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This is an archive of my weekly puzzles. Click here to view their answers

[edit] Week 1

There is one mention of five, ten, and fifty in the word search below, can you find them?

 T E F I V T Y E N E                
 N E I F I T N E N T                
 E N F T F I E I Y I                
 X E E I N E N T E F                
 F E Y E E F I N I E
 I T E T F N I N E N
 N Y Y N I L E T I N
 E T Y N I F T F T I

[edit] Week 2

[edit] Puzzle 1

There are ten numbered statements listed below. How many statements in this puzzle are true and which ones?

1. The number of false statements is one.
2. The number of false statements is two.
3. The number of false statements is three.
4. The number of false statements is four.
5. The number of false statements is five.
6. The number of false statements is six.
7. The number of false statements is seven.
8. The number of false statements is eight.
9. The number of false statements is nine.
10. The number of false statements is ten.

[edit] Puzzle 2

What are the elusive characters? Missing two letters or numbers?

W A T E ?
M ? L O N

[edit] Week 3

[edit] Puzzle 1

Alphametic puzzles are series of numbers and letters that represent a well-known phrase or saying. For example:
52 C in a D (52 Cards in a Deck)
7 D a W (7 Days a Week)
13 in a BD (13 in a Baker's Dozen)
So what do you think this one stands for?
5 W in the A

[edit] Puzzle 2

Not including the words in this question, or the hall of fame section, there are six words below, what are they?
RED
BOLD
ITALIC
UNDERLINE
lowercase

[edit] Week 4

Here are nine sticks which have been arranged on a flat surface to form a figure that looks like a cube.

Suppose two of the sticks were removed. How could you rearrange the sticks that remained so that they still formed the figure of a cube?

[edit] Week 5

Your task for this week is to simply complete the following crossword puzzle? Or is it so simple?

1	2	3	4	5
6
7
8
9

[edit] Week 6

I have listed a few antigrams below. Try to see if you can figure out what an antigram is by these examples.

EVILS AGENTS

REAL FUN

NICE LOVE

NO MORE STARS

[edit] Week 7

Which one of the following bulleted numbers is the odd one out, and why? You must provide a reason fairly close to my own.

• 1367
• 1243
• 2791
• 2450
• 3958
• 3462

[edit] Week 8

As I was walking into town today, I saw one weapon, two tissues, three oak trees, four sea shores, and five housewives. How many oranges would I have seen?

[edit] Week 9

[edit] Puzzle 1

In the following image, which one of the four is the odd one out and why? (Your reason must match mine).

[edit] Puzzle 2

This is a word game that's trickier than it looks. Your goal is to make the longest word you can using only the six large colorful letters below (they don't have to be large and colorful in your answer, I'm just doing it that way to make them stand out). A few rules, however: Your answer must be a well-known English word (if I have to look it up, it's not "well-known"), and you can't use the same letter twice. Good luck, you'll "solve" this puzzle if you can get a longer word than mine.


N A S T I E

[edit] Week 10

[edit] Puzzle 1

Figure out where the seven values of the wheel of fortune should go. I have given you three clues to help you out. Also, note the direction of the wheel.

Clues:

1. $25 is four spaces after the $10 win.
2. The $100 prize appears between the lousy $1 and $2 payouts, in some order.
3. The $5 position is three spaces after the $1.

[edit] Puzzle 2

Fill in the blank in the following sequence and explain your answer (your reason must match mine):

OE

O

EE

OU

IE

I

EE

EI

IE

___

[edit] Week 11

Draw two straight lines across the diamond so that the total of the numbers in each of the resulting four regions is the same.

[edit] Week 12

[edit] Puzzle 1

I am making oatmeal. I have two packages, one that requires 1/2 cup water, and one that requires 2/3 cups water. However, I only have a 1 cup, a 3/4 cup, and a 1/3 cup measuring cup cleaned and have no time to clean or purchase any others. How do I get the correct amounts of water that I need? (Note: puzzle based off real-life situation)

[edit] Puzzle 2

A master hires servants to keep his grain accounts. The master would pay the servants $70 for every day that the servants kept his accounts properly, but would fine the servants $100 for every day that they didn't. After 16 days, the master says the servants owe him $30. On how many days did the master keep his grain accounts properly?

[edit] Week 13

[edit] Puzzle 1

How many parts of this four-part challenge can you solve? In each case, a valid equality must be formed by adding a given number of straight lines.

PART 1: Add one line to this sum to make it correct.

8 — 2 = 13 — 3

PART 2: Add two lines to this sum to make it correct.

8 / 2 = 13 — 3

PART 3: Add three lines to this sum to make it correct.

PART 4: Find the alternative solution to Part 3

[edit] Puzzle 2

What four letters should replace the blank in order to complete the analogy?

H is to GRAM as D is to ____

[edit] Week 14

Fill in the blanks in each case. The same logic should apply to each sentence, and the sentences are in approximate order of difficulty.

1. My friend brings me an _______ _______; "But I want a hot dog!" _______ _______.
2. Mother's _______ _______ was brightened up when her son said he scored a _______ _______ in the test.
3. As a bank, _______ _______ money to people so that they can say "One day, _______ _______ this house outright."
4. _______ _______ costly running shoes when you can opt for ordinary _______ _______ instead?
5. The man took all _______ _______ _______ to the vet. The fee was $26, which he paid with _______-_______ _______.

[edit] Week 15

[edit] Puzzle 1

Apart from each being 15 letters long, these are the longest words in the English language that share what characteristic?

PARASITOLOGICAL
OVERIMAGINITIVE

[edit] Puzzle 2

There is a word hidden somewhere within the image below. What is it?

[edit] Week 16

Which black word in this puzzle section could replace the question marks in order to continue the logic?

STORE DETOUR RATIO ROOD ROTOR DARES AIDER

[edit] Week 17

[edit] Puzzle 1

I claim that the word below is a palindrome, meaning that it reads the same forwards and backwards (such as madam, noon, and racecar). However, at first sight, it appears that footstool is not a palindrome. How can I prove that I am right?

FOOTSTOOL

LOOTSTOOF

[edit] Puzzle 2

As you can see, I've written the number 1 in the middle of a row of letters. You will notice there is a gap in the series, which is a particular missing letter. What is that letter?

Y Z E P T G M k 1 m   n p f a z y

[edit] Week 18

I'm in a generous mood right now, so I feel like telling you the answer to this puzzle: "seven". Now, all you need to do is work out the question. To aid you, you can use the table below. Simply move one square in any direction each time to spell out the question (spaces and other punctuation are not in the table and can be added wherever you see fit). To help you out a bit more, I've highlighted the start and finish positions for you.

A	U	Q	E	V
L	E	D	I	A
S	O	F	D	F
W	S	O	I	R
T	U	N	U	M