The knitter who submitted the orange item finished 1 place after Holly.

Of the knitter who submitted the white item and the entrant who submitted the silver item, one is Viola and the other finished third.

The entrant who submitted the white item made the hat.

The entrant who entered her scarf finished 1 place before the entrant who submitted the white item.

Holly is either the knitter who submitted the black item or the person who entered her tea cozy.


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 pinball machine made by Dow Games is either the $3,750 machine or "Bowling Alley".

"Archer Quest" is either the game made by Hayco Inc. or the pinball machine released in 1976.

The game released in 1977, the $5,200 machine, and "Zany Circus" are three different games.

The machine made by Dow Games, the $2,000 system, and "Zany Circus" are three different games.

"Zany Circus" came out sometime before the machine made by Arco.

The system released in 1976 was made by Pinnefore.

The machine released in 1977 costs $3,750.

The $5,200 machine came out 1 year after "Archer Quest".

Aladeen
Archer Quest
Bowling Alley
Zany Circus


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 case that held the ancient coin was found 3 days before the case at 40.8991 N.

The case at 88.3907 W was found sometime after the box that held the chewing gum.

The case at 41.0072 N was found 3 days before the case at 88.2694 W.

The cache at 41.0072 N was found sometime after the box at 88.3821 W.

The four boxes were the cache that held the marbles, the case at 88.3907 W, the box found on May 9 and the case at 88.3821 W.

The cache at 40.3109 N was found sometime after the cache at 88.2694 W.

ancient coin
chewing gum
marbles
puzzle book


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.

Aaron's design was either the plane that was thrown 3rd or the yellow plane.

Margo's design was either the plane that was thrown 6th or the plane that went 45 feet.

Of the plane that was thrown 7th and the plane that was thrown 6th, one was Roderick's and the other went 35 feet.

Omar's design didn't reach a maximum distance of 15 feet.

Of Margo's design and the airplane that went 25 feet, one was yellow and the other was blue.

The yellow airplane landed 10 feet shorter than the plane that was thrown 6th.

The airplane that went 15 feet was green.


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 from Jackman was either Zachary or the solver who got 26 Down wrong.

Of the person who finished second and the person who got 30 Across wrong, one was Frederick and the other was from Jackman.

Of the contestant who finished third and the person from Westport, one answered 20 Across incorrectly and the other was Frederick.

The solver who finished first was from Jackman.

The person who got 4 Across wrong finished 1 place after the solver from Jackman.

Anna was either the solver from Avalon or the contestant who got 30 Across wrong.


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.

Eileen is either the customer that chose midnight blue or the customer with the 11:00am appointment.

The client that chose warm mocha isn't being helped by Nettie.

Tammie's client has her appointment 2 hours before Susie's client.

The client with the 2:00pm appointment is being worked on by Nettie.

Dolores has her appointment sometime before the customer that chose warm mocha.

The customer that chose midnight blue has her appointment 1 hour after Dolores.

The client with the 12:00pm appointment, Dolores, and the client that chose deep copper are three different customers.

deep copper
midnight blue
vivacious red
warm mocha


The box found on May 9 didn't have the marbles inside it.

The box that held the ancient coin, the cache found on May 12, and the cache at 40.2516 N are three different boxes.

The case at 40.5912 N was found 6 days after the cache that held the puzzle book.

Of the cache found on May 9 and the box at 88.3821 W, one held the ancient coin and the other was at 40.8991 N.

ancient coin
brass key
marbles
puzzle book


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 that expires on 12/2025 has a limit of $6,500.

Of the one that expires on 05/2025 and the card with an APR of 9%, one is from Southwest Inc and the other is from TrustCo.

The card with an APR of 11% is either the one that expires on 08/2025 or the card with the $15,000 credit limit.

Neither the card with the $6,500 credit limit nor the one with an APR of 10% is the TrustCo card.

The one that expires on 05/2025 has a limit of $2,000.

Neither the TrustCo card nor the one with an APR of 11% is the one that expires on 06/2025.

The Dell Scargo card doesn't expire on 06/2025.

Dell Scargo
Hoardstrum
Southwest Inc
TrustCo


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.

