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| Brainteaser March 23, 2009 There are twelve identical looking balls except that one ball weighs either less or more than the others. You are allowed three weighings on a simple balance where you can weigh the balls against each other. You must identify the different ball and whether it weighs less or more. Solution in May. |
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| Puzzle: April 10, 2009 Three tourists register at a hotel, pay $100 each, and go up to their rooms. The manager arrives later and notes they have been overcharged because the hotel had advertised a discount. He asks the desk clerk to take out $50 from the till and return it to the guests. Being a little light-fingered, and thinking he can get away with it, the clerk takes out the $50 but returns only $10 each to the guests pocketing $20 himself. Now the guests have paid $90 each for a total of $270 and the clerk has kept $20. This adds up to $290. But the guests had paid $300 to start with, so what happened to the $10? Answer in Puzzle Solutions |
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| Brainteasers contributed by Zeenat Mansoor. April 12, 2009 1. A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between three rooms. The first is full of raging fires, the second is full of assassins with loaded guns, and the third is full of lions that haven't eaten in 3 years - Which room is safest for him? 2. A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him under water for over 10 minutes. Finally, she hangs him. But 5 minutes later they both go out together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together - How can this be? 3. There are two plastic jugs filled with water. How could you put all of this water into a barrel, without using the jugs or any dividers, and still tell which water came from which jug? 4. What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you throw it away? 5. Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday? 6. This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious how quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it? It looks so plain you would think nothing was wrong with it! In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is unusual though. Study it, and think about it, but you still may not find anything odd. But if you work at it a bit, you might find out! Try to do so without any coaching! Answers in Puzzle Solutions |
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| Two-Person Game May 31, 2009 Place 13 matches or toothpicks on a table. A player can draw 1 or 2 matches; then it's the opponent's turn who has the same choice. The player left with the last match to draw loses. Have fun! irrespective of the number of matches at the start of the game? Click Puzzle Solutions for answer. |
| Cryptic Crossword # 2 April 26, 2009 Meena Yust |
Note that clues often contain anagrams,
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
Across
1. Rattling the rattle, not the former. (6)
3. The mat I see sounds related to a topic. (8)
5. "Lights, camera...," The bad cat joins a charged atom to perform. (6)
7. Hammering it partly is currency for the British. (5)
8. Going topless in silk? It's all the same. (3)
Down
1. A bad liar makes money. (4)
2. Your grandfather's Buick named after Orestes' sister. (7)
4. The French aunt loaded with liquor has a fit. (7)
5. The broken-down car has a strange tic in this cold region. (6)
6. The dealer turns to head. (6)
Click Puzzle Solutions for answers to puzzle.
1. Rattling the rattle, not the former. (6)
3. The mat I see sounds related to a topic. (8)
5. "Lights, camera...," The bad cat joins a charged atom to perform. (6)
7. Hammering it partly is currency for the British. (5)
8. Going topless in silk? It's all the same. (3)
Down
1. A bad liar makes money. (4)
2. Your grandfather's Buick named after Orestes' sister. (7)
4. The French aunt loaded with liquor has a fit. (7)
5. The broken-down car has a strange tic in this cold region. (6)
6. The dealer turns to head. (6)
Click Puzzle Solutions for answers to puzzle.
| Scrabble Score What whole number adds up to its Scrabble score? Answer in Puzzle Solutions |
Yarborough's Wager --- Contributed by Zeenat Mansoor The Earl of Yarborough offers you a wager. He'll shuffle an ordinary deck and deal you 13 cards. If none of your cards ranks above 9, he'll give you a thousand pounds. Otherwise you must give him one pound. Should you accept? Answer in Puzzle Solutions |
| Cryptic Crossword # 3 May 9, 2009 Meena Yust |
Note that clues often contain anagrams,
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
Across
1. Birds with liquor, perhaps, wrote "A Brief History of Time". (8)
5. The wrong tram for buying and selling. (4)
6. The Spanish girl will, in this land of fabulous wealth. (2,6)
7. Bury the seed, it sounds like, with mediatory results. (5)
8. The ruler has a ship's pole above the small emergency room. (6)
Down
2. The lass partly reverses, and splices with a male and the German, an amphibian. (10)
3. Where's the beef? It's just a bad team. (4)
4. The ships come in here to join the atom, in part. (7)
Click Puzzle Solutions for answers to puzzle.
1. Birds with liquor, perhaps, wrote "A Brief History of Time". (8)
5. The wrong tram for buying and selling. (4)
6. The Spanish girl will, in this land of fabulous wealth. (2,6)
7. Bury the seed, it sounds like, with mediatory results. (5)
8. The ruler has a ship's pole above the small emergency room. (6)
Down
2. The lass partly reverses, and splices with a male and the German, an amphibian. (10)
3. Where's the beef? It's just a bad team. (4)
4. The ships come in here to join the atom, in part. (7)
Click Puzzle Solutions for answers to puzzle.
