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May 24th
In a footrace, Tina beat Larry, Barry beat Pam, Jill beat Barry, Pam beat Sam and Sam beat Tina.
In which order did they finish the race?
Jill - Barry - Pam - Sam - Tina - Larry
May 25th - Twice Around the Block!
Fill in the empty squares to complete 4 five-letter words reading across. Use 10 different letters exactly twice. Since Y already appears twice, it can't be used again.
D _ _ _ Y
C _ T _ H
R _ Y _ E
M _ _ _ A
DIRTY
CATCH
RHYME
MEDIA
May 26th - The Write Stuff
There is only one common English word that is an anagram of GRAPHICALLY.
What is it?
Calligraphy
Ransac, cpa trash man
May 24th
In a footrace, Tina beat Larry, Barry beat Pam, Jill beat Barry, Pam beat Sam and Sam beat Tina.
In which order did they finish the race?
Jill - Barry - Pam - Sam - Tina - Larry
May 25th - Twice Around the Block!
Fill in the empty squares to complete 4 five-letter words reading across. Use 10 different letters exactly twice. Since Y already appears twice, it can't be used again.
D _ _ _ Y
C _ T _ H
R _ Y _ E
M _ _ _ A
DIRTY
CATCH
RHYME
MEDIA
May 26th - The Write Stuff
There is only one common English word that is an anagram of GRAPHICALLY.
What is it?
Calligraphy
Ransac, cpa trash man
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DarthFerret
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May 24th Answers:turgy22;284245 said:
Jill, Barry, Pam, Sam, Tina, Larry
May 25th Answers:
Dirty
Catch
Rhyme
Media
(the letter not show was I)
May 26th Answers:
Calligraphy
turgy22
Nothing Special
I'm going to be taking a few days off from work, so I won't be back in the office until June 1st, so here are the rest of May's puzzles.
May 27th
A piece of advice with enumeration (4 4 4 6 3 5 3 3 3) is coiled in the grid below. To spell it, start with the central "S" and keep moving from letter to letter, always going to an adjacent letter in any direction. Every letter in the grid will be used once only.
H W O H R I V
O E S T O C D
U A A S F E A
O S V O U D O
Y K E Y R G O
May 28th - Alphabet Soup
The following 15 letters can be anagrammed into a common phrase meaning to not stoop to your opponents' tactics. The enumeration is (4 3 4 4).
H A T E D E I G H T H O K R A
May 30th - Proverbiage
A well-known proverb is given in fancy language below. Put it back into standard English.
It is not universally true that material that shines with its own aura is auriferous.
May 31st
At the carnival, there are two ticket prices: child admission tickets cost $2 each and adult admission tickets cost $3 each. A group of 15 people has purchased admission tickets for a total of $34.
How many children are in the group?
May 24th Answer:
Jill, Barry, Pam, Sam, Tina, Larry
May 25th Answers:
DIRTY
CATCH
RHYME
MEDIA
May 26th Answer:
Calligraphy
May 27th
A piece of advice with enumeration (4 4 4 6 3 5 3 3 3) is coiled in the grid below. To spell it, start with the central "S" and keep moving from letter to letter, always going to an adjacent letter in any direction. Every letter in the grid will be used once only.
H W O H R I V
O E S T O C D
U A A S F E A
O S V O U D O
Y K E Y R G O
May 28th - Alphabet Soup
The following 15 letters can be anagrammed into a common phrase meaning to not stoop to your opponents' tactics. The enumeration is (4 3 4 4).
H A T E D E I G H T H O K R A
May 30th - Proverbiage
A well-known proverb is given in fancy language below. Put it back into standard English.
It is not universally true that material that shines with its own aura is auriferous.
May 31st
At the carnival, there are two ticket prices: child admission tickets cost $2 each and adult admission tickets cost $3 each. A group of 15 people has purchased admission tickets for a total of $34.
How many children are in the group?
May 24th Answer:
Jill, Barry, Pam, Sam, Tina, Larry
May 25th Answers:
DIRTY
CATCH
RHYME
MEDIA
May 26th Answer:
Calligraphy
May 30th - Proverbiage
A well-known proverb is given in fancy language below. Put it back into standard English.
