Geoffrey is either the person who ordered the tuna on rye or the team member who ordered the grape soda.

Neither the person who ordered the B.L.T. nor the person whose order cost $5.35 is Geoffrey.

The team member who ordered the water didn't order the B.L.T..

The person who ordered the B.L.T. owes  more than Rebecca.

The person who ordered the meatball sub owes 45 cents more than the person who ordered the tuna on rye.

The salesperson whose order cost $5.35 didn't order the iced tea.

Of the person who ordered the root beer and the salesperson who ordered the water, one owes $5.80 and the other is Irene.

B.L.T.
Italian sub
meatball sub
taco salad
tuna on rye

ginger ale
grape soda
iced tea
root beer
water


The Ocean Isle Knitting Club recently held a friendly contest where any member could submit one of their knitted creations.  Using only the clues below, match each knitter to the item she submitted, and determine its color and final placement (first, second, etc.) in the contest.

The entrant who submitted the white item finished 3 places after Ida.

The knitter who finished fourth made the tea cozy.

Of the knitter who entered her socks and the entrant who finished first, one made the blue item and the other is Ida.

The entrant who submitted the silver item is either the person who finished third or the entrant who entered her scarf.

Of the entrant who entered her scarf and the person who submitted the white item, one is Marianne and the other is Kimberly.

The person who finished second is either Marianne or the person who entered her sweater.


Several passport applications were received at the embassy today, and each needs to be processed.  Help speed things along by determining each traveler's birthday, career and country of origin.

Frank has a birthday 2 months before Lamar.

The musician has a birthday 2 months after the engineer.

The five people are Lamar, the traveler from Germany, the traveler from Canada, the person from France and the engineer.

The traveler whose birthday is on May 18th is not the politician.

Of the person from France and the engineer, one is Frank and the other is Adrian.

Lamar is either the person from France or the person born on June 14th.

The person from France is not the politician.

Gerald has a birthday 1 month before the traveler from Belgium.

April 13th
May 18th
June 14th
July 16th
August 15th

engineer lawyer musician politician surgeon

Belgium
Canada
France
Germany
South Africa


Sven Svalbard makes some of the best handcrafted ventriloquist dummies in the world, and he's got a number of new orders to fill.  Match each of his customer's new dummies to its name and price, and determine where it will be shipped.

"Waldarama" cost somewhat more than the puppet going to Mexico City.

Of the piece going to St. Moritz and "Tombawomba", one is Kelly's and the other cost $1,500.

The dummy going to St. Moritz cost 750 dollars more than Herman's dummy.

"Tombawomba" cost 250 dollars more than the dummy going to Baltimore.

"Utrecht" is either the $1,000 dummy or Lucas's puppet.

The dummy going to Portland cost 250 dollars more than "Tombawomba".

"Sniffletoe" cost 250 dollars less than "Utrecht".

Sniffletoe Tombawomba Utrecht Waldarama Yenga

Baltimore
Mexico City
Portland
St. Moritz
Vancouver


Porter is a "tiny home" enthusiast - he builds small, portable homes and sells them to others interested in the movement.  Using only the clues below, determine the size and cost of each of his customer's tiny homes, as well as the city it will be delivered to.

The Underwood's structure will be delivered to Unionville.

The structure going to Mission Viejo is 15 sq ft larger than the $32,250 structure.

The Underwood's structure, the 125 sq ft structure and the house going to Laguna Beach are all different houses.

The 125 sq ft structure won't be going to Fullerton.

Of the structure going to Mission Viejo and the house going to Fullerton, one is for the Zimmermans and the other is 140 sq ft.

The 140 sq ft home didn't sell for $35,000.

The 95 sq ft home didn't sell for $35,000.

The Davidson's home didn't sell for $29,000.

The Ingram's home is 45 sq ft smaller than the Davidson's house.

The Kirby's structure is either the 155 sq ft structure or the structure going to Laguna Beach.

95 sq ft
110 sq ft
125 sq ft
140 sq ft
155 sq ft

Davidson Ingram Kirby Underwood Zimmerman

Fullerton
Laguna Beach
Mission Viejo
Unionville
Yountville


Stride Elementary School held a spelling bee this week.  Each contestant was from a different English class, and each was given a different word during the final round of the contest.  Using only the clues below, match each child to their English teacher, their final word and the order in which each finished the contest.

The student who finished in first place had to spell a word that was one or more letters longer than the one given to the contestant from Mrs. Manzella's class.

The student who finished in seventh place, the contestant from Mrs. Almerini's class, and the student whose final word was "duplicity" are three different people.

The contestant who finished in fifth place had to spell a word that was one or more letters longer than the one given to Erik.

The contestant from Mrs. Steuben's class had to spell a word that was 3 letters longer than the one given to Lila.

The student who finished in second place is either the child from Mrs. Steuben's class or the student whose final word was "anemic".

Philip wasn't asked to spell "elucidated".

The contestant from Mrs. Nixon's class had to spell a word that was 2 letters longer than the one given to the contestant who finished in fifth place.

The child who finished in sixth place had to spell a word that was 2 letters longer than the one given to Kelley.

The student whose final word was "consomme" has never taken a class from Mrs. Yeffer.

The contestant from Mrs. Almerini's class, Lila, the student whose final word was "consomme" and the contestant whose final word was "duplicity" are all different people.

anemic bulwark consomme duplicity elucidated


James runs Raw 642, an oyster bar in the coastal town of Shelshank, Rhode Island.  Help him sort out today's menu by matching each oyster to its price and place of origin, and determine the descriptive "tasting finish" associated with each.

The one with the citrusy finish costs 20 cents more than the Pomaquin oyster.

The Fanneuil oyster doesn't have a citrusy flavor.

The Island Creek oyster costs somewhat more than the Thatcher oyster.

The Fanneuil oyster isn't from Punaville, RI.

The one with the nutty finish is either the Island Creek oyster or the oyster from Vancouver, BC.

The one from Vancouver, BC costs 10 cents less than the one from Barnstable, ME.

The one with the briny finish isn't from Barnstable, ME.

The oyster with the creamy finish costs 20 cents less than the oyster from Vancouver, BC.

Of the one with the citrusy finish and the Summersill oyster, one is from Nesketucket, MA and the other costs $2.00.

The oyster from Punaville, RI, the oyster that costs $2.30, and the one with the creamy finish are three different oysters.

Island Creek
Fanneuil
Pomaquin
Summersill
Thatcher

Barnstable, ME
Nesketucket, MA
Punaville, RI
Vancouver, BC
Willapa, RI


Mona sold a number of rare baseball cards at her auction house today.  Each featured a different player and came out in a different year.  No two cards sold for the same price, or featured people who played the same position.  Using only the clues below, match each card to its price, year and player, and determine the player's position.

Eric Estrada's item sold for somewhat more than the 2015 item.

The 1987 one sold for somewhat more than the item for the person who played catcher.

The five cards were the piece that sold for $175, Finn Freeman's card, the piece for the person who played third base, the 2007 piece and the one for the person who played second base.

The one that sold for $125 featured the person who played second base.

Of the item for the person who played pitcher and the piece that sold for $225, one featured Keith Kane and the other came out in 1974.

Of the item for the person who played right field and Finn Freeman's piece, one came out in 2015 and the other sold for $325.

Keith Kane's one sold for 100 dollars more than the 1972 item.

Bill Bernard
Cole Cooley
Eric Estrada
Finn Freeman
Keith Kane

catcher
pitcher
right field
second base
third base


The Bluepoint oyster costs 10 cents less than the one from Barnstable, ME.

The one that costs $2.30, the one from Barnstable, ME, and the Ninigreth oyster are three different oysters.

The oyster with the nutty finish, the oyster that costs $2.20, the Fanneuil oyster and the oyster that costs $2.30 are all different oysters.

The oyster from Duxbury, MA costs somewhat more than the oyster with the nutty finish.

The one that costs $2.30 isn't from Duxbury, MA.

Of the Fanneuil oyster and the one from Barnstable, ME, one has a fruity taste and the other costs $2.10.

The Ninigreth oyster doesn't have a creamy flavor.

The Ninigreth oyster costs 10 cents more than the Summersill oyster.

The one that costs $2.30 isn't from Nesketucket, MA.

The oyster with the nutty finish is either the one from Barnstable, ME or the oyster from Vancouver, BC.

The oyster from Vancouver, BC costs 20 cents less than the oyster with the fruity finish.

Bluepoint Fanneuil Ninigreth Summersill Welcher

Barnstable, ME
Charlestown, CT
Duxbury, MA
Nesketucket, MA
Vancouver, BC


Buckner's Boardwalk held a Skee Ball contest this weekend.  Using only the clues below, determine each player's final score and the lane they played in, along with their hometown.

Of the contestant in lane 2 and the contestant who scored 620 points, one is Johnathan and the other was from Bristol.

Christie scored 80 points more points than the contestant in lane 6.

Stanley scored 80 points more points than the contestant from Fort Kent.

The contestant from Fort Kent scored 160 points more points than Terrence.

Of the player in lane 6 and Nina, one was from Elk Grove and the other scored 300 points.

The person in lane 7 scored  more points than the person in lane 6.

The player who scored 620 points wasn't in lane 7.

Christie Johnathan Nina Stanley Terrence

Bristol
Cutler
Elk Grove
Fort Kent
Pacific Grove


Mrs. Drammel's fifth-grade class held a paper airplane contest this afternoon.  Using only the clues below, determine the color of each airplane, its maximum throwing distance, and the order in which each was thrown.

Ella's design went 30 feet farther than the green airplane.

The plane that was thrown 2nd landed 30 feet shorter than the plane that was thrown 6th.

The plane that was thrown 3rd went 10 feet farther than the blue plane.

The green plane was either the plane that was thrown 2nd or the plane that went 25 feet.

Aaron's design was either the pink airplane or the plane that was thrown 7th.

Of the airplane that went 45 feet and the plane that was thrown 1st, one was black and the other was Roderick's.

The plane that was thrown 3rd was either the green airplane or the airplane that went 55 feet.

Henrietta's design didn't reach a maximum distance of 25 feet.

Ella's design, the pink plane and the plane that was thrown 3rd were all different planes.


Curtis collects vintage pinball machines, and he's been looking at several currently for sale at his local game shop.  Help him narrow down his choices by matching each pinball machine to the year it was built, the company that made it and its current price.

Of the game released in 1974 and the $3,750 machine, one was made by Hayco Inc. and the other is "Voyager Hero".

Of the $6,400 pinball machine and the machine released in 1978, one is "Meteor Rise" and the other was made by Tarco Inc..

The $6,400 machine came out sometime after the $1,750 system.

The $2,500 machine came out 3 years after the $1,500 machine.

The $3,750 system wasn't made by Pinnefore.

The system made by Hayco Inc., "Voyager Hero", and "Archer Quest" are three different games.

"Voyager Hero" is either the game made by Arco or the game made by Pinnefore.

The machine made by Arco came out 2 years after "Aladeen".

Aladeen
Archer Quest
Meteor Rise
Voyager Hero
Zany Circus

Arco
Dow Games
Hayco Inc.
Pinnefore
Tarco Inc.


Several marathon runners decided to carb-load at Jimmy's Italian Restaurant on the night before the big run.  Match each runner to the type of pasta and sauce they ordered and the total price of their entree.

