the double talker is not perfect and made a mistake in one of his answers. Knowing his preference of words and his last puzzle, Professional Aptitude, which answer did he not fit his usual profile? |
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1) essay 2) shatter 3) agree 4) chugging 5) manner 6) outlook 7) dismiss 8) equipped 9) emmy 10) radii 11) fissure Reading upwards from answer 11-1, using the double letters first, and then the first letters, you get "SIMPSON GETS FREEDOM CASE", implying our lawyer here had a hand in the O.J. Simpson case. |
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Lateral Puzzle Judy has a very bad case of nearsightedness. She wakes up one morning and finds the power to her bedroom is off...so she can't find her glasses and the clock has stopped. She needs to know what time it is so she stumbles into the next room. Feeling along the walls she find the light switch and turns on the light. Hands still against the wall and facing it, she sees the wall clock directly in front of her, yet squinting as much as possible she still can't make out the time. What was wrong with Judy now? |
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Judy is staring straight at the clock, but it is only the image of the clock that is directly in front of her on the wall. She is actually staring into a mirror and the clock is on the far wall behind her. Even though the mirror is within touching distance, the image is still far away and not visible without glasses. |
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Just plain gibberish? Well it makes sense to me... I stashed elms; salvia keep. By bogus hoax view, go out, riot! Reel, pull, yet post chains… Sign? OK, sinned apple exam seek. |
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In each odd line take only the odd letters, and each even line take only the even letters. ITSEEMSLIKE YOUHAVEGOTIT REPLYTOTHIS INKINDPLEASE |
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You're on a business trip. You're boss had given you a briefcase which he said to open during your flight. Now that you've opened the case and glanced over you're instructions on your upcoming business meeting, you can see your boss was not only sending you to test your management skills, but also your mental skills by solving his encrypted notes. His instructions are simple: You are to meet with the executive board and give them the plans for our deal. Remember who you are talking to and the 'barrier' you must overcome with them. I hope you brought that book with you, or you'll be lost without it. Once you show them what our plans are, don't worry if they don't want everything we initially offer. Once they realize what our real item of interest is and how many millions this investment can make them...they can't turn us down. You notice 3 sections, the first your boss wrote start time. The second seems to be a random listing, which in the margin your boss scribbled cleanup time. The third section he labeled, half-time. 1. It's not that (4,5) 2. in vain (5,3) 3. Chemical (4,6) 4. the people (3,6) 5. young man (3,4) 6. o negative (4,3) 7. of the beast (6,6) 8. Manic (1,6) 9. supply (1,4) 10. pollution (1,3) -remove the tag and drop'n -that's why only the middle remains -I know you two are -only after the el is gone -an army must leave -have nothing before your tea -if it's not old, leave it alone -nothing due -no body odor here -forget about the zoo (Philip, not Charles) (Michigan, not Berman) (All, not Seven) (Liberty, not Gill) (Digital, not Phones) |
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Section 1 These are all references to music titles or groups 1. It's not that (4,5) - It's Not That Serious 2. in vain (5,3) - Train In Vain 3. Chemical (4,6) - Chemical Brothers 4. the people (3,6) - Shower the People 5. young man (3,4) - Angry Young Man 6. o negative (4,3) - Type O Negative 7. of the beast (6,6) - Number of the Beast 8. Manic (1,6) - Manic Monday 9. supply (1,4) - Air Supply 10. pollution (1,3) - New Pollution The first number in each pair next to the clue word corresponds to a letter in the solved key words. Reading down you get: 'Into German' referring to the language 'barrier' in the puzzle Section 2 Translating into German, and using the second number supplied by the clue words for german word length, you get: 1. serious - ernst 2. train - zug 3. brother - bruder 4. shower - dusche 5. angry - bose 6. type - typ 7. number - nummer 8. manday - montag 9. air - luft 10. new - neu Using the clues in section two, you must match up what you need to remove from the german words to be left with a group of letter combination: 1. T 2. G 3. BDE 4. SCH 5. SE 6. Y 7. NUM 8. MO 9. L 10. NEU Section 3 Using the clues in the 3rd section, you only need to keep half the letters. The letters refer to ticker symbols of various companies. Using the company names you can eliminate half: MO=Philip Morris NUM=Nuveen Michigan Y=Alleghany Corporation L=Liberty Financial BDE=Brilliant Digital Anagramming these letters gives the final answer MOLYBDENUM, or 42 Molybdenum refers to the item invested in, 42 refers to 42 million dollars estimated return on investment. |
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At a friend’s house, you come across his child’s Puzzles & Games magazine. Flipping through simple puzzles which involve matching shapes, coloring, and mazes, you come across one page which appears to have an extremely difficult one. You notice at the bottom right corner of the page that it was a misprint and was meant for an adult puzzle book. Intrigued, you decide to try it out. The puzzle includes two sets of cryptics, which luckily one set was properly split into its 3 sub-categories...followed by an odd jumble of symbols which you start to wonder if it is even used. How could this puzzle have possible been mistaken for a kid’s puzzle? Group Zero (New Addition): United In-between A) It’s amazing what he finished incorrectly was included in that odd work. (6,4) B) Conductor incorrectly started silent night. (4,4) C) An intense shocking force caused many debts. (9,4) D) Symbolized an auspicious beginning? (4,4) Group One (Drop Zone): Stuck In The Middle E) More than the usual rain began just after I left the exit. (5,3) F) City sunshine result bites the bullet. (8,4) G) Sounds like dad’s cattle give him high pressure. (6,5) H) Short weekday to bridge gap of leadership. (7,6) Group Two (Outer Limits): Before & After I) Burn forty-five amus on stick’s end. (6,8) J) It was you, not I, that chose this confounded trivial computer game. (7,6) K) Vessel begins digging in middle of murky lagoon. (7,4) L) Mutual understanding is a signal span. (10,5) Section 2 1) Supporter breaks sound barrier with meson. (8)(2) 2) Strange tactless lactating food emulsifier. (5)(5) 3) Strangely solidifies into limbs. (4)(3) 4) Texas city implies military captive with even beards. (6)(5) 5) I stood amidst my ruined painting, calmer than expected. (5)(2) 6) Pressing around in iceless climate. (10)(6) 7) Smokin’ Joe’s kin took all back to mom. (5)(1) 8) Degree of bad mother’s measure. (11)(8) 9) Include it in a wild cheer, or you’re not conforming. (7)(5) 10) Figment muddles preach inside twisted moon goddess plane. (10)(5) 11) Entertain from a precedent to a poet. (5)(2) 12) Crazy car wrecks end as this. (8)(3)
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As you look over the odd section names and begin to hum a familiar Stealers Wheel tune, you try to work out the one word answer... |
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...or perhaps there's nothing mathematical about it? If... 2/8 = 1 (2x3)/5 = 4 4/11 = 5 (3x2)/6 = 11 (2x3)/6 = 9 3/6 = 10 What is 4/12? |
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4/12 = 50 2/8 would best be written and said as "two of eight" The second letter of eight is "i", or 1. 4/11 is four of eleven. The fourth letter of eleven is "v", or 5 3x2 of six is "xi" = 11 2x3 of six is "ix" = 9 So, 4/12 = fourth letter of twelve, which is "l" or 50. |
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Lost in the forest, you come across a clearing that diverges into 3 roads. There is a cabin here, and, not knowing which road to take, you knock on the door hoping to find the correct path out of the woods. An old man answers and says that, while he no longer remembers the trails, maybe one of his children can help you. The old man says that out of his ten children, 5 of them always tell the truth and 5 of them always lie. However, he also adds that only 5 of them actually know the correct path. Each child knows what type of child each of the others is, and what knowledge they possess. The ten children are lined up, and you ask each of them separately which road to take: the left, middle, or right. While each child whispers his answer to you, it is still loud enough that the next person in line can overhear what they said. The ten replies were... 1) Take the left road 2) Take the right road 3) Don't take the middle road 4) Take the right road 5) Don't take the right road 6) Take the middle road 7) Don't take the left road 8) Take the left road 9) Take the middle road 10) Don't take the left road Which road is the way out? |