Neither the project headed by Dr. Jennings nor the project headed by Dr. Peters is the Berlin accelerator.

The Warsaw facility will go online 1 year before the project headed by Dr. Jennings.

The Paris accelerator will go online 1 year before the project headed by Dr. Peters.

The Egert Facility will go online 2 years after the Paris facility.

The Bale-Hahn SSC will not go online in 2016.

The Stockholm accelerator is headed by Dr. Peters.

The project headed by Dr. Peters is either the Lectra 4C or the facility scheduled to go online in 2019.

The Warsaw facility is either the facility scheduled to go online in 2018 or the project headed by Dr. Huff.

Bale-Hahn SSC
Egert Facility
ISON-X42
Lectra 4C

Dr. Huff
Dr. Jennings
Dr. Morgan
Dr. Peters


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 begun in 2002 has had a  smaller return than Hudson Brook.

Of the fund with a return of 8% and the fund begun in 1977, one is Oak Capital and the other is run by Ollie Ochoa.

First Crescent isn't run by Quentin Quinn.

Hudson Brook, the fund run by Yolanda Yang and the one with a return of 8% are all different funds.

Neither the one with a return of 9% nor First Crescent is the fund begun in 1977.

Neither the one run by Yolanda Yang nor the one with a return of 8% is the fund begun in 2009.

Citizen Trust
First Crescent
Hudson Brook
Oak Capital

Ollie Ochoa
Patty Paul
Quentin Quinn
Yolanda Yang


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 woman who won at Pennyfoot won her tournament 1 year after Nellie Nolan.

The golfer who won at Scotch Pines didn't shoot a 63.

The woman who scored a 64 won her tournament 1 year after the woman who won at Pennyfoot.

Neither the woman who won in 1923 nor the person who scored a 63 was Shari Steel.

Of the golfer who scored a 67 and the golfer who scored a 64, one won in 1921 and the other won at Willow Grove.

Freda Fritz
Inez
Nellie Nolan
Shari Steel

Amble Glen
Pennyfoot
Scotch Pines
Willow Grove


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.

The mobile library with 350 books is the school bus.

"Books-4-U", the vehicle Richard drives and the mobile library Myra drives are all different vehicles.

The vehicle Ira drives has 50 fewer books than the ice cream truck.

The vehicle Richard drives, "Dream Machine", and the mobile library with 300 books are three different vehicles.

The vehicle with 300 books is the Airstream.

The mobile library Richard drives has 50 fewer books than "Explore More".

"Dream Machine" is either the mobile library Antonio drives or the Airstream.

Books-4-U
Dream Machine
Explore More
Tiny Tomes

Airstream
ice cream trk
Mack truck
school bus


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.

Of the mogul worth $25 billion and Gil Gallegos, one is from Sweden and the other is from England.

Of the magnate from England and the tycoon worth $27 billion, one works in the retail industry and the other is Dirk Dillon.

The mogul worth $27 billion is either the person from France or the mogul who works in the retail industry.

Rachel Reid, the magnate from Denmark, and the person worth $28 billion are three different people.

Gil Gallegos doesn't work in the aerospace industry.

The magnate who works in the retail industry, the person from Denmark and Gil Gallegos are all different people.

The person who works in the banking industry is from France.

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

Dirk Dillon
Gil Gallegos
Hal Hickman
Rachel Reid


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 oyster from Nesketucket, MA costs 10 cents more than the oyster with the citrusy finish.

The Ninigreth oyster is from Punaville, RI.

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

The oyster from Willapa, RI costs 10 cents more than the oyster with the creamy finish.

The Thatcher oyster, the oyster from Vancouver, BC, and the oyster from Punaville, RI are three different oysters.

Of the one that costs $2.30 and the one from Nesketucket, MA, one has a buttery taste and the other is the Island Creek oyster.

Bluepoint
Island Creek
Ninigreth
Thatcher

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


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.

Of the magenta animal and the piece Javier bought, one was the dog and the other cost $5.00.

The magenta balloon cost 2 dollars more than the animal Marshall bought.