The competitor who ordered penne paid 2 dollars less than the contestant who chose puttanesca sauce.

The contestant who ordered spaghetti paid 1 dollar less than the competitor who chose arrabiata sauce.

Neither the competitor who chose puttanesca sauce nor the contestant who chose bolognese sauce was Irma.

Of the contestant who ordered penne and the runner who ordered rigatoni, one chose arrabiata sauce and the other was Damon.

capellini penne rigatoni spaghetti vermicelli

alfredo arrabiata bolognese mushroom puttanesca


Finn Freeman's piece sold for 50 dollars less than the item for the person who played second base.

Finn Freeman's item, the item that sold for $275, and the 1999 item are three different cards.

The card for the person who played first base sold for 100 dollars more than the piece for the person who played third base.

Finn Freeman's item didn't come out in 1995.

The one for the person who played second base didn't come out in 1972.

The item for the person who played second base didn't come out in 1999.

Jimmy Jacobs's item featured the person who played shortstop.

Irv Ingram's one didn't come out in 1995.

Finn Freeman's piece was either the piece that sold for $175 or the card for the person who played third base.

Of the piece that sold for $275 and the 2012 one, one featured the person who played pitcher and the other featured Daryn Drake.

Daryn Drake's item sold for 50 dollars more than Irv Ingram's piece.

Daryn Drake
Finn Freeman
Irv Ingram
Jimmy Jacobs
Mike Morales

first base
pitcher
second base
shortstop
third base


A small group of people meet on the first Friday of every month for a friendly game of poker.  Tonight each person in the game won one hand each.  Using only the clues below, match each player to their winning hand and determine the total amount of money won in each pot.

The competitor who won with a flush was either the competitor who won the $9.00 pot or Salvador.

The competitor who won the $23.25 pot won 2 hands before the player who won with two pairs.

The player who won the $23.25 pot won 2 hands before the competitor who won the $9.00 pot.

Of the person who won the second hand and Veronica, one won the $9.00 pot and the other won with a full house.

The player who won the $18.25 pot won sometime before Maria.

The player who won the $18.25 pot won with a straight.

The person who won the $12.50 pot didn't win with a flush.

Ernestine, the competitor who won the fourth hand, and the player who won with a flush are three different people.

The competitor who won the $23.25 pot won 1 hand before Salvador.

two pairs
full house
flush
straight
straight flush


Eric Estrada's card didn't sell for $325.

Of the 1978 piece and the one that sold for $225, one featured the person who played left field and the other featured the person who played center field.

The 2012 card sold for 50 dollars less than the 1988 card.

The one for the person who played left field sold for 50 dollars less than Finn Freeman's item.

The one for the person who played shortstop, the item that sold for $275, the 1983 one and the card that sold for $125 were all different cards.

The 2012 piece was either Finn Freeman's one or Irv Ingram's piece.

The 2012 piece sold for 50 dollars more than Pete Perez's piece.

Finn Freeman's card featured the person who played center field.

The piece for the person who played right field was either the one that sold for $175 or the piece that sold for $325.

Cole Cooley
Eric Estrada
Finn Freeman
Irv Ingram
Pete Perez

center field
left field
pitcher
right field
shortstop


Priscilla is compiling an article about some of the most successful hedge funds.  Using only the clues below, match each fund to its manager and determine the year it started as well as its year-to-date (YTD) return percentage.

The one run by Sal Spencer has had a 3 percent smaller return than Pine Bay.

The fund begun in 1997 is either the one run by Zed Zamora or First Crescent.

The fund with a return of 8%, the one begun in 2009 and the fund with a return of 9% are all different funds.

Of the one begun in 2005 and the one with a return of 9%, one is Oak Capital and the other is run by Mike McClain.

The one begun in 1977 has had a 2 percent smaller return than Silver Rock.

The one begun in 2009 has had a 2 percent smaller return than the fund run by Walter Wade.

Of the one begun in 2005 and the one run by Sal Spencer, one has had a return of 10% and the other is Citizen Trust.

Citizen Trust
First Crescent
Oak Capital
Pine Bay
Silver Rock

Larry Larsen
Mike McClain
Sal Spencer
Walter Wade
Zed Zamora


The local aerophobe (one with a fear of flying) support group has several members who each need to take a flight.  Match each aerophobe to their flight date and destination, and determine what "lucky charm" each intends to bring with them.

The passenger going to Wyoming will bring their talisman.

Of the aerophobe going to Arkansas and the passenger going to Ohio, one will leave in January and the other will bring their rabbit's foot.

The passenger going to Wyoming will leave 3 months after the passenger with the shamrock.

Of the passenger leaving in January and the passenger with the talisman, one will go to Ohio and the other is Peggy.

Neal will leave 2 months before the flier with the wishbone.

The flier going to Arkansas will leave sometime before Troy.

The passenger going to Arkansas will leave 1 month after the flier with the shamrock.

The aerophobe going to Nebraska is either the passenger with the horseshoe or the flier leaving in May.

horseshoe
rabbit\'s foot
shamrock
talisman
wishbone


Margarita's dummy isn't going to Portland.

Nicole's dummy, "Sniffletoe", the piece going to Ypsilanti and the puppet going to Vancouver are all different dummies.

Herman's piece cost somewhat more than the dummy going to St. Moritz.

The puppet going to Vancouver is either "Waldarama" or the $1,750 puppet.

The dummy going to Ypsilanti is "Xavier".

Herman's puppet cost 250 dollars less than "Waldarama".

Of the $1,750 piece and the $750 piece, one is "Yenga" and the other is going to Baltimore.

Kelly's puppet cost 500 dollars more than the puppet going to St. Moritz.

The puppet going to Portland is "Sniffletoe".

Sniffletoe Utrecht Waldarama Xavier Yenga

Baltimore
Portland
St. Moritz
Vancouver
Ypsilanti


Ally's going to get married in a few weeks, and a bunch of her friends have gotten together to discuss what gifts they are getting her for the wedding.  Using only the clues below, match each wedding attendee to the gift they purchased, and determine how much they paid and what town they live in.

The person who gave Ally the blu-ray player is either the friend who spent $425 or Pam Powell.

The person who spent $500 lives in Clovis.

The attendee who lives in Jonesboro is either Kit Kelley or the attendee who gave Ally the laptop.

Of the person who lives in Decatur City and the attendee who gave Ally the planter, one spent $400 and the other is Kit Kelley.

The friend who lives in Jonesboro didn't give Ally the planter.

The friend who lives in Fruitland spent 50 dollars more than the attendee who gave Ally the juicer.

The attendee who spent $500 didn't give Ally the planter.

The person who lives in Jonesboro spent 50 dollars more than Ned Norris.

Jack Jordan
Kit Kelley
Lily Little
Ned Norris
Pam Powell

blu-ray player
juicer
HD tv
laptop
planter

Clovis
Decatur City
Eustis
Fruitland
Jonesboro


The 1972 one sold for 100 dollars less than the 2004 item.

Of the piece for the person who played shortstop and Keith Kane's item, one came out in 1995 and the other sold for $275.

Keith Kane's one sold for somewhat more than the 1983 item.

Lance Leach's item didn't come out in 2004.

The one for the person who played center field didn't come out in 1983.

The one for the person who played second base sold for 50 dollars less than Finn Freeman's card.

The piece that sold for $325 was either the 2004 one or Hick Hodge's card.

Lance Leach's item didn't feature the person who played first base.

The item for the person who played shortstop sold for 50 dollars more than the piece for the person who played second base.

The piece for the person who played first base didn't come out in 1995.

Finn Freeman's card was either the piece that sold for $125 or the 1974 item.

Daryn Drake
Finn Freeman
Hick Hodge
Keith Kane
Lance Leach

center field
first base
left field
second base
shortstop


The North American Crossword Championships were held this week in St. Augustine, Florida.  The top-finishing contestants all performed admirably, but incredibly, each of them managed to get just one answer incorrect (i.e. "2 Down" or "30 Across").  Using only the clues below, match each contestant to his or her final placement and hometown, and determine the one clue each of them ended up answering incorrectly.

The contestant who got 26 Down wrong finished 1 place before the solver from Needles.

Hubert, the solver from Quimby, and the solver who finished fifth are three different people.

The five people were the solver who finished fourth, Melinda, the person from Lytton, Carol and the person who got 26 Down wrong.

Of the solver who got 26 Down wrong and Melinda, one was from Temple City and the other finished first.

Of the solver from Quimby and the solver who finished second, one answered 11 Down incorrectly and the other was Blanca.

The solver who finished third got the right answer for 18 Down.

The contestant who got 4 Across wrong, the contestant from Lytton, and the solver who finished first are three different people.

Kalona
Lytton
Needles
Quimby
Temple City

4 Across
11 Down
18 Down
20 Across
26 Down


Michael is compiling a story about some of the top-rated local soccer players of all time.  Help him by matching each player to his team, starting year and position.

The person on the Stingrays started 3 years after Kawa.

The person on the Predators started 9 years before the center forward.

The person who started in 1988 was either the sweeper or the player on the Predators.

The person who started in 1985 didn't play for the Minutemen.

The person on the Rangers started 3 years after the full back.

Of the person who started in 1979 and the goalie, one played for the Rangers and the other was Fichin.

center back
center forward
full back
goalie
sweeper

Bulldogs Minutemen Predators Rangers Stingrays


Winnetonka County's parks department has decided to erect markers at each of the oldest-known trees in the county.  Help them match each tree to its height, age, and the forest in which it resides.

The 94 year-old tree is 3 feet taller than the tree in Benton Notch.

Of the 96 year-old tree and Marsh Tree, one is in York Woods and the other is in Benton Notch.

The 96 year-old tree is either the 147 ft. tree or the tree in York Woods.

Evan's Fir is either the tree in Benton Notch or the 156 ft. tree.

The 85 year-old tree is 9 feet taller than Roger's Oak.

Neither the tree in Benton Notch nor the 87 year-old tree is the 144 ft. tree.

The 96 year-old tree is 3 feet taller than Roger's Oak.

The tree in York Woods isn't 85 years old.

Marsh Tree is 3 feet shorter than the tree in Knox Woods.

Evan\'s Fir
Old Jarvis
Marsh Tree
Roger\'s Oak
The Senator

Benton Notch
Knox Woods
Silk Notch
Woden Woods
York Woods


Help Cynthia get her financial life in order!  Match each of the credit cards in her wallet to its annual percentage rate (APR), credit limit and expiration month and year.

The Mid Atlantic card has an APR 1 percent higher than the one with the $2,000 credit limit.

The one that expires on 02/2024 is either the Credit Korp card or the one with the $4,000 credit limit.

The Mid Atlantic card doesn't expire on 08/2025.

The Whitly Bank card has an APR 1 percent lower than the Hoardstrum card.

The Mid Atlantic card has an APR 2 percent lower than the card with the $6,500 credit limit.

The TrustCo card has an APR 1 percent higher than the card with the $8,500 credit limit.

The card that expires on 09/2025 doesn't have a limit of $20,000.

The Whitly Bank card has an APR somewhat higher than the one with the $8,500 credit limit.

The one with an APR of 12% doesn't expire on 09/2025.

