Puzzle Book December 2011 Puzzle Book December 2011

INSIDE...• Bananagrams • Challenger

• Hocus Focus • Kakuro• Stickelers• Super Quiz• Wishing Well • Wuzzles• Crosswords • Sudoku

December 2011

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CrosswordCLUES ACROSS1. Leavened rum cakes6. Stepped on

10. Arab outer garments14. Positive pole15. Sharpening stone 17. Atomic #3819. Omnivorous mammal of C and S Am.20. Records electrical brain currents

21. Without (French)22. Mother’s sisters23. An open skin infection24. Long mucilaginous green pods25. Past tense of 23 across26. Cereal grain product29. Lack of normal muscle tone31. Lean, scrawny32. Work holiday (informal)

34. Abnormal breathing35. Peels37. Capital of the Apulia region38. They __39. Linear unit (Span.)40. More lucid41. 6th largest Russian city43. Fights a short bout45. Ancient Olympic Site

46. Companion animals47. Indian frocks49. SE Indonesian island50. The winged goddess of the dawn53. Exchange of goods54. Bird in a pear tree56. A contest in which the winner is

undecided58. Tidal bore59. Petite60. Freshwater duck genus61. A nasty smile

CLUES DOWN1. The supporting part2. Poker stake3. Tennis player Bjorn4. Rapid bustling movement5. Centripetal6. Wound around something7. Sumac genus8. Original Equipment Manufacturer9. Alcohol withdrawal symptom

10. Unkeyed11. Small water travel vessel12. Family Formicidae13. 3rd largest whale16. Scamper18. Container counterweight22. (Largest) Peoples of Ghana23. Unit of loudness24. Double-reed instrument25. Sole genus 27. “Dynasty” actress Linda28. Said of a maneuverable vessel29. Macaws30. Seamen31. A women’s undergarment33. Cost Information Report35. Trims36. River rising in NE Turkey37. Soap blocks39. Overnight case40. Derisive literary works42. Simply43. 5th wheels44. A furry animal skin47. Burning of the Hindu widow48. Actor Ladd49. Bay Area Transit Authority50. The boundary of a surface51. A brutish giant52. One who divines the future53. Very fast airplane54. Frying vessel 55. 007’s creator57. 1/1000 of an ampere


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I recently returned from a trip.Today is Wednesday. I returned three days before

the day after the day before tomorrow.

On what day did I return?

DIRECTIONS:Fill each square with a number, one through nine.• Horizontal squares should add to totals on right.• Vertical squares should add to totals on bottom.• Diagonal squares through center should add to total inupper and lower right.

Challenge Time:

Time 4 Minutes

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Your Working Time:

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Sudoku

Fun By The NumbersSudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solvea sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each numbercan appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order inwhich the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in theboxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

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Super Quiz

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. What city is known as "Beantown"?

Answer __________________________

2. What fairy tale centers aroundmagic beans?

Answer __________________________

3. What bean idiom means to disclosea secret?

Answer __________________________

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. This toy is stuffed with plasticpellets, giving it a flexible feel.

Answer __________________________

5. Name for a small, brimless cap.

Answer __________________________

6. Expression meaning energeticand/or badly mistaken.

Answer __________________________

PH.D. LEVEL

7. Who said, "I ate his liver with somefava beans and a nice chianti"?

Answer __________________________

8. Who portrayed Mr. Bean in films?

Answer __________________________

9. Which basketball star's middlename is Bean?

Answer __________________________

Take this Super Quiz to a Ph.D. Score 1 point for each correct answer on the Freshman Level, 2 points on the GraduateLevel and 3 points on the Ph.D. Level.

Subject: BEANS(e.g., "Bean" is a slang expression for what body part? Answer: Head.)

Hocus-Focusby Henry Boltinoff

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will give you a message every day. It’s anumerical puzzle designed to spell outyour fortune. Count the letters in your firstname. If the number of letters is 6 ormore, subtract 4. If the number is lessthan 6, add 3. The result is your keynumber. Start at the upper left-handcorner and check one of your keynumbers, left to right. Then read themessage the letters under the checkedfigures give you.

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Best described as anumber crossword,the task in Kakuro isto fill all of the emptysquares, usingnumbers 1 to 9, so the sum ofeach horizontalblock equals thenumber to its left,and the sum of eachvertical block equalsthe number on itstop. No number maybe used in the sameblock more thanonce.

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19. Microns (alt. sp.)20. Cooking containers21. Express pleasure24. Meat from a calf (alt.)25. 7th Greek letter26. Operated the sales register30. Blueprint for the day32. Congressperson (abbr.)

