Alphie and Bettie have decided to take an unusual road trip through some of the United States, so they got in their car and started driving. They started in a state that had the letter K in its name, then drove to a neighbouring state with the letter L in its name, then to a state with the letter M, a state with the letter N, a state with the letter O, and ended at a state with the letter P. They only drove through six states in total, and never drove through the same state twice. Can you figure out the trip that they took?
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July 11, 2012
Puzzle: USA Road Trip
July 4, 2012
USA puzzle
In honor of the Fourth of July, here’s a quick puzzle. Every one of these answers has USA in it:
- _ _ USA _ _ – Breakfast meat
- U _ S _ _ A – Villain in Disney’s “The Little Mermaid”
- _ _ USA – Composer of “Stars and Stripes Forever”, along with other marches
- _ U _ S _ A – Largest country in the world
- _ US _ A _ _ – Hot dog topping
- U _ SA – ____ Minor (The Little Dipper)
- US _ A _ – Ordinary, as expected
- _ U _ _ _ SA ? – “What’s up?” in Spanish
- _ U _ SA – Oklahoma city
- _ _ _ USA – Mythical creature with snakes for hair
- _ US _ _ A _ – A stage performance with an abundance of songs
- U _ _ _ _ SA _ – Bearded old man that symbolizes America
- _ US _ _ A _ _ _ – Island continent
- _ US _ A _ _ – Man with a wife
- _ _ USA _ _ _ – Christian military expeditions in the Middle Ages
May 23, 2012
Five Headless Words
Each puzzle is a list of five words that all start with the same three letters. Can you figure out the three-letter answer to each puzzle?
| 1. _ _ _ Y 2. _ _ _ LL 3. _ _ _ GED 4. _ _ _ NDBY 5. _ _ _ RFISH |
1. _ _ _ X 2. _ _ _ IR 3. _ _ _ BBY 4. _ _ _ NNEL 5. _ _ _ MINGO |
| 1. _ _ _ D 2. _ _ _ GO 3. _ _ _ NET 4. _ _ _ USES 5. _ _ _ ELESS |
1. _ _ _ B 2. _ _ _ ET 3. _ _ _ MON 4. _ _ _ PUTE 5. _ _ _ ATOSE |
| 1. _ _ _ U 2. _ _ _ SE 3. _ _ _ RNS 4. _ _ _ RIUM 5. _ _ _ USAND |
1. _ _ _ K 2. _ _ _ RY 3. _ _ _ LIN 4. _ _ _ QUEE 5. _ _ _ IGOLD |
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1. _ _ _ R 2. _ _ _ OS 3. _ _ _ LET 4. _ _ _ PTER 5. _ _ _ MPION |
1. _ _ _ E 2. _ _ _ SA 3. _ _ _ AMI 4. _ _ _ VAGE 5. _ _ _ ESMAN |
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1. _ _ _ M 2. _ _ _ AR 3. _ _ _ DLE 4. _ _ _ BERY 5. _ _ _ GHTEN |
1. _ _ _ L 2. _ _ _ CH 3. _ _ _ NUT 4. _ _ _ SANT 5. _ _ _ CEFUL |
November 11, 2011
XI/XI/XI
In honor of today being 11/11/11, here’s a quick puzzle. Every one of these answers has XI in it:
- _ _ XI _ _ – Country south of the United States
- _ XI _ – Leave
- _ XI _ – Planet’s center of rotation
- _ _ _ _ XI – Mississippi city
- _ _ XI _ _ _ – Nervous, experiencing worry
- _ _ _ _ XI _ _ – Hydrogen ____, hair bleaching liquid
- _ _ XI – Cab
- _ _ XI _ – Poisonous
- _ _ XI _ _ _ – Upper limit
- _ _ _ _ _ XI _ _ _ – Die from lack of oxygen
October 13, 2009
Puzzle – Geography Corners
The picture below represents two places in the Western Hemisphere. Can you figure out where they are?
The answer is…
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October 10, 2009
Puzzle – Animals Eaten
Uh oh! It looks like a large group of animals has been eaten by a different large group of animals! Each word on top is the name of an animal with some letters missing, and the letters missing are the name of an animal from the bottom. Each animal on the bottom is only used once. Can you place them all?
Expert challenge: See if you can complete the puzzle without looking at the animal names on the bottom!
October 1, 2009
Word Search Puzzle – Over and Under
This is just a regular old word search puzzle… except for one thing. Every word or phrase that you have to look for contains the word “OVER” or “UNDER” at least once. That word is replaced in the puzzle by an appropriate symbol… for instance, “DISCOVERY CHANNEL” is in the far right column, going down from the first D. Can you find all of the words and phrases?
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August 21, 2009
CHRIS-Crossword
It’s my birthday today! What does that mean? It means that I’m going to put up a puzzle celebrating ME! (Sort of.)
The puzzle below is an almost-finished network of real words. The only things missing are the letters in my name… all single C, H, R, I, and S is gone. Can you figure out how to complete it?
August 19, 2009
Twelve Words
P.S. I’ve been a bit busy lately (those who know me personally will understand why), and while I plan to maintain my twice-a-week update schedule, I doubt I’ll be able to do much more than that. Just letting you know in advance.
June 27, 2009
Movies + Characters
How well do you know Disney/Pixar movies? The jumbles of letters below each contain the name of a movie made by Disney or Pixar, along with one of the characters, but the words are mixed together. For instance, if the clue was LAITTLREMERIMEAIDL, the answer would be “Little Mermaid” and “Ariel” (I put the letters of “Ariel” in bold so that it would be easier to see).
Can you figure out the other movies and characters?
1. WTOOYOSTDOYRY
2. ALGEANDIDINE
3. LISIOMBNKINAG
4. GEPIPENOCTCHITOO
5. CAMARTSER
6. WEAVELLE
7. JUMNOGLWEGBLOOKI
8. SPETMEREPANE
9. OARISMATOCLATLESY
10. HEMEGERCURLEAS
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