Of the Mid Atlantic card and the card with an APR of 8%, one has a limit of $20,000 and the other expires on 06/2025.

Credit Korp
Hoardstrum
Mid Atlantic
TrustCo
Whitly Bank


Elite Smiles has had a computer malfunction this morning, and they need to quickly rebuild today's appointment list.  Help them out by matching each of today's appointments to their time and procedure, and determine which dentist will see each patient.

The client who will be seeing Dr. Kramer has the appointment for the cleaning.

The customer going in for the root canal has an appointment 2 hours before the patient who will be seeing Dr. Zamora.

Vanessa has an appointment 1 hour after the patient going in for the root canal.

The patient with the 10:30am appointment won't be seen by Dr. Nixon.

Of the client going in for the filling and the customer who will be seeing Dr. Kramer, one is Dwight and the other is scheduled for 12:30pm.

Dwight has an appointment 1 hour after Kurt.

Vanessa is either the client who will be seeing Dr. Zamora or the client who will be seeing Dr. Lloyd.

The client going in for the whitening has an appointment 1 hour before the person going in for the root canal.

cleaning
crown
filling
root canal
whitening

Dr. Compton
Dr. Kramer
Dr. Lloyd
Dr. Nixon
Dr. Zamora


Porter is a "tiny home" enthusiast - he builds small, portable homes and sells them to others interested in the movement.  Using only the clues below, determine the size and cost of each of his customer's tiny homes, as well as the city it will be delivered to.

Of the 95 sq ft structure and the $32,250 home, one is for the Gillespies and the other will be delivered to Eagle Grove.

The Davidson's structure won't be going to Eagle Grove.

The structure going to Yountville is 30 sq ft smaller than the $32,250 home.

The Gillespie's home didn't sell for $25,000.

The Underwood's structure didn't sell for $32,250.

The Nielsen's home is 30 sq ft smaller than the $38,000 house.

The $38,000 home, the Gillespie's structure, the home going to Dallas Center and the 155 sq ft home are all different houses.

Of the 125 sq ft home and the $35,000 home, one will be delivered to Shaver Lake and the other will be delivered to Eagle Grove.

Davidson Gillespie Nielsen Pratt Underwood

Dallas Center
Eagle Grove
Kennebunkport
Shaver Lake
Yountville


Palatka County held a charity "cook-off" this weekend which pitted several local chefs against each other.  Each chef cooked a different dish and received a different score (on a scale of 1 to 100, with 100 being the best).  Using only the clues below, match each chef to his or her entree, and determine the score it received and the name of the restaurant each chef works at.

The person who scored 49 points doesn't work at Epicurious.

The person who made the smoked pork scored 14 fewer points than the chef who made the pepper steak.

Of Wade and the person who made the lemon snapper, one works at Epicurious and the other works at Enzo's.

The cook from Zenaida's scored 7 fewer points than Wade.

Darlene is either the chef who scored 49 points or the person from Zenaida's.

Of Rosalie and the person who scored 63 points, one works at Demitasse and the other made the lemon snapper.

The chef who scored 49 points made the jambalaya.

The person who scored 42 points is either the cook who made the smoked pork or the cook from White Bean.

cashew tofu
jambalaya
lemon snapper
pepper steak
smoked pork

Demitasse
Enzo\'s
Epicurious
White Bean
Zenaida\'s


Of the Nielsen's home and the $27,500 house, one will be delivered to Yountville and the other is 140 sq ft.

The Kirby's structure is 30 sq ft smaller than the $27,500 structure.

The $29,000 home is 45 sq ft smaller than the structure going to Fullerton.

The structure going to Laguna Beach didn't sell for $35,000.

The 125 sq ft house is either the $38,000 house or the structure going to Laguna Beach.

The house going to Dallas Center is somewhat larger than the Ewing's structure.

The home going to Laguna Beach is 45 sq ft smaller than the home going to Mission Viejo.

Dallas Center
Fullerton
Laguna Beach
Mission Viejo
Yountville


Miravella is writing an article about some of the richest people in the world.  Using only the clues that follow, match each person to his or her country of origin, and determine their total wealth (in dollars) and the type of business they're involved in.

The tycoon who works in the software industry is worth 1 billion less than the person from Ireland.

Hal Hickman isn't worth exactly $29 billion.

The mogul from Germany is either Faith Flynn or the magnate worth $27 billion.

Of Hal Hickman and the person worth $27 billion, one is from Argentina and the other works in the retail industry.

The magnate worth $26 billion works in the pharmaceutical industry.

Faith Flynn is worth 2 billion less than the person who works in the software industry.

The tycoon who works in the banking industry is worth somewhat more than the magnate who works in the medical industry.

Of the tycoon from Argentina and the tycoon from Sweden, one works in the pharmaceutical industry and the other is Joseph Jakes.

Gil Gallegos is worth 1 billion more than Faith Flynn.

$25 billion
$26 billion
$27 billion
$28 billion
$29 billion

Ed Everett
Faith Flynn
Gil Gallegos
Hal Hickman
Joseph Jakes

banking medical retail pharmaceutical software


The race for a new understanding of particle physics is on, and several new particle accelerators are scheduled to be built over the next ten years.  Match each new accelerator to its location and head scientist, and determine the year each is scheduled to go on-line.

The Dublin facility will go online 2 years after the project headed by Dr. Chang.

Of the ISON-X42 and the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2018, one is in Zagreb and the other is headed by Dr. Quinn.

Of the Zynga Complex and the Helsinki accelerator, one will go online in 2018 and the other is headed by Dr. York.

The Falston LCS is either the Dublin facility or the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2016.

The five accelerators are the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2020, the project headed by Dr. York, the Falston LCS, the Zynga Complex and the ISON-X42.

The Lectra 4C will go online 2 years after the project headed by Dr. Lester.

Falston LCS
ISON-X42
Lectra 4C
Tevatron LHC
Zynga Complex

Dr. Chang
Dr. Lester
Dr. Noble
Dr. Quinn
Dr. York


Old Jarvis is either the 85 year-old tree or the tree in Silk Notch.

The 99 year-old tree is 6 feet taller than the 96 year-old tree.

Neither the 85 year-old tree nor the 94 year-old tree is the tree in Deloit Woods.

Of the tree in Eldora Woods and the 94 year-old tree, one is Evan's Fir and the other is 156 ft. tall.

The tree in Benton Notch isn't 94 years old.

The 94 year-old tree is  taller than Roger's Oak.

Of the 153 ft. tree and the 87 year-old tree, one is in Benton Notch and the other is in Woden Woods.

Evan\'s Fir
Old Jarvis
Marsh Tree
Roger\'s Oak
Zeke\'s Spruce

Benton Notch
Deloit Woods
Eldora Woods
Silk Notch
Woden Woods


The tiny island of Eijiro is famous for its shrines, and Allison plans to see every one of them on her trip there next month.  Help her plan her visit by determining the location of each shrine, the year it was built, and the animal it was dedicated to.

The temple dedicated to the dragon is either the temple in Niwa or the temple in Usui.

The shrine dedicated to the mouse is either the structure in Toyagi or the temple in Nakai.

Of the shrine in Niwa and Sama Takako, one is dedicated to the turtle and the other is dedicated to the frog.

Amari Michi was built sometime after the structure in Usui.

The temple dedicated to the turtle was built 60 years after the structure dedicated to the dragon.

The five shrines are Yamasaki, the temple built in 1705, the structure in Niwa, the shrine dedicated to the mouse and the structure in Usui.

The shrine built in 1525, the shrine in Niwa, and the temple in Usui are three different shrines.

The temple built in 1705 isn't in Nakai.

The structure in Uchida was built 60 years after the shrine dedicated to the frog.

Amari Michi
Hori Takesi
Sama Takako
Takahashi
Yamasaki


The fund run by Yolanda Yang has a 1 percent larger return than the fund begun in 1997.

Silver Rock has had a 3 percent smaller return than the fund run by Sal Spencer.

The fund with a return of 7% is either the one begun in 2002 or Hudson Brook.

The fund run by Zed Zamora has had a 2 percent smaller return than Citizen Trust.

The one begun in 2012 isn't run by Sal Spencer.

Of Hudson Brook and Silver Rock, one started in 1997 and the other is run by Terry Torres.

Black River isn't the hedge fund with a return of 9%.

Black River
Citizen Trust
First Crescent
Hudson Brook
Silver Rock

Sal Spencer
Terry Torres
Ule Underwood
Yolanda Yang
Zed Zamora


James runs Raw 642, an oyster bar in the coastal town of Shelshank, Rhode Island.  Help him sort out today's menu by matching each oyster to its price and place of origin, and determine the descriptive "tasting finish" associated with each.

The Ninigreth oyster costs 30 cents more than the oyster from Duxbury, MA.

The Welcher oyster isn't from Nesketucket, MA.

The oyster with the citrusy finish, the oyster that costs $2.30, and the oyster from Charlestown, CT are three different oysters.

The oyster from Willapa, RI costs 10 cents less than the oyster from Nesketucket, MA.

The five oysters are the oyster with the buttery finish, the Island Creek oyster, the one from Nesketucket, MA, the one from Charlestown, CT and the Summersill oyster.

The one with the nutty finish costs somewhat more than the Summersill oyster.

The one that costs $2.40 doesn't have a fruity flavor.

The oyster with the citrusy finish costs 10 cents less than the Island Creek oyster.

The one with the citrusy finish costs 30 cents less than the oyster from Punaville, RI.

Of the oyster from Willapa, RI and the Ninigreth oyster, one costs $2.30 and the other has a nutty taste.

Bluepoint
Island Creek
Ninigreth
Summersill
Welcher

Charlestown, CT
Duxbury, MA
Nesketucket, MA
Punaville, RI
Willapa, RI


The person who won with a straight flush won 2 hands before Maria.

The competitor who won with a full house won 3 hands before the competitor who won the $23.25 pot.

The player who won with a full house won 3 hands before Courtney.

Maria was either the person who won the fourth hand or the player who won the $18.25 pot.

The player who won with one pair won 1 hand before Guillermo.

Of the person who won with a full house and the player who won the fourth hand, one won the $5.25 pot and the other was Lee.

Nathaniel won 3 hands before the person who won with two pairs.

one pair
two pairs
full house
straight flush
royal flush


The person from Zenaida's didn't make the smoked pork.

Of the chef from Oceanside and Yolanda, one scored 63 points and the other made the turkey soup.

The cook from Enzo's didn't make the smoked pork.

The chef who scored 42 points is either the person who made the cajun chili or the person who made the smoked pork.

The person from Epicurious made the jambalaya.

The person from Demitasse scored 14 more points than Celia.

The person from Epicurious scored 7 more points than Yolanda.

The person from Enzo's scored 7 fewer points than the cook from Oceanside.

cajun chili
jambalaya
lemon snapper
smoked pork
turkey soup

Demitasse Enzo\'s Epicurious Oceanside Zenaida\'s


Mona sold a number of rare baseball cards at her auction house today.  Each featured a different player and came out in a different year.  No two cards sold for the same price, or featured people who played the same position.  Using only the clues below, match each card to its price, year and player, and determine the player's position.

The item for the person who played third base came out in 2007.

Jimmy Jacobs's item was either the card for the person who played catcher or the 1995 one.

