Each of the phrases includes the name of a number crossing between two or more words:
- The serpent of ouroboros eats its own tail.
- Please place a pencil on every desk.
- With re-entry out of the way, all that remains is the landing.
- We must weigh the consequences of all our actions before we act.
- As the poet says, “Lenin et e’en while the Soviets starv’d”.
- In Raleigh, they cheer for the Panthers.
- Rodgers came hither slowly, while Everett went yon expeditiously.
- A few of our teenagers are selling candy to raise funds.
- The UFO urgently sent out a distress signal.
- How did I guess his height? Eeny, meeny, miny, moe, of course.
- Like Jonathan Groff, I’ve come back.
- LeFou really was a bad influence on Gaston.
- There are an equal number of men and women in each group.
- If our calculations are to be believed, this puzzle is not too difficult.
Turning these letters into numbers gives the phrase DACHSHUND REDID, which is nonsense, but does hide the number HUNDRED, which is the answer.