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For Butter or Worse

What is the longest word in the English alphabet?

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Lego Wars

Three friends had three kids who were all named after Star Wars characters. For Christmas one year, all three kids (Han, Leia, and Luke) got different Star Wars Lego sets as gifts (the Millennium Falcon, an AT-AT, and an Imperial Star Destroyer). Each set had a different number of pieces (1345, 1432, or 1569) and each kid took a different amount of time to complete the model (2, 3, or 4 hours). Using the clues below, can you figure out which kid got which model, how many pieces it had, and how long it took them to build it?

1. The model with the most pieces took the most time to complete, but the model with the least pieces did not take the least amount of time to complete.
2. The models weren't to scale, so the Millennium Falcon actually had more pieces than the Imperial Star Destroyer, a fact that Luke was upset to learn since he likes bigger models.
3. Han spent the three hours between opening his gifts and lunch building his model.

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Geeks of the World, Unite!

Four young friends (Blaise, Charles, John, and Konrad), who met at a LAN party, have recently taken jobs at the same technology services firm. All of them work in the web development division and they were all hired as junior programmers because of their inexperience. They all work with different languages (AJAX, Perl, PHP, and Ruby on Rails (RoR)), different information systems (JSON, MySQL, plain text, and XML), and have been using those languages and systems a differing amount of time (3 months, 5 months, 6 months, 9 months).

Using the clues provided, can you figure out who has been using what language with what system for what amount of time?

1. MySQL has been used longer than RoR.
2. The four friends are John, the one who uses PHP, the one who has been at it for 9 months, and the one who uses plain text.
3. Blaise is happy he doesn't have to work with Perl.
4. Plain text has been used longer than PHP, but not as long as AJAX.
5. One of the languages start with the same letter as its corresponding system.
6. Charles has been working with his language and system longer than John, but not as long as the person who uses AJAX.
7. The four information systems are XML, the one used with PHP, the one that's been used for 6 months, and the one that Konrad uses.
8. JSON has not been used the most amount of time and XML hasn't been used the least amount of time.
9. The four languages used are AJAX, the one used for 5 months, the used by Charles, and the one used with JSON.

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Three CDs

A set of 25-year-old triplets (two boys, Donovan and Gerry, and one girl, Dusty) were talking about a British Invasion CD they all own. They thought it was weird that they each got it for a different birthday (13th, 16th, and 21st) from a different person (their mom, their dad, and a friend). They didn't think it was weird that they each had different favorites (Come Dancing, Gloria, and Winchester Cathedral), though, since they had very different personalities.

Using the clues below, can you figure out who got the CD for which birthday, from whom, and what their favorite song is?

1. The person whose favorite song is "Winchester Cathedral" did not get the CD from a parent.

2. Donovan always liked "Come Dancing" even though it made him cry the first time he heard it, on the way to DMV to get his first driver's license.

3. Dad didn't give his son the CD 12 years ago.

4. Dusty got her copy of the CD after Donovan got his.

5. The friend who got one of the triplets the CD met that triplet in college.

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Alignment

I have vowels, none (OK, I have three "occasional" ones.),
But half of my half dozen are the same.
My alternate letters, when put together,
Will be your salt mountain destination by plane.
I happen at least twice a month (and occasionally a third).
Can you guess this killer Scrabble word?

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Ninety-Nine

Bob was looking through a road atlas of the United States while Fred yo-yoed.

Bob asked, "Why does Hawaii have Interstates when it doesn't border any states?"

Fred replied, "I don't know...Congress?"

"Hmm, " Bob said. "I'm surprised you don't know. You're usually a wealth of completely useless trivia. You must be getting old."

Fred deftly finished rocking the cradle and replied, "I don't know about that. I can think of another state with a unique characteristic."

Bob's interest was piqued. "Oh, yeah? Let's hear it."

"Okay, put down the atlas and see if you can think of the only state with rivers defining both its eastern and western borders."

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Funny Funny

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RECQPJIH NM JPI MPBHJIMJ KNMJEFDI LIJOIIF JOB GIBGRI. -SNDJBH LBHQI

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Really, Really...

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Side Dish

Bob was complaining to Fred about his favorite holiday side dish: Jell-O.

"I grew up eating it. My mom made it for all sorts of occasions," Bob said, "but whenever I make it, it looks like fruit soup."

Fred looked stunned, "Well, what are you doing to it? It only requires boiling water."

"Well, mom always made it with fruit cocktail," replied Bob, "but that stuff tastes awful, so I use fresh fruit. In fact, I like to make what I call my 'International Salad' with all sorts of fruits from all over the world. Of course only one of them can be found in the fruit cocktail mom always used."

Fred rolled his eyes. "Let me guess..."

What was wrong with Bob's Jell-O?

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What's Your Sign?

While usually pretty lucky, Fred had once again run into "Cut-my-own-throat" Dabney. This time he was at a gas station on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

Fred was just trying to duck into a restroom to hide when he heard, "Hey, buddy!" and felt an arm descend onto his shoulders.

Fred rolled his eyes. "What?!"

"Hey, no need to get all dramatic, Freddy, my boy," Dabney said, "I just want to talk to you."

"Uh, huh," Fred replied. "And how much is it going to cost me?"

"Ha ha! That's a great one," Dabney answered. "But since you brought it up, I did just inherit a radio station that I'm looking to sell. It's in an up-and-coming suburb of Lincoln, Nebraska, and it would be perfect for you."

"Dabney, I know nothing about the radio business. How could it be perfect for me?"

"With modernization, you don't need to know anything. Just flip a switch and go. And," Dabney continued, "it's perfect for you because it's a mere $50,000."

Fred's eyes got wide. "But... "

"Here," Dabney interrupted him, "look at this picture of the place. It was built in 1998, went on the air in 1999, and just had a major overhaul. It's top of the line."

Despite himself, Fred was curious and took the picture for a closer look at the station. The call letters were clearly visible. "WHAT is the call sign?"

Dabney laughed, "I knew you'd get a kick out of that! Yep, the call letters are W-H-A-T, but you can request a change from the FCC if you want. Here's the title. See? It's all legit."

Fred didn't even bother looking at the document. He knew it was fake. "Get out of here, Dabney," he said. "I don't want your phony radio station."

How did Fred know the station was a fake?

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Uppsala Calling

While on vacation in Sweden, Fred happened to run into "Cut-my-own-throat" Dabney while contemplating a portrait of Anders Celsius, the inventor of the temperature scale that bears his name.

Dabney said, "Fancy meeting you here! Hey, I see you're a fan of good old Anders! Seeing as how we go way back, I thought I'd give you a chance to own a piece of history that I happened to chance upon recently."

So saying, Dabney pulled out a sealed glass tube that was attached to a thin board. The board had some writing on it, and Fred could see that it was the standard centigrade scale, common to most of the world. The whole thing looked very old, and the script of the numbers seemed about 300 years out of date.

Not exactly thrilled to see this mendicant, Fred asked, "Really? Why would I be interested in that?"

"Because, me old chum," replied the slickster, "this mock-up of a Celsius thermometer was done by Anders himself. I'm willing to part with it for a mere five grand, and that's..."

"Yeah, I know, 'cutting your own throat'." Fred finished. "Listen, I don't have time for your rubbish, but I would gladly make the time to turn you in to the authorities for forgery."

How did Fred know it was a fake?

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Enjoyment

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BDEEGBB CB IGKKCFI LMNK OJD LNFK. MNQQCFGBB CB PCRCFI LMNK OJD IGK. -- M. SNERBJF TUJLF SU.

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Conviction

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ZYXW VUTS RWZYWQP, OJM VUT LOJ KTSJ KNW IUSZM OSUTJM. -- NWJSV MOXYM KNUSWOT

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Un-Vulcan?

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New Releases

Three people (Arnold, Meathead, and Stabem) were on their way to three different record stores (Sam Goody, Tower, and Virgin) to buy the new releases, in three different formats (CD, LP, and Tape), from three different bands (Slipknot, Static X, and Testament). Using the clues below, can you determine who bought what band's album, in what format, from where?

1. Either Arnold or Stabem bought the LP of either Slipknot or Testament.

2. Either the CD or Tape of either Slipknot or Static X was purchased at Tower.

3. Arnold either bought the CD or LP version of either Static X or Testament.

4. Either the Slipknot album was purchased by Meathead or Stabem went to Sam Goody and bought a CD.

5. Sam Goody sold either an LP or a Tape to either Meathead or Stabem.

6. Testament's new release was either on LP or Tape and was sold at either Tower or Virgin.

7. Tower sold either Static X or Testament to either Arnold or Stabem.

8. Either the LP or tape was bought by Stabem at either Sam Goody or Virgin.

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Philanthropy

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OJ HFK BCRI LKQB, PORI FJ HFKE NICTUB; OJ HFK BCRI TOUUTI, PORI FJ HFKE BICEU. -- CECS GEFRIES

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No Lie

LIARS NJA NKBNJ, NJAT MAROA HBCQSMD. -- LAKPCRT IKUOAKP

NJA NKBNJ GUBMV PAQUEA EUKA IUIBMRK CW CN GAKA TUN RMGRDL LNRNCTF BFMD WRQNL. -- JATKD L. JRLSCTL

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I Don't Remember

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GTLUH ODX T'S UWRTOL WSOFVTW WOQ QFNW RY WH HUF VWSF HTSF. T HUTOP T'RF EDGLDHHFO HUTV ZFEDGF. -- VHFRFO XGTLUH

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8-Letter Doublagrams II

Rearrange the letters to form two 4-letter words, then rearrange them again to form one 8-letter word.

Example: AACOPRSU
Answer: AURA, COPS, ACARPOUS

1. AADGIMPR
2. BEEEMMRR
3. AALRSTUY
4. CEEENNST
5. CDEHIMRS

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8-Letter Doublagrams I

Rearrange the letters to form two 4-letter words, then rearrange them again to form one 8-letter word.

Example: AACOPRSU
Answer: AURA, COPS, ACARPOUS

1. EEHINNRT
2. AAEGGLNU
3. ACEIKMRV
4. ILLMPTUY
5. AGIILNOR

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Nothing in Common

I'm thinking of two words. One is the plural of the first, but the plural shares no letters with its singular form, as is usually the case. The singular is an everyday word, while the plural is practically unknown, but is still listed in common references. What are the words I'm thinking of?

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Cheapskate

When Fred graduated from high school in May 1993, after having celebrated his 18th birthday in March, he received a small check from his grandma. Being a frugal sort, he decided that the best thing to spend his money on would be something that he could use for the rest of his life, even if he lived to be 124: calendars. He figured that as long as he never wrote on them, and he didn't care about the more irregular holidays like Easter, he could use and reuse a set of calendars until he died. He had a calendar for every year since the year he was born, so he knew he wouldn't have to buy too many more. He did want to maximize his space though, so he decided to get rid of any of the ones that he already had that he didn't need. He would just buy the remaining ones that he would need as time wore on.

Can you figure out how many calendars he got rid of, how many he would need in total, and how many years it took him to finish his collection? Assume that he doesn't die before completing his collection, and that he won't buy a new one until January 1st of the year in question.

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Letter Pairs XX

Here are 30 letter pairs, listed alphabetically, that make up 10 six-letter words. Using the clues provided find all 10 words, using each letter pair only once. When you are done, the first letter in each word will form a word revealing the theme of the puzzle.

AC AY CK CK EL EN ER ES ET EV FE GE IR IS IT LE MA NA NN OF ON OR PL RA RS SC SP TA TE TI

1. NFL player
2. American football number
3. Constant movement
4. Lead
5. Group feeling
6. Team member
7. Proposals
8. Badminton gear
9. "Love" game
10. Gets a point

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Letter Pairs XIX

Here are 27 letter pairs, listed alphabetically, that make up 9 six-letter words. Using the clues provided find all 9 words, using each letter pair only once. When you are done the first letter in each word will form a word revealing the theme of the puzzle.

AD AS CA CI EI EL ES ES GH HO IC IC LE LE LS MI NS NT PE RE RO SA SL ST TE TI US

1. Sings
2. Dwellings
3. Cookie plan
4. Frozen water stalactite
5. St. Nicks
6. Shiny garland
7. ___toe
8. ___ Fideles
9. Ice vehicle

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Compounds XVIII

By using each set of letters below, create a compound word out of two separate words. Each of the separate words has a letter in common and that letter is given in the correct position for each word. Use the letters provided only once. The compound word may begin with either of the two separate words.