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Take the middle road. If you break down the 10 answers, you have 2 people telling you to go right, left, and middle. You also have 2 people telling you NOT to take the left. Therefore, left cannot be the correct answer because 6 people would be lying. To decide whether to go right or middle, you must determine how many children MUST have known the correct road ahead of time for each case. Remember, 5 children do not know the correct path, but can determine what to say or not to say by overhearing the child before them. If the correct road is right, then children 1,5,6,8,9 are lying and children 1,2,4,7,9,10 (6 children) must have known the correct path without help from someone else. The correct road is the middle, since only children 1,2,3,6,9 needed to know the road. The statements given by 4,5,7,8,10 can be deduced from the child's statement preceding them. |
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Another 3x3x3 with just one rule, no word is used twice. air baby china chocolate cut dinner game gum home horse map matter medical morning orbit path point rag saw scenic sky this thoughts travel tube wedding |
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Level 1 clear (cut, sky, thoughts) ball (game, gum, point) circular (orbit, path, saw) dark (chocolate, horse, matter) doll (baby, china, rag) picture (this, wedding, tube) plate (dinner, home, mail) route (map, scenic, travel) sickness (air, medical, morning) Level 2 crystal (clear, dark, ball) motion (circular, picture, sickness) paper (doll, plate, route) Level 3 - Final Answer liquid (crystal, motion, paper) |
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One night a rich businessman called the police because his place had been robbed. A valuable jewel had been stolen from its display case and no sign of a break-in was visible, so Sherlock Holmes & Watson were called to the scene to investigate. At the scene of the crime, the only obvious thing out of place was a light left on in the library with a note on the desk. The note read, "I left you my calling card, but you’ll need to do some very orderly research to find it" Immediately the library shelves were searched and 8 clues were turned up, each clue was a note with puzzling information written on it. The first clue was found between some book ends on an empty shelf, but the rest were on a piece of paper protruding from the pages of a book with the title listed above it, and a Roman Numeral listed in the top margin of six of them. Book Ends - II 1. swear 2. augury 3. clown 4. great distance 5. calcium 6. throw (6:6 – 16:4) (1-1, 16-1) Breaking Even - IV 1. questions 2. advanced math 3. on top 4. wizard 5. monster 6. fluorescent (22:1 – 13:1) (20-2, 5-2) Centerfield Play - VI 1. military 2. slave 3. blemishes 4. slide 5. obligation 6. -therm, -baric, -lated 7. submarine (19:4 – 20:1) (6-1, 12-1) A Mix Of Ingredients - XII dceafrepnosoel hnoarcniilsetp dceuertsuiavse (21:2 – 18:5 – 7:7 – 4:7 – 2:4 – 3:4) (10-2, 15-2, 22-2, 7-1, 4-2, 9-1) Speech Therapy - XVIII 1. a cattle murder we (8) 2. she aged deceased (8) 3. knight after D fight (8) 4. down solution avoid (8) 5. X myself cheer (7) 6. perform 4 2x4 (8) (12:2 – 8:1 – 9:7 – 5:2 – 15:4 – 1:4) (2-2, 14-2, 18-2, 13-1, 11-1, 3-2) Tales From the Crypt - XXII 1. False start plainly ended in corruption at conclusion. (7) 2. Small reach around after shot (6) 3. First, add three, and the largest of many? (8) 4. Gifted wild coparcener lost near discarded odd pirogues. (10) (14:7 – 17:2 – 10:8 – 11:3) (19-2, 17-2, 8-2, 21-2) Joys of Shift Work 1. -1 2. +9 3. +10 4. +6 5. -6 6. +9 7. -7 8. +7 9. -14 10. +9 11. +9 12. 0 13. -10 14. +1 15. -6 16. -5 17. -10 18. +1 19. +14 20. -3 21. -11 22. +5 Final Analysis 1. 8,18,20,5 2. 1,22,4,15 3. 21,22 4. 2,3,2,3 5. 6,13,12 6. 7,19 7. 1,3,16,19 8. 17,11 9. 9,18 10. 21,14,19 11. 20,14,10 12. 8,11,16 After careful study of the clues, Sherlock turns to Watson and says he knows who committed the crime. |
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First 3 sections are synonyms. There were two connections between the words. 1) all answers are 4 letter words. 2) the answers spell out two new words depending on the section name.