Quick Quiz May 16, 2009
How many Scrabble letters carry two points?
Which vowel is not in the top row in a standard keyboard?
What is the only word in English ending in mt?
Answers in Puzzle Solutions
How many Scrabble letters carry two points?
Which vowel is not in the top row in a standard keyboard?
What is the only word in English ending in mt?
Answers in Puzzle Solutions
| Cryptic Crossword # 4 May 23, 2009 Meena Yust |
Note that clues often contain anagrams,
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
Across
1. and 5. This Christmas carol is a quiet sort of thing. (6,5)
5. See 1
6. The mat is seen almost as a painter. (7)
7. The king is what the raven does, with a bad end. (7)
Down
2. Take ten, sonny, for the poet. (8)
3. The stronghold has a point in the loud music. (5)
4. The ships come in here to join the atom, in part. (7)
Click Puzzle Solutions for answers to puzzle.
Quick Quiz May 24, 2009
Click Puzzle Solutions for answers
- Name the dot over 'i' .
- Which sting --- male or female wasps?
- How did the 'teddy' bear get its name?
- Which country was the first to issue postage stamps?
Click Puzzle Solutions for answers
| Cryptic Crossword # 5 June 6, 2009 Meena Yust |
Note that clues often contain anagrams,
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
Across
1. Self-propelled but not self-directed. (10)
2. Sounds like a light drink, but this mineral is not quite a solid bet gone bad. (8)
4. A runt's planet, perhaps. (6)
6. See 5 down
7. Claude paints an impression of Ray, gaining currency. (8)
Down
1. Pose a bit unusually for the fabled writer? (5)
3. Best pal turns back to head indispensable worker platform. (6)
5. and 6 across. Sounds like a furry one who throws at the wheel, but he's magical! (5,6)
Click Puzzle Solutions for answers to puzzle.
Puzzle June 6, 2009
What do these words have in common? Hint: It's not two sets of double letters
--- from Zeenat Mansoor
Banana
Dresser
Grammar
Potato
Revive
Uneven
Assess
What do these words have in common? Hint: It's not two sets of double letters
--- from Zeenat Mansoor
Banana
Dresser
Grammar
Potato
Revive
Uneven
Assess
| Cryptic Crossword # 6 June 20, 2009 Meena Yust |
Note that clues often contain anagrams,
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
Across
1. When you prohibit Jo, you have the means to make music. (5)
3. Sounds like a mother's darling, what a star! (3)
4. Bent tongs with the right head and tough as well. (6)
6. Levis all shook up. (5)
7. Bark without the head of a bite! Noah's crowded dorm? (3)
8. Enzo was his first name; his last a fast-car legend. (7)
Down
1. You put your foot in it! The Brits put their bags in it when traveling by car. (4)
2. The end is in fish! (6)
4. So damn insane? Damn sad? No, reverse the words, though he remains insane. (6)
5. What O'Keefe's friends called her; the peaches from here are famous. (7)
Click Puzzle Solutions for answers to puzzle.
1. When you prohibit Jo, you have the means to make music. (5)
3. Sounds like a mother's darling, what a star! (3)
4. Bent tongs with the right head and tough as well. (6)
6. Levis all shook up. (5)
7. Bark without the head of a bite! Noah's crowded dorm? (3)
8. Enzo was his first name; his last a fast-car legend. (7)
Down
1. You put your foot in it! The Brits put their bags in it when traveling by car. (4)
2. The end is in fish! (6)
4. So damn insane? Damn sad? No, reverse the words, though he remains insane. (6)
5. What O'Keefe's friends called her; the peaches from here are famous. (7)
Click Puzzle Solutions for answers to puzzle.