Example: MIOMST
_ _ _ E
_ _ _ E

Answer: SOMETIME

1. WIRFY
_ A _
_ A _ _

2. REUNGUR
_ _ N
_ _ _ N _ _

3. THSTH
_ O _
_ _ O _

4. DOOSHN
_ _ W _
_ _ _ W

5. EWDAHA
_ _ R _
_ _ R _

6. TERWLF
_ A _ _
_ _ A _

7. DEGNULE
_ I _ _
_ _ I _ _

8. USLANTPAEU
_ _ _ _ R
_ _ _ _ R _ _

9. TRSSNB
_ U _ _ _
_ U _

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Compounds XVII

By using each set of letters below, create a compound word out of two separate words. Each of the separate words has a letter in common and that letter is given in the correct position for each word. Use the letters provided only once. The compound word may begin with either of the two separate words.

Example: MIOMST
_ _ _ E
_ _ _ E

Answer: SOMETIME

1. DHGT
_ O _
_ O _

2. MHSDEPL
_ A _ _
_ _ A _ _

3. HESGUD
_ O _
_ O _ _ _

4. MIHRCR
A _ _
_ _ A _ _

5. DANEUWE
_ _ _ _ R
_ _ _ R

6. SKIWOFE
_ _ R _ _
_ _ R _

7. ELIRTHESEV
S _ _ _ _
S _ _ _ _ _ _

8. WELFANKO
_ _ _ _ _ S
S _ _ _

9. ULNSESAG
_ _ _ _ S _ _
S _ _

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Position

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Z WSCCRV YA PRRJ YWSY YWR URDKRR AP S CRKHAV'H ZVYRJJZDRVOR ZH UZKROYJI KRPJROYRU QI YWR VTBQRK AP OAVPJZOYZVD SYYZYTURH HWR OSV QKZVD YA QRSK AV YWR HSBR YACZO. -- JZHS SJYWRK

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Wonderland

VH AQ CUI BP AVBGQO, GCQ WTOVBS APFRI BPG DQ WP TRQUWUBG. -- UBBQ DOUIWGOQQG

QEQOX JVRQ VW GAP VB AVBGQO. -- SQPOSQ CQODQOG

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Letter Pairs XVIII

Here are 27 letter pairs, listed alphabetically, that make up 9 six-letter words. Using the clues provided, find all 9 words using each letter pair only once. When you are done, the first letter in each word will form a word revealing the theme of the puzzle.

DD DE DO DU EA EL ER ES GL IO LE LE LU MI MU NG NS NT RO RS SA ST TH TO UD WA WI

1. Central
2. Residents of Des Moines
3. Superior city
4. Coldest season
5. Bald birds
6. ___ Clemens
7. Home of Mud Hens baseball
8. Cow mammary glands
9. Stalwart

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Letter Pairs XVII

Here are 36 letter pairs, listed alphabetically, that make up 12 six-letter words. Using the clues provided, find all 12 words using each letter pair only once. When you are done, the first letter in each word will form a word revealing the theme of the puzzle.

AT CO CT DE DE DO ED ED EF EN ER EY GA GY IB IN IN IN KE LE NF NO OR RE RE RK SI SI SI ST TA TS TU UL UN US

1. Pass up a temptation
2. Fit to eat
3. Physician
4. Serviceable
5. Adds up
6. Amount eaten
7. Type of milk
8. Put on weight
9. Craving
10. Within
11. Pep
12. Edible bird

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Complete-A-Word XVI

Use the 26 letters of the alphabet to complete the ten words below, replacing each underscore with a letter. Each letter can only be used once.

1. L_ _U_CIO_ _
2. _E_ITA_ _E
3. _ERM_TI_
4. E_A_ _LE
5. T_E_ _Y
6. _LIN_
7. _UN_
8. _E_
9. B_
10. _

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Compounds XVI

By using each set of letters below, create a compound word out of two separate words. Each of the separate words has a letter in common and that letter is given in the correct position for each word. Use the letters provided only once. The compound word may begin with either of the two separate words.

Example: MIOMST
_ _ _ E
_ _ _ E

Answer: SOMETIME

1. MARWTS
_ _ _ E
_ _ E _

2. DEWYH
_ _ A _
_ A _

3. GSNKP
_ _ I _
_ I _

4. AIRTENAS
M _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ M

5. HIGTIAT
L _ _ _ _
_ _ _ L

6. MELULD
_ _ _ B
B _ _ _

7. PRATPSTN
_ _ _ E _ _
_ _ E _

8. PLEGEHNI
_ _ _ _ O _
_ O _ _

9. EGHOCONI
_ _ M _ _ _
_ _ M _

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Compounds XV

By using each set of letters below, create a compound word out of two separate words. Each of the separate words has a letter in common and that letter is given in the correct position for each word. Use the letters provided only once. The compound word may begin with either of the two separate words.

Example: MIOMST
_ _ _ E
_ _ _ E

Answer: SOMETIME

1. OWTMRNO
S _ _ _
S _ _ _ _

2. GEUD
B _ _
B _ _

3. HMATEPI
S _ _ _
S _ _ _ _

4. CHEDEH
_ _ A _
A _ _ _

5. KLLCLBB
_ A _ _
_ _ A _ _

6. DEKSKC
_ I _ _
_ I _ _

7. HUENIN
S _ _ _ _
S _ _

8. GETGABPEAC
_ _ _ _ _ R
_ _ R _ _ _

9. ATEPFOWO
_ R _ _ _
_ _ _ _ R

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Complete-A-Word XV

Use the 26 letters of the alphabet to complete the ten words below, replacing each underscore with a letter. Each letter can only be used once.

1. W_ _LE
2. _A_IN_
3. _EE_
4. E_ _A_A_IONS
5. _E
6. _O_ND
7. _ _ME
8. _U_I_T
9. _ _ON_E
10. _ _WE_R_

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Anasquare X

Find an anagram for each word listed below and then reorder the new words to create a word square.

Example of a word square:
THE
HEN
END

1. TENS
2. EATS
3. AIDE
4. SNIP

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Anasquare IX

Find an anagram for each word listed below and then reorder the new words to create a word square.

Example of a word square:
THE
HEN
END

1. ADEEM
2. NERVE
3. LYARD
4. PLANE
5. MANED

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Storigram X

Below is a (very) short story with 10 capitalized words or phrases which are anagrams of words that all fit in a certain category. Can you find the anagrams and determine the category?

NOTE: Eight of the answers contain two words

DON OWNS a very SEVERE MUTTON, an ERRANT MOTH, and A MEAN AUK that are known as the MAVINS OF SINS, both minor and great. Upon seeing a cat with A NAKED PAW, they decided that TALL CHILES were an IDEAL NOSH for ATONEMENT and ate them WITH SNOUT, proboscis, and beak.

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Letter Pairs XV

Here are 42 letter pairs, listed alphabetically, that make up 14 six-letter words. Using the clues provided find all 14 words, using each letter pair only once. When you are done the first letter in each word will form a word revealing the theme of the puzzle.

AI AI AL AN AV AV AY DA DI DS EA EL ES ES IA IG KS LE MA NE NI NI NO NS NS NS OC OI PL RA RO RS RW SE TE TE TR TR TR TY UC UT

1. Train axles
2. Paths
3. Fly
4. Wanderers
5. Four-doors
6. Sky vehicles
7. Ships from OPEC countries?
8. Type of tire
9. Vehicles on tracks
10. Sky route
11. Go on a trip
12. Kindle
13. Large water bodies
14. Excessive Interstate speed

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Letter Pairs XVI

Here are 27 letter pairs, listed alphabetically, that make up 9 six-letter words. Using the clues provided find all 9 words, using each letter pair only once. When you are done the first letter in each word will form a word revealing the theme of the puzzle.

BO CL DE ER EX IA IE LI LS MO MS NK NT OT OU PE PO RE RS RT RV SE TP TR UP UT WE

1. Local program on a network
2. Results
3. Dial-up needs
4. Supplies the juice
5. Connect to satellite
6. Testing periods
7. Knowledgeable person
8. Restart
9. Network manager

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Letter Pairs XIV

Here are 27 letter pairs, listed alphabetically, that make up 9 six-letter words. Using the clues provided find all 9 words, using each letter pair only once. When you are done the first letter in each word will form a word revealing the theme of the puzzle.

AI AM CU DD EA EN ER ES ET GH HA IS LA LI LT NG NO OC RS TE TH TI TS TS UL UN WR

1. Spooky houses
2. Charm
3. Beacons
4. What not to walk under
5. Supernatural
6. Ghost
7. Chewing on candy
8. Goes into
9. Sounds

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Letter Pairs XIII

Here are 42 letter pairs, listed alphabetically, that make up 14 six-letter words. Using the clues provided find all 14 words, using each letter pair only once. When you are done the first letter in each word will form a word revealing the theme of the puzzle.

AC AD AU BA CR EA ED ED EM EW FA GU ID LI ME MO NE NG NI NS OC OW PI RE RI RI RK RS RS SA SE ST TI TO TO TY UI UM UR VE VE VI

1. Hunting expedition
2. Baseball official
3. Travels by car
4. Grassy field
5. Get on a boat
6. Bodies of water
7. Looked at
8. Hot month in northern hemisphere
9. Boat trip
10. On the go
11. Took a sightseeing trip
12. Doing nothing
13. Surfers' milieux
14. Warm Fahrenheit temperature

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Storigram IX

Below is a (very) short story with 10 capitalized words or phrases which are anagrams of words that all fit in a certain category. Can you find the anagrams and determine the category?

There once was an eclectic farming family who would use A TRICK HOE on A SUGAR SAP maple and raised hens with one brown FOWL AURICLE and one white. They also had a SLY PEAR tree and an aquarium where you could hear an EEL CRY. The daughter once said, "MOM, HOURS have been wasted listening to 'COLIC' ROB telling us that he had to BEG A CAB to take him TO A TOP beach to listen to a LUAU RAG."

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Storigram VIII

Below is a (very) short story with 10 capitalized words or phrases which are anagrams of words that all fit in a certain category. Can you find the anagrams and determine the category?

NOTE: Four of the answers contain two words.

Once there was A REVISING WIT who was writing a changed version of the story of a popular band by the name of "The CANAL HORN TRIO" for a local newsletter. He said that the lead tuba player had A MIEN that was very mean and quoted the trumpet player as saying, "ONCE WE MIX our MANY LARD and HAM ICING sandwiches with our sound that BREAKS AN alligator's tooth, we will be able to easily ADDLE RHINOS." The wit also said that the singer SANG WITH NO concept of TEEN SENSE.

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Teasergle V

Fred likes to spend time at his favorite brain teaser oriented site, Teasergle, playing his favorite game, Lunch Lobber. Currently, he has $2,550,000,000 in the bank in the game. He knows that he earns $44,000,000 every day he plays, and he spends $150,000,000 each week to increase his skill level in the game.

Can you help him figure out how many weeks, to the nearest whole week, he's been playing?

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Crossquare X

Solve each clue below. The answers will form a word square.

Example of a word square:
THE
HEN
END

1. Fruit/vegetable
2. Visual
3. Cotton fabric
4. Alternate gene
5. Alter
6. Cantankerous

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Crossquare IX

Solve each clue below. The answers will form a word square.

Example of a word square:
THE
HEN
END

1. Pansy genus
2. Charged column type
3. Beginning
4. Lord
5. Performed

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Anasquare VIII

Find an anagram for each word listed below and then reorder the new words to create a word square.

Example of a word square:
THE
HEN
END

1. RAIL
2. REAM
3. RAIA
4. LAMP

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Anasquare VII

Find an anagram for each word listed below and then reorder the new words to create a word square.

Example of a word square:
THE
HEN
END

1. MEET
2. CAPE
3. PATS
4. RACE

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Crossquare VIII

Solve each clue below. The answers will form a word square.

Example of a word square:
THE
HEN
END

1. Strange
2. Method
3. Slackens pressure
4. Spit out
5. Silences

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Crossquare VII

Solve each clue below. The answers will form a word square.

Example of a word square:
THE
HEN
END

1. Tennis score
2. Spoken
3. Barrels
4. Otherwise

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Anasquare VI

Find an anagram for each word listed below and then reorder the new words to create a word square.

Example of a word square:
THE
HEN
END

1. TARE
2. SEAR
3. TIER
4. AIDE

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Anasquare V

Find an anagram for each word listed below and then reorder the new words to create a word square.

Example of a word square:
THE
HEN
END

1. REAR
2. STAR
3. BRAG
4. BETS

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What Comes Next?

What are the next three numbers in this series?

1, 2, 2, 4, 2, 4, 2, 4, 6, 2, 6, ?, ?, ?

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Cryptolist XX

A cryptolist is a list of related items that has been obfuscated with a simple letter substitution. Solve the following cryptolist and category.

Category: PAFKYIG NEH BANGTXAG

ENTIFVNZ BFZA
NVXA
OFZCBAIAX
BFVXCE
SCTEH
VAEIFKXNB
HAKXAA
RNIYCB
INDZAGSCCE
GIAXA

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Phoney Puzzle XX

This is a little twist on the standard cryptograms. Instead of each letter being replaced by another letter, each letter in all of the words has been replaced with a digit corresponding to the letter on a standard telephone dial.