The item that sold for $275 featured the person who played catcher.

The 2004 piece, the one for the person who played second base, and Jimmy Jacobs's card are three different cards.

The card for the person who played first base didn't come out in 2004.

The 1995 piece sold for 50 dollars less than Neddy Norris's one.

The five cards were Lance Leach's one, the piece that sold for $225, the 1978 item, the card for the person who played second base and the one that sold for $125.

Mike Morales's piece sold for 50 dollars more than the card for the person who played third base.

Of the card that sold for $175 and the piece that sold for $325, one featured Mike Morales and the other came out in 2012.

Jimmy Jacobs
Keith Kane
Lance Leach
Mike Morales
Neddy Norris

catcher
center field
first base
second base
third base


The player on the Silverbacks, the person who started in 1985 and the center back were all different players.

Of Awad and the full back, one played for the Hawks and the other began playing in 1979.

The player on the Mustangs was the second striker.

The full back started 3 years after the person on the Mustangs.

The person who started in 1985 wasn't the wing back.

The person on the Silverbacks started 3 years before the goalie.

Of the center back and Fichin, one began playing in 1988 and the other played for the Courage.

center back
full back
goalie
second striker
wing back

Courage Hawks Mustangs Predators Silverbacks


Several passport applications were received at the embassy today, and each needs to be processed.  Help speed things along by determining each traveler's birthday, career and country of origin.

The person from Austria has a birthday 1 month after the traveler from Belgium.

Charles has a birthday sometime after the person from Austria.

The five people are the person from Canada, the lawyer, the traveler whose birthday is on June 14th, the traveler born on April 13th and the musician.

The diplomat has a birthday 1 month after the traveler from Germany.

Charles is either the traveler from Germany or the diplomat.

Of the traveler whose birthday is on August 15th and Izzy, one is from Canada and the other is from Austria.

Neither the person born on June 14th nor the traveler from Canada is Harry.

The person whose birthday is on July 16th is not the lawyer.

diplomat lawyer musician politician surgeon


Pam Powell spent 25 dollars less than the friend who gave Ally the juicer.

The attendee who spent $475 doesn't live in Twin Peaks.

Kit Kelley spent  more than the attendee who gave Ally the planter.

The friend who lives in Jonesboro didn't give Ally the laptop.

Pam Powell didn't give Ally the blu-ray player.

The attendee who lives in Jonesboro is either Pam Powell or the person who gave Ally the planter.

Of Lily Little and the person who gave Ally the juicer, one spent $475 and the other lives in Decatur City.

Of Ned Norris and the person who spent $400, one gave Ally the blender and the other gave Ally the planter.

The attendee who lives in Clovis spent 25 dollars less than the attendee who gave Ally the planter.

Kit Kelley
Lily Little
Ned Norris
Ora Osborne
Pam Powell

blender
blu-ray player
juicer
laptop
planter

Clovis
Decatur City
Fruitland
Jonesboro
Twin Peaks


Alexandra decided to cook a series of low-calorie meals for her family this week.  Using only the clues below, match each recipe to the night it was served, the number of calories it contained and the total amount of protein (in grams) in each serving.

Of the meal served on May 14th and the meal with 440 calories, one has exactly 18 grams of protein and the other was the garlic tilapia.

The kale quinoa was either the dish with 400 calories or the dish with 8 grams of protein.

The dish served on May 11th contains 20 more calories than the dish with 18 grams of protein.

The meal served on May 15th contains 20 more calories than the asian steak.

The chili pork contains 20 fewer calories than the asian steak.

The lemon salmon contains 20 more calories than the asian steak.

The recipe with 8 grams of protein wasn't served on May 12th.

The recipe with 400 calories doesn't have exactly 15 grams of protein.

The meal with 7 grams of protein was served on May 15th.

asian steak
chili pork
garlic tilapia
kale quinoa
lemon salmon

May 11th
May 12th
May 14th
May 15th
May 17th

7 grams
8 grams
9 grams
15 grams
18 grams


Tim Townsend is worth 1 billion more than the magnate from Argentina.

The magnate worth $26 billion isn't from Canada.

The magnate who works in the retail industry isn't from England.

The person who works in the software industry is either the tycoon worth $28 billion or the mogul worth $25 billion.

Tim Townsend works in the aerospace industry.

Hal Hickman is worth 1 billion more than Dirk Dillon.

Leonard Levy is worth 2 billion more than the mogul who works in the software industry.

Of the tycoon worth $29 billion and Leonard Levy, one works in the biotech industry and the other works in the banking industry.

Al Acosta doesn't work in the biotech industry.

Al Acosta
Dirk Dillon
Hal Hickman
Leonard Levy
Tim Townsend

Argentina Canada Ireland England Germany

aerospace banking biotech retail software


The oyster from Willapa, RI costs somewhat more than the oyster with the melon-like finish.

The Summersill oyster doesn't have a melon-like flavor.

The Summersill oyster is either the oyster that costs $2.00 or the one with the buttery finish.

The oyster from Appleton, CT costs 10 cents more than the Bluepoint oyster.

The one from Barnstable, ME costs 30 cents more than the oyster from Duxbury, MA.

The oyster with the citrusy finish is from Duxbury, MA.

The oyster that costs $2.30, the Bluepoint oyster, and the oyster with the melon-like finish are three different oysters.

Of the oyster with the briny finish and the oyster with the citrusy finish, one costs $2.20 and the other is the Pomaquin oyster.

The one from Appleton, CT is either the oyster that costs $2.10 or the Thatcher oyster.

Bluepoint Katamaka Pomaquin Summersill Thatcher

Appleton, CT
Barnstable, ME
Duxbury, MA
Vancouver, BC
Willapa, RI


Several of Mr. Carroll's European History students each gave an oral presentation today on a different U.K. Prime Minister.  Match each student to their prime minister and grade, and determine the length of each presentation.

Of the presenter who spoke for 6 minutes and Theodore, one got the B+ and the other talked about P.M. Pitt.

Ora was either the presenter who got the B+ or the presenter who got the D.

The student who got the C- didn't talk about P.M. Pitt.

Of the presenter who got the B+ and the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Eden, one was Sheryl and the other spoke for 6 minutes.

Edith was either the student who spoke for 10 minutes or the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Chamberlain.

The student who got the A- spoke 2 minutes more than the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Wilson.

The presenter who got the A- spoke 4 minutes less than the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Chamberlain.

Sheryl spoke for a somewhat shorter time than Edith.

6 minutes
8 minutes
10 minutes
12 minutes
14 minutes


Rachel has a small booth on the Verde Hills boardwalk where she creates and sells whimsical balloon animals.  Using only the clues below, match each of her sales today to its associated animal, balloon color and price, and determine the name of each buyer.

The five items were the dog, the magenta animal, the $6.00 piece, the animal Sidney bought and the piece Francisco bought.

Of the white piece and the piece Sidney bought, one was the turtle and the other cost $7.00.

The purple animal cost 1 dollar less than the magenta animal.

The $4.00 animal was either the animal Javier bought or the purple animal.

The brown balloon cost 1 dollar more than the balloon Francisco bought.


The person who got 26 Down wrong finished 3 places before Leona.

The person who got 4 Across wrong, Dave, and the contestant from Industry are three different people.

The person who finished fifth got the right answer for 18 Down.

The contestant from Hollis finished 2 places before the contestant who got 18 Down wrong.

Of Grace and the person who got 11 Down wrong, one was from Hollis and the other finished first.

The person who got 26 Down wrong was either the contestant from Pacific Grove or Dave.

Of the contestant who got 4 Across wrong and the person who finished first, one was from Lytton and the other was Grace.

The contestant from Pacific Grove finished 1 place before Traci.

Hollis
Industry
Lytton
Pacific Grove
Stanton

4 Across
11 Down
18 Down
26 Down
30 Across


A small group of people meet on the first Friday of every month for a friendly game of poker.  Tonight each person in the game won one hand each.  Using only the clues below, match each player to their winning hand and determine the total amount of money won in each pot.

The competitor who won the $3.75 pot won 3 hands before the competitor who won the $9.00 pot.

The person who won the $3.75 pot didn't win with a flush.

The competitor who won the third hand, Byron, and the competitor who won with a flush are three different people.

The player who won the $12.50 pot was either the competitor who won the fifth hand or the person who won with a full house.

The person who won the fourth hand won the $9.00 pot.

Of the player who won with a royal flush and Paulette, one won the $3.75 pot and the other won the $6.50 pot.

The player who won the $12.50 pot won 1 hand after the person who won with a royal flush.

one pair
two pairs
full house
flush
royal flush


Mortimer Jones, a well-respected engineer, is regularly called in to do safety inspections of some of the most famous bridges from all around the world.  Help him prepare for his next several trips by matching each of the bridges below to its length, type and location.

Vellon Bridge is either the suspension one or the 14,500 ft structure.

The truss bridge is 1,500 feet shorter than Avery Bridge.

Of the suspension one and the camelback one, one is Gorem Bridge and the other is 8,500 ft.

Gorem Bridge is either the one in Kiev or the structure in Oslo.

The 14,500 ft one isn't the cantilever bridge.

Avery Bridge is  shorter than Gorem Bridge.

Of Bay Bridge and the camelback one, one is 8,500 ft and the other is in Vaduz.

Avery Bridge
Bay Bridge
Gorem Bridge
North Bridge
Vellon Bridge

cable-stayed camelback cantilever suspension truss


The animal Rudolph bought cost 1 dollar more than the orange animal.

Of the cat and the orange piece, one cost $4.00 and the other was purchased by Marshall.

The orange balloon cost 1 dollar more than the white piece.

The $7.00 animal wasn't purchased by Ian.

The animal Marshall bought, the gold piece, and the $6.00 balloon are three different items.

The cat cost 1 dollar less than the balloon Angelina bought.

The $4.00 animal was either the turtle or the brown animal.

The balloon Marshall bought cost 2 dollars less than the snail.


A new reality television series aims to follow the pursuits of several gold miners.  Using only the clues that follow, match each miner to his claim and location, and determine how many ounces of gold he uncovered this year (in ounces).

Of the prospector who worked in Alaska and the miner who found 20 ounces of gold, one worked the Fuller Rise claim and the other was Fred Fletcher.

The person who worked in California finished with 3 ounces more gold than the prospector working at Laurel Ridge.

Jack Jacobs was either the person who worked in Alaska or the person who found 11 ounces of gold.

The miner who worked in New Mexico didn't work at the Laurel Ridge claim.

Ben Barron didn't work at the York River claim.

Of the person who worked in Arizona and the prospector working at Culver Gorge, one was Adam Alford and the other found 23 ounces of gold.

Ben Barron was either the miner working at Laurel Ridge or the person who worked in Arizona.

Adam Alford
Ben Barron
Dilbert Duke
Fred Fletcher
Jack Jacobs

Culver Gorge
Fuller Rise
Laurel Ridge
Tyrol Creek
York River

Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
New Mexico


Barry's Deli has a bunch of orders to fill.  Help Barry match each customer's deli meat and cheese selections, and determine the price for each sandwich.

Henrietta's order costs 2 dollars more than the order with corned beef.

Neither the $6.75 order nor the sandwich with havarti cheese is Sue's order.