Note that clues often contain anagrams,
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
| Cryptic Crossword # 7 July 3, 2009 Meena Yust |
Across
1. Mend the Spanish founder of genetics. (6)
4. Fish for a woman's jewelry! (7)
5. The fans were almost the solution to the question. (6)
6. A rose undergarment is unwelcome attention from an employer. (4,4)
Down
1. Awkward Monte painted. (6)
2. The hazy shine of dawn is a school of dance. (9)
3. The carrying type! (7)
1. Mend the Spanish founder of genetics. (6)
4. Fish for a woman's jewelry! (7)
5. The fans were almost the solution to the question. (6)
6. A rose undergarment is unwelcome attention from an employer. (4,4)
Down
1. Awkward Monte painted. (6)
2. The hazy shine of dawn is a school of dance. (9)
3. The carrying type! (7)
Quick Quiz July 11, 2009
1. What type of flower is a pink dog?
2. What is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world?
3. What does the vintage on a bottle of wine show?
4. Which two planets in our solar system do not have moons?
5. Which year had only 354 days because of calendar change?
6. What is believed to be the oldest living animal on the earth?
7. Who did Nathuram Godse assassinate and when?
8. Which country's flag, still in use, is the oldest in the world?
9. After Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus, who was chosen to replace him as the twelfth apostle?
10. What is the present name for Abyssinia?
1. What type of flower is a pink dog?
2. What is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world?
3. What does the vintage on a bottle of wine show?
4. Which two planets in our solar system do not have moons?
5. Which year had only 354 days because of calendar change?
6. What is believed to be the oldest living animal on the earth?
7. Who did Nathuram Godse assassinate and when?
8. Which country's flag, still in use, is the oldest in the world?
9. After Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus, who was chosen to replace him as the twelfth apostle?
10. What is the present name for Abyssinia?
Note that clues often contain anagrams,
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
| Cryptic Crossword # 8 July 18, 2009 Meena Yust |
Across
1. and 6. Down. This grain on a foot can be sore, but atop a male swan is tasty. (4,2,3,3)
5. Take a rodent and its tail for a delicious dessert. (6)
7. Snagged hose for the foot. (4)
9. In Lagos, Iris became a god from the African continent. (6)
Down
2. Off-key tones are what students take. (5)
3. God-in-chief--- for the Romans, that is; for us a massive planet. (7)
4. A Masai man carries the wrong spare. (5)
6. See 1 Across.
8. The computer doesn't seem to get anywhere without a bad skid. (4)
1. and 6. Down. This grain on a foot can be sore, but atop a male swan is tasty. (4,2,3,3)
5. Take a rodent and its tail for a delicious dessert. (6)
7. Snagged hose for the foot. (4)
9. In Lagos, Iris became a god from the African continent. (6)
Down
2. Off-key tones are what students take. (5)
3. God-in-chief--- for the Romans, that is; for us a massive planet. (7)
4. A Masai man carries the wrong spare. (5)
6. See 1 Across.
8. The computer doesn't seem to get anywhere without a bad skid. (4)
Quick Quiz July 25, 2009
1. Who was the first man in space and which country was he from?
2. Who was the first woman in space and which country was she from?
3. Which is the only city in the world that is on two continents?
4. What was the Roman name for London?
5. What is the largest city in the world by population?
1. Who was the first man in space and which country was he from?
2. Who was the first woman in space and which country was she from?
3. Which is the only city in the world that is on two continents?
4. What was the Roman name for London?
5. What is the largest city in the world by population?
Across
1. Oddly, Bake St. is not for bread alone, especially at Easter. (6)
2. The plan, I might add, is quite ordinary. (5)
5. The bad ram downed enough gin to get to the edge. (6)
7. Wrongly votes for the cook. (5)
8. The beggar has an Easter surprise. (3)
9. Alternatively consumed, flamboyantly speak. (5)
Down
1. Musical group getting old? Their injuries are wrapped. (8)
3. See 4 Down
4. and 3 Down. Steer a hare badly and it might lose some eggs in the bushes. (6, 5)
6. To some males an adornment requiring careful trimming, but sounds like instructions to a
golfer! (6)
Click Puzzle Solutions for answers to puzzle.
1. Oddly, Bake St. is not for bread alone, especially at Easter. (6)
2. The plan, I might add, is quite ordinary. (5)
5. The bad ram downed enough gin to get to the edge. (6)
7. Wrongly votes for the cook. (5)
8. The beggar has an Easter surprise. (3)
9. Alternatively consumed, flamboyantly speak. (5)
Down
1. Musical group getting old? Their injuries are wrapped. (8)
3. See 4 Down
4. and 3 Down. Steer a hare badly and it might lose some eggs in the bushes. (6, 5)
6. To some males an adornment requiring careful trimming, but sounds like instructions to a
golfer! (6)
Click Puzzle Solutions for answers to puzzle.