Of the snail and the magenta animal, one was purchased by Kathleen and the other cost $5.00.

The fish, the $4.00 animal, and the brown animal are three different items.


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.

The structure in Bucharest, the 10,000 ft structure, and the 11,500 ft one are three different structures.

The one in Helsinki is 1,500 feet shorter than Avery Bridge.

Of the structure in Tallinn and the cantilever one, one is Sandy Bridge and the other is 10,000 ft.

North Bridge is the cable-stayed bridge.

The 10,000 ft structure is either the one in Rome or the structure in Helsinki.

Avery Bridge
Gorem Bridge
North Bridge
Sandy Bridge

cable-stayed cantilever girder suspension


Sandra is compiling an article on some of the most recent Supreme Court decisions.  Help her with her research by matching each case to its date, and determine the final decision (yes votes and no votes) as well as the name of the justice who wrote the majority opinion.

Justice Caldwell's majority opinion was either the 6-3 decision or the March 10 case.

Of Justice Caldwell's majority opinion and Justice Olson's majority opinion, one was Ayers v Byrd and the other was on March 17.

Gibbs v Kintz was sometime after Justice Hatfield's majority opinion.

The 2-7 decision was 1 week before Carson v Dunn.

The March 24 proceeding was the 4-5 decision.

Ayers v Byrd
Carson v Dunn
Gibbs v Kintz
Zamora v Pibb


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.

Neither the 153 ft. tree nor the 79 year-old tree is the tree in Woden Woods.

Nolan's Pine is 3 feet taller than the 99 year-old tree.

Neither the tree in Silk Notch nor The Senator is the 80 year-old tree.

Of the 147 ft. tree and The Senator, one is in Benton Notch and the other is 99 years old.

The 79 year-old tree is  taller than the tree in Benton Notch.

Old Jarvis
Marsh Tree
Nolan\'s Pine
The Senator

Benton Notch
Eldora Woods
Silk Notch
Woden Woods


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.

Eloise will leave 1 month before the passenger going to Arkansas.

Katie will leave 1 month after the passenger going to Georgia.

The passenger going to Arkansas won't bring a talisman.

The flier going to Georgia will leave sometime before Neal.

Eloise, the passenger with the talisman and the passenger with the rabbit's foot are all different fliers.

Of Gwen and the flier leaving in February, one will go to Texas and the other will bring their coin.

Eloise will leave 1 month after the aerophobe with the wishbone.


The Dutch are famous for their windmills, many of which have now been converted into homes.  Julie is researching several for her upcoming trip.  Help her with her research by matching each of these windmills to their current owner, town, and the date they were built.

Oostmolen, the Visser family's windmill, and the windmill built in 1729 are three different structures.

The windmill built in 1706 is owned by the Van den Berg family.

The structure built in 1752 isn't in Kinderdijk.

The structure in Den Bommel was built sometime before the Van den Berg family's windmill.

The home in Kinderdijk was built sometime after the Meijer family's windmill.

Of Oostmolen and Doesmolen, one is in Hoogmade and the other was built in 1683.

Of Vlietmolen and the De Jong family's structure, one is in Kinderdijk and the other was built in 1729.

Zemelmolen is owned by the De Jong family.

Doesmolen Oostmolen Vlietmolen Zemelmolen

Aarlanderveen
Den Bommel
Hoogmade
Kinderdijk


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 show that began in 2013 is either Al Acosta's podcast or Geneva Gold's podcast.

The sports show has 2 million fewer downloads than Al Acosta's podcast.

The podcast that began in 2010 is either the sports podcast or the show with 2 million downloads.

The podcast that began in 2015, the show with 2 million downloads, and the podcast with 3 million downloads are three different shows.

The gaming show has 1 million more downloads than the sports podcast.

The podcast with 3 million downloads is about film.

The podcast that began in 2010 has  fewer downloads than Dixie Dean's podcast.

Al Acosta
Dixie Dean
Eva Estrada
Geneva Gold


Justice Underwood's majority opinion was either the 3-6 decision or Watts v Yang.

Justice Larson's majority opinion was 1 week before the 3-6 decision.