It is not universally true that material that shines with its own aura is auriferous.
Answer:
Everything that glitters isn't gold.
May 31st
At the carnival, there are two ticket prices: child admission tickets cost $2 each and adult admission tickets cost $3 each. A group of 15 people has purchased admission tickets for a total of $34.
How many children are in the group?
Answers:
11 children, 4 adults
A well-known proverb is given in fancy language below. Put it back into standard English.
It is not universally true that material that shines with its own aura is auriferous.
Answer:
Everything that glitters isn't gold.
May 31st
At the carnival, there are two ticket prices: child admission tickets cost $2 each and adult admission tickets cost $3 each. A group of 15 people has purchased admission tickets for a total of $34.
How many children are in the group?
Answers:
11 children, 4 adults
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rokapoke
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May 27th
A piece of advice with enumeration (4 4 4 6 3 5 3 3 3) is coiled in the grid below. To spell it, start with the central "S" and keep moving from letter to letter, always going to an adjacent letter in any direction. Every letter in the grid will be used once only.
H W O H R I V
O E S T O C D
U A A S F E A
O S V O U D O
Y K E Y R G O
Answer:
"Save your good advice for those who ask you."
Go left then down for "Save." Wrap along bottom and right for "your," "good," and "advice"... the rest is relatively easy. Just jump diagonally from the R in "for" to the T in "those."
A piece of advice with enumeration (4 4 4 6 3 5 3 3 3) is coiled in the grid below. To spell it, start with the central "S" and keep moving from letter to letter, always going to an adjacent letter in any direction. Every letter in the grid will be used once only.
H W O H R I V
O E S T O C D
U A A S F E A
O S V O U D O
Y K E Y R G O
Answer:
"Save your good advice for those who ask you."
Go left then down for "Save." Wrap along bottom and right for "your," "good," and "advice"... the rest is relatively easy. Just jump diagonally from the R in "for" to the T in "those."
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EricBess
Guest
May 28th - Alphabet Soup
The following 15 letters can be anagrammed into a common phrase meaning to not stoop to your opponents' tactics. The enumeration is (4 3 4 4).
H A T E D E I G H T H O K R A
Answer:
Take the high road
May 31st
At the carnival, there are two ticket prices: child admission tickets cost $2 each and adult admission tickets cost $3 each. A group of 15 people has purchased admission tickets for a total of $34.
How many children are in the group?
Comment:
Easy way to solve - there are 15 people, if they were all 15 children, it would be $30. Each adult is 1 additional dollar, so 4 adults.
The following 15 letters can be anagrammed into a common phrase meaning to not stoop to your opponents' tactics. The enumeration is (4 3 4 4).
H A T E D E I G H T H O K R A
Answer:
Take the high road
May 31st
At the carnival, there are two ticket prices: child admission tickets cost $2 each and adult admission tickets cost $3 each. A group of 15 people has purchased admission tickets for a total of $34.
How many children are in the group?
Comment:
Easy way to solve - there are 15 people, if they were all 15 children, it would be $30. Each adult is 1 additional dollar, so 4 adults.
turgy22
Nothing Special
Use the initials to name famous actors, their roles, and their movies. For example, A.H. as E.D. in M.F.L. translates to Audrey Hepburn as Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady.
1. C.G. as R.B. in G.W.T.W.
2. H.F. as I.J. in R.O.T.L.A.
3. E.W. as F.B. in T.L.O.T.R.:T.R.O.T.K.
4. J.F. as C.S. in T.S.O.T.L.
5. M.M. as A.P. and D.E. in A.P.:I.M.O.M.
BONUS! - May 29th
I'm surprised no one noticed (or, at least, said anything) that May 29th was missing. The reason for this was because it involves a picture and I couldn't scan it in last week, so here it is now.
It's easy to read music. We've labeled the lines and spaces with the notes they represent. Then we've added musical notes, which, when read in order, spell out words. Figure out those words and match them to the clues below.
A. Part of a timely score
B. Attachment to a horse
C. Head for a restaurant
May 27th Answer:
Save your good advice for those who ask you.
May 28th Answer:
Take the high road.