Note that clues often contain anagrams,
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
| Cryptic Crossword # 8 August 8, 2009 Meena Yust |
| Cryptic Crossword # 9 September 12, 2009 Meena Yust |
Note that clues often contain anagrams,
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
Across
2. Range from nothing to nothing and turn to an Italian herb. (7)
4. The German beginning to follow a spirit, is led to a strong spice. (6)
6. Turn the ion on to make your eyes water. (5)
7. Ate the wrong way and got a drink. (3)
8. In short, Margaret has a crazy head. (6)
9. Sounds contemporary but sweeter. (7)
Down
1. A cookie with a filling or a seedy physicist in motion. (3,6)
3. AC current shocks the girl, a pungent spice. (6)
5. Unusually non-manic, it might even restore an oatmeal breakfast. (8)
2. Range from nothing to nothing and turn to an Italian herb. (7)
4. The German beginning to follow a spirit, is led to a strong spice. (6)
6. Turn the ion on to make your eyes water. (5)
7. Ate the wrong way and got a drink. (3)
8. In short, Margaret has a crazy head. (6)
9. Sounds contemporary but sweeter. (7)
Down
1. A cookie with a filling or a seedy physicist in motion. (3,6)
3. AC current shocks the girl, a pungent spice. (6)
5. Unusually non-manic, it might even restore an oatmeal breakfast. (8)
Quick Quiz October 3, 2009
1. What monument did the Roman Emperor Hadrian build in Britain?
2. What dance is performed by bees to indicate sources of pollen?
3. What is psephology?
4. Which famous British monument has hands 23 feet in length?
5. Who was Leonardo Da Vinci's teacher?
6. What was Christopher Columbus' nationality?
7. Who was the first man to fly across the English Channel?
1. What monument did the Roman Emperor Hadrian build in Britain?
2. What dance is performed by bees to indicate sources of pollen?
3. What is psephology?
4. Which famous British monument has hands 23 feet in length?
5. Who was Leonardo Da Vinci's teacher?
6. What was Christopher Columbus' nationality?
7. Who was the first man to fly across the English Channel?
| Cryptic Crossword # 11 October 10, 2009 Meena Yust |
Note that clues often contain anagrams,
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
Across
1. Bad supply at down under. I may be billed as a duck, but I'm unique! (8)
3. It must ache to grow one, or is it there already? (8)
5. This good land is endless -- bad too; so it plies the canals. (7)
7. Dainty me just got messed up; nitrocellulose plus ammonium nitrate. (8)
Down
2. Let a lass dance; it's hot! (5)
3. The gay ram turns into a cat. (6)
4. Man, this cat's burnin' bright, according to Blake. (5)
6. Alternatively sunk one's teeth; the earth did the same to the sun! (5)
1. Bad supply at down under. I may be billed as a duck, but I'm unique! (8)
3. It must ache to grow one, or is it there already? (8)
5. This good land is endless -- bad too; so it plies the canals. (7)
7. Dainty me just got messed up; nitrocellulose plus ammonium nitrate. (8)
Down
2. Let a lass dance; it's hot! (5)
3. The gay ram turns into a cat. (6)
4. Man, this cat's burnin' bright, according to Blake. (5)
6. Alternatively sunk one's teeth; the earth did the same to the sun! (5)
| Cryptic Crossword # 12 October 24, 2009 Meena Yust |
Note that clues often contain anagrams,
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
Across
1. Bertie Wooster's man, according to P.G. Wodehouse. (6)
5. Oddly takes a slice of meat. (5)
6. Aladdin goes to rub his lamp, and reveals a dog. (5)
9. Alfred the rooster has a snag ahead of him, but is a master of suspense. (9)
Down
2. Sat in some lustrous fabric? (5)
3. Auto country set to flower. (9)
4. Brad, I might add, has a girl's hair style. (5)
7. Gee, oats for this frisky quadruped! (5)
8. Having a bath redesigned keeps the Thai happy. (4)
1. Bertie Wooster's man, according to P.G. Wodehouse. (6)
5. Oddly takes a slice of meat. (5)
6. Aladdin goes to rub his lamp, and reveals a dog. (5)
9. Alfred the rooster has a snag ahead of him, but is a master of suspense. (9)
Down
2. Sat in some lustrous fabric? (5)
3. Auto country set to flower. (9)
4. Brad, I might add, has a girl's hair style. (5)
7. Gee, oats for this frisky quadruped! (5)
8. Having a bath redesigned keeps the Thai happy. (4)
Quick Quiz November 7, 2009
1. Weight of the biggest pig ever recorded (in lbs)
a) 2552
b) 1004
c) 1549
d) 2011
2. What is pomology?
3. What is the collective noun for larks?
4. What is a jeepney?
5. What is the collective noun for moorhens?
6. What is unique about the hooded pitohui bird?
7. Approximately how many people are bitten by snakes in the US each year?
a) 150
b) 1700
c) 7000
d) 4500
1. Weight of the biggest pig ever recorded (in lbs)
a) 2552
b) 1004
c) 1549
d) 2011
2. What is pomology?