33. Angle (abbr.)35. Fragrant health promotion43. Trespasses44. ___ Lanka45. Wife of Hercules47. A large body of water48. Chicken house49. Sicilian volcano

51. Coarse edible red seaweed52. __ May, actress54. Opposites of credits55. Unable to move57. Someone who is highly skilled58. 100 = 1 kwacha59. “Rocky” star Talia

CLUES DOWN1. Having a sophisticated charm2. Minute amounts (Scot.)3. Turkish leader’s title4. Used for hitting the ball in

various games5. Not out6. South Dakota7. Possessed8. Grad9. UPS driver

10. Fired13. In a way, augmented14. River in SE S. Am.16. Division of geological time17. Follows sigma21. Sign language22. Expression of surprise23. Hull Identification Number26. Salmwood27. Associated Press28. Half of an em29. Networks in Spanish31. Dough fermenting agent34. Auto fuel36. An alternative37. Manuscripts (abbr.)38. Digested39. Darjeeling or green40. Horsepower41. 1985 Formula 1 champion42. Expression of alarm43. Gain possession45. Own (Scottish)46. Snake-like fish48. Dicer50. Afresh51. Hindu mother goddess53. Before54. Code for dash56. Atomic #5257. Millisecond



Challengerby Linus Maurer

Stickelersby Terry Stickels

There is a certain logic in theplacement of the numbers in thecircles to the right. See if you can

determine that relationship and findthe missing number in the last

circle.

DIRECTIONS:Fill each square with a number, one through nine.• Horizontal squares should add to totals on right.• Vertical squares should add to totals on bottom.• Diagonal squares through center should add to total inupper and lower right.

Challenge Time:

Time 9 Minutes

48 Seconds

Your Working Time:

Minutes

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Super Quiz

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. What animal does the mammothresemble?

Answer __________________________

2. What animal does a vole resemble?

Answer __________________________

3. A male bee that does no work butcan fertilize the queen bee.

Answer __________________________

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. What mammal signals danger byslapping its tail on the water?

Answer __________________________

5. What reptile is best known for itscarapace?

Answer __________________________

6. What is a raptorial bird?

Answer __________________________

PH.D. LEVEL

7. What kind of feet does a palmipedhave?

Answer __________________________

8. What animal is also known as aglutton or a skunk bear?

Answer __________________________

9. If you saw a griffon, what type ofanimal did you see?

Answer __________________________

Take this Super Quiz to a Ph.D. Score 1 point for each correct answer on the Freshman Level, 2 points on the GraduateLevel and 3 points on the Ph.D. Level.

Subject: ANIMALS(e.g., What land mammal has a long, muscular tail for balance? Answer: Kangaroo.)

Hocus-Focusby Henry Boltinoff

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Solution to puzzle on page 3 Solutions to puzzles on page 4

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Solution to puzzle on page 7

Stickelers

The answer is Monday.

The day before tomorrow is today —Wednesday. The day after that is Thursday.Three days before Thursday is Monday, which is the answer.

Challenger

Super QuizANSWERS: 1. Boston. 2. "Jack and the Beanstalk." 3.Spill the beans. 4. Beanie Babies. 5. Beanie. 6. Full ofbeans. 7. Hannibal Lecter. 8. Rowan Atkinson. 9. KobeBean Bryant.

SCORING:18 points -- congratulations, doctor; 15 to 17 points --honors graduate; 10 to 14 points -- you're plenty smart,but no grind; 4 to 9 points -- you really should hit thebooks harder; 1 point to 3 points -- enroll in remedialcourses immediately; 0 points -- who reads the questionsto you?

Hocus-FocusDIFFERENCES: 1. Nose is different. 2. Necklace is missing. 3. Headrest is different. 4. Arm is longer. 5. Ear is smaller. 6. Curtain is missing.

1. On the ropes 2. Surround

Hocus-FocusDIFFERENCES: 1. Telephone buttons aremissing. 2. Pencil is moved. 3. Tie is missing. 4. Bars are different. 5. Arm is longer. 6. Stripesare lower.

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Stickelers

The answer is 16. The top number is 1/3 ofthe sum of the bottomtwo numbers.

Super QuizANSWERS: 1. Elephant. 2. Mouse. 3. Drone. 4.Beaver. 5. Turtle (tortoise). 6. A predatory bird(especially catching living prey). 7. Webbed feet. 8.Wolverine. 9. A dog or a vulture.

SCORING:18 points -- congratulations, doctor; 15 to 17 points-- honors graduate; 10 to 14 points -- you're plentysmart, but no grind; 4 to 9 points -- you really shouldhit the books harder; 1 point to 3 points -- enroll inremedial courses immediately; 0 points -- who readsthe questions to you?

Hocus-FocusDIFFERENCES: 1. Foot is moved. 2. Window isdifferent. 3. Belt is missing. 4. Doorknob is larger.5. License plate is added. 6. Bush is missing.

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