Sue's order costs 2 dollars more than the sandwich with bologna.

Yolanda's sandwich doesn't include bologna.

The $6.75 order, the sandwich with cheddar cheese and the order with provolone cheese are all different sandwiches.

The sandwich with ham costs 1 dollar more than the order with havarti cheese.

The sandwich with liverwurst is either the sandwich with provolone cheese or the $3.75 sandwich.

Peter's order costs  more than the order with provolone cheese.

Of the sandwich with havarti cheese and the order with muenster cheese, one includes corned beef and the other costs $2.75.

cheddar gouda havarti muenster provolone

bologna
corned beef
ham
liverwurst
roast beef


Tiffany is looking for a new podcast to listen to on her commute to and from work each day.  Help her narrow down her choices by matching each podcast host to his or her topic, and determine how many total downloads each podcast currently has and what year it began.

The literature podcast is either the podcast that began in 2011 or the show that began in 2015.

Of the show that began in 2015 and the show that began in 2011, one is Faye Fender's and the other is about business.

The podcast with 4 million downloads is either the business show or Geneva Gold's podcast.

The sports podcast has  more downloads than Geneva Gold's podcast.

The show with 5 million downloads started in 2015.

Of the show that began in 2007 and Eva Estrada's show, one is about gaming and the other has 3 million downloads.

The podcast with 3 million downloads, the music podcast, the podcast with 4 million downloads and the podcast with 2 million downloads are all different shows.

1 million
2 million
3 million
4 million
5 million

Cora Capon
Dixie Dean
Eva Estrada
Faye Fender
Geneva Gold


Bushnell County is putting together a historical brochure about some of the ancient cultures that used to live there.  Match each of the ancient cultures to their time period, location, and estimated population size.

Neither the culture with 7,500 people nor the culture located near Kentfield was the Uskorr culture.

The Zuneos culture was either the culture located near Junction City or the culture founded in 100 AD.

The culture located near Kentfield was either the Yeust culture or the culture founded in 100 AD.

The Tyash culture wasn't based near Zwingle.

The culture located near Carmel was founded 250 years before the culture with 8,000 people.

Of the Tyash culture and the culture located near Kentfield, one had a population size of 9,500 and the other was founded in 100 AD.

The culture with 7,500 people was founded sometime after the culture located near Carmel.

The Tyash culture wasn't founded in 1100 AD.

The culture located near Carmel didn't have a population size of 9,500.

The culture with 9,000 people was founded 250 years after the culture located near Kentfield.

The culture with 6,500 people was founded sometime before the Hatgare culture.

The culture located near Junction City, the culture with 7,500 people, the Hatgare culture and the Tyash culture were all different cultures.

The culture located near Junction City was either the Zuneos culture or the culture with 8,000 people.

Carmel
Junction City
Kentfield
Quasqueton
Zwingle


Biogenica Inc. is a biotechnology firm that has successfully sequenced the genomes of a number of different types of bacteria this year.  Using only the clues below, match each bacteria to its number of total genes, and determine the name of the doctor who sequenced its genome and the month in which it was completed.

Of L. dyson and the bacteria with 1,250 genes, one was sequenced in September and the other was sequenced by Dr. Underwood.

The organism sequenced by Dr. Jordan has 750 more genes than the one sequenced in December.

The organism sequenced by Dr. Roman has 250 more genes than D. forcilitis.

Of the one sequenced in September and V. tenesis, one was sequenced by Dr. Roman and the other has 750 genes.

The one sequenced by Dr. Estrada has 250 more genes than L. dyson.

The one sequenced in April has 250 more genes than the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Estrada.

The bacteria with 750 genes wasn't sequenced in November.

The one sequenced by Dr. Underwood was either the organism sequenced in April or P. wellington.

B. mangeris
D. forcilitis
L. dyson
P. wellington
V. tenesis

February April September November December


Henrietta's sandwich costs 1 dollar less than Frances's sandwich.

The order with havarti cheese costs 1 dollar more than the order with provolone cheese.

Of the order with liverwurst and the order with prosciutto, one costs $4.75 and the other is Frances's.

The order with prosciutto doesn't include cheddar cheese.

The order with cheddar cheese costs  more than Mildred's order.

Henrietta's sandwich includes colby jack cheese.

Neither the sandwich with cheddar cheese nor the $3.75 order is Emily's sandwich.

Emily's order is either the order with provolone cheese or the order with corned beef.

cheddar
colby jack
havarti
muenster
provolone

bologna
corned beef
ham
liverwurst
prosciutto


Sven Svalbard makes some of the best handcrafted ventriloquist dummies in the world, and he's got a number of new orders to fill.  Match each of his customer's new dummies to its name and price, and determine where it will be shipped.

The dummy going to Mexico City cost somewhat more than the dummy going to Ypsilanti.

"Tombawomba" cost 250 dollars more than the dummy going to Ypsilanti.

Herman's dummy cost 250 dollars more than the puppet going to Mexico City.

Of "Yenga" and Nicole's puppet, one cost $1,500 and the other is going to Mexico City.

The piece going to St. Moritz isn't "Yenga".

The $1,250 puppet is either Margarita's dummy or "Tombawomba".

The puppet going to Baltimore isn't "Yenga".

"Xavier" cost 250 dollars less than "Utrecht".

The $750 dummy isn't going to St. Moritz.

Tombawomba Utrecht Valencio Xavier Yenga

Baltimore
Mexico City
Oslo
St. Moritz
Ypsilanti


The North American Crossword Championships were held this week in St. Augustine, Florida.  The top-finishing contestants all performed admirably, but incredibly, each of them managed to get just one answer incorrect (i.e. "2 Down" or "30 Across").  Using only the clues below, match each contestant to his or her final placement and hometown, and determine the one clue each of them ended up answering incorrectly.

Julie, the person from Westport and the solver from Hollis were all different people.

Frederick, the contestant who got 4 Across wrong, and the person who finished third are three different people.

The contestant from Pacific Grove finished 3 places before the solver who got 2 Down wrong.

The contestant who finished first answered 11 Down incorrectly.

Of the solver who finished fourth and the person who got 4 Across wrong, one was Perry and the other was Julie.

The contestant from Westport was either the contestant who got 30 Across wrong or the person who finished fourth.

The solver who finished second got the right answer for 30 Across.

Of the solver who got 18 Down wrong and Omar, one finished second and the other was from Jackman.

Hollis
Jackman
Needles
Pacific Grove
Westport

2 Down
4 Across
11 Down
18 Down
30 Across


Amelia is writing an article for a golf magazine about some of the most memorable winning rounds ever played by a handful of women golfers.  Match each golfer to her score as well as the year and location of her victory.

The person who won in 1920 didn't shoot a 67.

The golfer who scored a 65 won her tournament 2 years after the woman who won at Cowbush Cove.

Of Vickie Vern and Leslie Lane, one shot a 66 and the other won at Scotch Pines.

The woman who won at Amble Glen shot a 66.

Neither the person who won at Juniper Hills nor the golfer who scored a 64 was the woman who won in 1924.

Leslie Lane won her tournament 3 years before the person who won at Amble Glen.

The golfer who won in 1921 was either Harriet Holt or the person who won at Juniper Hills.

Harriet Holt
Inez
Leslie Lane
Tina Tuttle
Vickie Vern

Amble Glen
Cowbush Cove
Juniper Hills
Scotch Pines
Spotswood


Palatka County held a charity "cook-off" this weekend which pitted several local chefs against each other.  Each chef cooked a different dish and received a different score (on a scale of 1 to 100, with 100 being the best).  Using only the clues below, match each chef to his or her entree, and determine the score it received and the name of the restaurant each chef works at.

The cook from Zenaida's scored 7 fewer points than the chef who made the jambalaya.

Marjorie scored 7 more points than Luther.

Luther scored 14 fewer points than the chef from Zenaida's.

Of the cook who made the cajun chili and the cook who made the turkey soup, one works at White Bean and the other was Wade.

Of Sonia and the cook who scored 56 points, one made the cajun chili and the other works at Epicurious.

The chef who made the pepper steak is either Luther or the person who scored 56 points.

The person from Demitasse scored somewhat more points than the chef from Enzo's.

The person who scored 49 points works at White Bean.

cajun chili
jambalaya
pepper steak
smoked pork
turkey soup

Demitasse
Enzo\'s
Epicurious
White Bean
Zenaida\'s


Buckner's Boardwalk held a Skee Ball contest this weekend.  Using only the clues below, determine each player's final score and the lane they played in, along with their hometown.

Florence scored 80 points more points than the player in lane 7.

Of the contestant in lane 7 and the contestant in lane 5, one was from Pacific Grove and the other is Stanley.

The five people are the contestant who scored 380 points, the person in lane 7, the player from Ontario, Florence and the player from Junction City.

Esther scored  more points than the player in lane 4.

The person in lane 4 scored 80 points more points than the contestant in lane 6.

The player from Bristol scored 240 points more points than Oliver.

Stanley scored 240 points more points than the player in lane 6.

Bristol
Cutler
Junction City
Ontario
Pacific Grove


Bertha is either the chef who made the turkey soup or the cook from Enzo's.

The chef from White Bean scored 7 fewer points than the cook who made the turkey soup.

The cook who scored 56 points didn't make the jambalaya.

The chef who scored 70 points didn't make the jambalaya.

The chef who made the smoked pork scored 7 more points than Jim.

Veronica scored 7 more points than the person from White Bean.

The five chefs are the person from Apple Barn, the chef who made the smoked pork, the cook who scored 49 points, Ollie and Bertha.

The person from Zenaida's made the turkey soup.

cajun chili
cashew tofu
jambalaya
smoked pork
turkey soup

Apple Barn
Demitasse
Enzo\'s
White Bean
Zenaida\'s


Ally's going to get married in a few weeks, and a bunch of her friends have gotten together to discuss what gifts they are getting her for the wedding.  Using only the clues below, match each wedding attendee to the gift they purchased, and determine how much they paid and what town they live in.

Of Lily Little and the person who spent $425, one lives in Clovis and the other gave Ally the HD tv.

The friend who lives in Eustis is either Mitch Mayo or the friend who gave Ally the juicer.

Mitch Mayo spent  more than the person who lives in Twin Peaks.

Of the person who gave Ally the juicer and the person who spent $450, one lives in Eustis and the other is Kit Kelley.

The person who spent $400 gave Ally the blu-ray player.

Kit Kelley is either the friend who lives in Fruitland or the friend who lives in Sun City.

Of the attendee who spent $400 and the person who lives in Fruitland, one gave Ally the planter and the other is Pam Powell.

Kit Kelley
Lily Little
Mitch Mayo
Ora Osborne
Pam Powell

blu-ray player
juicer
HD tv
laptop
planter

Clovis
Eustis
Fruitland
Sun City
Twin Peaks


The competitor who won with one pair, the person who won the first hand, and the player who won the fifth hand are three different people.

The player who won the $5.25 pot didn't win with one pair.

The player who won with a royal flush was either the person who won the fifth hand or Courtney.

The player who won the fourth hand didn't win the $5.25 pot.

The player who won the $9.00 pot didn't win with one pair.

Nathaniel, the player who won with one pair, the competitor who won with two pairs and the person who won the fourth hand were all different people.