3. What is the collective noun for larks?
4. What is a jeepney?
5. What is the collective noun for moorhens?
6. What is unique about the hooded pitohui bird?
7. Approximately how many people are bitten by snakes in the US each year?
a) 150
b) 1700
c) 7000
d) 4500
| Cryptic Crossword # 13 November 14, 2009 Meena Yust |
Note that clues often contain anagrams,
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
Across
3. Sounds weather like, if... (7)
4. A friend's attempt is meager. (6)
6. A rat disturbed eating pies will amble off. (7)
7. Talks with Spanish lines of poetry. (9)
8. A steroid can send it hurtling into space. (8)
Down
1. The fish net is jewel like. (6)
2. A wrong step and you become a nuisance. (4)
4. Ape reordered a jacket! (3,4)
5. Virginia steamship heads to Arkansas and a college in Poughkeepsie. (6)
3. Sounds weather like, if... (7)
4. A friend's attempt is meager. (6)
6. A rat disturbed eating pies will amble off. (7)
7. Talks with Spanish lines of poetry. (9)
8. A steroid can send it hurtling into space. (8)
Down
1. The fish net is jewel like. (6)
2. A wrong step and you become a nuisance. (4)
4. Ape reordered a jacket! (3,4)
5. Virginia steamship heads to Arkansas and a college in Poughkeepsie. (6)
| Cryptic Crossword # 14 December 12, 2009 Meena Yust |
Note that clues often contain anagrams,
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
Across
1. Latex forms a music ensemble; holds things together. (6,4)
5. A storm raging is part of the chloroplast. (6)
7. Dill rearranged on your head provides pastoral contentment. (5)
8. A bad bream turns yellow. (5)
Down
2. Spread it on toast and soar for a lepidopteran. (9)
3. Am created, broken because I draw the line. (9)
4. O! without this classical poet uses ire to form jewel. (8)
1. Latex forms a music ensemble; holds things together. (6,4)
5. A storm raging is part of the chloroplast. (6)
7. Dill rearranged on your head provides pastoral contentment. (5)
8. A bad bream turns yellow. (5)
Down
2. Spread it on toast and soar for a lepidopteran. (9)
3. Am created, broken because I draw the line. (9)
4. O! without this classical poet uses ire to form jewel. (8)
Quick Quiz December 19, 2009
1. Name the first steam locomotive
a) Blucher
b) Rocket
c) Flyer
2. Speed of travel
a) 2 mph
b) 4 mph
c) 8 mph
3. Name of the inventor
a) George Stephenson
b) James Watt
c) Robert Louis Stevenson
4. George Stephenson's first job was as a
a) coal miner
b) cowherd
c) blacksmith's apprentice
5. George Stephenson was born in
a) 1751
b) 1801
c) 1781
1. Name the first steam locomotive
a) Blucher
b) Rocket
c) Flyer
2. Speed of travel
a) 2 mph
b) 4 mph
c) 8 mph
3. Name of the inventor
a) George Stephenson
b) James Watt
c) Robert Louis Stevenson
4. George Stephenson's first job was as a
a) coal miner
b) cowherd
c) blacksmith's apprentice
5. George Stephenson was born in
a) 1751
b) 1801
c) 1781
| Cryptic Crossword # 15 January 9, 2010 Meena Yust |
Note that clues often contain anagrams,
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
Across
1. 4807 m, this highest mountain in the Alps. (4,5)
5. Rum I gather, a whirling dervish poet. (4)
6. Third rock from the sun. (5)
8. A cat's way is to become a survivor even when thrown out. (8)
Down
2. The ass is so wild it catapults. (6)
3. A quantity I find disturbing and ancient. (9)
4. Angry discourse is obviously your pastime. (10)
7. It's a bird! No, it's a fruit! Well anyway, it's from New Zealand. (4)
1. 4807 m, this highest mountain in the Alps. (4,5)
5. Rum I gather, a whirling dervish poet. (4)
6. Third rock from the sun. (5)
8. A cat's way is to become a survivor even when thrown out. (8)
Down
2. The ass is so wild it catapults. (6)
3. A quantity I find disturbing and ancient. (9)
4. Angry discourse is obviously your pastime. (10)
7. It's a bird! No, it's a fruit! Well anyway, it's from New Zealand. (4)
| Cryptic Crossword # 16 February 6, 2010 Meena Yust |
Note that clues often contain anagrams,
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
Across
1. Spur a muddled Karl on to flower. (8)
3. Gee! gives almost your greens. (7)
6. A hospitable Australian asking to pay the bill, or the final move in chess! (9)
7. The rat and the cat act together without a tee to construct a waterfall. (8)
Down
2. Pa's sport can take you places. (8)
4. Throw out Charlie! (5)
5. Ma'am, getting a B is venomous. (5)
1. Spur a muddled Karl on to flower. (8)
3. Gee! gives almost your greens. (7)
6. A hospitable Australian asking to pay the bill, or the final move in chess! (9)
7. The rat and the cat act together without a tee to construct a waterfall. (8)
Down
2. Pa's sport can take you places. (8)
4. Throw out Charlie! (5)
5. Ma'am, getting a B is venomous. (5)
Picture Puzzle February 20, 2010
Fun game! Regifting Robin Why does it work?