The authors of the quotes have been given.

949 47 48 3784 2334287 263 26678837 23424662367 273 2684 225533 87377? -- Clifford Stoll

843 47328 84464 22688 2 26678837 66832665 47 8428 66 628837 469 6824 968 78833 4686 48, 48 36376'8 438 244437 67 4328437. -- Bill Gates

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Cryptolist XIX

A cryptolist is a list of related items that has been obfuscated with a simple letter substitution. Solve the following cryptolist and category.

Category: ANTNFDZTSNX

FITVND
XENZDE
YBHHNA
QNTZLDNA
DZLVZAQ
FBDTENA
HIWSND
DJPWSNA
FJLTEWIOS
DJANNL

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Phoney Puzzle XIX

This is a little twist on the standard cryptograms. Instead of each letter being replaced by another letter, each letter in all of the words has been replaced with a digit corresponding to the letter on a standard telephone dial.

The authors of the quotes have been given.

836 84687263 36657 77625246 8436735837 4686 627287489, 94453 663 9473 626 3674387 4467353 4686 46667825489. -- Martin Luther King Jr.

4 366'8 9268 86 2244383 46667825489 8476844 69 9675... 4 9268 86 2244383 48 8476844 668 39464. -- Woody Allen

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Complete-A-Word XIV

Use the 26 letters of the alphabet to complete the ten words below, replacing each underscore with a letter. Each letter can only be used once.

1. QUA_I_U_ICIAL
2. QUI_ _ _I_
3. QUIL_ _O_T
4. QUA_ERI_ _L_
5. QUI_S
6. QUI_BL_
7. QUIN_ _AGESI_A
8. QUIC_ _ATCH
9. QU_F_
10. QU_ _

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Complete-A-Word XIII

Use the 26 letters of the alphabet to complete the ten words below, replacing each underscore with a letter. Each letter can only be used once.

1. _UM_E_
2. _ _N_N
3. S_I_ _
4. HA_ _IN_
5. _ _PS
6. LI_ _
7. S_A_T
8. _A_NS
9. S_L_E_
10. _UA_ _ARY

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Phoney Puzzle XVIII

Phoney Puzzle XVII

Cryptolist XVIII

A cryptolist is a list of related items that has been obfuscated with a simple letter substitution. Solve the following cryptolist and category.

Category: FVRUFA BLYWO

FGYFMRYU
WEFHAO
HFMV
POVVOA
XLMMFA
BOVBLYWO
UOVFZOMRO
WES
FDRFMS
BFEXBOMS

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Cryptolist XVII

A cryptolist is a list of related items that has been obfuscated with a simple letter substitution. Solve the following cryptolist and category.

Category: WRAJY

WDOOI
ODAW
VROJ
AXDOOI
NDAJGY
VRAW
AXORSNGY
LGDPTY
RXXYGYORJY
AWRUY R GYT

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Phoney Puzzle XVI

Phoney Puzzle XV

This is a little twist on the standard cryptograms. Instead of each letter being replaced by another letter, each letter in all of the words has been replaced with a digit corresponding to the letter on a standard telephone dial.

The authors of the quotes have been given.

77223 47 244. 968 5878 966'8 2354383 469 827859, 484359, 6463-2644546459 244 48 47. 4 6326, 968 629 84465 48'7 2 5664 929 3696 843 7623 86 843 2436478'7, 288 8428'7 5878 7326887 86 77223. -- Douglas Adams

4683737846459, 222673464 86 663376 27876666377, 77223 47 346483. 8447 47 2 8379 2663678464 8468448-- 727842852759 367 736753 946 226 63837 73636237 94373 8439 4283 5338 844647. -- Woody Allen

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Complete-A-Word XII

Use the 26 letters of the alphabet to complete the ten words below, replacing each underscore with a letter. Each letter can only be used once.

1. _E_ _A
2. _E_OES
3. _A_ER
4. _ _ _FE
5. _IN_E_
6. _ _AF_
7. SN_ _ _
8. _ _M_S
9. _O_K
10. _UXO_

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Complete-A-Word XI

Use the 26 letters of the alphabet to complete the ten words below, replacing each underscore with a letter. Each letter can only be used once.

1. _UI_O_IC
2. _ON_L
3. _O_AY
4. A_ _T
5. _ON_ _SE
6. _EC_ _NI_ _
7. _TO_AWA_
8. _UN_
9. _ _ER
10. _ _IAL

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Phoney Puzzle XIV

This is a little twist on the standard cryptograms. Instead of each letter being replaced by another letter, each letter in all of the words has been replaced with a digit corresponding to the letter on a standard telephone dial.

The authors of the quotes have been given.

9325, 6. 2 2378246 6378687 34767337 2335428464 843 96864 263 4639737436233. 2 7277466 8428 46384 233673 2 777295. -- Ambrose Bierce

3973743623 74697 8428 7822377 47 383 5377 86 2245489 8426 86 9325. 843 946637 47 43 946 44837 4467353 86 447 9675, 2639 263 7685. -- Charles Buxton

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Phoney Puzzle XIII

Cryptolist XVI

A cryptolist is a list of related items that has been obfuscated with a simple letter substitution. Solve the following cryptolist and category.

Category: XSBDDV

KNJSYVX
SBQVR
EDDR EQL
UNQSBNF
QKKVN
BDGNCDFR
NFQXNFX
BYXUDFP
EVQSREDQFZ
QVLNEFQ

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Cryptolist XV

A cryptolist is a list of related items that has been obfuscated with a simple letter substitution. Solve the following cryptolist and category.

Category: VTPTEQ

XGZDN XKFNNE
HGMWXV
KHGZWSBHQN
RFNEKV
SZLVZBN
KBZHD
ONTB
GHXCWNFHPN
XRZJHJHA
TEKZQETRZ

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Phoney Puzzle XII

This is a little twist on the standard cryptograms. Instead of each letter being replaced by another letter, each letter in all of the words has been replaced with a digit corresponding to the letter on a standard telephone dial.

The authors of the quotes have been given.

43325476 47 9428 77323337 3973743623; 29642476 47 9428 3655697. -- David T. Wolf

296427 73427333 383792639 27 3782559 2677878... 433254787 73427333 383792639 27 3782559 2677878, 392378 8436735837. -- Robert Anton Wilson

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Phoney Puzzle XI

This is a little twist on the standard cryptograms. Instead of each letter being replaced by another letter, each letter in all of the words has been replaced with a digit corresponding to the letter on a standard telephone dial.

The authors of the quotes have been given.

2 29642 47 668 637359 663 946 73237 248837 5377667 3766 843 7278, 43 47 663 946 47 77362887359 347277646833 46 843 388873. -- Sidney J. Harris

2 29642 47 2 626 946, 9436 43 763557 3569377, 56657 276863 367 2 263346. -- H. L. Mencken

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Teasergle IV

The incredibly popular brain teaser oriented site Teasergle, has four editors, two female (scotchweed and sourcer) and two male (feenxbum and papsquid) to ensure the quality of brain teasers being submitted. Unfortunately, there are quite a number of duplicate teasers submitted. Of the hundreds of teasers that keep getting submitted, each editor has one they love to see (Born in 1955, Extra Dollar, Light What First?, and Rooster Lays an Egg) and one they hate to see (Barman with Gun, Man in Elevator, Greater Than God, and Plane Crash on Border). They also each wrote a teaser that is constantly being duplicated (Bus Driver's Eyes, Cross the River, Pope Has It, and Riddle of the Sphinx). Using the clues below, can you determine who loves to see what duplicate, wrote which duplicated teaser, and hates to see what duplicate?

1. It's strange that the woman who wrote Pope Has It hates to see Greater Than God.
2. Feenxbum either loves to see Rooster Lays an Egg and hates Man in Elevator or wrote Cross the River.
3. The four editors are sourcer, the male who wrote Riddle of the Sphinx, the editor who loves Extra Dollar, and the one who hates to see Barman with Gun.
4. Feenxbum loves any duplicate with an animal in its name.
5. The woman who loves Born in 1955 wrote Cross the River.
6. The four teasers that the editors hate are Plane Crash on Border, the one that feenxbum hates, the one that is hated by the person who loves Light What First?, and the one hated by the person who wrote Pope Has It.

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Vulcan's Tool?

Cold from the earth's chill bowels was I brought.
My foursquare head will smooth down hardest iron;
And I shall never fear vicissitudes
Of age, so long as Mulciber by fire
Snatch not away the number of my years;
Grim heat soon softens my unyielding form.

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A Large Family

Twelve brothers and sisters and only one father and mother,
One intestine and one stomach, one heart and two arms;
But including the parents, they all add to one when you count them.

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Two Brothers

There are two brothers.
However much they run,
they do not reach each other.

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Compounds XIV

By using each set of letters below, create a compound word out of two separate words. Each of the separate words has a letter in common and that letter is given in the correct position for each word. Use the letters provided only once. The compound word may begin with either of the two separate words.

Example: MIOMST
_ _ _ E
_ _ _ E

Answer: SOMETIME

1. PEIO
T _ _
T _ _

2. EHARAH
_ _ _ D
_ _ _ D

3. BYCW
_ O _
_ O _

4. SAGBACS
_ R _ _
_ R _ _ _

5. SMIRUPOPS
_ _ _ E _
_ _ _ _ _ E

6. NRNSB
_ U _ _
_ U _

7. TIPEKMRE
_ E _ _ _ _
_ _ _ E

8. ROOHSECT
_ _ U _ _
_ _ U _ _

9. REGSAUSKC
_ T _ _ _
_ T _ _ _ _

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Compounds XIII

By using each set of letters below, create a compound word out of two separate words. Each of the separate words has a letter in common and that letter is given in the correct position for each word. Use the letters provided only once. The compound word may begin with either of the two separate words.

Example: MIOMST
_ _ _ E
_ _ _ E

Answer: SOMETIME

1. PGNKN
_ I _ _
_ I _

2. TXRSGNB
_ O _
_ _ _ O _ _

3. YEBMDH
_ O _ _
_ O _ _

4. OSMEHOI
_ _ _ N _
_ _ _ N

5. IRECSTS
_ _ A _ _
_ A _ _

6. HENDIGTAC
L _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ L _

7. ROBLUDAEDH
_ E _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ E

8. BIRNEED
_ _ D _ _ _
_ _ D

9. LETUBTNH
_ _ _ _ O _
_ O _ _

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Pizza Pizza

Three different people (Aaron, Bertha, and Chuck) with three different last names (Able, Bowman, and Cook) ordered a pizza from their favorite delivery place, Trianimoes. Unfortunately, the person taking the orders messed everything up, as usual. The poor delivery guy had to figure out what pizza (Pepperoni, Sausage, and Supreme) had to go to which address on Travis RD (2313, 2315, and 2317) just using the limited clues that the order taker could remember.

1. No one had the same first and last initials.
2. The three pizzas are the pepperoni, the one delivered to 2313, and the one that Bowman ordered.
3. Bertha and Chuck are not next door neighbors.
4. Either Able lives at 2317 or the supreme was delivered to 2317.
5. Chuck loves onions and green peppers and has to have them on his pizza.

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Compounds XII

By using each set of letters below, create a compound word out of two separate words. Each of the separate words has a letter in common and that letter is given in the correct position for each word. Use the letters provided only once. The compound word may begin with either of the two separate words.

Example: MIOMST
_ _ _ E
_ _ _ E

Answer: SOMETIME

1. NGRHDUG
_ _ O _ _ _
_ O _

2. LKOBDBRC
_ _ A _ _
_ _ A _ _

3. LATOWSC
_ _ _ H
_ _ _ _ H

4. SLEBLB
_ A _ _
_ A _ _

5. ORTEHS
_ _ _ E
_ _ _ E

6. PADBDRS
_ E _
_ _ _ E _ _

7. HIWRASCW
_ _ _ _ T
_ _ T _ _

8. CENKOA
B _ _ _
B _ _ _

9. LOTSIB
_ A _ _
_ _ A _

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Compounds XI

By using each set of letters below, create a compound word out of two separate words. Each of the separate words has a letter in common and that letter is given in the correct position for each word. Use the letters provided only once. The compound word may begin with either of the two separate words.

Example: MIOMST
_ _ _ E
_ _ _ E

Answer: SOMETIME

1. CHOMNC
_ A _
_ _ A _ _

2. SARTHLS
_ E _ _
_ E _ _ _

3. HONGTD
_ U _
_ _ U _ _

4. PUDRT
_ _ O _
O _ _

5. ROLTEEID
_ _ _ N
_ _ N _ _ _

6. KADYEI
L _ _ _
L _ _ _

7. SBHKCLF
_ A _ _
_ _ A _ _

8. SPODNAIBG
_ _ R _ _ _
_ _ _ R _

9. OODWUTC
_ _ _ N
_ _ _ N _

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Storigram VII

Below is a (very) short story with 10 capitalized words or phrases which are anagrams of words that all fit in a certain category. Can you find the anagrams and determine the category?

