Puzzle Book October 2011 Puzzle Book October 2011

INSIDE...• Bananagrams • Challenger

• Hocus Focus • Kakuro• Stickelers• Super Quiz• Wishing Well • Wuzzles• Crosswords • Sudoku

October 2011

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mountains10. Glower12. Short for tachometer14. Indicates near

15. Finger millets17. Upon18. American Religious

Identification Survey (abbr.)19. Best Picture 201122. Ali Baba’s opening word23. Swedish river24. Plural of 34 across

25. Prejudice26. -__, denotes past27. Public promotion of a product28. Freedom from difficulty30. The underside of the foot32. Not capitals (abbr.)33. “Can’t Touch This” artist

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34. Self-immolation by fire ritual36. Lodging establishment39. Impressive in size or scope40. Uncoordinated42. Sin city46. Off-Broadway theater award47. Data transmission speed

measure48. A man who is older than

yourself50. Cambodian monetary unit51. Grey Sea Eagle52. Ramblin’ Wreck of Ga. ___53. Electroencephalogram54. Opposite of beginning55. Tao (alt.)

CLUES DOWN1. Single Lens Reflex2. Layers of paint3. Famous recluse Howard4. Repents5. Resounded6. In a way, behaves7. Music sung in open air8. Vertexes9. Birthplace of Constantine

11. City of Elbquelle sculpture13. A vast multitude16. Glides over ice18. 2005 album by Kate Bush20. CONHCO containing

compound21. Post office mail compartment

(abbr.)28. Of time passing by29. Physically energetic30. Struck with a heavy blow31. A musical interval of eight tones34. Member of U.S. Navy35. Decorate a cake with frosting36. Involving the use of hands37. Glorify and praise38. With covers41. Cecums42. Cease to have43. Knight or Dame award (abbr.)44. Swiss river45. Crotalaria juncea49. The 17th Greek letter

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Challengerby Linus Maurer

Stickelersby Terry Stickels

There are at least 22 ways to make an out in baseball. I’ll give you ahead start by listing a few. See how many others you can find.

1. strikeout2. groundout3. fly out4. force out

5. batted out of turn6. used doctored bat7. interfered with fielder8. left the base path

DIRECTIONS:Fill each square with a number, one through nine.• Horizontal squares should add to totals on right.• Vertical squares should add to totals on bottom.• Diagonal squares through center should add to total inupper and lower right.

Challenge Time:

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Sudoku

Fun By The NumbersSudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solvea sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each numbercan appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order inwhich the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in theboxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

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Super Quiz

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. In 1989 this wall came down.

Answer________

2. This wall is a national memorial inWashington, D.C.

Answer________

3. It is also called the Wailing Wall.

Answer________

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. A long brick wall in Beijing.

Answer________

5. Joshua brought down these walls.

Answer________

6. This wall is on the England-Scotland border.

Answer________

PH.D. LEVEL

7. An extensive system of fortificationsbuilt by Nazi Germany.

Answer________

8. The eastern part of this wall facesRed Square.

Answer________

9. These stone walls were built byConstantine the Great.

Answer________

Take this Super Quiz to a Ph.D. Score 1 point for each correct answer on the Freshman Level, 2 points on the GraduateLevel and 3 points on the Ph.D. Level.

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Hocus-Focusby Henry Boltinoff

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18. “A Death in the Family” author19. Batting statistic20. 11th US state22. Grand __, vintage25. The content of cognition26. Boxes of wine bottles28. Diego, Francisco, Anselmo29. An upper limb32. Buddy

33. Muddle with infatuation35. The cry made by sheep36. Outward flow of the tide37. Instances of selling39. Subdivision of a play40. Point east of due north41. Made full43. Vietnam War offensive44. “Hi-Ho Steverino”‘s Louis

45. Soak flax46. Nostrils48. Come to the surface49. Dame (Br. title abbr.)50. 2008 movie Millionaire54. Pakistani rupee57. Aboriginal Japanese58. Shifted to change course62. Paddles 64. Radioactivity units65. Saudi citizens66. Go down slowly67. “Emily” actress Stark68. Dryer residue69. German river