Fun game! Regifting Robin Why does it work?
| Cryptic Crossword # 17 March 13, 2010 Meena Yust |
Note that clues often contain anagrams,
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
Across
2. Joint mothering knocks one out. (4)
4. Twist with Spanish wrongful act. (7)
8. Uri tags, arranges, and they make music. (7)
9. Consume black bird in surrender. (3,4)
Down
1. Joan gets a B, for instrumental music. (5)
2. The disturbed cat's goal is to rearrange into systematic lists. (8)
3. The game is competitive but economists insist it's no competition. (8)
5. Sounds dark but was actually nice and protective of ladies especially when canned. (6)
6. Disfigured coal turns to drink. (4)
7. The little tike is upset enough to take off. (4)
Solution Next Week under Solution tab
2. Joint mothering knocks one out. (4)
4. Twist with Spanish wrongful act. (7)
8. Uri tags, arranges, and they make music. (7)
9. Consume black bird in surrender. (3,4)
Down
1. Joan gets a B, for instrumental music. (5)
2. The disturbed cat's goal is to rearrange into systematic lists. (8)
3. The game is competitive but economists insist it's no competition. (8)
5. Sounds dark but was actually nice and protective of ladies especially when canned. (6)
6. Disfigured coal turns to drink. (4)
7. The little tike is upset enough to take off. (4)
Solution Next Week under Solution tab
| Cryptic Crossword # 18 March 27, 2010 Meena Yust |
Note that clues often contain anagrams,
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
Across
1. Can lead badly without a light. (6)
2. California vintage? No! Italian. The Baron in the Trees owes him his existence. (7)
4. Vin acid stirred to be palette able! (2,5)
6. Pain nothing! Turn softly, it's grand. (5)
7. A ham mug? Wrong obviously; it's Somerset living on The Razor's Edge. (7)
Down
1. Talk with French water in a large country house. (7)
3. Senator Hatch's tale is mixed but without the right heading from the East. (8)
5. The little devil's finale about to occur. (6)
Solutions next time.
1. Can lead badly without a light. (6)
2. California vintage? No! Italian. The Baron in the Trees owes him his existence. (7)
4. Vin acid stirred to be palette able! (2,5)
6. Pain nothing! Turn softly, it's grand. (5)
7. A ham mug? Wrong obviously; it's Somerset living on The Razor's Edge. (7)
Down
1. Talk with French water in a large country house. (7)
3. Senator Hatch's tale is mixed but without the right heading from the East. (8)
5. The little devil's finale about to occur. (6)
Solutions next time.
| Cryptic Crossword # 19 April 10, 2010 Meena Yust |
Note that clues often contain anagrams,
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
Across
1. Are these taxes traditions? (7)
3. Steam is formed even though the painter is not boiling water! (7)
6. A Mac turned over this time can take pictures. (6)
7. A changed bore quits for a nickname. (9)
Down
1. The choir without the head's head is husky. (4)
2. Say ash wrongly and one can walk ostentatiously. (6)
4. If beers turn enough, it could be flying. (7)
5. Confused pal uses a cracked pot for a computer. (6)
Solutions next time.
1. Are these taxes traditions? (7)
3. Steam is formed even though the painter is not boiling water! (7)
6. A Mac turned over this time can take pictures. (6)
7. A changed bore quits for a nickname. (9)
Down
1. The choir without the head's head is husky. (4)
2. Say ash wrongly and one can walk ostentatiously. (6)
4. If beers turn enough, it could be flying. (7)
5. Confused pal uses a cracked pot for a computer. (6)
Solutions next time.