There was A COMEDIAN who used to tell a joke in which A BISON and a BIG MULE were walking in a desert. There was also a GREY MAN who saw the animals ON RADAR and thought that the bison must have a HOT SOLE, walking in the SAND, HOUR after hour. The man ran to a ROAD, CUE in hand, and thought of what he could EARN: GIANT paychecks. He thought that he would go to the OPERA, SIGN his paycheck, and live a life of luxury.

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Cryptolist XIV

A cryptolist is a list of related items that has been obfuscated with a simple letter substitution. Solve the following cryptolist and category.

Category: AITZZTZB

HUXXC
GVI
ITYVDXGGX
HTZFWTCC
YXXC
HUTYCTBTB
IYVIXCCXY
EVEETZ
AHTSXC
ITSVG

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Cryptolist XIII

A cryptolist is a list of related items that has been obfuscated with a simple letter substitution. Solve the following cryptolist and category.

Category: KBHCGCIJ

KDZHCDYATG
JATDGA
IDYKDCXT
KZCYA YCTCJGAZ
AHAIGBZDH IBHHAXA
IBYYCGGAAJ
WEUCICDZF
ALAIEGCMA
HAXCJHDGEZA
KZAJCUATG

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Cryptolist XII

A cryptolist is a list of related items that has been obfuscated with a simple letter substitution. Solve the following cryptolist and category.

Category: DPCRWXZ

ABECBPX
RBEEBPX
CPXQYJCF
ZJCQCXYF
MWCABEQCM
UQBAY
BFAYPXHQLHZ
WYQLCM
GBQECDY
FBZWCPR

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Cryptolist XI

A cryptolist is a list of related items that has been obfuscated with a simple letter substitution. Solve the following cryptolist and category.

Category: KCWNYGZM

ICOGCS
NZGYQJG
WGSQGOKQS
ISPTW
WGQGKCWOCNQ
KRNCIQSFYO
TPSJQR
JPSWQ
CNQSZGYCJ
GSZJWDPWYCJ

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Letter Pairs XII

Here are 33 letter pairs, listed alphabetically, that make up 11 six-letter words. Using the clues provided find all 11 words, using each letter pair only once. When you are done the first letter in each word will form a word revealing the theme of the puzzle.

AN CA DE DS EA EG EL ER ES ET GA GE GN IC IV KN LO ME NS NS OG OL OM OR PE RI RL RS SI ST TA TE UP

1. Popular seasoning
2. Green or black platter food
3. Pineapple ______ down cake
4. Matures
5. Cantaloupes
6. Christmas drink
7. Food tester
8. Provides food for a party
9. Citrus fruit
10. Egg dish
11. Works on dough

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Letter Pairs XI

Here are 36 letter pairs, listed alphabetically, that make up 12 six-letter words. Using the clues provided find all 12 words, using each letter pair only once. When you are done the first letter in each word will form a word revealing the theme of the puzzle.

AL CO DS ED EL EN EN ER ES ES EV GY IN IN LE LE LE MB ME NE NG NI PO RE RN RV SE SS TH TO TS TS TT TU YI YS

1. Throws a ball
2. Competitions
3. Covered with a mesh
4. Agile
5. Financial intake
6. Puts the ball in play
7. Units of counting
8. Distance
9. Narrow lanes
10. Cedes
11. Vim and vigor
12. Give back

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Letter Pairs X

Here are 30 letter pairs, listed alphabetically, that make up 10 six-letter words. Using the clues provided find all 10 words, using each letter pair only once. When you are done the first letter in each word will form a word revealing the theme of the puzzle.

AL AN CE EC EL EN ES EV FI GR LE MA NA NO OF ON OU PS RM RS RS RU SS TA TE TI TS TS VO XM

1. Assemblages
2. Public position
3. Electors
4. Happenings
5. Leaders
6. Usual
7. Large bodies of people
8. Chooses
9. Cohesive group of people
10. IRS agent

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Letter Pairs IX

Here are 48 letter pairs, listed alphabetically, that make up 16 six-letter words. Using the clues provided find all 16 words, using each letter pair only once. When you are done the first letter in each word will form a word revealing the theme of the puzzle.

AD AL AW BO CK CR CT DI ER ER ET EX EX FA HE HE IG IN IN LA LC LE LE LE LL LS MO ND NG NI NT OR OW PA PE PP RA RS SI ST TA TE TH TH TI TT UM YE

1. Parent
2. Increasing in number
3. Type of powder
4. Await
5. Baby's toy
6. Bottle appendage
7. Small child
8. Cause to laugh
9. A color
10. Creeps along
11. Exerts oneself
12. Beginning
13. Cut molars
14. Well-being
15. Get bigger
16. Sibling

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Nyuk Nyuk Nyuk

Three friends (Jerome, Louis, and Moses) were discussing the genius of the Three Stooges when they broke out into an argument over who was the worst 'third' Stooge (Curly Joe, Joe, or Shemp) and which schtick was the funniest (Eye Poke, Hair Pull, Stomach Punch). Using the clues below, determine who disliked which replacement and what gag they thought was the best.

1. Moses was no fan of the eye poke.
2. The person who disliked Shemp the most thought that the hair pull was the funniest.
3. Jerome had no problem with Joe.
4. Moses kind of liked Curly Joe's work.
5. Louis hated the hair pull.
6. Jerome thought the stomach punch looked too mean.
7. Someone really liked to see Joe get punched in the stomach.
8. Louis thought that the name 'Curly' was sacred and always disliked Curly Joe for using it.

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Magic Triangle

Arrange the digits 1 through 9 on a triangle so that there is one digit on each point and two digits on each side between the points. The total of the four digits on any given side must equal 17.

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A Conversation

Fred and his wife, Nikita, were having a conversation about words while on a road trip.

Fred said, "I am thinking of a devilishly tricky word that has five consonants in a row."

Nikita countered with, "That's a good one, but people are lining up to find a word with five vowels in a row."

What words were Fred and Nikita thinking of?

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Four Equations

Checkers, the smartest dog in the world, was doodling in his math diary and come up with three equations:

A-B=C
D/E=F
G+H=I

He was about to write a fourth equation using multiplication when an interesting thought occurred to him. Instead of using a new set of numbers (J, K, L) for his fourth equation, he would use the answers of the three existing equations:

C*F=I

Now the only question in his mind was, "Can I replace the letters A through I with the digits 1 through 9 in such a way that all four of my equations are correct?"

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Roast

I can be a quite succulent roast,
A fact about which I do boast,
Presented to the guests by the host,
To be eaten after a toast.

Pardon a rhyme somewhat churlish,
But I can be served with a flourish.
I can be described as quite girlish,
But I am often still used to nourish.

I am known as butt when I come from pork,
But you get chuck when beef's on your fork.
With all other animals, even a stork,
My name is my name, even in New York.

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Waste

KDYSY BC LVKDBLI CXZZYS BL KDBC MVSAZ KDXL KDY MXCKY VT DWEXL HVKYLKBXA. KDY HWSHVCY VT YJVAWKBVL BC KV SXBCY WC VWK VT KDY EWZ, LVK DXJY WC ISVJYAABLI BL BK.

--ZBXLY TSVAVJ XLZ XLZSYM CUDLYBZYS

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Phoney Puzzle X

This is a little twist on the standard cryptograms. Instead of each letter being replaced by another letter, each letter in all of the words has been replaced with a digit corresponding to the letter on a standard telephone dial.

The authors of the quotes have been given.

843 3645474 4283 66 7377328 367 84347 52648243, 263 9455 668 83224 84347 24453736 86 77325 48. -- George Bernard Shaw

8447 3645263 63837 343, 667 63837 74255,
543 28 843 77683 3668 63 2 266783767.
-- William Shakespeare

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Phoney Puzzle IX

Phoney Puzzle VIII

This is a little twist on the standard cryptograms. Instead of each letter being replaced by another letter, each letter in all of the words has been replaced with a digit corresponding to the letter on a standard telephone dial.

The authors of the quotes have been given.

2 5423725 47 2 626 866 27623646333 86 8253 447 696 7433 46 2 7827735. -- Robert Frost

2 266737828483 47 2 626 946 23543837 8428 6684464 746853 23 3663 367 843 34778 8463. -- Alfred E. Wiggam

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Phoney Puzzle VII

Phoney Puzzle VI

This is a little twist on the standard cryptograms. Instead of each letter being replaced by another letter, each letter in all of the words has been replaced with a digit corresponding to the letter on a standard telephone dial.

The authors of the quotes have been given.

436487 64448 23 337274233 27 2 7877363 22722489 367 4388464 487 7677377677 4686 8768253 63 255 54637. -- Samuel Butler

843 782542 47 96633738559 86537268. 48 36744837 3837984464 392378 436487. -- Oscar Wilde

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College Reunion

Three college friends, two males (Aldritch and Fred) and one female (Nikita), were at their 10 year class reunion. They talked about their favorites cuisines (Asian, European, and Tex-Mex), what they like to read (books, magazines, and online articles), and their hometowns (Ottumwa, Sausalito, and Toledo). During the course of the evening, they all also lied about their professions (CEO, doctor, pilot). Using the clues, determine each person's favorite cuisine, reading materials, hometowns, and what jobs they professed to have.

1. The three people are the one who likes European food, the one from Toledo, and the one that prefers books.

2. Nikita did not say that she was a CEO.

3. The three cuisines are the one eaten by the magazine reader, the one that the man from Toledo likes, and the one that the "doctor" likes.

4. The three professions lied about are the pilot, the one that Nikita said she did, and the one that the man from Sausalito said he did.

5. The "pilot" likes food from North America.

6. Aldritch always wanted to fly.

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Crossquare VI

Solve each clue below. The answers will form a word square.

Example of a word square:
THE
HEN
END

1. Small bottle
2. Burdened
3. Worship
4. Tailless waiter
5. Leg joints

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Crossquare V

Solve each clue below. The answers will form a word square.

Example of a word square:
THE
HEN
END

1. Prefer
2. Living
3. Climbing plant parts
4. Shortened covert
5. Relaxes

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Crossquare IV

Solve each clue below. The answers will form a word square.

Example of a word square:
THE
HEN
END

1. Neck adornment
2. Throw out
3. Eve's undoing
4. Search for facts
5. Frozen rain

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Crossquare III

Solve each clue below. The answers will form a word square.

Example of a word square:
THE
HEN
END

1. Election participant
2. Form of entertainment
3. Male singing voice
4. Wear away
5. Scarcer

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Crossquare II

Solve each clue below. The answers will form a word square.

Example of a word square:
THE
HEN
END

1. Prefix for anagram of steam
2. Cut linen
3. Anagram of Nana
4. Associate of anagram of pale

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Crossquare I

Solve each clue below. The answers will form a word square.

Example of a word square:
THE
HEN
END

1. Truncated sword
2. Prefix for anagram of tread
3. Anagram of incomplete order
4. Anagram of prod

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Anasquare IV

Find an anagram for each word listed below and then reorder the new words to create a word square.

Example of a word square:
THE
HEN
END

1. MEET
2. BEAT
3. ABLE
4. EELS

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Anasquare III

Find an anagram for each word listed below and then reorder the new words to create a word square.

Example of a word square:
THE
HEN
END

1. RUNS
2. NUTS
3. SENT
4. ROTE

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Anasquare II

Find an anagram for each word listed below and then reorder the new words to create a word square.

Example of a word square:
THE
HEN
END

1. DEER
2. DOOR
3. NODE
4. CONE

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Anasquare I

Find an anagram for each word listed below and then reorder the new words to create a word square.

Example of a word square:
THE
HEN
END

1. HEAR
2. THAW
3. STET
4. STAR

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Letter Pairs VIII

Here are 30 letter pairs, listed alphabetically, that make up 10 six-letter words. Using the clues provided find all 10 words, using each letter pair only once. When you are done the first letter in each word will form a word revealing the theme of the puzzle.

AC AD AD BR EA ED ED ER ES EX FA HS IC KE LA LE MO ND NT ON PE RE RN TH TI TR TS TT UG UL

1. Cloth
2. Shows amusement
3. Made money
4. Lots of movement
5. Parent
6. Grownups
7. Leased
8. Vessel for boiling water
9. Pay out money
10. Swaps

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Letter Pairs VII

Here are 30 letter pairs, listed alphabetically, that make up 10 six-letter words. Using the clues provided find all 10 words, using each letter pair only once. When you are done the first letter in each word will form a word revealing the theme of the puzzle.

AC AD AR BE BI CA CE CO DS EA EF ER ER FI FO ID LE LE LS NA NA NS OF ON RD RT TI TI TT VE

1. Agreement
2. Facial growths
3. Serious try
4. Written communication
5. High standards
6. Country
7. Log homes
8. Elected position of authority
9. Ruler
10. Local resident

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Compounds X

By using each set of letters below, create a compound word out of two separate words. Each of the separate words has a letter in common and that letter is given in the correct position for each word. Use the letters provided only once. The compound word may begin with either of the two separate words.