Gibbs v Kintz was either the 3-6 decision or the 2-7 decision.

Watts v Yang, the 4-5 decision, and the March 10 proceeding are three different cases.

Of Justice Hatfield's majority opinion and the 8-1 decision, one was Ayers v Byrd and the other was on March 17.

Gibbs v Kintz had its majority opinion written by Justice Larson.

The March 17 case had its majority opinion written by Justice Quinn.

Ayers v Byrd
Gibbs v Kintz
Omar v Powers
Watts v Yang


Jamie's homework assignment requires her to write a short biography of several female Schnobel Prize winners.  Help her match each Schnobelist to her prize category, country of origin and the year in which she won her prize.

The winner who won the prize in physics won her prize 8 years before the person from Canada.

The person who won in 1976 is either Ada Alvarez or the person from Ireland.

The person who won the prize in chemistry won her prize  after Hannah Hay.

The winner from Russia is either the winner who won in 1976 or the winner who won the prize in physics.

The winner who won the prize in bioengineering won her prize  after Ada Alvarez.

The winner from Canada won her prize 4 years before Glenda Glenn.

The person from Canada won her prize  before the person who won the prize in astronomy.

Neither the person who won the prize in bioengineering nor Hannah Hay is the winner from Ireland.

Ada Alvarez
Glenda Glenn
Hannah Hay
Tara Tate

astronomy bioengineering chemistry physics


The golfer who won at Amble Glen was either the woman who won in 1922 or the woman who won in 1920.

Grace Goritz won her tournament sometime after the woman who scored a 61.

Of the golfer who won at Cowbush Cove and the person who scored a 66, one was Grace Goritz and the other won in 1921.

The woman who won at Spotswood won her tournament 2 years after the woman who scored a 66.

Wendy Wells won her tournament 2 years before the golfer who scored a 64.

Of the woman who scored a 61 and the person who won in 1923, one was Nellie Nolan and the other was Wendy Wells.

Freda Fritz
Grace Goritz
Nellie Nolan
Wendy Wells

Amble Glen
Cowbush Cove
Scotch Pines
Spotswood


Vikram Allindra has set up a small orangutan sanctuary in the Borneo rainforest, where injured and abandoned orangutans can be cared for and eventually released back into the wild.  Using only the clues below, match each orangutan at the sanctuary with its age and handler, and determine where each animal originated from.

The ape that was found in Ambalat is  older than Merah.

Merah is  older than the animal that was found in Sebulu.

The 4-year-old, Pemson, and Merah are three different animals.

The 13-year-old is either the animal that was found in Sebulu or the animal that was found in Kendisi.

Nikatrice is either the ape that was found in Ambalat or the orangutan Dolly works with.

The ape that was found in Puak is  older than the orangutan Gracie works with.


It's nearly noon, and Anna needs to phone in lunch orders for the salespeople on her team.  Match each person to their lunch order and beverage, and determine the price of each order.

Of the salesperson whose order cost $5.35 and the person who ordered the meatball sub, one is Rebecca and the other ordered the iced tea.

The person whose order cost $6.25 is either Geoffrey or the person who ordered the root beer.

Geoffrey owes 45 cents less than the salesperson who ordered the cheeseburger.

Neither Rebecca nor Peter is the team member whose order cost $5.80.

Neither the team member who ordered the taco salad nor the person who ordered the meatball sub is the person who ordered the ginger ale.

The team member who ordered the taco salad owes 90 cents more than Geoffrey.

The salesperson who ordered the meatball sub, the team member whose order cost $6.25 and Rebecca are all different people.

cheeseburger
meatball sub
taco salad
tuna on rye


Of the tree in Benton Notch and the 94 year-old tree, one is 153 ft. tall and the other is Evan's Fir.

Of Zeke's Spruce and the 150 ft. tree, one is 94 years old and the other is in Eldora Woods.

The 94 year-old tree is 6 feet taller than the tree in Silk Notch.

The tree in Woden Woods is  taller than the 80 year-old tree.

Neither The Senator nor the 153 ft. tree is the tree in Woden Woods.

Evan's Fir is 3 feet taller than the 85 year-old tree.