The player who won with two pairs won 3 hands before the player who won the $12.50 pot.

The competitor who won the fourth hand didn't win with a full house.

Of the player who won with a straight flush and the player who won the $12.50 pot, one was Nathaniel and the other won the fifth hand.

one pair
two pairs
full house
straight flush
royal flush


Stride Elementary School held a spelling bee this week.  Each contestant was from a different English class, and each was given a different word during the final round of the contest.  Using only the clues below, match each child to their English teacher, their final word and the order in which each finished the contest.

The student whose final word was "anemic" finished in fifth place.

The contestant who finished in fourth place, the student who finished in first place, Otis and Zachary are all different people.

The contestant from Mrs. Condini's class had to spell a word that was 1 letter longer than the one given to the student who finished in fifth place.

The contestant whose final word was "anemic" was from Mrs. Witte's class.

Of the student from Mrs. Steuben's class and the contestant who finished in fourth place, one is Jill and the other had to spell "elucidated".

Of the child whose final word was "consomme" and the student from Mrs. Condini's class, one finished in sixth place and the other is Gayle.

The student whose final word was "duplicity", the child from Mrs. Nixon's class, and Gayle are three different people.

The student who finished in first place had to spell a word that was 1 letter longer than the one given to Jill.


Maddie and her father enjoy looking for "geocaches" - little boxes that people hide in certain places and then publish coordinates so that others can find them.  They've uncovered several new geocaches this month.  Using only the clues below, figure out the day each was found, as well as the latitude and longitude where they found it, and determine what they discovered inside the box.

The cache at 40.6656 N was either the box found on May 15 or the box that held the decoder ring.

The case at 40.5912 N didn't have the ancient coin inside it.

The box at 88.1928 W was found 6 days after the cache that held the marbles.

The cache at 41.0072 N didn't have the ancient coin inside it.

The case at 88.0431 W was either the cache found on May 9 or the cache at 40.8991 N.

The five boxes were the case that held the brass key, the cache at 41.0072 N, the cache at 88.3821 W, the case at 88.0431 W and the box at 40.5912 N.

The box at 88.2694 W was found 6 days after the cache at 40.6656 N.

The case at 88.2694 W, the box found on May 15, and the cache that held the chewing gum are three different boxes.

The case at 41.0072 N was found 3 days after the box at 88.0431 W.

ancient coin
brass key
chewing gum
decoder ring
marbles


Derrick has spent decades photographing waterfalls all around the world.  Determine the height of each waterfall and the year Derrick photographed it, as well as the country in which each is located.

The waterfall Derrick shot in 1992 is in New Zealand.

Rhoqua is either the waterfall Derrick shot in 1992 or the 100 ft tall waterfall.

The 120 ft tall waterfall is not in New Zealand.

The waterfall Derrick photographed in 1989 is 5 ft higher than the waterfall located in Tibet.

The fall located in Tibet is 10 ft shorter than the waterfall located in Switzerland.

Nyalt is 5 ft higher than the waterfall Derrick photographed in 1998.

The fall Derrick shot in 1984 is in Nigeria.

Inawatai is 5 ft higher than the fall Derrick photographed in 2001.

Of the 100 ft tall waterfall and the fall Derrick photographed in 2001, one is Irskela and the other is Rhoqua.

Canada
Nigeria
Tibet
New Zealand
Switzerland


Alexandra decided to cook a series of low-calorie meals for her family this week.  Using only the clues below, match each recipe to the night it was served, the number of calories it contained and the total amount of protein (in grams) in each serving.

The dish served on May 14th contains 60 more calories than the chili pork.

The dish served on May 11th, the chili pork, the meal with 420 calories and the recipe with 440 calories were all different recipes.

The recipe with 9 grams of protein contains somewhat more calories than the asian steak.

The meal with 420 calories wasn't served on May 17th.

The dish served on May 13th contains 40 more calories than the meal with 9 grams of protein.

The lemon salmon doesn't have exactly 460 calories.

The dish with 7 grams of protein contains somewhat more calories than the recipe served on May 12th.

The dish with 10 grams of protein contains 40 more calories than the bulgur salad.

The recipe with 8 grams of protein was either the dish served on May 14th or the dish with 380 calories.

The dish with 15 grams of protein, the recipe served on May 11th, and the dish with 440 calories are three different recipes.

asian steak
bulgur salad
chili pork
garlic tilapia
lemon salmon

May 11th
May 12th
May 13th
May 14th
May 17th

7 grams
8 grams
9 grams
10 grams
15 grams


Famous children's performer Carmike Cunningham recorded a special television program for the holiday season.  It aired a number of different times this week, each at a different time and on a different channel.  Using only the clues below, match each airing to its time, channel and day of the week, and determine how many TV viewers each airing pulled in.

The show that aired on PTR had 750,000 fewer viewers than the program that aired on WNW.

The program that aired on GMA aired on Wednesday.

The program that aired at 1:00pm didn't air on Wednesday.

The show that aired on Monday had 250,000 fewer viewers than the program that aired on GMA.

Of the show that aired on WNW and the show with 1,250,000 viewers, one aired on Tuesday and the other aired at 8:30pm.

The show that aired on BMT had 500,000 fewer viewers than the program that aired at 4:30pm.

The show that aired on PTR, the program that aired on Thursday, and the show that aired at 11:30am are three different programs.

The show that aired at 11:30am had 250,000 more viewers than the show that aired on Saturday.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Saturday


Help Cynthia get her financial life in order!  Match each of the credit cards in her wallet to its annual percentage rate (APR), credit limit and expiration month and year.

The card with the $10,000 credit limit has an APR 1 percent lower than the one with the $4,000 credit limit.

The card with an APR of 10% doesn't expire on 12/2025.

The TrustCo card is either the card with an APR of 8% or the one that expires on 04/2024.

The one with an APR of 8% expires on 06/2025.

The Whitly Bank card has an APR somewhat lower than the card that expires on 12/2025.

The one with the $10,000 credit limit has an APR 1 percent higher than the Credit Korp card.

The card with the $12,500 credit limit has an APR 1 percent lower than the Southwest Inc card.

Of the one that expires on 05/2025 and the card with the $8,500 credit limit, one is from Hoardstrum and the other has an APR of 12%.

Credit Korp
Hoardstrum
Southwest Inc
TrustCo
Whitly Bank


Of the person who scored 42 points and the chef who made the cajun chili, one works at Epicurious and the other was Gabriel.

The cook who made the smoked pork is either Celia or Peggy.

The person from Enzo's scored 14 fewer points than the chef from Apple Barn.

The person who made the jambalaya scored 14 more points than Jim.

Of the cook from White Bean and the person who made the cashew tofu, one scored 49 points and the other was Gabriel.

Peggy scored 7 more points than the cook who made the lemon snapper.

The chef who scored 42 points made the cashew tofu.

The person from Epicurious, Peggy, and Ida are three different chefs.

cajun chili
cashew tofu
jambalaya
lemon snapper
smoked pork

Apple Barn
Enzo\'s
Epicurious
Oceanside
White Bean


Curtis collects vintage pinball machines, and he's been looking at several currently for sale at his local game shop.  Help him narrow down his choices by matching each pinball machine to the year it was built, the company that made it and its current price.

The $1,750 system was made by Hayco Inc..

The game made by Waverly Toys came out 1 year before the system made by Tarco Inc..

Of the pinball machine made by Pinnefore and the $1,750 game, one is "Aladeen" and the other was released in 1977.

"Aladeen" came out 1 year after "Meteor Rise".

"Zany Circus" came out 1 year after the game made by Tarco Inc..

"Zany Circus" is either the $6,400 game or the $2,000 pinball machine.

The machine released in 1975 doesn't cost $5,200.

The pinball machine made by Tarco Inc. came out 2 years before the $6,400 machine.

Aladeen
Bowling Alley
Meteor Rise
Voyager Hero
Zany Circus

Hayco Inc.
Maxigame
Pinnefore
Tarco Inc.
Waverly Toys


The contestant from Pacific Grove scored 80 points more points than the person from Modesto.

Alberta scored  more points than Maggie.

The contestant in lane 6 scored 160 points more points than Florence.

The person in lane 6 scored 80 points fewer points than the contestant in lane 2.

Of Esther and the person in lane 1, one scored 540 points and the other was from Junction City.

Alberta scored 80 points fewer points than the contestant from Elk Grove.

Bristol
Elk Grove
Junction City
Modesto
Pacific Grove


"Against the Grain" offers hand-made wooden furniture at reasonable prices.  Each item is made by an in-house employee.  Using only the clues that follow, match each item to the employee who crafted it, and determine its price and the type of wood used to make it.

The piece made of rosewood is either the hutch or the $325 item.

Of Olivia's item and the item made of walnut, one costs $275 and the other is the footstool.

The five pieces are the hutch, Gwen's piece, the $350 item, the $300 item and Olivia's item.

Of the item made of mahogany and the footstool, one was crafted by Olivia and the other costs $300.

The item made of sandalwood is either Gwen's item or the $300 item.

Of the $275 piece and Gwen's item, one was made of walnut and the other is the bookshelf.

mahogany rosewood sandalwood teak walnut

bench
bookshelf
footstool
hutch
rocking chair


Of Bessie and the student whose final word was "consomme", one was from Mrs. Manzella's class and the other finished in first place.

Ted is either the child whose final word was "elucidated" or the child from Mrs. Condini's class.

The contestant who finished in fourth place had to spell a word that was 1 letter longer than the one given to Otis.

Winifred had to spell a word that was one or more letters shorter than the one given to the student who finished in second place.

The child from Mrs. Manzella's class had to spell a word that was 1 letter shorter than the one given to the contestant from Mrs. Almerini's class.

The student from Mrs. Witte's class had to spell a word that was 2 letters shorter than the one given to the student from Mrs. Manzella's class.

The contestant who finished in third place, the student whose final word was "consomme", and the child whose final word was "anemic" are three different people.

The student from Mrs. Yeffer's class had to spell a word that was 1 letter longer than the one given to Bessie.

The student who finished in fourth place has never taken a class from Mrs. Manzella.


The bench costs 25 dollars less than the piece made of rosewood.

Of the $275 piece and Latasha's piece, one is the coffee table and the other was made of walnut.

Of the bench and the piece made of walnut, one was crafted by Patsy and the other was crafted by Kendra.

The hutch costs 25 dollars less than the piece made of ash.

The five pieces are Gwen's piece, the item made of walnut, the piece made of chestnut, the bookshelf and the $300 item.

The piece made of ash is either the barstool or Yvette's item.

barstool
bench
bookshelf
coffee table
hutch


The tiny island of Eijiro is famous for its shrines, and Allison plans to see every one of them on her trip there next month.  Help her plan her visit by determining the location of each shrine, the year it was built, and the animal it was dedicated to.

Of the structure dedicated to the cat and the structure built in 1525, one is in Niwa and the other is Matsuno Okura.

The temple in Toyagi was built 60 years before Takahashi.

The temple dedicated to the mouse was built 180 years before Sama Takako.

Of Matsuno Okura and the temple dedicated to the deer, one is in Miyato and the other was built in 1525.

The shrine dedicated to the mouse is either the shrine in Toyagi or Amari Michi.

