Thursday, March 10, 2011

15.875733 kilograms

Q:

A certain Cheshire Lane in California has been a lightning rod for trouble for years.  Now things have flared up again.  You can watch this disaster unfold daily on TV and the internet.  In case you've been living under a rock, use the clues in this puzzle to discover who is at the center of the Cheshire Lane nightmare.



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Tuesday, March 1, 2011

John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt

Q:


Andy Pigeon and Dingo Payne are two of my favorite fictional characters. They are arch rivals and have been since childhood ..... yet there is something they have always shared and always will.  When you discover what that is, rearrange the letters to find when they will next meet.




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Wednesday, February 23, 2011

The Scouting Report

Q:


The word "bookkeeper" is the only word in the English language that has three consecutive pairs of double letters - oo kk ee.

Think of a two word phrase that also contains three consecutive pairs of double letters.  Take one letter from each of the pairs to get a three letter word.

If you practice the phrase throughout your life, you may be the subject of the three letter word.



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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

If I Only Could

Q:


Take the phrase "Wholesome Hempstead Rodent" from the off Broadway musical remake of Disney's "Ratatouille."  Rearrange the letters to name three fierce competitors.



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Thursday, February 10, 2011

Approval Rating

Q:


Take the phrase "Dire Congress".  Rearrange the letters to name a place you might to like to find its members.



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Tuesday, February 1, 2011

HAL 18 15 1 3 8

Q:



Think of a farm animal in five letters.  Add a farm plant in three letters.  Grind the result and fry it to make a seven letter food item for people.  Change one letter and rearrange the result to get a farm plant that is fed to farm animals.  What are these words?



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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Straight Up

Think of two famous men with 4 letter first names and 7 letter last names.

These two cross "town" rivals competed in a race in which the time difference between first and second place was 23 days.  Who are these men?




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