Evan\'s Fir
Old Jarvis
The Senator
Zeke\'s Spruce


The 13,000 ft one is either the truss bridge or the bridge in Luxembourg.

Gorem Bridge is 1,500 feet shorter than the bowstring one.

Avery Bridge is 1,500 feet longer than the camelback bridge.

Of the one in Bucharest and the cantilever one, one is 11,500 ft and the other is Vellon Bridge.

Vellon Bridge is  longer than the bridge in Bucharest.

Avery Bridge
Gorem Bridge
Star Bridge
Vellon Bridge


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 box at 88.1928 W was found sometime before the box at 88.1863 W.

The cache at 88.1863 W was found 6 days before the case at 40.5912 N.

Of the box found on May 9 and the case that held the decoder ring, one was at 40.8991 N and the other was at 88.0431 W.

The case that held the ancient coin was found sometime before the cache at 40.6656 N.

The box that held the sunglasses was found sometime before the cache at 88.3821 W.

The cache found on May 12 was either the case that held the sunglasses or the cache that held the decoder ring.

ancient coin
decoder ring
puzzle book
sunglasses


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.

The order with salami doesn't include swiss cheese.

The order with provolone cheese costs 1 dollar more than Henrietta's sandwich.

Of the $5.75 sandwich and the sandwich with ham, one is Carol's and the other includes colby jack cheese.

Neither the order with ham nor the sandwich with salami is Nora's sandwich.

The order with corned beef costs 1 dollar more than Peter's order.

Nora's sandwich includes provolone cheese.

Henrietta's order costs  more than the sandwich with colby jack cheese.


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.

"Valencio" cost 250 dollars more than the puppet going to Baltimore.

Herman's piece cost somewhat less than the piece going to Oslo.

The piece going to Oslo is either Herman's puppet or the $1,250 dummy.

The dummy going to Portland, "Utrecht", and Kelly's dummy are three different dummies.

The puppet going to Portland is either "Valencio" or Herman's dummy.

Of the $1,500 piece and the piece going to Baltimore, one is Margarita's and the other is "Xavier".


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 chef who made the jambalaya scored somewhat fewer points than Ollie.

The person from Apple Barn scored somewhat fewer points than the person who made the lemon snapper.

The person who made the jambalaya scored 7 more points than Anita.

The chef from White Bean scored 7 fewer points than the chef from Enzo's.

Of Peggy and the chef who made the turkey soup, one scored 42 points and the other works at Enzo's.

The cook from White Bean scored somewhat fewer points than Anita.

cajun chili
jambalaya
lemon snapper
turkey soup

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


The chef who made the smoked pork is either Tyrone or the cook from Zenaida's.

Rosalie, the person from White Bean, and the chef who scored 42 points are three different chefs.

The cook from Epicurious is either the cook who made the smoked pork or the chef who scored 63 points.

Of the cook who made the smoked pork and the cook who scored 56 points, one works at Epicurious and the other was Gabriel.

The cook who scored 56 points made the lemon snapper.

The chef who scored 63 points works at Zenaida's.

Gabriel, the chef from White Bean, and the person who scored 42 points are three different chefs.

Bertha, the person who made the jambalaya and the chef who made the lemon snapper are all different chefs.

cashew tofu
jambalaya
lemon snapper
smoked pork

Epicurious
Oceanside
White Bean
Zenaida\'s


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 person who submitted the orange item finished somewhat before Yolanda.

The entrant who finished first made the sweater.

The person who submitted the orange item finished 1 place before the person who entered her scarf.

The person who entered her blanket finished 1 place after the knitter who submitted the purple item.

Geneva finished somewhat after the person who entered her mittens.


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.

Irv Ingram's item, the item for the person who played catcher, and the 1983 card are three different cards.

Of the card for the person who played catcher and the one that sold for $175, one featured Daryn Drake and the other came out in 1987.

The piece for the person who played second base sold for 50 dollars more than the 1987 item.

The one that sold for $275 didn't feature the person who played shortstop.