| Cryptic Crossword # 20 May 1, 2010 Meena Yust |
Note that clues often contain anagrams,
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
Across
2. SARS in Virginia shortly? No, a false alarm, just a college. (6)
6. The saurus is no dinosaur! It's just a matter of words.
8. It may be a vain notion but taken together stirs up invention. (10)
9. Beg ride almost and scramble to span water usually. (6)
Down
1. What a noise! But can't play tennis without it! (6)
3. A sail fluttered on to a TV thriller otherwise called. (5)
4. A lizard or a nickname for Sir Isaac. (4)
5. For zest, tag a dart wrongly to sum. (7)
7. Just file badly to cheat death. (4)
2. SARS in Virginia shortly? No, a false alarm, just a college. (6)
6. The saurus is no dinosaur! It's just a matter of words.
8. It may be a vain notion but taken together stirs up invention. (10)
9. Beg ride almost and scramble to span water usually. (6)
Down
1. What a noise! But can't play tennis without it! (6)
3. A sail fluttered on to a TV thriller otherwise called. (5)
4. A lizard or a nickname for Sir Isaac. (4)
5. For zest, tag a dart wrongly to sum. (7)
7. Just file badly to cheat death. (4)
| Cryptic Crossword # 21 May 15, 2010 Meena Yust |
Note that clues often contain anagrams,
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
Across
1. The tool in the sty conjures a literary genius. (7)
3. A vile rap changes to triumph. (7)
6. Stir cane badly and instead of sugar one gets the container. (8)
7. Washing 2240 lbs! That's a founding father! (10)
9. For her, changing men into swine was the easy part. (5)
Down
2. A bad risk attached to head and it covers from the waist down. (5)
4. Only can rise metamorphosed for the afterlife after this dose. (7)
5. Soup with a little hesitation is fraternal. (7)
8. Eat it wrong and it's past. (3)
Solutions next time.
1. The tool in the sty conjures a literary genius. (7)
3. A vile rap changes to triumph. (7)
6. Stir cane badly and instead of sugar one gets the container. (8)
7. Washing 2240 lbs! That's a founding father! (10)
9. For her, changing men into swine was the easy part. (5)
Down
2. A bad risk attached to head and it covers from the waist down. (5)
4. Only can rise metamorphosed for the afterlife after this dose. (7)
5. Soup with a little hesitation is fraternal. (7)
8. Eat it wrong and it's past. (3)
Solutions next time.
| Cryptic Crossword # 22 May 28, 2010 Meena Yust |
Note that clues often contain anagrams,
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
Across
1. A major bee confused ends up at a Boy Scouts meeting. (8)
4. It's a bad head to swallow; lures and teases. (5)
8. On a shortened street an itch puts it all together. (6)
9. A musical enthusiast of the beat generation makes a late President's favorite chair. (6)
Down
2. A thorn in Ma doesn't stop her from making this race. (8)
3. Busted lice traps emit, for e.g., quarks. (9)
5. Sure not incorrect to say a bald patch. (7)
6. To resist change you turn to a sibling. (6)
7. Trish clumsily puts on the upper garment. (5)
Solutions next time.
1. A major bee confused ends up at a Boy Scouts meeting. (8)
4. It's a bad head to swallow; lures and teases. (5)
8. On a shortened street an itch puts it all together. (6)
9. A musical enthusiast of the beat generation makes a late President's favorite chair. (6)
Down
2. A thorn in Ma doesn't stop her from making this race. (8)
3. Busted lice traps emit, for e.g., quarks. (9)
5. Sure not incorrect to say a bald patch. (7)
6. To resist change you turn to a sibling. (6)
7. Trish clumsily puts on the upper garment. (5)
Solutions next time.
| Cryptic Crossword # 23 June 19, 2010 Meena Yust |
Note that clues often contain anagrams,
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
Across
1. In England a phone that moves. (6)
4. The port if you're able to mix it can be carried. (8)
6. Our state, er... a magazine. (3,6)
Down
1. The butterfly can march on crookedly not straight, as a ruler. (7)
2. Tease badly the registered nurse alongside; what the three wise men were. (7)
3. Lie around poison ivy to be energetic. (6)
4. Ow! need a pill to rest my head. (6)
5. Leave your car temporarily in a recreation area. (4)
1. In England a phone that moves. (6)
4. The port if you're able to mix it can be carried. (8)
6. Our state, er... a magazine. (3,6)
Down
1. The butterfly can march on crookedly not straight, as a ruler. (7)
2. Tease badly the registered nurse alongside; what the three wise men were. (7)
3. Lie around poison ivy to be energetic. (6)
4. Ow! need a pill to rest my head. (6)
5. Leave your car temporarily in a recreation area. (4)
| Cryptic Crossword # 24 July 3, 2010 Meena Yust |
Note that clues often contain anagrams,
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
Across
2. Beat if you like, you will be supremely happy perhaps even on the way to
sainthood. (7)
3. The ant in a turning phase is a popular game bird. (8)
6. Catch the unusual part! (4)
7. The late Greek celebrity shipowner appears as son is reincarnated. (7)
Down
1. Fifty to burn brown coal. (7)
3. Mope around wax lyrical. (4)
4. Smoothing out the end of the day. (7)
Solutions next time!