Book Ends II
1. swear – cuss
2. augury – omen
3. clown – bozo
4. great distance - afar
5. calcium – lime
6. throw – toss
Breaking Even IV
1. questions – asks
2. advanced math – calc
3. on top – over
4. wizard – mage
5. monster – ogre
6. fluorescent – neon
Centerfield Play VI
1. military - army
2. slave – peon
3. blemishes – acne
4. slide – slip
5. obligation – duty
6. -therm, -baric, -lated – isos
7. submarine – hero
4th section consisted of 6 words. 2 words were overlapped (every other letter) per line, going from forward-forward, forward-backward, backward-forward. A Mix Of Ingredients XII dceafrepnosoel = defense, carpool hnoarcniilsetp = hornist, pelican dceuertsuiavse = sauteed, cursive The 5th section are synonym substitution that sound out new words when put together Speech Therapy XVIII 1. a cattle murder we (8) = cow kill us = calculus 2. she aged deceased (8) = her old dead = heralded 3. knight after D fight (8) = sir e brawl = cerebral 4. down solution avoid (8) = low key shun = location 5. X myself cheer (7) = chi me rah = chimera 6. perform 4 2x4 (8) = act iv eight = activate 5th section are cryptic clues Tales From the Crypt XXII 1. False start plainly ended in corruption at conclusion. (7) = finally false start = f, plainly ended in corruption = lainly anagrammed, conclusion = synonym 2. Small reach around after shot (6) = chaser small = s (as in size, large = l, medium = m), reach around = anagram reach with s, after shot = synonym 3. First? Add three, and the largest of many. (8) = foremost first = synonym, ? = double use of first, add three = four (homonym), largest of many = most 4. Gifted wild coparcener lost near discarded odd pirogues. (10) = precocious gifted = synonym, wild coparcener lost near = anagram "coparcener-near", discarded odd pirogues = ious This gives a 22 word list in order... 1. cobalt 2. snores 3. savage 4. screen 5. recluse 6. monitor 7. defense 8. carpool 9. hornist 10. pelican 11. sauteed 12. cursive 13. calculus 14. heralded 15. cerebral 16. location 17. chimera 18. activate 19. finally 20. chaser 21. foremost 22. precocious Using the first set of numbers on the word list, you spell out the following: (6:6 – 16:4) (22:1 – 13:1) (19:4 – 20:1) (21:2 – 18:5 – 7:7 – 4:7 – 2:4 – 3:4) (12:2 – 8:1 – 9:7 – 5:2 – 15:4 – 1:4) (14:7 – 17:2 – 10:8 – 11:3) "It's not that easy Mr. Holmes" From here, if you study the list (and keep in mind the subtle hint from the puzzle title), each word has an element that can be removed to form a new word. 1. colt BA 2. ores SN 3. save AG 4. seen CR 5. reuse CL 6. motor NI 7. dense FE 8. carol PO 9. hoist RN 10. pecan LI 11. steed AU 12. curve SI 13. callus CU 14. herded AL 15. cereal BR 16. lotion CA 17. chime RA 18. active AT 19. finally NA 20. char SE 21. forest MO 22. precious CO Using the second set of numbers on the list of elemental abbreviations gives a new message (1-1, 16-1) (20-2, 5-2) (6-1, 12-1) (10-2, 15-2, 22-2, 7-1, 4-2, 9-1) (2-2, 14-2, 18-2, 13-1, 11-1, 3-2) (19-2, 17-2, 8-2, 21-2) BUTURCLOSERNCLOSERAGON "But you are closer and closer agon!" Now implement the shift work section to move the letters of the alphabet from the previous message Joys of Shift Work 1. -1 2. +9 3. +10 4. +6 5. -6 6. +9 7. -7 8. +7 9. -14 10. +9 11. +9 12. 0 13. -10 14. +1 15. -6 16. -5 17. -10 18. +1 19. +14 20. -3 21. -11 22. +5 ADDALLEVENANSMINUSODDS "Add all even ANs, minus odds" Now for the final answer!, *whew*. Take the number in each entry for final analysis and replace it with the atomic number for each element referenced in the list of 22 elements above. Add together all the positive atomic numbers and subtract all the odd ones. Final Analysis 1. 8,18,20,5 = 16 2. 1,22,4,15 = 18 3. 21,22 = 15 4. 2,3,2,3 = 6 5. 6,13,12 = 13 6. 7,19 = 15 7. 1,3,16,19 = 8 8. 17,11 = 9 9. 9,18 = 1 10. 21,14,19 = 18 11. 20,14,10 = 20 12. 8,11,16 = 25 Replacing the number value with its corresponding alphabet value spells out the name or our culprit. Prof.Moriarty |
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A picture grid is a 3x3 of different photos. Each diagonal, column and row have a different theme with a single answer. This answer can be a relation between something shown in the picture or implied by what or who is in the picture. There are 8 answers in all. 