Al Allison
Cole Cooley
Daryn Drake
Irv Ingram

catcher
left field
second base
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 begun in 1997 isn't run by Ule Underwood.

The one run by Yolanda Yang has had a  smaller return than Citizen Trust.

The one run by Yolanda Yang has a 2 percent larger return than the fund begun in 1989.

The one with a return of 8% started in 2012.

Of the fund run by Vic Velasquez and Oak Capital, one has had a return of 8% and the other started in 1989.

Neither the one with a return of 8% nor the one run by Ule Underwood is Pine Bay.

Black River
Citizen Trust
Oak Capital
Pine Bay

Ule Underwood
Vic Velasquez
Yolanda Yang
Zed Zamora


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 person in lane 5 and the person who scored 460 points, one was from Pacific Grove and the other is Terrence.

Terrence scored 80 points more points than the player from Fort Kent.

The contestant in lane 6 scored 80 points more points than the player from Pacific Grove.

The player from Junction City scored  more points than the contestant in lane 1.

The person from Fort Kent scored  more points than Esther.

Deanna scored  more points than the contestant in lane 6.

Fort Kent
Junction City
Ontario
Pacific Grove


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 player who started in 1982 didn't play for the Timberwolves.

The four players were the player on the Bulldogs, the center back, the goalie and the center forward.

Gardelli started sometime after the center forward.

The player who started in 1985 was either the center forward or Imay.

Of the person on the Mustangs and the center back, one was Gardelli and the other began playing in 1979.

Gardelli was either the center back or the person who started in 1976.

The player on the Mustangs was either Cerisa or the goalie.

center back
center forward
goalie
second striker


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.

Kit Kelley spent 25 dollars more than the friend who gave Ally the laptop.

Of the person who gave Ally the HD tv and the attendee who spent $450, one lives in Fruitland and the other is Jack Jordan.

The friend who lives in Eustis spent 25 dollars less than the attendee who gave Ally the toaster.

Ora Osborne spent 50 dollars less than the friend who lives in Eustis.

The friend who lives in Clovis spent 25 dollars less than Jack Jordan.

Jack Jordan
Kit Kelley
Mitch Mayo
Ora Osborne


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 yellow animal, the $6.00 piece, and the $4.00 piece are three different items.

The $4.00 balloon was purchased by Rudolph.

The piece Heidi bought was either the purple balloon or the turtle.

Of the fish and the turtle, one was white and the other was purchased by Nancy.

The animal Sidney bought cost 1 dollar more than the dog.


The winner who won the prize in economics is either the person who won in 1968 or Fay Ferguson.

The person from Ireland won her prize  before Jemma Jenks.

The winner who won in 1968 isn't from Russia.

Neither the winner from Russia nor the winner from Germany is Jemma Jenks.

Of the winner who won the prize in physics and Casey Carson, one won in 1972 and the other is from Australia.

The person who won the prize in medicine won her prize  before the person from Ireland.

Casey Carson
Fay Ferguson
Hannah Hay
Jemma Jenks


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 Fanneuil oyster isn't from Nesketucket, MA.

The one from Vancouver, BC costs somewhat less than the Summersill oyster.

The oyster with the fruity finish is either the oyster from Barnstable, ME or the Fanneuil oyster.

The oyster with the buttery finish costs 10 cents more than the oyster from Barnstable, ME.

The Bluepoint oyster costs 20 cents more than the one from Nesketucket, MA.

The oyster with the creamy finish costs somewhat less than the one from Vancouver, BC.

The one that costs $2.10 is either the oyster with the citrusy finish or the oyster with the creamy finish.

Bluepoint
Island Creek
Fanneuil
Summersill

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


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 woman who scored a 61 won her tournament 2 years before Nellie Nolan.

The golfer who won in 1922 was either the woman who won at Spotswood or the golfer who scored a 63.

The person who won at Willow Grove won her tournament sometime before the person who scored a 63.

The four golfers were the person who won in 1923, Ethel Erwin, Harriet Holt and the woman who scored a 63.

Harriet Holt won her tournament 1 year after the person who won at Juniper Hills.

The golfer who won at Willow Grove won her tournament 1 year after the person who scored a 65.