Example: MIOMST
_ _ _ E
_ _ _ E

Answer: SOMETIME

1. TOTRABM
_ O _ _
_ O _ _ _

2. RIDBM
_ A _ _
_ A _

3. RONUPI
_ _ T
_ _ _ _ T

4. NOLOSD
_ _ W _
_ _ _ W

5. ESIHTAH
W _ _ _
W _ _ _ _

6. CADOSOBE
_ _ _ R _
_ _ _ R _

7. BADLRHCN
_ _ _ I _
_ _ I _ _

8. BAXDHSW
_ _ _ _ O _
_ O _

9. HTECGOCS
_ _ A _ _
_ _ A _ _

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Compounds IX

By using each set of letters below, create a compound word out of two separate words. Each of the separate words has a letter in common and that letter is given in the correct position for each word. Use the letters provided only once. The compound word may begin with either of the two separate words.

Example: MIOMST
_ _ _ E
_ _ _ E

Answer: SOMETIME

1. DROAND
L _ _ _
L _ _ _

2. WYODNH
_ E _
_ _ _ E _

3. TAROEO
_ _ _ M
M _ _ _

4. LALOSOF
_ E _ _
_ _ _ _ E

5. FPRACLI
_ _ _ _ E
_ _ _ E

6. HELRAFE
_ _ _ T
_ _ _ _ T

7. OWOCSDS
_ R _ _ _
_ _ R _

8. EDAHEO
_ _ M _
M _ _ _

9. ORIPNOF
_ _ _ _ T
_ _ _ T

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Couch Potatoes

This logic grid is a little bit different from ones that we are used to seeing. It has two sets of clues. The harder set is listed below and an easier set is in the hint.

There are five guys (Dewey, Cheatem, Howe, Hackneyed, and Jokendunnit) who have different favorite snacks (bacon botty, Grandma Utz potato chips, pecan log, topfenstrudel, and Vegemite), sit on different seats (Barcalounger, chaise, couch, Lay-Z-Boy, and slipper chair), and watch different things on TV (The A-Team, Family Guy, the Marx Brothers, The Simpsons, and the Three Stooges). Using the clues provided, can you determine who eats what snack while watching what show, and sitting in what seat?

1. The five programs are the Three Stooges, the one watched by Hackneyed, the one watched on the couch, the one watched while Grandma Utz chips are being eaten, and The A-Team.
2. Someone's seat, snack, and show all have letters that are rarely used in English, but are often used in Euclidean Geometry.
3. The five people are Jokendunnit, the one who eats pecan logs, the one who watches the Marx Brothers, Dewey, and the one who sits on a chaise lounge.
4. The owner of the barcalounger loves action shows, but hates Vegemite.
5. The five snacks are Vegemite, the one eaten on the Lay-Z-Boy, the one eaten while Family Guy is being watched, the one eaten by Howe, and topfenstrudel.
6. Dewey, who watches the Three Stooges, does not eat meat, but does like his slipper chair.
7. The five seats are the slipper chair, the one with bacon crumbs in it, the one Cheatem uses, the Barcalounger, and the one that The Simpsons is watched from.
8. The owner of the couch loves pecans, and snacks on them while watching The Simpsons.

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What's For Dinner?

2 = T of D in C (S and S)

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Storigram VI

Below is a (very) short story with 10 capitalized words or phrases which are anagrams of words that all fit in a certain category. Can you find the anagrams and determine the category?

NOTE: One of the answers contains two words.

A recently PAROLED man named Ari was going to ROB A PEARL boat of all of its FIG FARE. The boat was just off of the SHORE. He put on his BALM and donned his TOGA to SNEAK aboard. ARI GOT ALL of the NEAT HELP he needed from a safety pin that kept his toga IN PLACE.

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Storigram V

Below is a (very) short story with 8 capitalized words or phrases which are anagrams of words that all fit in a certain category. Can you find the anagrams and determine the category?

An old car, which was REGAL BLACK, was traveling on a road named LONE OLD WAY. There were two people in the front seat. The man said, "We're going to the office. IT'S NEAR BRAD'S BAR. The new car gives A FASTER RIDE than normal, but I OWE DAN A LOT, as I've paid ONLY NORM, MARIE. I filled out the REBATE REPORTS, but they came back with a note that said, 'REDO FOR DR. BRET.'"

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Compounds VIII

By using each set of letters below, create a compound word out of two separate words. Each of the separate words has a letter in common and that letter is given in the correct position for each word. Use the letters provided only once. The compound word may begin with either of the two separate words.

Example: MIOMST
_ _ _ E
_ _ _ E

Answer: SOMETIME

1. DRLFNM
_ A _ _
_ A _ _

2. GETB
_ _ A
_ A _

3. HRESNH
_ _ O _
_ O _ _

4. ROMABO
_ _ _ K
_ _ _ K

5. NONWITH
G _ _ _
_ _ G _ _

6. AERAYM
D _ _ _ _
D _ _

7. PHIEEKN
S _ _ _
S _ _ _ _

8. CHAPESPROE
_ _ _ R _
_ R _ _ _ _ _

9. OHEOYMO
_ _ _ N
_ _ N _ _

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Compounds VII

By using each set of letters below, create a compound word out of two separate words. Each of the separate words has a letter in common and that letter is given in the correct position for each word. Use the letters provided only once. The compound word may begin with either of the two separate words.

Example: MIOMST
_ _ _ E
_ _ _ E

Answer: SOMETIME

1. FTXRT
_ O _
_ _ O _

2. BLNEI
_ _ E
_ _ _ E

3. HRANP
_ I _
_ _ I _

4. OGISETLU
_ _ _ H _
H _ _ _ _

5. NHEYMCB
_ O _ _
_ O _ _ _

6. PEDCNSL
_ A _ _
_ _ A _ _

7. SKPTLC
_ I _
_ _ I _ _

8. EPMILCA
_ E _ _
_ _ _ _ E

9. KRHEAOE
M _ _ _ _
_ _ M _

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Sweet Tooth

1 S M = 1 G M B to 1 F M

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Tuasprf

What's this rebus?

TUASPRF

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Nemt

What is this rebus?

NEMT

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Storigram IV

Below is a (very) short story with 10 capitalized words or phrases which are anagrams of words that all fit in a certain category. Can you find the anagrams and determine the category?

A group of ARMY friends were IN A DEN, sitting on a chair covered with RICH SATIN and playing cards. While one was REDEALING a hand, another was telling a MEAN LIE about how he was in his ONLY CAR, which had two HEATERS, and was hit on THE ANKLE by A LEANING book that he had put there, even though his wife took the BLAME.

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Storigram III

Below is a (very) short story with 10 capitalized words or phrases which are anagrams of words that all fit in a certain category. Can you find the anagrams and determine the category?

A salesman with a CHIC NAME and the ability to quickly MATCH PAIRS of shoes that PERTAIN to CITY SHIPS was talking to a CHEATER. "I saw you paint a STRIPE on that SCARY TREE," he said, "and you had better remove it before I REPORT you. OUR HAT wearing club will be on you before you can even TRY A NOTE on that slide whistle."

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Storigram II

Below is a (very) short story with 10 capitalized words or phrases which are anagrams of words that all fit in a certain category. Can you find the anagrams and determine the category?

One Christmas Eve a man was singing CAROLS. He wasn't going from house to house as he had a tendency to WANDER in a HAZY ARC and stop with an INANE HALT (he had visited his favorite pub, the REX AND ALE, before these EVENTS). He walked up a steep GRADE to a house, FLARED his nostrils with his inhalation, and NAILED the German song, "Oh, Tannenbaum," in ONE TRY.

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Storigram I

Below is a (very) short story with 10 capitalized words or phrases which are anagrams of words that all fit in a certain category. Can you find the anagrams and determine the category?

NOTE: One of the answers contains two words.

A couple of ALERT WOMEN who lived on the COAST once made A SMALL BET with a man with a BEARD. "USE A GAS or liquid, " one said, "to BOLSTER a lie or A DECEIT to a child who ACTS UP with many a cry and MANY A NOISE when his oatmeal has too many LUMPS."

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Letter Pairs VI

Here are 30 letter pairs, listed alphabetically, that make up 10 six-letter words. Using the clues provided find all 10 words, using each letter pair only once. When you are done the first letter in each word will form a word revealing the theme of the puzzle.

AR AT AW CH CT DR DS EL HO HS IL IL JE LE LS LS LS NO OB ON OR OR OR RS SK SP SS US UT YO

1. Abilities
2. Singing group
3. Academic distinction
4. Public speaker
5. End result
6. Recitation
7. Practices
8. Prizes
9. Young persons
10. Forms words with letters

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Letter Pairs V

Here are 30 letter pairs, listed alphabetically, that make up 10 six-letter words. Using the clues provided find all 10 words, using each letter pair only once. When you are done the first letter in each word will form a word revealing the theme of the puzzle.

AG CE CT ED ED EL EN ER ES ES ES EV EW FI HS IM IS IS IT LA LE LE NO NT OF SE SU TA UG VI

1. Type of scout
2. Rearranged film clips
3. Happy sounds
4. Popular news hour
5. Watcher
6. Important matters
7. Choose
8. Sights
9. Ricky Gervais's milieu
10. Sounds

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Cryptolist X

A cryptolist is a list of related items that has been obfuscated with a simple letter substitution. Solve the following cryptolist and category.

Category: ATRJHGL

OTMTUR
QDGIO
EHH
LVA
OLVAHGK
KIHO
LDMM
UTGODJ
QUVQH
TMMDCTGNH

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Cryptolist IX

A cryptolist is a list of related items that has been obfuscated with a simple letter substitution. Solve the following cryptolist and category.

Category: ZTOJSBADXH

IOMRDDR
QPHVOBF
IPBBM
GRGGRB
XOBTAI
STAJR SAT
HOTV
VCMQR
SDASD
QOMSDDOAHR

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Doublet of Oz

We all know that Dorothy, Scarecrow, and Tin Man were worried about dangerous creatures in the forest. They even recited their fears in singsong. Can you get from LIONS to TIGER to BEARS by changing one letter at a time to make a new word at each step?

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Compounds VI

By using each set of letters below, create a compound word out of two separate words. Each of the separate words has a letter in common and that letter is given in the correct position for each word. Use the letters provided only once. The compound word may begin with either of the two separate words.

Example: MIOMST
_ _ _ E
_ _ _ E

Answer: SOMETIME

1. BEVIH
_ _ E
_ _ _ E

2. LMESSN
_ A _
_ A _ _ _

3. PEREO
T _ _
T _ _ _

4. ROBUSTOT
_ _ _ _ H
_ _ _ _ H

5. ORLDINRB
_ _ _ E
_ _ _ _ E _

6. WEPHESOO
_ _ R _ _
_ _ _ _ R

7. DRENGLFR
_ I _ _
_ _ I _ _ _

8. DAKSANE
_ H _ _ _
H _ _ _

9. ROKBND
_ _ O _
_ O _ _

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Compounds V

By using each set of letters below, create a compound word out of two separate words. Each of the separate words has a letter in common and that letter is given in the correct position for each word. Use the letters provided only once. The compound word may begin with either of the two separate words.

Example: MIOMST
_ _ _ E
_ _ _ E

Answer: SOMETIME

1. MATES
_ R _
R _ _ _

2. PIVRANG
_ _ _ E
_ _ _ _ E

3. WEPTRLF
_ O _
_ _ O _ _ _

4. NUSYHKLOC
_ _ _ E _
_ _ _ _ _ E

5. NAMREOL
_ _ W _ _
_ _ W _

6. FESHON
_ _ U _ _
_ U _

7. GIWRTHAPP
_ E _ _ _ _
_ _ _ E _

8. EGRNFNPTR
_ _ I _ _
_ I _ _ _ _

9. OPPVITS
_ _ _ _ E
_ _ _ E

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Complete-A-Word X

Use the 26 letters of the alphabet to complete the ten words below, replacing each underscore with a letter. Each letter can only be used once.

1. _RI_E
2. F_ _ _ET
3. _ _E_TIO_
4. _A_OR
5. _R_S_ _E
6. CRA_ _
7. _HIC_
8. _ _LT
9. _RAS_
10. E_CL_I_

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Complete-A-Word IX

Use the 26 letters of the alphabet to complete the ten words below, replacing each underscore with a letter. Each letter can only be used once.

1. _HE_ _
2. A_ _A_T
3. _EA_O_
4. _O_EN
5. _UER_
6. _OC_EY
7. E_C_ _PT
8. H_ _A_
9. _ _UN_
10. _R_BE

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Complete-A-Word VIII

Use the 26 letters of the alphabet to complete the ten words below, replacing each underscore with a letter. Each letter can only be used once.