The temple in Miyato was built 120 years before the structure dedicated to the dragon.

The temple dedicated to the cat, Amari Michi, and the shrine in Nakai are three different shrines.

The structure built in 1765 isn't dedicated to the dragon.

Amari Michi
Hori Takesi
Matsuno Okura
Sama Takako
Takahashi


The student who finished in third place had to spell a word that was 1 letter longer than the one given to Zachary.

Of the contestant from Mrs. Steuben's class and Clarence, one had to spell "elucidated" and the other had to spell "bulwark".

Of Denise and the child who finished in third place, one had to spell "anemic" and the other was from Mrs. Nixon's class.

The contestant who finished in sixth place had to spell a word that was one or more letters longer than the one given to the contestant from Mrs. Almerini's class.

The child who finished in fifth place is either the student from Mrs. Almerini's class or the student from Mrs. Nixon's class.

The student from Mrs. Yeffer's class had to spell a word that was 1 letter shorter than the one given to the contestant from Mrs. Almerini's class.

Ronald had to spell a word that was 2 letters longer than the one given to the child who finished in second place.


Mona sold a number of rare baseball cards at her auction house today.  Each featured a different player and came out in a different year.  No two cards sold for the same price, or featured people who played the same position.  Using only the clues below, match each card to its price, year and player, and determine the player's position.

Of the card for the person who played center field and the piece for the person who played pitcher, one featured Eric Estrada and the other sold for $225.

Gilby Glass's one didn't come out in 1995.

The five cards were Neddy Norris's one, the item for the person who played pitcher, the 1972 card, the card for the person who played second base and the 2004 one.

The item that sold for $125 was either Gilby Glass's one or the 1972 card.

Neddy Norris's card didn't feature the person who played third base.

Jimmy Jacobs's item, the 1972 piece, and the item for the person who played second base are three different cards.

The 2004 card sold for somewhat more than the 1972 one.

The 2007 one sold for 50 dollars more than the 1972 item.

The one that sold for $325 featured the person who played second base.

Eric Estrada
Gilby Glass
Jimmy Jacobs
Neddy Norris
Pete Perez

catcher
center field
pitcher
second base
third base


Of the piece going to Vancouver and "Yenga", one cost $1,250 and the other cost $1,500.

Herman's dummy cost 500 dollars more than "Waldarama".

Of "Valencio" and the piece going to Baltimore, one cost $1,500 and the other is Herman's.

The $1,500 piece is either Isabel's puppet or Jeff's piece.

The piece going to Portland cost somewhat less than Kelly's dummy.

"Valencio", the $1,000 piece, and the $1,750 dummy are three different dummies.

The piece going to Portland cost 250 dollars more than the piece going to Mexico City.

Sniffletoe Utrecht Valencio Waldarama Yenga

Baltimore
Mexico City
Oslo
Portland
Vancouver


A new reality television series aims to follow the pursuits of several gold miners.  Using only the clues that follow, match each miner to his claim and location, and determine how many ounces of gold he uncovered this year (in ounces).

Elroy Ellis didn't work at the Glacier Grove claim.

The five miners were Elroy Ellis, the miner working at Belle Hart, the prospector who found 14 ounces of gold, the person working at York River and the prospector working at Fuller Rise.

Of the miner who found 14 ounces of gold and the prospector working at Fuller Rise, one was Ben Barron and the other worked in Arizona.

The person who worked in Alaska was either Chip Cornell or the miner working at Belle Hart.

Elroy Ellis finished with 3 ounces more gold than Chip Cornell.

The miner who worked in New Mexico finished with 6 ounces more gold than the prospector who worked in Canada.

The person who worked in Canada worked the York River claim.

Ben Barron
Chip Cornell
Dilbert Duke
Elroy Ellis
Ivan Ingram

Belle Hart
Fuller Rise
Glacier Grove
Tyrol Creek
York River


Dianne's item costs 25 dollars more than the coffee table.

Latasha's item costs 25 dollars more than Bonita's item.

The five pieces are the $300 item, the item made of chestnut, Whitney's item, the item made of oak and the piece made of ash.

The end table costs 50 dollars less than Whitney's piece.

The footstool costs 25 dollars less than the coffee table.

Of the item made of chestnut and the $250 item, one is the footstool and the other was crafted by Ellen.

barstool
coffee table
end table
footstool
rocking chair


The New You Beauty Salon has a number of different hair colorings scheduled today.  Using only the clues below, match each customer to her stylist, and determine the time of her appointment and the hair color dye she has chosen.

Nettie's client is either the client with the 1:00pm appointment or Eileen.

Nettie's client has her appointment 1 hour after the client that chose deep copper.

The customer that chose midnight blue has her appointment 2 hours after Yvonne's client.

The customer with the 3:00pm appointment, Yvonne's customer, and Susie's customer are three different customers.

Of the customer with the 11:00am appointment and the customer that chose jet black, one is being worked on by Pam and the other is Dolores.

The client that chose warm mocha is either the client with the 11:00am appointment or the customer with the 3:00pm appointment.

Dolores, Yvonne's client, and Nettie's client are three different customers.

Juana has her appointment sometime after Nettie's client.

brown sable
deep copper
jet black
midnight blue
warm mocha


The friend who lives in Fruitland spent 25 dollars more than the friend who lives in Decatur City.

The friend who spent $475 is either Lily Little or Ned Norris.

Pam Powell gave Ally the blu-ray player.

Of the friend who lives in Jonesboro and the attendee who gave Ally the toaster, one spent $450 and the other spent $475.

Of the friend who gave Ally the HD tv and the attendee who lives in Clovis, one spent $475 and the other is Jack Jordan.

The friend who gave Ally the HD tv, the attendee who spent $425, and the attendee who spent $500 are three different people.

Jack Jordan didn't give Ally the toaster.

Jack Jordan spent 50 dollars more than the attendee who gave Ally the laptop.

The attendee who lives in Fruitland spent  less than Ora Osborne.

Jack Jordan
Lily Little
Ned Norris
Ora Osborne
Pam Powell

blu-ray player
juicer
HD tv
laptop
toaster

Clovis
Decatur City
Eustis
Fruitland
Jonesboro


Several marathon runners decided to carb-load at Jimmy's Italian Restaurant on the night before the big run.  Match each runner to the type of pasta and sauce they ordered and the total price of their entree.

Oscar was either the contestant who paid $10.99 or the competitor who chose pomodoro sauce.

Neither the competitor who paid $10.99 nor the runner who chose mushroom sauce was the competitor who ordered fusilli.

The competitor who ordered fusilli paid 2 dollars more than Oscar.

The five runners were the runner who chose marinara sauce, Zachary, the competitor who ordered penne, the runner who ordered capellini and Margie.

Zachary paid 1 dollar more than the runner who ordered capellini.

The runner who ordered capellini was either the contestant who paid $8.99 or Yolanda.

The competitor who ordered farfalle paid 2 dollars more than the runner who chose puttanesca sauce.

alfredo marinara mushroom pomodoro puttanesca


Garrett County has set up a number of successful mobile libraries known as "Bookmobiles".  Using only the clues below, match each Bookmobile to its driver and vehicle type, and determine the told number of books in each.

"Lit on Wheels" has  more books than the Airstream.

The mobile library with 400 books isn't the ambulance.

The mobile library Francisco drives has 50 more books than the school bus.

Of the vehicle Myra drives and the mobile library with 450 books, one is "Dream Machine" and the other is the Mack truck.

Of the vehicle Francisco drives and the bookmobile with 400 books, one is the Airstream and the other is "Books-4-U".

The vehicle with 400 books isn't driven by Ira.

"Dream Machine", "Books-4-U" and the Airstream are all different vehicles.

"Ready Reader" is either the bookmobile with 450 books or the ambulance.

"Ready Reader" has 100 more books than the bookmobile Hugh drives.

Books-4-U
Dream Machine
Explore More
Lit on Wheels
Ready Reader

Airstream
ambulance
ice cream trk
Mack truck
school bus


The runner who ordered fettuccine paid 2 dollars more than the competitor who ordered rotini.

The contestant who chose marinara sauce paid 2 dollars more than Oscar.

Of Rosie and Terry, one ordered capellini and the other paid $6.99.

Velma was either the contestant who chose arrabiata sauce or the contestant who ordered fusilli.

Neither the competitor who ordered fettuccine nor the runner who ordered capellini was Velma.

The contestant who chose mushroom sauce paid  more than Terry.

The contestant who chose pomodoro sauce paid 3 dollars less than Velma.

capellini fettuccine fusilli rotini vermicelli

arrabiata bolognese marinara mushroom pomodoro


Ivan Ingram finished with 6 fewer ounces of gold than the miner working at Tyrol Creek.

The miner who worked in Canada didn't work at the Glacier Grove claim.

The miner working at Laurel Ridge finished with somewhat less gold than Ivan Ingram.

The person working at Glacier Grove was either Ivan Ingram or Jack Jacobs.

Elroy Ellis finished with 3 fewer ounces of gold than the prospector who worked in Canada.

The prospector who worked in Oregon didn't work at the Laurel Ridge claim.

Chip Cornell worked the Culver Gorge claim.

The prospector working at Belle Hart finished with 3 ounces more gold than the prospector working at Laurel Ridge.

Of the prospector who worked in Nevada and the prospector working at Laurel Ridge, one found 11 ounces of gold and the other was Elroy Ellis.

The miner working at Laurel Ridge finished with 3 fewer ounces of gold than the prospector who worked in California.

Chip Cornell
Elroy Ellis
Harry Howell
Ivan Ingram
Jack Jacobs

Belle Hart
Culver Gorge
Glacier Grove
Laurel Ridge
Tyrol Creek

California
Canada
Nevada
New Mexico
Oregon


Of the machine made by Pinnefore and the pinball machine made by Tarco Inc., one is "Zany Circus" and the other costs $2,000.

The game made by Hayco Inc. came out 1 year before the pinball machine made by Maxigame.

The game made by Arco, the $1,750 system and "Voyager Hero" are all different games.

Of the system released in 1974 and "Bowling Alley", one was made by Arco and the other costs $2,500.

"Voyager Hero" came out 2 years before "Zany Circus".

"Archer Quest", the pinball machine made by Pinnefore, and the pinball machine released in 1977 are three different games.

Archer Quest
Bowling Alley
Meteor Rise
Voyager Hero
Zany Circus

Arco
Hayco Inc.
Maxigame
Pinnefore
Tarco Inc.


The race for a new understanding of particle physics is on, and several new particle accelerators are scheduled to be built over the next ten years.  Match each new accelerator to its location and head scientist, and determine the year each is scheduled to go on-line.

The project headed by Dr. Huff will go online 3 years after the Helsinki facility.

The project headed by Dr. Peters will go online 2 years before the Stockholm accelerator.

Of the project headed by Dr. Peters and the facility scheduled to go online in 2019, one is the ISON-X42 and the other is in Oslo.

The Falston LCS will go online 3 years after the Lectra 4C.

The accelerator scheduled to go online in 2020 isn't in Berlin.

The Helsinki accelerator will go online 3 years before the Zynga Complex.

The accelerator scheduled to go online in 2018 is either the Zynga Complex or the project headed by Dr. Farley.

The Lectra 4C isn't headed by Dr. Baldwin.

