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PUZZLEBOMBSOLUTIONS

? solutions25january2014

PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.

APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues.

APISCLUES

ThesestartwiththefirstfivenumericalprefixesfromtheIUPACnomenclatureoforganicchemistry,METH-,ETH-,PROP-,BUT-andPENT-.

TWELFTHLIGHTS

1.Cameacrossbrick-carrier'ssystem-METHOD

4.Timelesstargetforjokes:locksthatcouldhavesavedtheTaybridge?-BUTTRESSES

3.Professionalcentre-forwardmakingsexualinvitation-PROPOSITION

2.Moralfailureultimatelyleadstotroglodytehoundinginappropriatelyclothed,attractiveladies-ETHICAL

5.Rattrapoverhauled,primarilytocapturesmallbird-PENTITO

WORDADDER2:by@stecksand@apaultaylor.

WORDADDER2Mr.Winton'spointytooth

Yourgallbladderisready!

HyenasintheLionKing?

Otherwisetakeaswig

Jeremy'sbeautifulhair

TWELFTHLIGHTS:by@stecks

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PUZZLEBOMBSOLUTIONS

? solutions26february2014

PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.

APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues.

APISCLUES

ThesefourwrotetheworksNorth,South,WestandEastrespectively.

VALEN-TIMESTABLES

1.MusewithaTurkishflutecarriesheartbeyondoceanforpoet-SEAMUSHEANEY

4.Dramatist'sidiotcompetition?-BERKOFF3.KirkReginald,travelwriter-JIMPERRIN

2.Explorercutshort,boundtopole-SHACKLETON

WORDADDER2:by@stecksand@apaultaylor.

WORDADDER2Abillionomelettes

Prisonhero

Mr.Stewart'sprotein

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PUZZLEBOMBSOLUTIONS

? solutions27march2014

PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.

APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues.

APISCLUES

TheseareallmythsaboutWinstonChurchill.

1.PretendgoldforoneportrayingGoldfinger?-ACTOR

5.It'sondisplayhere-somethingtoexplainthelocationofthedeparturegateswith?-TERMINALPREPOSITION

3.Amanindebtedtomould-juice,aMacedonianwriterwhoimaginedonecouldemptyFortKnox-ALEXANDERFLEMING

2.Speakinitialsyllabletwiceatthebeginning-STUTTER

4.Citywitchesgoingovertheline?-COVENTRY

STACKA

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CANDY SYRUP

THUNDER EYES

TOP OFF

SMASH BACK

BACON AND PIECES

PAPER FICTION

WATER IRON

RING APART

STRAW TAX

NORTH VAULT

LEMON TRADER

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C A N EC A N SC A T SH A T SH I T SB I T S

PUZZLEBOMBSOLUTIONS

? solutions28april2014

PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.

APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues.

APISCLUES

TheseareworksbyLeonardo,Donatello,RaphaelandMichelangelo,whoareofcoursethenamesakesoftheTeenageMutantNinjaTurtles.

1.Atwhichatraitorisrevealed-onewhofinishedthebottle?-THELASTSUPPER

4.What'spaintedonthechapelceiling-aneventforwhichBoulderCitywasbuilt?-THECREATIONOFADAM

2.Crumbling,reheated,offHost:anunfortunateeventforaholyman?-THEFEASTOFHEROD3.Madonnareplacingbarberinoperaforawell-knowncarpenter'swedding-THEMARRIAGEOFTHEVIRGIN

POWERGRID:by@stecks

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PUZZLEBOMBSOLUTIONS

? solutions29may2014

PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.

APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues.

APISCLUES

Theseareallcountrieswithred,greenandyellowflags.