1. RE_A_
2. _E_OY
3. _DD_C_
4. _ _ _ORE
5. _RA_ _LE
6. _USHE_
7. _UI_
8. S_ _ _EL
9. _UN_
10. E_H_ _E_

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Complete-A-Word VII

Use the 26 letters of the alphabet to complete the ten words below, replacing each underscore with a letter. Each letter can only be used once.

1. BE_I_VE
2. _RO_E_
3. _ES_ _RE
4. _RA_EL
5. S_IT_ _
6. _R_ _A
7. S_UA_H
8. _UM_ _
9. _R_E_E
10. CR_ _

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A Tasty Treat

Which word from Group B belongs in Group A?

Group A:
Pecan
Coconut
Peach
Olive

Group B:
Orange
Raspberry
Coffee Bean
Watermelon

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Enough Already

What's this rebus?

Blondula: "A good thing, a good thing, a good thing, a good thing, a good thing, a good thing, a good thing, a good thing, a good thing, a good thing, a good thing, a good thing, a good thing, a good thing, a good thing, a good thing, a good thing, a good thing, a good thing, a good thing, a good thing, a good thing, a good thing, a good thing, a good thing, a good thing, a good thing, a good thing, a good thing, a good thing, a good thing, a good thing..."
Tinman: "Enough already!"

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Listocrypt

This is like a cryptolist merged with an anagram puzzle. First, solve the cryptolist below, and then find the anagrams that match the category.

Category: Occupations

1. JOBS
2. LHSXBH
3. IABSDBH
4. ZHBST
5. FBSOBH
6. HBXSJQ
7. HBZPJFO
8. HESYDJQW
9. DHBSYEQ
10. QSXBFBYY

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Cryptolist VIII

A cryptolist is a list of related items that has been obfuscated with a simple letter substitution. Solve the following cryptolist and category.

Category: TXODOHYEBX

ZXBVDEYHDSE
TXIXBHDSE
YWEXAYHDSE
YRXTODSE
ZDOBVYDQXT
TXCJOYV
ESEYBBXNHYEBX
JEPDVVDEAEXOO
TXNJZDYHDSE
ZDOYNNTSRYV

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Cryptolist VII

A cryptolist is a list of related items that has been obfuscated with a simple letter substitution. Solve the following cryptolist and category.

Category: JILASD

BILJILVU
PUWLXYXS
FYLESC
GIZCO
HYCCSWREV
CEWQST CWUC
FIOEWQI
RELLT PUX
API-API
PEDCZS

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Yellow Love

Marge was looking for love in all of the wrong places. That is until Homer forced his way into her life. The problem was that her family was keeping her away from him. Can you help her by changing MARGE to HOMER in ten steps? You can only change one letter at a time and each step must be a real word.

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Phoney Puzzle V

Phoney Puzzle IV

Phoney Puzzle III

You're Dreaming!

What's this rebus?

OUTER SPACE

3.14159

GROUND

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Compounds IV

By using each set of letters below, create a compound word out of two separate words. Each of the separate words has a letter in common and that letter is given in the correct position for each word. Use the letters provided only once. The compound word may begin with either of the two separate words.

Example: MIOMST
_ _ _ E
_ _ _ E

Answer: SOMETIME

1. UHROSENG
_ _ _ _ E
_ _ _ E _

2. ETPRBCT
_ U _
_ U _ _ _ _

3. LONPOS
_ _ _ W
_ _ _ W

4. HSIFGAHT
L _ _ _ _
_ L _ _ _

5. ENTKOB
_ O _ _
_ O _ _

6. FTMLSRP
_ _ _ I _
_ I _ _

7. KMAPESTUE
_ _ R _ _ _
_ _ _ _ R

8. CHSAISE
_ _ _ P
_ P _ _ _

9. PUKHEROES
_ _ E _ _ _
_ _ _ _ E

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Teasergle III

Four online friends, two girls (Blondula and Sassi) and two guys (Swig and Tinman) like to spend time on the same brain teaser oriented site, Teasergle. Each of them likes to play different forum games (Hangman, Mad Gab, Name One Thing About The Person Above You (NOTAPAY), and Picnic) and each of them like to use different smilies in all of their posts (:?, :D, :P, LOL). One day they all were online playing their games and they each kept using the same words in their posts, over and over again (Cake, Diamond, Goat, Speedo). Using the clues below, can you determine who likes to play what forum game, what smilie they use, and what word they kept using?

1. The four people are Swig, the girl who likes :P, the person who kept writing Speedo, and the person who used :D.
2. The four games are Picnic, the game that Blondula plays, the game that Tinman plays, and the game that sees a lot of LOLs.
3. The four smilies are :?, the one that Swig uses in NOTAPAY, the one that has been recently been seen with Goat, and the one used by the guy who kept using Diamond.
4. The four words are Cake, the one a girl was using in Picnic, the one being used in Hangman, and Speedo.

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What is Pi?

What's this rebus?

Me: What is pi?
Wonders: Pi is 3.1415926535897932384626433832795...

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Phoney Puzzle II

This is a little twist on the standard cryptograms. Instead of each letter being replaced by another letter, each letter in all of the words has been replaced with a digit corresponding to the letter on a standard telephone dial.

The authors of the quotes have been given.

38379 47328 263 2666263464 666368 46 843 266257 63 843 96753 47 843 8748674 63 7663 3684874276. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson

66 737766 946 47 368487427842 22688 447 9675 427 26984464 86 3327 3766 5433. -- Samuel Goldwyn

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Phoney Puzzle I

This is a little twist on the standard cryptograms. Instead of each letter being replaced by another letter, each letter in all of the words has been replaced with a digit corresponding to the letter on a standard telephone dial.

The authors of the quotes have been given.

48 47 668 76937 487353, 288 843 534484628466 63 843 5878 367 76937, 94424 26778787 2276588359. -- R.H.S. Crossman

843 2883678 86 2662463 947366 263 76937 427 6659 727359 2336 7822377385 263 8436 6659 367 2 74678 94453. -- Albert Einstein

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Letter Pairs IV

Here are 30 letter pairs, listed alphabetically, that make up 10 six-letter words. Using the clues provided find all 10 words, using each letter pair only once. When you are done the first letter in each word will form a word revealing the theme of the puzzle.

AB AL AS EA ED EM EQ ES ES ES ES LE LE OD OR PI RE RE RN RN RT SO ST TA TI TL TY UI VE YS

1. Vacation place
2. Brought in money
3. Homes
4. Rental agreements
5. Value of a property
6. Shops
7. Rights to properties
8. Narrow paths
9. Saloon
10. Realm

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Letter Pairs III

Here are 27 letter pairs, listed alphabetically, that make up 9 six-letter words. Using the clues provided find all 9 words, using each letter pair only once. When you are done the first letter in each word will form a word revealing the theme of the puzzle.

AD BL CE CE CH ED EE EK ES IC IN IT LY NO OR PO PR PU RE RT SA SP TI TS VI WE YS

1. Written announcement
2. Red penciler
3. Appearing once in seven days
4. Important freedom
5. Uses a press
6. Counsel
7. Not Private
8. Literary writings
9. Relate

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Letter Pairs II

Here are 42 letter pairs, listed alphabetically, that make up 14 six-letter words. Using the clues provided find all 14 words, using each letter pair only once. When you are done the first letter in each word will form a word revealing the theme of the puzzle.

AR AS AT AU CE CH CH CI EE ER ER ES ES ES FO HS IN IS IS LL MA MO MO NE NO NO OP OR OR OR RM RS SP SU TE TE TH TI TS UT UT VI

1. Theater
2. Public speaker
3. Films
4. Tongue holders
5. Pronounces
6. Sounds
7. Publishes
8. Visual aids
9. Writer
10. Story ------ (narrator)
11. Notify
12. Musical dramas
13. Announcement
14. Language

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Letter Pairs I

Here are 36 letter pairs, listed alphabetically, that make up 12 six-letter words. Using the clues provided find all 12 words, using each letter pair only once. When you are done the first letter in each word will form a word revealing the theme of the puzzle.

AM BE DE DO EL ER ET GE GR HA IL IN LA LE LL LO LS LS LS MA ND NO NT ON OR OR OU PA PA RC RK RS SE TR UN VE

1. Vendor
2. Touch
3. Requisitions
4. Package
5. Customer
6. Inside
7. Book store offerings
8. Fast food stands
9. Purchasing arena
10. Sum
11. Rest Area
12. Tags

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Triangle From a Ruler

Fred had a ruler that was exactly 12 inches long. His second cousin, Pop, was practicing with her Samurai sword and made two straight slashes at arbitrary spots on the ruler, cutting it into three pieces. What is the probability that the pieces of Fred's ruler can form a triangle?

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Complete-A-Word VI

Use the 26 letters of the alphabet to complete the ten words below, replacing each underscore with a letter. Each letter can only be used once.

1. _IRA_LE
2. _OUC_ _O_N
3. _REE_IN_
4. ST_ _ _E
5. S_RU_
6. DE_U_E
7. _U_TE
8. _TO_E
9. _D_OUR_
10. _A_BL_

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Complete-A-Word V

Use the 26 letters of the alphabet to complete the ten words below, replacing each underscore with a letter. Each letter can only be used once.

1. _O_AL
2. _ET_ _R
3. _ _EA_H
4. _ _OST
5. _AC_A_
6. I_ _UIR_
7. S_I_T
8. E_A_IN_T_ON
9. O_ON_
10. _RIZE_

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Compounds III

By using each set of letters below, create a compound word out of two separate words. Each of the separate words has a letter in common and that letter is given in the correct position for each word. Use the letters provided only once. The compound word may begin with either of the two separate words.

Example: MIOMST
_ _ _ E
_ _ _ E

Answer: SOMETIME

1. TGEFRNP
_ I _
_ I _ _ _ _

2. MHESW
_ O _
_ O _ _

3. SHECUN
_ _ T
_ _ _ _ T

4. ETOLDEIPE
_ _ _ N _
N _ _ _ _ _

5. EFDSER
_ I _ _
_ I _ _

6. WETRBYSA
_ _ R _ _
_ _ R _ _

7. KLSETENTR
_ _ A _ _
_ A _ _ _ _

8. NKIVWGEEBST
_ A _ _ _ _
_ _ A _ _ _ _

9. HEATOTCB
_ L _ _ _
_ _ _ L _

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Compounds II

By using each set of letters below, create a compound word out of two separate words. Each of the separate words has a letter in common and that letter is given in the correct position for each word. Use the letters provided only once. The compound word may begin with either of the two separate words.

Example: MIOMST
_ _ _ E
_ _ _ E

Answer: SOMETIME

1. BALIPY
_ _ _ L
_ L _ _

2. LAKIN
M _ _
M _ _ _

3. PTIEAUFG
_ R _ _ _
_ R _ _ _

4. TRTEDALH
_ E _ _
_ _ _ _ E _

5. SOMOTE
R _ _ _
R _ _ _

6. LANIEPE
P _ _ _
_ P _ _ _

7. RSOYTHCNR
_ _ _ _ E
_ _ E _ _ _

8. BLULLB
_ E _ _
_ _ _ E

9. MANORLWT
_ E _ _ _
_ _ _ E _

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Compounds I

By using each set of letters below, create a compound word out of two separate words. Each of the separate words has a letter in common and that letter is given in the correct position for each word. Use the letters provided only once. The compound word may begin with either of the two separate words.

Example: MIOMST
_ _ _ E
_ _ _ E

Answer: SOMETIME

1. DILUER
B _ _ _
B _ _ _

2. LERPWPL
_ A _ _
_ A _ _ _

3. LENPIR
_ _ A _ _
A _ _

4. FRACSIB
_ _ _ E
_ _ _ E _

5. CIRONT
_ _ A _
_ A _ _

6. MEENS
O _ _
_ O _ _

7. BACODAD
_ _ _ R _
_ _ R _

8. RAGELIFI
N _ _ _
_ _ N _ _ _

9. CEPLUSEP
A _ _ _ _
_ A _ _ _

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Anagram Anagram

Below is a list of jumbled words. Find an anagram of each set of letters, and then find another one.

OLTO
THSO
AREF
SYLA
ATEH
LIKSL
ACTHE
SAHMR
GREAN
ELVID

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Block of Ice

Warbucks and Swig were arguing about the best way to melt ice when Fred walked up.

Warbucks was saying, "That's ridiculous, the best way to melt a block of ice is to put it in the oven."

To which Swig replied, "Nonsense, boiling water is the way to go. You drop the block into a pot of boiling water and it will melt much quicker than in the oven."

"Listen," Warbucks averred, "even an oven set to only 200 degrees Fahrenheit, the block would melt faster than in your boiling water."