Ethel Erwin
Harriet Holt
Nellie Nolan
Wendy Wells

Cowbush Cove
Juniper Hills
Spotswood
Willow Grove


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 $2,000 machine came out 1 year after the game made by Waverly Toys.

The machine released in 1977 costs $2,500.

The system made by Maxigame came out 1 year after "Disco Mania".

Of the machine made by Hayco Inc. and the $6,400 system, one was released in 1974 and the other is "Disco Mania".

The pinball machine made by Maxigame is either "Aladeen" or "Voyager Hero".

The machine released in 1975 was made by Pinnefore.

The $6,400 pinball machine came out sometime before "Meteor Rise".

Aladeen
Disco Mania
Meteor Rise
Voyager Hero

Hayco Inc.
Maxigame
Pinnefore
Waverly Toys


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 Canada has a birthday 1 month after Dale.

Dale is either the diplomat or the politician.

The politician has a birthday 1 month before the traveler from Austria.

The person from Mexico has a birthday sometime after Neville.

Of the politician and the traveler from Canada, one is Neville and the other was born on June 14th.

Neither Neville nor the traveler from Norway is the lawyer.


Jamie's homework assignment requires her to write a short biography of several female Schnobel Prize winners.  Help her match each Schnobelist to her prize category, country of origin and the year in which she won her prize.

The person who won the prize in economics won her prize 4 years after the person from Canada.

Of the winner who won in 1976 and the winner from Canada, one is Sue Simpson and the other won the prize in medicine.

The winner who won in 1968 won the prize in economics.

Betty Brewer won her prize  before the winner from Mexico.

The person from Poland is either the winner who won the prize in economics or Betty Brewer.

Neither the person who won the prize in chemistry nor Edna Evitz is the person from Poland.

The person from Mexico is either Betty Brewer or the winner who won in 1972.

Betty Brewer
Edna Evitz
Lisa Lara
Sue Simpson


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.

The client with the 12:00pm appointment didn't choose jet black.

Pam's client has her appointment 2 hours after the client that chose honey blonde.

The customer that chose vivacious red is being worked on by Pam.

The client that chose honey blonde has her appointment 1 hour before Eileen.

The customer that chose honey blonde has her appointment 2 hours before Hope.

Alison has her appointment sometime after the client that chose honey blonde.

Of the customer that chose jet black and Blanche, one is being worked on by Victoria and the other has the 11:00am appointment.

The customer with the 11:00am appointment is being worked on by Yvonne.

honey blonde
jet black
vivacious red
warm mocha


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.

Omar was either the contestant who got 18 Down wrong or the contestant from Industry.

Renee, the person from Delhi, and the solver who got 30 Across wrong are three different people.

Hubert, the person from Delhi and the person from Industry were all different people.

The contestant who got 4 Across wrong wasn't from Industry.

Of the contestant who finished third and Omar, one was from Delhi and the other was from Grant.

The contestant from Kalona finished 1 place before Omar.


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.

The mobile library with 350 books, "Dream Machine", and the Greyhound bus are three different vehicles.

"Tiny Tomes" has 50 fewer books than the bookmobile Violet drives.

The mobile library Violet drives, the vehicle with 400 books, and the Greyhound bus are three different vehicles.

The ambulance, the vehicle with 400 books and "Dream Machine" are all different vehicles.

The bookmobile Becky drives has  more books than "Books-4-U".

The mobile library Elena drives has  more books than "Tiny Tomes".

Books-4-U
Dream Machine
Tiny Tomes
Words To Go

ambulance
Greyhound bus
Mack truck
Winnebago


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.

Eva Estrada's show has 2 million more downloads than the business show.

Cora Capon's show is either the investing podcast or the show that began in 2012.

Faye Fender's show is either the literature podcast or the show with 1 million downloads.

The podcast with 3 million downloads started in 2011.

The literature podcast, the podcast with 4 million downloads, and the show that began in 2014 are three different shows.

The sports show has 1 million more downloads than Cora Capon's podcast.

Cora Capon
Eva Estrada
Faye Fender
Geneva Gold


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 Winifred and the child who finished in fifth place, one had to spell "bulwark" and the other was from Mrs. Manzella's class.

