[Hint] Metapuzzle Mix-Up

Last month’s Metapuzzle Mix-Up has now been out for a week. If you need a hint on where to start, check below.

Once you’ve finished that, start off the new puzzle set with Compound Cross. Can you cross the compounds?

This puzzle consists of exactly eight words, and you also have eight puzzle answers. This is not a coincidence.

[Hint] Lizard Breath

Lizard Breath has now been out for a week. If you need a hint on where to start, check below.

Once you’ve finished that, combine it with the rest of your answers to solve the new Metapuzzle Mix-Up. I would suggest writing down all your answers from the past eight weeks.

There are thirteen related words in this puzzle, some originating in other languages. Once you’ve marked them all, it may be helpful to take a step back and look at the puzzle from a wider view.

[Hint] Common Ground

Common Ground has now been out for a week. If you need a hint on where to start, check below.

The new puzzle for this week is Lizard Breath. Dragon breath is fire, but what is lizard breath?

Numbers 1-20 mark pairs of identical words, while numbers in parentheses are word lengths.

Each of the following words can be added to one half of one of the diagrams with only numbers to make it easier to solve: BEE, CHOCOLATE, CRIB, DOT, DWARF, LAKE, PHENOMENON, SEC, SPIDER, WHIP.

[Hint] The French Connection

The French Connection has now been out for a week. If you need a hint on where to start, check below.

The new puzzle for this week is Common Ground. Venn you are looking for connections, use a diagram.

You will need to connect pairs of English words which sound like a new English word or phrase. Alphabetize your remaining words to find your final clue. Don’t forget to remove all punctuation before entering your answer!

[Hint] Resupply

The puzzle Resupply has now been out for a week. If you need a hint on where to start, check below.

The new puzzle for this week is The French Connection. Something may have been lost in translation.

Each shop uses a different encoding method to determine their prices. In each case, the shop titles provide a hint. For two of the shops, you will need to look at first letters, and for two other shops, you will only need to look at one or two of the letters. The final shop cares about all the letters, but not what they are.

[Hint] Mixed Signals

The puzzle Mixed Signals has now been out for a week. If you need a hint on where to start, check below.

The new puzzle for this week is Resupply. Each of these shops has a different method of setting prices.

Each of these signal flags is actually two flags in one. To solve the puzzle, you will have to extract the ANSWER.

[Hint] Programming

The puzzle Programming has now been out for a week. If you need to see the program in action, check below.

The new puzzle for this week is Terrible Teeth. If only I could get them to stop chattering.

The puzzle has been converted from pseudocode to the Snap! programming language here. To view it properly, click on the stop button in the upper right corner, followed by the two arrows in the top middle, and finally the two footprints to the left of that. This will bring up a sliding bar which you will want to drag to the left a bit to slow down the program. Now if you click the green flag, the program will start again. Keep an eye on what it does.