Seeing that Fred had approached, and knowing Fred's penchant for all things esoteric, Swig asked him to intervene. Swig told Fred that he thought that the fastest way to melt a block of ice, without breaking it up first, would be to drop it in boiling water. He also told Fred that Warbucks insisted that a warm oven would be the fastest method. He then asked Fred which of them was right.

Fred simply replied, "why, neither of you, of course."

What is the fastest way to melt a block of ice without first breaking it up into smaller pieces?

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Teasergle II

Five online friends, two guys (Asthma and Checkers) and three girls (Jaymee, Miss Sissy, and Warbucks) like to spend time on the same brain teaser oriented site, Teasergle. Each of them like to solve different types of teasers (Language, Logic, Math, Riddle, and Trick) and each of them likes to write different types of teasers (Language, Logic, Math, Riddle, and Trick). One day, they each wrote a teaser, taking a different amount of time to do so (10 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes, 40 minutes, and 50 minutes). The same day, they also each solved a teaser, taking a differing amount of time to do so (1 minute, 2 minutes, 3 minutes, 4 minutes, and 5 minutes). Using the clues below, can you determine which friend likes to write what category of teaser, solve what category of teaser, and how long it took them to write one and solve one?

1. Three people liked to write the same kind of teaser that they liked to solve.

2. Three people took ten times longer to write a teaser as they did to solve one.

3. Jaymee took longer to solve her teaser than the girl who spent 50 minutes writing her teaser.

4. The group follows the generalization that guys don't like language and girls don't like math, so no girl wrote or solved a math teaser and no guy wrote or solved a language teaser.

5. Trick teasers are always written the fastest and language teasers take the longest to solve.

6. Logic teasers take more time to write than math teasers, which take more time to write than language teasers.

7. Two people liked to write the same kind of teaser that they liked to solve and took ten times longer to write their teaser as they did to solve a teaser.

8. Asthma wrote the riddle teaser.

9. The five people are the girl who took 30 minutes to write a teaser, the person who took 3 minutes to solve a teaser, the person who wrote and solved a math teaser, the person who solved the riddle, and Miss Sissy.

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Tumulus

I can carry loads, large or small.
I can cover kings, short or tall.
I'm as far north that you can go,
And still be in the city of an Eskimo.

What am I?

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Teasergle

Three online friends, one female (Sara) and two males (Frederick and Tim), like to spend time on the same brain teaser oriented site, Teasergle. Each of them like all aspects of Teasergle, but they each gravitate to different sections (Forums, Games, and Teasers). One day, they all visited Teasergle for different lengths of time (4 hours, 8 hours, and 12 hours). Using the clue below, can you find out which friend went to what section for how long?

The three friends are, the one who played for the least amount of time, the person whose name shares an initial with his section, and the one who boasted in the Forums that she had been on the longest.

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How Long Did You Say?

What is the next item in this group?

0:01
0:16
1:21
4:16
?

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Crossword Challenge

Three men (Ben, Frank, and John) and two women (Kellye and Margaret) were in a crossword puzzle solving contest. They each were working on a different themed puzzle (Asia, History, Medicine, Television, and War) with different types of writing implements (black ink, blue ink, green ink, red ink, and pencil) and each took a different amount of time to finish (3 minutes, 4 minutes, 5 minutes, 6 minutes, and 7 minutes). Who was working on what puzzle, with what implement, and how long did it take them?

1. Ben, who did the Asia puzzle, took 1 minute longer than Margaret, but 1 minute less than the person who did the History puzzle.

2. Kellye took longer than the person who used blue ink, and she didn't use black ink.

3. Frank, who didn't use blue ink, took less time than the person who used red ink.

4. The person who used a pencil didn't solve their puzzle in the least amount of time, but did solve it in less time than the man who solved the puzzle about Television.

5. The person who used red ink solved their puzzle in less time than the person who used black ink.

6. The woman who used green ink did the War puzzle, but did not solve it in the most amount of time.

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On Thinking...

BIDHG GSTNBSGP IDWNFDW GT KIHFGZFD YDFTVD BIDHG HFGP.
--LZOOZHV SHAOZGG

GSD VHM LST WTDP MTG WT SZP TLM GSZMXZMB ZP H POHED, HMW ZP H GIHZGTI GT SZVPDOU HMW GT SZP UDOOTL-VDM.
--ITYDIG B. ZMBDIPTOO

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Magnet Race

Fred and Bob are racing cylindrical magnets down tubes of various materials. All of the magnets weigh the same and have the same dimensions. All of the tubes are the same length and have an inner diameter just larger than the outer diameter of the magnets. There is negligible friction when the magnets travel through the tubes.

Since they don't want the magnets to get stuck, Fred and Bob are using non-ferrous materials that magnets won't stick to. They have one tube for each material: wood, glass, aluminum, and plastic. Each of the tubes is set up at the same angle with respect to the floor and they are all in the same room on Earth.

Assuming they have a perfect method of timing each run, which tube has the longest time?

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Navel Oranges

Cut-my-own-throat Dabney was trying to convince Bob to buy his interests in an orange orchard concern. He told Bob, "My partners and I cornered the market on one of the two existing genetic lines of navel oranges, but I need to cash out to start another venture in airplanes. All I'm asking for is ten million dollars, and that's cutting my own throat!"

"It still sounds a little strange to me," Bob replied.

"Well, here, try this," the slick salesman said, handing an orange to Bob. "This is one of our oranges. You can see that it's nice and big and really juicy. And, if I cut it open," he continued, cutting the orange in half, "you can see that there are no seeds. My partners and I bought the rights to this variety of naval oranges from a multinational conglomerate."

Bob took one of the orange halves and took a bite. It tasted very good and did have no seeds. As he stood there chewing, he got a thoughtful look on his face. As soon as he swallowed his bite, he exclaimed, "You're a liar and a crook! Get out of my face and never come around here again!"

What made Bob so sure that Cut-my-own-throat Dabney was a crook?

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Space Airlines

One day in Atlanta, Cut-my-own-throat Dabney was trying to convince Fred to buy his company, Space Airlines. He told Fred, "My company is the wave of the future! We've already got hundreds of space planes operating, but I need to cash out to start another venture in oranges. All I'm asking for is ten million dollars, and that's cutting my own throat!"

"I don't know," said Fred, "it doesn't sound too feasible to me."

"Look, I can prove that the planes are flying, " the slick salesman replied. "That's why I brought you out here at night. Here, face south and look up into the sky. Can you see those moving dots? Those are the planes flying through space to their destinations."

After looking up for a minute, Fred did see the moving dots. He looked at them for a while before turning to Dabney and exclaiming, "I'm out of here you crook!"

What made Fred so sure that Cut-my-own-throat Dabney was a crook?

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Cryptolist VI

A cryptolist is a list of related items that has been obfuscated with a simple letter substitution. Solve the following cryptolist and category.

Category: YNHB

ZFZVEHG
MEXHPBE
RLXXNZPHG
TEHWEEH
WNXEZZE
MGTIGWM
WSLPVV
OPVG
MYNWMGX
YRNXVYNHB

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Cryptolist V

A cryptolist is a list of related items that has been obfuscated with a simple letter substitution. Solve the following cryptolist and category.

Category: XQSBDBGJU

BUSCP
UEBJRGBUP
WCREGSBWBUP
WGJNOWBCJBUP
ZXCEPCJBUP
SCPCBUP
AOCVQXBUP
PGXPGJBUP
YOTCBUP
WEXBURBCJ UWBQJWQ

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Complete-A-Word IV

Use the 26 letters of the alphabet to complete the ten words below, replacing each underscore with a letter. Each letter can only be used once.

1. _EA_ _R
2. _E_I_N
3. _H_LK
4. _I_ACK
5. _RA_S
6. _U_C_
7. S_NO_Y_
8. _ _O_EN
9. _ _ _SY
10. E_I_S

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Complete-A-Word III

Use the 26 letters of the alphabet to complete the ten words below, replacing each underscore with a letter. Each letter can only be used once.

1. _IRA_E
2. _ _RRO_
3. _OR_ _L_
4. _O_ _H
5. _R_T_ER
6. E_I_MA
7. _UIR_
8. _IN_E_
9. A_UR_
10. _ _TER

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Institution

7 = Y of L at H (S of W and W)

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Complete-A-Word I

Use the 26 letters of the alphabet to complete the ten words below, replacing each underscore with a letter. Each letter can only be used once.

1. TI_EL_
2. _LOSE_
3. A_ _OM_
4. _E_EL
5. _ _IL_RE
6. _E__E
7. _O_ES
8. _ _AC_ET
9. _ _ _ST
10. _UI_TE_

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Hristmas Arols

Below are ten clues, each of which relates to the first line of a different Christmas carol or song. Unlike the title of the teaser, these clues only have the first letters of each of the words.

Can you figure out what songs they are?

1. CROAOF
2. IDOAWC
3. RTRNRHAVSN
4. GGROBAR
5. IHABCWY
6. ISMKSC
7. OTFDOCMTLGTM
8. FTSWAJHS
9. IBMBOJHSSOM
10. JBJBJBR

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Complete-A-Word II

Use the 26 letters of the alphabet to complete the ten words below, replacing each underscore with a letter. Each letter can only be used once.

1. _RI_T
2. _ALA_ _
3. _E_ _EST
4. _E_ _RY
5. _RA_E_
6. S_ _R_
7. _ _AMY
8. _EBR_
9. _O_EY
10. _RO_EC_

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Spice World

This is not the object of vice,
But merely a flavorful spice.
It comes from the bark of a tree
And is ground for food, savory.
It is the color of rust, tan.
For pumpkin pie, it's a must, man.
Even a dumb automaton
Knows that it's not cinnamon.

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Initial Caps

Which word from Group B belongs in Group A?

Group A:
Cling
Drive
Fort
State

Group B:
Motion
Peach
Grass
Walk

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Analogy

FISH is to WATER as SCALES is to ?

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What's Next?

What number replaces the question mark to complete this series?

29179?

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Kabob Thefts

Detective Frederick F. Fredinstein was called in to investigate a rash of stolen kabobs. The investigative team theorized that there might be a Bobsylvanian gang behind it, but couldn't prove it.

The team has been tracking several key members of the gang for weeks, but can't place any of the members at the same place at the same time. The only thing that they know for certain is that all of the members get their sheets cleaned at the same place: Checkers Bobsylvanian Sheet Dry Cleaners.

The team thought that the plans for the kabob heists must be at the cleaners, but when the team served a search warrant, they couldn't find anything out of the ordinary. After all, everyone knows that what a Bobsylvanian likes best, after kabobs of course, is nice, clean sheets.

When Detective Fredinstein came in on the case, the first thing that he did was to meet with the lead investigator, Miss Sissy. She showed him the report on the search of the dry cleaners. The report detailed everything that they didn't find.

"As you can see from the report, Fred," said Miss Sissy, "there was nothing out of the ordinary: hangers, laundry bags, chemicals, detergents, boxes for shirts, a couple of big tubs of water, bill pads, account books, and a bunch of other stuff you'd see in a normal business." She concluded, "There wasn't even an above normal amount of cash on hand. If this were the headquarters of a kabob theft ring, we should have found something."

Fred looked pensive for a moment. "There wasn't even a shish stick to be found, huh?"

Miss Sissy replied directly, "Not even a toothpick."

After looking over the report again and thinking for about a minute, the detective said, "Well, we better take the wagon and a few units over to the cleaners. We'll want to stash them someplace where they won't be seen though. Put a couple of plainclothes out front and have them arrest everyone coming out of the place on suspicion of being involved in the largest stolen kabob ring in history. And make sure that all of their dry cleaning is confiscated."

Miss Sissy looked shocked. "How do you know they're up to something, Fred?"

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Cryptolist IV

A cryptolist is a list of related items that has been obfuscated with a simple letter substitution. Solve the following cryptolist and category.

Category: ELARS PFUTOFRI

RF UFM
QFBFGF
WVTOL
IHLUZY
ATCFSQ
GYE SYRQT
PFGNYAAF
RVKYXNLVAJ
LOOFEF
DAYYOLEG

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Word Triangles

A word triangle is created by taking a word, putting the first letter on the first line, putting two of the second letter on the next line, three of the third letter on the third line, et cetera. Given the word TEASER, the word triangle would look like this:

T
EE
AAA
SSSS
EEEEE
RRRRRR

If you begin at the top and start spelling TEASER by either moving to the letter directly below the letter you are currently on or by moving to the letter that is immediately to the right of the letter below the letter you are currently on, you could use several different paths to spell the word. For instance, if your path takes you to the third 'A' you could either go to the third 'S' or the fourth 'S', but not to the first or second 'S'.

Can you determine how many possible paths there are for this word triangle? How about for word triangles with words of different lengths?