2. Beat if you like, you will be supremely happy perhaps even on the way to
sainthood. (7)
3. The ant in a turning phase is a popular game bird. (8)
6. Catch the unusual part! (4)
7. The late Greek celebrity shipowner appears as son is reincarnated. (7)
Down
1. Fifty to burn brown coal. (7)
3. Mope around wax lyrical. (4)
4. Smoothing out the end of the day. (7)
Solutions next time!
| Cryptic Crossword # 25 July 17, 2010 Meena Yust |
Note that clues often contain anagrams,
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
Across
1. The arty sort may serve. (4)
6. Ponders confusedly in order to react. (7)
7. A knitted tan cap is restful to have. (6)
9. At the Red Inn change is evident for the Thanksgiving meal. (6)
Down
2. Anna collapses around the net backward but improves reception. (7)
3. The search for the charged atom demands an answer. (8)
4. Prohibit Ana? No, just a fruit. (6)
5. If you are in Anatolia, you are already into this! (6)
8. The gnat reverses itself leaving a pungent odor. (4)
Solutions next time!
1. The arty sort may serve. (4)
6. Ponders confusedly in order to react. (7)
7. A knitted tan cap is restful to have. (6)
9. At the Red Inn change is evident for the Thanksgiving meal. (6)
Down
2. Anna collapses around the net backward but improves reception. (7)
3. The search for the charged atom demands an answer. (8)
4. Prohibit Ana? No, just a fruit. (6)
5. If you are in Anatolia, you are already into this! (6)
8. The gnat reverses itself leaving a pungent odor. (4)
Solutions next time!
| Cryptic Crossword # 26 July 31, 2010 Meena Yust |
Note that clues often contain anagrams,
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
Across
1. It's nothing with a fiery crazy genius. (7)
7. The tones may be mixed but they come from class. (5)
8. A rose turns out to be appropriate for this god. (4)
9. Turn a rag over to uncover a fish. (3)
10. A barrier is easy to see in trying to remember Martha. (4)
Down
2. All together now if you have seen Sam wild. (2,5)
3. Sounds like the male era, but necessary for letter. (7)
4. Pry around the disorganized tote for clayware. (7)
5. Sounds like Budapest is in what it feels following fast. (6)
6. No, I sometimes can be obnoxious as you can see. (7)
Solutions next time!
1. It's nothing with a fiery crazy genius. (7)
7. The tones may be mixed but they come from class. (5)
8. A rose turns out to be appropriate for this god. (4)
9. Turn a rag over to uncover a fish. (3)
10. A barrier is easy to see in trying to remember Martha. (4)
Down
2. All together now if you have seen Sam wild. (2,5)
3. Sounds like the male era, but necessary for letter. (7)
4. Pry around the disorganized tote for clayware. (7)
5. Sounds like Budapest is in what it feels following fast. (6)
6. No, I sometimes can be obnoxious as you can see. (7)
Solutions next time!
Quick Quiz August 14, 2010
1. Name the British Prime Minister who was born in a Ladies Rest Room during a
dance
2. What letters are worth two points in Scrabble?
3. Name the Russian director of Battleship Potemkin
4. Name the hill named after Princes Carlo III
5. What street-legal car has the highest top speed?
1. Name the British Prime Minister who was born in a Ladies Rest Room during a
dance
2. What letters are worth two points in Scrabble?
3. Name the Russian director of Battleship Potemkin
4. Name the hill named after Princes Carlo III
5. What street-legal car has the highest top speed?
| Cryptic Crossword # 27 August 28, 2010 Meena Yust |
Note that clues often contain anagrams,
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
double meanings, etc.
Sample clue: Wrong way to fly a plane.
Solution: YAW (jumble of 'way')
Across
1. Sounds like a sleeping bag on your back. (8)
6. A lass stirs up a sauce essential in Mexican cuisine. (5)
7. You can see where the diver balances that it's all about words. (6)
8. Must his connection geographically be to Panama? (7)
Down
2. A big do becomes a relationship if involved afar. (6)
3. A fool on a donkey leads in to a killer. (8)
4. Sch! added to a belief can cause a split. (6)
5. Work first then not more unemployed. (7)
Solutions next time!
1. Sounds like a sleeping bag on your back. (8)
6. A lass stirs up a sauce essential in Mexican cuisine. (5)
7. You can see where the diver balances that it's all about words. (6)
8. Must his connection geographically be to Panama? (7)
Down
2. A big do becomes a relationship if involved afar. (6)
3. A fool on a donkey leads in to a killer. (8)
4. Sch! added to a belief can cause a split. (6)
5. Work first then not more unemployed. (7)
Solutions next time!