CLUES DOWN1. Exclamation: yuck!2. Pronounce indistinctly3. One of Serbian descent 4. Antiquities5. Communist China6. Affirmative shout7. A boy or young man8. Made textual corrections9. Palm starch

10. Dicot genus11. Mild and humble14. “Village Wedding” painter15. Beam out21. 42nd state23. Confederate soldier24. Utilizes25. Place in quarentine26. Taxidriver27. “Tiny Alice” author Edward29. Make less active30. Plural of 15 across31. Marshall Dillon32. “Milk” actor Sean34. Female store clerk38. Convey a message42. A small amount45. Red wine region of No. Spain47. Freedom from activity48. Rural delivery50. Cutty __ (drink)51. Chinese dynasty 970-112552. Change by reversal53. House mice genus55. A sudden attack by a small force56. Gray sea eagle 59. Spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan60. Point north of due east61. Winter time in most of the US (abbr.)63. Swedish krona (abbr.)

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Match the words on the left with their meaning on the right.

1. extolment a. to draw or portray

2. oneirism b. shelter, protection

3. limn c. high praise

4. aegis d. a dreamlike state while awake

5. perspicuity e. clarity, plain understanding

DIRECTIONS:Fill each square with a number, one through nine.• Horizontal squares should add to totals on right.• Vertical squares should add to totals on bottom.• Diagonal squares through center should add to total inupper and lower right.

Challenge Time:

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Super Quiz

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. Who carried out the assassination?

Answer________

2. In which building did theassassination take place?

Answer________

3. Lincoln was shot while watching thisplay..

Answer________

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. What was the conspiracy intended toaccomplish?

Answer________

5. Who was sworn in as presidentfollowing Lincoln's death?

Answer________

6. What were said to be Booth's lastwords?

Answer________

PH.D. LEVEL

7. What is the name of the doctor foundguilty in the plot?

Answer________

8. What is the name of the woman whowas hung?

Answer________

9. Why is the Petersen House ofinterest?

Answer________

Take this Super Quiz to a Ph.D. Score 1 point for each correct answer on the Freshman Level, 2 points on the GraduateLevel and 3 points on the Ph.D. Level.

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Stickelers9. missed base10. passed base

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third strike17. caught foul tip on

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18. thrown outrunning to firstafter uncaughtthird strike

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Challenger

Super QuizANSWERS: 1. Berlin Wall. 2. Vietnam Veterans Memorial.3. The Western Wall (Kotel). 4. Democracy Wall. 5. Wallsof Jericho. 6. Hadrian's Wall. 7. Atlantic Wall. 8. KremlinWall. 9. Walls of Constantinople.

SCORING:18 points -- congratulations, doctor; 15 to 17 points --honors graduate; 10 to 14 points -- you're plenty smart,but no grind; 4 to 9 points -- you really should hit thebooks harder; 1 point to 3 points -- enroll in remedialcourses immediately; 0 points -- who reads the questionsto you?

Hocus-FocusDIFFERENCES: 1. Window is smaller. 2. Leg is moved. 3. Music note is moved. 4. Doorknob is added. 5. Shirt is longer. 6. Fence is added.

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Hocus-FocusDIFFERENCES: 1. Brick is missing. 2. Fence isnot as wide. 3. Arm is moved. 4. Plank is longer.5. Cap is different. 6. Trowel is smaller.

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Super QuizANSWERS: 1. John Wilkes Booth. 2. Ford's Theatre.3. "Our American Cousin." 4. To rally Confederatetroops. 5. Andrew Johnson. 6. "Useless ... useless."7. Dr. Samuel Mudd. 8. Mary Surratt. 9. It's the housewhere Lincoln died.

SCORING:18 points -- congratulations, doctor; 15 to 17 points-- honors graduate; 10 to 14 points -- you're plentysmart, but no grind; 4 to 9 points -- you really shouldhit the books harder; 1 point to 3 points -- enroll inremedial courses immediately; 0 points -- who readsthe questions to you?

Hocus-FocusDIFFERENCES: 1. Rock is moved. 2. Log is longer. 3. Arm is not showing. 4. Pail is larger. 5. Trees aremoved. 6. Thumb is moved.

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