Puzzles for Adults and Children
The hint for last week’s puzzle, Say Cheese!, is now up, as is the solution to the September-October metapuzzle, Great Fall. Well done to everybody who completed those puzzles!
The new puzzle for this week is Unfinished Triples. They say that three’s a crowd, but I’m not sure if that’s true here.
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Each of the answers to the feeder puzzles is a different length and fits neatly into one of the columns at the top of the grid.
This is a variation of a dropquote puzzle. Each of the letters in the boxes can be dropped into the an empty spot in the column below to spell out a message. Key to solving this is noting that the words do not end at the edges of the grid, and only where there is an extra bold line. Also helpful is noticing the the word PUZZLE starting in the third column, which ultimately becomes part of the ten-letter word METAPUZZLE. The completed dropquote appears below:
As the completed grid indicates, the solution to this metapuzzle is DROP THE MIC.
The puzzle Say Cheese! has now been out for a week. If you’re looking for some help, check out the hint below.
Once you finish that, check out the new puzzle Unfinished Triples. It should actually be easier than last week’s puzzle.
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Each of the clues gives a five-letter word:
These words can be anagrammed and inserted into the grid in the given order, starting from 1 and going clockwise. Each larger segment of the circle indicates a letter that is shared by multiple words.
Once the grid has been completed, the letters in the second ring spell out the answer SPRITZES.
The September-October metapuzzle Great Fall has now been out for a week. If you’re looking for some help, check out the hint below.
Once you finish that, you can start the new month with the new puzzle Say Cheese! Sure it’s a bit cheesy, but I hope you enjoy.
This dropquote will resolve to a sentence that gives the ANSWER to the METAPUZZLE. Place your puzzle answers on top, and use the boxed letters to solve the puzzle.
The hint for last month’s metapuzzle, Great Fall, is now up, as is the solution to its final feeder puzzle, Circles Within Circles. Can you join the ten people who have already solved the meta?
The new puzzle set begins with the puzzle Say Cheese! Smile!
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Each of the clues leads to a five letter word. With the exception of the “First Name” and “Last Name” clues, these words can be arranged into a word ladder, where each word differs by one letter from the word before it:
It makes sense for this ladder to be bracketed by the two remaining clues, leading to a name which differs by one letter in each word from BREST FAIRE. The answer is former Green Bay Packers quarterback BRETT FAVRE.
The puzzle Circles Within Circles has now been out for a week. If you’re looking for some help, check out the hint below.
You can use that answer to help you solve the new metapuzzle, Great Fall. No nursery rhyme characters were hurt in the making of this puzzle.
The letters in each answer may be out of order, but the clues themselves are in order, starting with the 1 and going clockwise.
The hint for last week’s Circles Within Circles is now up. The solution to the the puzzle from two weeks ago, Ladder Drills, has been posted as well.
The September-October metapuzzle, which will use your answers from the past seven weeks, is Great Fall. I hope you are having a great fall! See you next week for a new puzzle set.
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The given words will not fit into the grid. However, they are all the largest member of their respective groups. Replacing them with the smallest member allows the grid to be completed.
Once the answers are placed into the grid, the yellow squares spell out LITKE DEEP, which is the point on the earth’s surface which is closest to the center of the earth. The point which is farthest from the center of the earth is Mount CHIMBORAZO.
Since the earth bulges near the equator, sea level at the poles is about thirteen miles closer to the center of the earth than it is at the equator. This isn’t used for official measuring, but it’s a fun piece of trivia.