May 30th Answer:
All that glitters is not gold.
May 31st Answer:
11 children.
1. C.G. as R.B. in G.W.T.W.
2. H.F. as I.J. in R.O.T.L.A.
3. E.W. as F.B. in T.L.O.T.R.:T.R.O.T.K.
4. J.F. as C.S. in T.S.O.T.L.
5. M.M. as A.P. and D.E. in A.P.:I.M.O.M.
BONUS! - May 29th
I'm surprised no one noticed (or, at least, said anything) that May 29th was missing. The reason for this was because it involves a picture and I couldn't scan it in last week, so here it is now.
It's easy to read music. We've labeled the lines and spaces with the notes they represent. Then we've added musical notes, which, when read in order, spell out words. Figure out those words and match them to the clues below.
A. Part of a timely score
B. Attachment to a horse
C. Head for a restaurant
May 27th Answer:
Save your good advice for those who ask you.
May 28th Answer:
Take the high road.
May 30th Answer:
All that glitters is not gold.
May 31st Answer:
11 children.
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rokapoke
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June 1
Use the initials to name famous actors, their roles, and their movies. For example, A.H. as E.D. in M.F.L. translates to Audrey Hepburn as Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady.
1. C.G. as R.B. in G.W.T.W.
2. H.F. as I.J. in R.O.T.L.A.
3. E.W. as F.B. in T.L.O.T.R.:T.R.O.T.K.
4. J.F. as C.S. in T.S.O.T.L.
5. M.M. as A.P. and D.E. in A.P.:I.M.O.M.
Answers:
1. Clark Gable as Rhett Butler in Gone With the Wind
2. Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark
3. Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
4. Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs
5. Mike Myers as Austin Powers and Dr. Evil in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Use the initials to name famous actors, their roles, and their movies. For example, A.H. as E.D. in M.F.L. translates to Audrey Hepburn as Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady.
1. C.G. as R.B. in G.W.T.W.
2. H.F. as I.J. in R.O.T.L.A.
3. E.W. as F.B. in T.L.O.T.R.:T.R.O.T.K.
4. J.F. as C.S. in T.S.O.T.L.
5. M.M. as A.P. and D.E. in A.P.:I.M.O.M.
Answers:
1. Clark Gable as Rhett Butler in Gone With the Wind
2. Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark
3. Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
4. Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs
5. Mike Myers as Austin Powers and Dr. Evil in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
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rokapoke
Guest
BONUS! - May 29th
I'm surprised no one noticed (or, at least, said anything) that May 29th was missing. The reason for this was because it involves a picture and I couldn't scan it in last week, so here it is now.
It's easy to read music. We've labeled the lines and spaces with the notes they represent. Then we've added musical notes, which, when read in order, spell out words. Figure out those words and match them to the clues below.
A. Part of a timely score
B. Attachment to a horse
C. Head for a restaurant
Answers:
Word 1: Cabbage (Head for a restaurant)
Word 2: Decade (Part of a timely score)
Word 3: Feedbag (Attachment to a horse)
I'm surprised no one noticed (or, at least, said anything) that May 29th was missing. The reason for this was because it involves a picture and I couldn't scan it in last week, so here it is now.
It's easy to read music. We've labeled the lines and spaces with the notes they represent. Then we've added musical notes, which, when read in order, spell out words. Figure out those words and match them to the clues below.
A. Part of a timely score
B. Attachment to a horse
C. Head for a restaurant
Answers:
Word 1: Cabbage (Head for a restaurant)
Word 2: Decade (Part of a timely score)
Word 3: Feedbag (Attachment to a horse)
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DarthFerret
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June 1st Answer:turgy22;284313 said:
Clark Gable as Rhett Butler in Gone with the wind
Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark
Elija Wood as Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs
Mike Myers as Austin Powers and Dr. Evil in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
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DarthFerret
Guest
BONUS! - May 29th
I'm surprised no one noticed (or, at least, said anything) that May 29th was missing. The reason for this was because it involves a picture and I couldn't scan it in last week, so here it is now.
It's easy to read music. We've labeled the lines and spaces with the notes they represent. Then we've added musical notes, which, when read in order, spell out words. Figure out those words and match them to the clues below.