1.Wimp,perhaps,goingtoNebraskawithinitiallyanxiousunder21s-GUINEA

4.CountrywifeofAugustusprecededbythesmellofherarmpits?-BOLIVIA

2.SmallSamoancoinlassgivesAfricancountry-SENEGAL3.Chad'sneighbourDavideatsPolo-CAMEROON

5.Lastlineofroadsidepoemishalf-censoredforoneclosetoChina-BURMA

INPLA

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TheseanagramtogivethewordsNANNY,OGRES,KNIFE,NEST,CELLandVENNandalsoNORTHWEST,EAST,WESTandSOUTH.

INPLACE

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STRATFORDBRADFORD

LYNEMAKER FIELD THAMES

HULL

BURTONNEWARK

THORNABYSTOCKTON

THAMESARDEN

NEWCASTLE(under-Lyme,upon-Tyne)

TRENT(Burton-on,Newark-on)

TEES(Thornaby-on,Stockton-on)

FURNESS(Barrow-in,Broughton-in)

AVON(Stratford-upon,Bradford-upon)

ASHTON(under-Lyne,in-Makerfield)

KINGSTON(upon-Thames,upon-Hull)

HENLEY(in-Arden,on-Thames)

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PUZZLEBOMBSOLUTIONS

? solutions30june2014

PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.

APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues.

APISCLUES

Theconnectionis,ofcourse,bees.Bees!

1.Electoralsystem,boozeandinnate,classlessconfusionproducethemanoftheday-STVALENTINE

4.EdwardB.'stungstenbellybuttonprotectorfirstdisplayedintheOverseasOperationsHandbookintroductions-WINNIE-THE-POOH

2.Comiceffectbeginstotakeholdatlast:theGermanbandlosesdirection-EDDIEIZZARD3.No-nopalemincedpig-NAPOLEON

5.IusedtoposttoTwitterandFacebook-APIS

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by@stecksWEIRDSEARCH

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Reciprocaloftangent/baby'sbed:COTUnitofangle/diploma:DEGREEChangeinvalue/alluvialdeposit:DELTADivisiblebytwo/flatandlevel:EVENAssignmentofvaluestoinputs/partyorevent:FUNCTIONSetwithoperation/collectionofpeople:GROUPLikesquarerootofminusone/madeup:IMAGINARYAreaunderacurve/essential:INTEGRALFoundinbothsets/crossroadsinAmerica:INTERSECTIONPowertowhichanumbermustberaised/pieceoftreetrunk:LOGOfapositivewholenumber/notartificial:NATURALAtrightangles/notdeviatingfromstandard:NORMALMorethanarightangle/awkwardanduncooperative:OBTUSETwo-dimensionalsurface/passengeraircraft:PLANEExponent/authority:POWERNotdivisible/highquality:PRIMEResultofmultiplying/marketableobject:PRODUCTDistancetothecentre/lowerarmbone:RADIUSExpressibleasafraction/saneandreasonable:RATIONALHavingnoimaginarypart/authentic:REALOppositeofsquare/undergroundplantpart:ROOTSumofterms/seasonofaTVprogramme:SERIESCollectionofobjects/turnhard:SETOppositeoverhypotenuse/crimeortransgression:SINRegularquadrilateral/openspaceincity:SQUAREAdjacentoveropposite/darkeningofskinduetosun:TANIteminaformula/thirdofaschoolyear:TERMTotalofbothsets/worker'srepresentation:UNIONMagnitudewithdirection/spreadsdisease:VECTOR

PUZZLEBOMBSOLUTIONS

? solutions31july2014

PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.

STRIPTEASER:devisedby@stecks&@apaultaylor.

Stepsof9:ROTORTURN=ENIGMAStepsof4:REFRAINFROM

CHEATING=PLAYFAIRStepsof19:REJIG=ANAGRAM

Stepsof7:ROMANEMPEROR=CAESARStepsof11:R-NUMBER=ROT13Stepsof13:ROOMHOG=PIGPEN

Stepsof29:RSA=PUBLICKEYStepsof23:RNIB=BRAILLE

STRIPTEASER

APISCLUESistakingamonthofffromPuzzlebomb,butpostsregularly@apiscluesonTwitter.