Falston LCS
ISON-X42
Lectra 4C
Tevatron LHC
Zynga Complex

Dr. Baldwin
Dr. Farley
Dr. Huff
Dr. Peters
Dr. Tate


Priscilla is compiling an article about some of the most successful hedge funds.  Using only the clues below, match each fund to its manager and determine the year it started as well as its year-to-date (YTD) return percentage.

First Crescent has a 1 percent larger return than the fund begun in 1977.

First Crescent isn't run by Larry Larsen.

The one run by Ollie Ochoa has had a 1 percent smaller return than the one begun in 2005.

The fund begun in 2012 is either the one with a return of 9% or the fund run by Larry Larsen.

The fund run by Sal Spencer is either Black River or the one with a return of 10%.

Of the fund run by Mike McClain and Pine Bay, one has had a return of 10% and the other has had a return of 9%.

Of Citizen Trust and the one begun in 1997, one has had a return of 6% and the other is run by Mike McClain.

Black River
Citizen Trust
First Crescent
Hudson Brook
Pine Bay

Larry Larsen
Mike McClain
Ollie Ochoa
Patty Paul
Sal Spencer


Buckner's Boardwalk held a Skee Ball contest this weekend.  Using only the clues below, determine each player's final score and the lane they played in, along with their hometown.

The contestant from Bristol scored 80 points fewer points than Irma.

The player from Modesto is either Nina or the player in lane 6.

The contestant in lane 6 scored  fewer points than Nina.

The person from Fort Kent scored 80 points fewer points than Gretchen.

Irma scored 160 points fewer points than the contestant in lane 4.

The player from Pacific Grove scored 160 points fewer points than the player in lane 3.

Of the person from Fort Kent and the player from Bristol, one was in lane 1 and the other scored 540 points.

Bristol
Cutler
Fort Kent
Modesto
Pacific Grove


Biogenica Inc. is a biotechnology firm that has successfully sequenced the genomes of a number of different types of bacteria this year.  Using only the clues below, match each bacteria to its number of total genes, and determine the name of the doctor who sequenced its genome and the month in which it was completed.

The one sequenced in September, the one with 500 genes, and the one sequenced by Dr. Moreno are three different organisms.

L. dyson wasn't sequenced by Dr. Trujillo.

The bacteria sequenced in November has 250 fewer genes than V. tenesis.

The one with 250 genes wasn't sequenced by Dr. Velasquez.

The bacteria sequenced in December has 500 fewer genes than P. wellington.

P. wellington was sequenced by Dr. Moreno.

L. dyson has 250 more genes than P. wellington.

L. dyson was either the organism sequenced in April or the organism with 250 genes.

The bacteria with 1,250 genes, the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Velasquez, and the one sequenced by Dr. Prince are three different organisms.

The one sequenced by Dr. Trujillo has somewhat more genes than V. tenesis.

D. forcilitis doesn't have exactly 750 genes.

D. forcilitis
E. paradolens
L. dyson
P. wellington
V. tenesis

April August September November December


A small group of people meet on the first Friday of every month for a friendly game of poker.  Tonight each person in the game won one hand each.  Using only the clues below, match each player to their winning hand and determine the total amount of money won in each pot.

The player who won with two pairs, the player who won the $6.50 pot, and the player who won the $3.75 pot are three different people.

The person who won the $3.75 pot won with a flush.

Of the competitor who won the $9.00 pot and the competitor who won with a flush, one won the second hand and the other was Kelley.

The competitor who won the $3.75 pot won 1 hand after the competitor who won the $12.50 pot.

The person who won the $6.50 pot, the person who won with a royal flush, and the player who won the third hand are three different people.

Zachary didn't win with a straight flush.

Wilbur was either the person who won with a flush or the competitor who won the first hand.

The competitor who won the $9.00 pot won sometime after the person who won with a straight.

The player who won the first hand didn't win with a royal flush.

Yvonne won 3 hands before the person who won the $6.50 pot.

two pairs
flush
straight
straight flush
royal flush


Ally's going to get married in a few weeks, and a bunch of her friends have gotten together to discuss what gifts they are getting her for the wedding.  Using only the clues below, match each wedding attendee to the gift they purchased, and determine how much they paid and what town they live in.

The attendee who lives in Decatur City spent 25 dollars less than the person who lives in Eustis.

Ned Norris spent 75 dollars less than the person who gave Ally the HD tv.

Of Ned Norris and the person who gave Ally the HD tv, one lives in Eustis and the other lives in Jonesboro.

The five people are Mitch Mayo, the attendee who spent $475, the attendee who spent $500, the person who gave Ally the planter and the friend who spent $450.

The friend who gave Ally the laptop spent 75 dollars less than Pam Powell.

The attendee who lives in Fruitland spent  more than the person who gave Ally the planter.

Of the person who lives in Decatur City and the person who spent $450, one is Ora Osborne and the other gave Ally the juicer.

Lily Little
Mitch Mayo
Ned Norris
Ora Osborne
Pam Powell

blu-ray player
juicer
HD tv
laptop
planter

Decatur City
Eustis
Fruitland
Jonesboro
Sun City


Miravella is writing an article about some of the richest people in the world.  Using only the clues that follow, match each person to his or her country of origin, and determine their total wealth (in dollars) and the type of business they're involved in.

The tycoon who works in the banking industry, the mogul from Denmark, and the mogul worth $26 billion are three different people.

The person worth $27 billion is either the tycoon from Germany or the tycoon who works in the software industry.

Of the tycoon from France and the tycoon who works in the software industry, one is Gil Gallegos and the other is worth $29 billion.

Tim Townsend, the person who works in the medical industry, and the tycoon worth $26 billion are three different people.

The five people are the tycoon who works in the pharmaceutical industry, the tycoon from Denmark, the mogul from Argentina, the magnate worth $26 billion and Sid Scott.

Of Ed Everett and the tycoon worth $27 billion, one works in the medical industry and the other is from Denmark.

The mogul worth $25 billion isn't from Argentina.

The mogul from Germany is worth 1 billion more than the magnate who works in the finance industry.

Betty Bush
Ed Everett
Gil Gallegos
Sid Scott
Tim Townsend

banking finance medical pharmaceutical software


Porter is a "tiny home" enthusiast - he builds small, portable homes and sells them to others interested in the movement.  Using only the clues below, determine the size and cost of each of his customer's tiny homes, as well as the city it will be delivered to.

Neither the $27,500 home nor the 95 sq ft house is the house going to Dallas Center.

The Ewing's home is somewhat smaller than the Kirby's house.

The 125 sq ft structure won't be going to Healdsburg.

Of the $35,000 home and the 110 sq ft home, one will be delivered to Fullerton and the other is for the Ingrams.

Neither the $35,000 home nor the 155 sq ft house is the Nielsen's house.

The house going to Unionville is 15 sq ft smaller than the $29,000 home.

Of the house going to Unionville and the Underwood's home, one sold for $38,000 and the other is 95 sq ft.

The Underwood's home will be delivered to Dallas Center.

The five houses are the 140 sq ft house, the Underwood's home, the $27,500 house, the Kirby's structure and the house going to Unionville.

Dallas Center
Fullerton
Healdsburg
Mission Viejo
Unionville


Help Grandma Iva write down some of her favorite recipes.  Determine the baking temperature and time of each recipe, as well as how many people each will serve.

The dish that cooks at 350 degrees bakes 15 minutes longer than the candied yams recipe.

The bean casserole doesn't cook at 350 degrees.

Of the dish that cooks at 410 degrees and the dish that bakes for 30 minutes, one is the roast potatoes recipe and the other serves 6 people.

The dish that serves 8 people bakes 10 minutes longer than the roast potatoes recipe.

The candied yams recipe doesn't serve exactly 4 people.

Neither the dish that bakes for 25 minutes nor the dish that bakes for 30 minutes is the dish that serves 9 people.

The mac and cheese doesn't bake for 30 minutes.

The roast potatoes recipe requires 10 minutes less baking time than the dish that cooks at 375 degrees.

The mac and cheese doesn't cook at 350 degrees.

The dish that serves 9 people is either the candied yams recipe or the recipe that cooks at 410 degrees.

Neither the recipe that bakes for 25 minutes nor the dish that bakes for 40 minutes is the recipe that cooks at 340 degrees.

25 minutes
30 minutes
35 minutes
40 minutes
45 minutes

baked ham
bean casserole
candied yams
mac and cheese
roast potatoes

340 degrees
350 degrees
375 degrees
385 degrees
410 degrees

4 people
6 people
7 people
8 people
9 people


Bushnell County is putting together a historical brochure about some of the ancient cultures that used to live there.  Match each of the ancient cultures to their time period, location, and estimated population size.

The culture located near Arnolds Park was founded sometime after the Yeust culture.

The society founded in 850 AD didn't have a population size of 7,500.

The culture with 8,000 people was founded 250 years before the culture located near Quasqueton.

Of the society founded in 600 AD and the culture located near Valencia, one was the Ryat culture and the other had a population size of 8,000.

The culture with 8,000 people was founded 500 years after the Yeust culture.

The Yeust culture didn't have a population size of 9,000.

The culture with 4,500 people was either the Danseri culture or the culture founded in 600 AD.

Of the Chach culture and the culture located near Lacona, one was founded in 1100 AD and the other was founded in 850 AD.

The culture with 7,500 people was founded sometime after the Yeust culture.

Arnolds Park
Garden Grove
Lacona
Quasqueton
Valencia


Stride Elementary School held a spelling bee this week.  Each contestant was from a different English class, and each was given a different word during the final round of the contest.  Using only the clues below, match each child to their English teacher, their final word and the order in which each finished the contest.

Of the child whose final word was "elucidated" and the contestant from Mrs. Steuben's class, one is Zachary and the other finished in second place.

The child who finished in third place had to spell a word that was one or more letters longer than the one given to Gayle.

The student who finished in third place has never taken a class from Mrs. Nixon.

The contestant who finished in third place has never taken a class from Mrs. Condini.

The five people are the contestant who finished in first place, the contestant whose final word was "bulwark", Jill, the child whose final word was "duplicity" and the child whose final word was "anemic".

The child who finished in sixth place had to spell a word that was one or more letters longer than the one given to the contestant from Mrs. Condini's class.

Denise wasn't asked to spell "duplicity".

Of Jill and the student whose final word was "bulwark", one finished in third place and the other was from Mrs. Manzella's class.

Zachary had to spell a word that was 2 letters longer than the one given to the student from Mrs. Condini's class.


Derrick has spent decades photographing waterfalls all around the world.  Determine the height of each waterfall and the year Derrick photographed it, as well as the country in which each is located.

The waterfall Derrick shot in 2004 is in Nigeria.

The 110 ft tall fall is not in New Zealand.

The waterfall in Jamaica is 5 ft taller than the fall in Canada.

Sihat is either the fall Derrick photographed in 1984 or the waterfall in Canada.

Of the 115 ft tall waterfall and the waterfall Derrick photographed in 1999, one is in Canada and the other is Rhoqua.

Neither the fall Derrick photographed in 2000 nor the waterfall in Jamaica is Nyalt.

Cerbel is 5 ft higher than the fall in Canada.

Canada
Brazil
Nigeria
New Zealand
Jamaica