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Friday Night Lineup

The programming director at local channel U62 was trying to determine the all-important Friday night lineup. He had five potential hosts (Kuni, Pamela, Philo, Raul, and Stanley) and five shows to use (Druids on Parade [DoP], Fun with Dirt [FwD], the news, Underwater Bingo for Teens [UBfT], and Volcano Worshipers Hour [VWH]) in five different time slots (8:00 pm, 9:00 pm, 10:00 pm, 11:00 pm, and 11:30 pm). Any of the shows can be in an hour or a half hour format. Each of the shows also has its own mascot (alien, badger, fish, poodle, or turtle). Using the clues, can you determine the lineup of shows with their hosts and mascots?

1. The mascot for the show Philo hosts is not a badger.
2. Volcano Worshipers Hour is on exactly one hour after the show that Kuni hosts.
3. The show with the poodle as the mascot, which is hosted by Pamela, is on after 9:00 pm but before 11:30 pm.
4. Druids on Parade is on exactly three hours before the news.
5. Stanley hosts Fun with Dirt, which is not the second show on Friday nights.
6. The show with a turtle as its mascot is on right after the news. Kuni is not the host of the show.
7. The fish is not the mascot for Underwater Bingo for Teens.
8. Only Raul's and Stanley's shows have mascots whose names are different lengths from the hosts' names.
9. The show that Raul hosts, which is not Volcano Worshipers Hour, is on at 10:00 pm.

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Hometowns

If Gary lives in Budapest, and Stan lives in Kabul, where does Mark live?

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What Letter is Missing?

What single letter can be arranged in the following series to complete it?

?B?DEFG??JKLMNOPQRS?UVWXYZ

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What's the Time?

Checkers, the smartest dog in the world, was outside playing his favorite game, barking at birds, one afternoon. At 3:24 he all of a sudden ran inside the house to get some water. As he entered the house, he looked at the big digital clock in the kitchen which said 3:25. He thought it was strange that the clock was wrong, but since he doesn't have thumbs, he figured that one of his people could set it later.

How did he know that the clock was wrong?

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Letter Multiplication

If E times ILE equals BANISH, and TE times T equals BOOK, what does TO times IN equal?

A. BREATH
B. TEASER
C. RUTABAGA
D. POISON
E. COPPER

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Hole in One

Fred took a ball that has a 13 inch diameter and drilled a circular hole through the center of it. The hole was 5 inches wide, but how deep is it?

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Alphabet Quiz

1. What letter is like an island?
2. What letter adds great value to a pear?
3. What letter has the same effect as thunder?
4. What letter is like a cow's tail?
5. What letter is like a school principal?
6. What letter is like a selfish friend?
7. What letter comes once in a minute, twice in a moment and never in a thousand years?
8. What letter is like a scandalmonger?
9. What letter is like a mystery?
10. What letter is like a guide?
11. What letter is like a buck's tail?
12. What letter is the center of joy and the principal mover of sorrow?
13. What letter is like death?
14. What letter widens a road?
15. What letter cannot be seen?
16. What letter is invisible yet never out of sight?
17. What letter changes the sex of a lad?
18. What letter is like noon?
19. What letter is like a pig's tail?
20. What letter is like the sun?
21. What letter is like a wedding ring?
22. What letter is the cleanest in the alphabet?
23. What letter is always the center of mirth?
24. What letter is like the monkey cage?
25. What letter is always discovered in the center of a maze?
26. What letter is like New Year's Day?

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PR in the Great War

During World War One, or the Great War as it was known at the time, Fred was working in the British propaganda corps (he was part of a propaganda exchange program between the Yanks and the Brits). His job was to make sure that every word puzzle that was printed in the London Times helped the war effort.

One day, as he was looking at pictures of Kaiser Wilhelm, he noticed that the German leader had been putting on some weight since the beginning of the war. He decided that he could use that in one of his puzzles. He wrote,

"Changing one letter at a time to make new words, change KAISER to PORKER in 11 steps."

Can you find the solution?

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Weird Ribbons

Fred, Bob, and Tom were in a contest to decide who had made the best butter cow (a statue of a cow made entirely out of butter) for the Iowa State Fair. The ribbons were not typical in that the color of the ribbons for the top three places were green, orange, and purple, although not necessarily in the order. Using the clues, determine what place they finished in (1st, 2nd, or 3rd) and what color ribbon they received.

1. Fred finished after Bob.
2. Tom did not get second place.
3. Only Tom got a ribbon with a color that did not share any letters with his name.
4. The purple ribbon is for a later place than the green ribbon.
5. The complementary color for the first place ribbon is blue.

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Three Squares a Day

Find three numbers, all under 500, where the sum of all three is a perfect square and the sums of any two of them are also perfect squares.

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Checker Circle

Arrange twelve checkers in a circle, like they were the numbers on a clock. Pick up one checker and jump over two other checkers, either clockwise or counterclockwise, and put it on the third checker. Using that same methodology, can you create 6 stacks of 2 checkers each?

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Rubber Band Walking

There is a rubber band that is looped around an immovable steel rod. It is three inches long. At the fixed end is a spider. He starts walking along the rubber band at the rate of one inch per minute.

A minute after he started, the rubber band is stretched by three inches. The spider continues walking on it at the same rate.

In another minute, the rubber band is stretched another three inches.

This keeps going on until the spider reaches the end of the rubber band. How long did it take the spider to reach the end?

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Broken Clock

Fred had a clock with roman numerals to show the time. It was one of those weird ones where the four is IIII instead of IV.

One day, Fred's dog, Checkers, bumped into the wall and sent the clock crashing to the floor, where it broke into four pieces.

While helping Fred glue it back together, his sister Kellogg noticed that the numbers on each of the fours pieces added up to the same value.

What was that value and how did the clock break?

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Cryptolist III

A cryptolist is a list of related items that has been obfuscated with a simple letter substitution. Solve the following cryptolist and determine the category.

Category: AVTD

AEUBDBRQA
LGETCG
LEDDGK
MWGQUB LRCCAVT
JEDKHMM
UVWTH
DBEW-FGH
FGYHQTGDG
FRT
DEJVZGA

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Smile of a Baby

With the sounds of laughter,
My first half may be a jar.

With the sounds of a crowd,
My second half knows a matador.

With a smile of a baby,
My whole knows no par.

Given the three above,
What am I and what am I used for?

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Tubular!

What is the following word?

GHOUGHPHTHEIGHTTEEAU

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Cryptolist II

A cryptolist is a list of related items that has been obfuscated with a simple letter substitution. Solve the following cryptolist and category.

Category: XBSUFSDA YCVNLSCUG

XLSPO
PNYNDV
RWWF
DCSUG
FLIRCUU
GECPOUN
GPLNRG
VSUN
KSDIU ZUWWLSDA
RSLN

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Cryptolist I

A cryptolist is a list of related items that has been obfuscated with a simple letter substitution. Solve the following cryptolist and category.

Category: RFQX

HUWC
LFCQYTO
QUNTO
LMAF
HICB
YWMXT RFQ
RWMNFO
RYTTQFY
WRTHWQ
KWKRFQ

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Red Dwarf

Cat (Felinis Sapien), Kryten (Mechanoid), Lister (Homo Sapien), and Rimmer (Hologrammatic Homo Sapien) have collected souvenirs for their eventual return to Earth, a stuffed GELF (Genetically Engineered Life Form) doll, a jigsaw puzzle of the Jupiter Mining Corporation vessel Red Dwarf, a CD of Rastabilly Skank music, and a poster from Srehtorb Drawkcab Gnizama Eht show. Each souvenir cost a different amount of dollarpounds: 12, 18, 24, and 30. Using the clues below, can you figure out who bought what souvenir and how much they paid for it?

1. An organic life form bought the doll.
2. The CD was exactly 12DP less than the puzzle.
3. Rimmer paid with two 20DP notes and got less than 15DP back in change.
4. The nonhumans each only had a 20DP note to spend on souvenirs.
5. Rimmer and Kryten were on the poster, so they wouldn't want to buy it.
6. The doll was the least expensive souvenir.

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Stolen Root Beer

Fred, who owns a restaurant, is convinced that one of his employees is stealing root beer from him. Since he is a bad businessman, he doesn't keep very good records of his inventory or his employees, so he doesn't know who is doing it. He decides to set a trap to find out who is stealing from him.

He assigns each of his employees a different night to close up shop. He then arranges the last 28 bottles of root beer in a square so that each side has nine bottles, as shown below:

2 5 2
5 0 5
2 5 2

Fred figures that whatever day he comes in where there are no longer nine bottles to a side, he will know it was the person who closed the night before who is doing it.

Unfortunately for Fred, Bob, the thief, figures it out and manages to take four more bottles the night of his shift, rearranging the bottles so that Fred doesn't realize they're missing. Not only that, but Bob was able to take four more bottles away the next night he closed while still rearranging them to have nine bottles on each side.

How did Bob do it?

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Career Change

Fred works with computer hardware, but he wants to become a software engineer. Can you help him by changing HARD to SOFT in five steps? You can only change one letter at a time and each step must be a real word.

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Autobiographical

FCCDLZMCP XWP ESJDC TKHJX, DLWPG RZI - FKD LC XWP IZ PZDLJPR CNHC ZP CWSDL.

--NKIEJR MZP FCCDLZMCP

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Jail Time

Everyone in the courtroom was stunned. Fred was going to get 18 months in jail for doing his job, which is a respectable profession. How could this happen in a country like the United States?

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Barbecue Roundup

Four people entered the cook-off at the Barbecue Roundup (Bob, Bubba, Cathy, and Fred). They all had different last names (Kent, Kahn, Miser, and Tin) and entered different foods (brisket, pork butt, ribs, and sausage). Using the clues provided determine who brought what and how they placed in the competition (1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th).

1. The sausage did not come in last.
2. Mr. Miser came in third and was beaten by Bob's ribs.
3. The pork butt came in second.
4. Cathy came in two places behind Fred Tin.
5. Mr. Kent won.

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Vacation Time

Five people (Adam, Betty, Charlie, Darla, and Eddy) went on vacation. They all went to different locations (Australia, Bolivia, Canada, Denmark, and England), were gone for different amounts of time (1 to 5 weeks), had different colored luggage (black, red, blue, green, and yellow), and live in different cities (Albany, Boston, Charleston, Duluth, and Eureka). Using the clues below, figure out where each of them went, how long they were gone, what color their luggage is and where they are from.

1. The black luggage was purchased in Albany.
2. The person from Duluth was gone longer than the person who went to Australia but was gone less time than the person with the red luggage.
3. Charlie had less than two weeks vacation from work for his trip.
4. Adam, Darla, and Eddy all lived in the same time zone.
5. Adam's luggage paid homage to his favorite baseball team.
6. Eddy was in England for less time than the person from Boston was away.
7. The person who went to Canada took her green luggage with her.
8. The five travelers are Darla, the person who went to Australia, the person gone for 3 weeks, the man with the red luggage, and the person from Charleston.
9. Adam didn't need to use his expertise in Spanish on his trip, which lasted less than 5 weeks.
10. The person with the yellow luggage was gone longer than the person from Eureka.

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Beheadings

I am found in great fields.
With my kin, provide great yields.
Decapitate me with no regret.
What makes me bread is what you'll get.
Cut once again, again I implore
And you will do this thing evermore.
What have you found from me?
Give me the words above, all three.

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Dates in History

What is significant about the following dates?

November 16, 1936
August 27, 1728
September 24, 1944
December 7, 1008

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Amputate

A doctor was operating on a man who had been at the scene of an explosion. When the man came into the hospital, he was quickly diagnosed with a compound fracture. There was a broken bone in his right leg, but he was otherwise uninjured.

After seeing the x-rays, the doctor told the attending staff that it should be removed because he would be better off without it. Why?

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Guess the Number

Fred and Bob are sitting around, shooting the mathematical breeze, when they decide to play a game of "Guess the Number".

Fred tells Bob that he is thinking of a number between 13 and 1313.

Bob asks Fred if the number is below 500. Fred says, "Yes."

Bob asks Fred if the number is a perfect square. Fred says, "Yes."

Bob asks Fred if the number is a perfect cube. Fred says, "Yes."

Fred then tells Bob that one of his answers was incorrect and the number he is thinking of starts with an odd digit greater than 3.

What is the number that Fred is thinking of?

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Carousel

Fred was in Washington, D.C., on a school trip to visit the Smithsonian. After lunch the teachers took the students to the Carousel on the Mall (this happened before they closed it down).

While Fred was enjoying his ride, he noticed that one-third of the number of his classmates riding ahead of him, plus three-fourths of them riding behind him, equaled the total number of students on the carousel.

How many students were riding the carousel?

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Are You Being Served?

How well do you know this BBC comedy from the '70s and '80s?

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(B)acronyms

An acronym is a word that is a pronounceable initialism. A bacronym is a word that has had an acronym created to match its letters and, usually, meaning. Can you determine which of these are bacronyms and which are acronyms? All terms will be capitalized to obfuscate the answer.

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