RTHEESEOFOA-ROMRAETE

IANN-TOONSHEFUUERNJM

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PUZZLEBOMBSOLUTIONS

? solutions25august2014

PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.

APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues.

APISCLUES

TheseareallsectionsofPrivateEye.

1.CondimentinsquigglyshapearoundBerkeleyand othercampuses-HPSAUCE

4.LeoX,forone,goingtoextremelynichedances-they'reusefulforexercise-MEDICINEBALLS

2.Germinates,followingEU'sseasonalobligation?-BRUSSELSSPROUTS

3.Hugboorforthisdodgyseat?-ROTTENBOROUGH

5.Ambleonstupidlyduringphoneconversations-thesillythingsyousaymayberecordedhere-COLEMANBALLS

SURDOKU:devisedby@stecks&@apaultaylor.

SURDOKU

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PUZZLEBOMBSOLUTIONS

? solutions33september2014

PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.

APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues.

APISCLUES

ThesecanallbefollowedbyBRIDGE.

1.Tightenagreement-CONTRACT

4.ChapfromItaliancommune,orthecapital?-ROMAN

2.Littlespinnerreactsbizarrely-CASTER

3.TugtheGherkin,forexample?-TOWER

5.ArthurMurrayhavingsomethingtodowithcanines,perhaps?-DENTAL

OFFTHEBRAILLES:by@stecks&@apaultaylor,

basedonanideaby@andrew_taylor.O

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Nosegunk=SNOT

China'senemy=BULL

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{}Carthatruinswalk

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Whatcowsdon'tdrink=MILK

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PUZZLEBOMBSOLUTIONS

? solutions34october2014

PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.

APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues.

APISCLUES

Theseareallmeaningsfortheword"post".

1.DispatchwizardtoimprisonallthreeleadersofeldritchSatanspawn-MESSAGE

4.Paperarmour-MAIL

2.Followingboat,'eputheadunder-AFTER

3.Missionary,perhaps,putforwardoneleg-POSITION

5.Drinkconsumingtimeleadstowager-STAKE

VERBGARDEN:by@apaultaylor

VERBGARDEN

DOMINOKAKURO:by@stecksand@apaultaylor.

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PUZZLEBOMBSOLUTIONS

? solutions35november2014

PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.

APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues.

APISCLUES

ThesearesynonymsforpartsofMicrosoftOffice:surpass/Excel;promise/Word;enter/Access;attitude/Outlook;socket/PowerPoint.

1.Gobeyondansweringbackaboutunpleasantrelative'spersonality,tobeginwith-SURPASS

4.ItutatEd'smessedupmindset-ATTITUDE

2.Sweardanceisecstasy-PROMISE3.Getintokey-ENTER

5.Punchalienasanoutlet-SOCKET

FITWORKS:by@stecks.FITWORKS

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solutions36december2014

PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.

APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues.

APISCLUES KEITHMOON-drummer

drummingPIEDPIPER-piperpipingWEDDINGBAND-goldringALANSUGAR-Lorda-leapingLADYGAGA-ladydancing

Theseareallexamplesofthegiftsfoundinthesong'TheTwelveDaysofChristmas':

5.SingerDalyplayedonQueen'sradio-LADYGAGA

3.Weshouldfinallydisperseinfants-nursery'sgonebust,forstarters,and

theyplayatreception-WEDDINGBAND

2.Rat-catchersawBillietopless-PIEDPIPER

1.Behavelistlesslyfollowingfriendstakingdrug,oneassociatedwiththeexplosivedestructionoftoilets-KEITHMOON

4.80scomputersalesmanaddingUNIXcommandtocomputernetwork

toopensettingassistant-ALANSUGAR

JINGLEVOWELS

JINGLEVOWELS:by@stecks

and@apaultaylor.

PUZZLEBOMBSOLUTIONS

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SANTA

FESTIVECRACKER

DOCTORWHO

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