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1. Top Row - Princesses (Princess Bride, Princess Daphne, Princess Leia) 2. Middle Row - Dots (Dot Warner, Dot Matrix, Polka Dot) 3. Bottom Row - cartoons (Looney Tunes, Scooby Doo, Men In Black) 4. Left Column - moustaches 5. Middle Column - Daphnes (Princess Daphne, Daphne Zuniga, Daphne) 6. Right Column - blaster guns 7. TL-BR Diagonal - black (The Man in Black, a man in black, The Men in Black) 8. TR-BL Diagonal - Star/Starr (Star Wars, Lone Starr, star badge) |
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Another strange paragraph, but not too lengthy. Try to stay in order, and with twice the luck you may uncover the whole deal. All I need is to stay within cheap, almost harsh and crude quarters. Panache? No. But the info others pass to a reporter cub...it's a low pay job. If at home, I may arduously work for odd hours; the one gotcha in my life. My recent work? A brief url on geocities to roam. I let all read my file. A guest is always welcome. |
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14 length words are contained in the paragraph. line inch palm hand span foot cubit fathom yard rod chain furlong mile league All I need is to stay within cheap, almost harsh and crude quarters. Panache? No. But the info others pass to a reporter cub...it's a low pay job. If at home, I may arduously work for odd hours; the one gotcha in my life. My recent work? A brief url on geocities to roam. I let all read my file. A guest is always welcome. |
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The language class was given another assignment of translations, once again as large as the last one, and of course they have it all mixed up. But what's new. The class was divided into two groups to work out the translation. The two groups really had trouble this time around. They had to translate simple phrases or compound words, and while the first group of students were good at keeping the phrases together, they completely screwed up their translations. The second group was much better at the translating, but didn't group anything together. Can you help them out? The lists.... A. avoid some bits B. buck stop C. congregated to give D. cursed helper E. cried out fastener F. long eared depart G. lovely female paper collection H. marine creature window I. mid abdomen low pitch J. required deer K. storage of predictor L. theatrical lack of interest M. twist of nurtured N. vibratory murmur melodic songs O. violate a dock 1. apiece 2. baked good 3. belt 4. bottom 5. bug 6. buttocks 7. condiment 8. wheel 9. evaluate 10. grain 11. hurt 12. locks 13. marine 14. might 15. money 16. nip 17. opportunity 18. delivery 19. pit 20. pressed 21. income 22. receding 23. sever 24. singers 25. spirit 26. stain 27. help 28. table 29. chime 30. wet meal |
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A(5,16) - flee byte / flea bite B(25,23) - hart brake / heart break C(7,19) - mustered cede / mustard seed D(3,27) - banned aide / band-aid E(22,8) - bawled / tyer F(12,26) - hare die / hair dye G(29,24) - belle quire / bell choir H(14,11) - mussel pane / muscle pain I(13,4) - navel bass / naval base J(20,30) - needed doe / kneaded dough K(15,21) - cache prophet / cash profit L(9,28) - revue bored / review board M(10,2) - wry bred / rye bread N(1,17) - purr chants / per chance O(6,18) - breach berth / breech birth |
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This is one of two new puzzles that have not been posted to the GL yet. |
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Check back shortly after this puzzle has been posted to the GL. |
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This is one of two new puzzles that have not been posted to the GL yet. |
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Check back shortly after this puzzle has been posted to the GL. |
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