A. Part of a timely score
B. Attachment to a horse
C. Head for a restaurant
May 29th Answer:
A. Decade
B. Feedbag
C. Cabbage
I'm surprised no one noticed (or, at least, said anything) that May 29th was missing. The reason for this was because it involves a picture and I couldn't scan it in last week, so here it is now.
It's easy to read music. We've labeled the lines and spaces with the notes they represent. Then we've added musical notes, which, when read in order, spell out words. Figure out those words and match them to the clues below.
A. Part of a timely score
B. Attachment to a horse
C. Head for a restaurant
May 29th Answer:
A. Decade
B. Feedbag
C. Cabbage
turgy22
Nothing Special
Write the answer to the first clue in the first blank. Then write this answer backward in the second blank, and the result will match the second clue.
part of a staircase _______ _______ household animals
dried, grass-like plant _______ _______ skin blemishes
pies, cakes, etc. _______ _______ accentuated
June 1st Answers:
1. Clark Gable as Rhett Butler in Gone With the Wind
2. Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark
3. Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
4. Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs
5. Mike Myers as Austin Powers and Dr. Evil in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
May 29th Answers:
1-C CABBAGE
2-A DECADE
3-B FEEDBAG
part of a staircase _______ _______ household animals
dried, grass-like plant _______ _______ skin blemishes
pies, cakes, etc. _______ _______ accentuated
June 1st Answers:
1. Clark Gable as Rhett Butler in Gone With the Wind
2. Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark
3. Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
4. Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs
5. Mike Myers as Austin Powers and Dr. Evil in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
May 29th Answers:
1-C CABBAGE
2-A DECADE
3-B FEEDBAG
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rokapoke
Guest
June 2
Write the answer to the first clue in the first blank. Then write this answer backward in the second blank, and the result will match the second clue.
part of a staircase _______ _______ household animals
dried, grass-like plant _______ _______ skin blemishes
pies, cakes, etc. _______ _______ accentuated
Answers:
1. step / pets
2. straw / warts
3. desserts / stressed
Write the answer to the first clue in the first blank. Then write this answer backward in the second blank, and the result will match the second clue.
part of a staircase _______ _______ household animals
dried, grass-like plant _______ _______ skin blemishes
pies, cakes, etc. _______ _______ accentuated
Answers:
1. step / pets
2. straw / warts
3. desserts / stressed
turgy22
Nothing Special
Rose emptied her piggy bank and found 120 pennies. She gave 55% of them to her sister. Then she gave 50% of what was left plus 3 cents to her little cousin Anna. She gave one-third of what was left to her friend Molly and spent the rest on penny candy.
How much did she spend on candy?
June 2nd Answers:
step, pets
straw, warts
desserts, stressed
How much did she spend on candy?
June 2nd Answers:
step, pets
straw, warts
desserts, stressed
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rokapoke
Guest
June 3
Rose emptied her piggy bank and found 120 pennies. She gave 55% of them to her sister. Then she gave 50% of what was left plus 3 cents to her little cousin Anna. She gave one-third of what was left to her friend Molly and spent the rest on penny candy.
How much did she spend on candy?
Answer:
55% of 120 = 66 pennies given to sister
50% of 66 (plus 3) = 36 pennies given to cousin
1/3 of 33 = 11 pennies given to Molly
She spent the remaining $0.22 on penny candy.
Rose emptied her piggy bank and found 120 pennies. She gave 55% of them to her sister. Then she gave 50% of what was left plus 3 cents to her little cousin Anna. She gave one-third of what was left to her friend Molly and spent the rest on penny candy.
How much did she spend on candy?
Answer:
55% of 120 = 66 pennies given to sister
50% of 66 (plus 3) = 36 pennies given to cousin
1/3 of 33 = 11 pennies given to Molly
She spent the remaining $0.22 on penny candy.
Rose emptied her piggy bank and found 120 pennies. She gave 55% of them to her sister. Then she gave 50% of what was left plus 3 cents to her little cousin Anna. She gave one-third of what was left to her friend Molly and spent the rest on penny candy.
How much did she spend on candy?
Answer:
55% of 120 is 66, so she gave 66 pennies to her sister and had 54 left.
50% of 54 is 27, so she gave 30 pennies total to her cousin and had 24 left.
1/3 of 24 is 8, so she gave 8 pennies to Molly and had 16 left, which she spent on candy.
Answer: 16 pennies.
How much did she spend on candy?
Answer:
55% of 120 is 66, so she gave 66 pennies to her sister and had 54 left.
50% of 54 is 27, so she gave 30 pennies total to her cousin and had 24 left.
1/3 of 24 is 8, so she gave 8 pennies to Molly and had 16 left, which she spent on candy.
Answer: 16 pennies.
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rokapoke
Guest
Whoops.
turgy22
Nothing Special
June 4th - Up, Up, and Away!
Start on the S and move horizontally, vertically, or diagonally from letter to adjacent letter in the grid to spell out a 12-letter word. You may return to a letter and reuse it, but you may not sit on it to double it. (Hint: Not all of the letters will be used.)
H E X
P S R
O T A
June 5th - Tom Swifty
Unscramble the letters in each word below, then unscramble the order of words to create a Tom Swifty sentence. (Tom always speaks adverbially.)
FINKE YM SI NI SBSIUNES MIFAYL HTE DIAS RPHSALY MOT
June 6th
Every attendee at a business meeting exchanged business cards with every other attendee. If 42 cards were exchanged, how many people attended the meeting?
June 3rd Answer:
16 cents
Start on the S and move horizontally, vertically, or diagonally from letter to adjacent letter in the grid to spell out a 12-letter word. You may return to a letter and reuse it, but you may not sit on it to double it. (Hint: Not all of the letters will be used.)
H E X
P S R
O T A
June 5th - Tom Swifty
Unscramble the letters in each word below, then unscramble the order of words to create a Tom Swifty sentence. (Tom always speaks adverbially.)
FINKE YM SI NI SBSIUNES MIFAYL HTE DIAS RPHSALY MOT
June 6th
Every attendee at a business meeting exchanged business cards with every other attendee. If 42 cards were exchanged, how many people attended the meeting?
June 3rd Answer:
16 cents
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rokapoke
Guest
June 4th - Up, Up, and Away!
Start on the S and move horizontally, vertically, or diagonally from letter to adjacent letter in the grid to spell out a 12-letter word. You may return to a letter and reuse it, but you may not sit on it to double it. (Hint: Not all of the letters will be used.)
H E X
P S R
O T A
Answer:
Stratosphere. The "X" is a less-than-discreet red herring.
June 5th - Tom Swifty
Unscramble the letters in each word below, then unscramble the order of words to create a Tom Swifty sentence. (Tom always speaks adverbially.)
FINKE YM SI NI SBSIUNES MIFAYL HTE DIAS RPHSALY MOT
Answer:
knife my is in business family the said sharply tom
"My family business is in the knife," said Tom sharply.
June 6th
Every attendee at a business meeting exchanged business cards with every other attendee. If 42 cards were exchanged, how many people attended the meeting?
Answer:
I think that means there were 7 business people. Why? Each person meets (n-1) other business people. So n*(n-1)=42, and n=7.
Start on the S and move horizontally, vertically, or diagonally from letter to adjacent letter in the grid to spell out a 12-letter word. You may return to a letter and reuse it, but you may not sit on it to double it. (Hint: Not all of the letters will be used.)
H E X
P S R
O T A
Answer:
Stratosphere. The "X" is a less-than-discreet red herring.
June 5th - Tom Swifty
Unscramble the letters in each word below, then unscramble the order of words to create a Tom Swifty sentence. (Tom always speaks adverbially.)
FINKE YM SI NI SBSIUNES MIFAYL HTE DIAS RPHSALY MOT
Answer:
knife my is in business family the said sharply tom
"My family business is in the knife," said Tom sharply.
June 6th
Every attendee at a business meeting exchanged business cards with every other attendee. If 42 cards were exchanged, how many people attended the meeting?
Answer:
I think that means there were 7 business people. Why? Each person meets (n-1) other business people. So n*(n-1)=42, and n=7.