The student who finished in sixth place had to spell a word that was one or more letters longer than the one given to Jill.

The contestant who finished in fifth place is either Zachary or the student whose final word was "anemic".

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

Winifred is either the student who finished in sixth place or the child who finished in second place.

The four people are the student from Mrs. Condini's class, Zachary, the child whose final word was "bulwark" and the contestant who finished in fifth place.

The student who finished in second place was from Mrs. Condini's class.


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.

Of the person who scored 56 points and the chef who scored 63 points, one was Darlene and the other made the lemon snapper.

The person from Demitasse is either Nelson or the cook who made the lemon snapper.

Darlene is either the cook from Demitasse or the person who made the cajun chili.

The cook who made the jambalaya scored somewhat fewer points than the person from Zenaida's.

The cook from Enzo's scored 7 fewer points than Celia.

The four chefs are Peggy, the chef who made the jambalaya, the cook who scored 56 points and the cook who scored 42 points.

cajun chili
jambalaya
lemon snapper
pepper steak


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 one featured the person who played catcher.

The 1974 one sold for 50 dollars less than the piece for the person who played pitcher.

Cole Cooley's item, the piece that sold for $275, and the item that sold for $225 are three different cards.

The piece for the person who played second base was either the 1978 card or the 1999 card.

Irv Ingram's card featured the person who played second base.

The 1999 item was either Daryn Drake's one or Eric Estrada's card.

The one that sold for $125, Cole Cooley's card, and Eric Estrada's piece are three different cards.

The 1978 piece was either the piece that sold for $175 or the item that sold for $275.

Cole Cooley
Daryn Drake
Eric Estrada
Irv Ingram


The Dutch are famous for their windmills, many of which have now been converted into homes.  Julie is researching several for her upcoming trip.  Help her with her research by matching each of these windmills to their current owner, town, and the date they were built.

The windmill built in 1729 is in Kinderdijk.

The house in Hoogmade, Doesmolen, and the De Jong family's windmill are three different structures.

The windmill built in 1683 is either the De Jong family's structure or Zemelmolen.

Of Zemelmolen and the house in Kinderdijk, one is owned by the Bakker family and the other was built in 1706.

Of the windmill in Kinderdijk and the Van den Berg family's structure, one was built in 1752 and the other is Doesmolen.

Doesmolen Oostmolen Westmolen Zemelmolen


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 begun in 1992 has had a  smaller return than the one run by Larry Larsen.

The fund run by Patty Paul has a  larger return than Pine Bay.

Of Black River and Citizen Trust, one started in 1989 and the other is run by Larry Larsen.

Neither the one begun in 2012 nor the one begun in 1977 is Pine Bay.

The fund with a return of 7% is run by Terry Torres.

Black River is either the one run by Kip Kerr or the one begun in 2012.

The fund with a return of 8% didn't begin in 2012.

Kip Kerr
Larry Larsen
Patty Paul
Terry Torres


Of the contestant whose final word was "duplicity" and the student from Mrs. Yeffer's class, one is Ted and the other finished in second place.

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

The contestant who finished in seventh place has never taken a class from Mrs. Witte.

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

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


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 knitter who submitted the silver item made the blanket.

Desiree is either the entrant who finished first or the entrant who submitted the silver item.

The entrant who entered her hat is either Yolanda or the knitter who finished third.

The person who finished second, the person who submitted the blue item, and the entrant who entered her scarf are three different people.

Of the entrant who entered her hat and Ernestine, one finished second and the other made the black item.

The knitter who finished second made the blanket.

Geneva, the knitter who entered her hat, and the knitter who entered her scarf are three different people.


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 Gillespie's structure is somewhat larger than the structure going to Kennebunkport.

The Gillespie's structure sold for $25,000.

The $25,000 home is 15 sq ft larger than the Pratt's structure.

Of the Pratt's home and the structure going to Eagle Grove, one is 95 sq ft and the other sold for $29,000.

The house going to Eagle Grove didn't sell for $27,500.

Neither the Ingram's structure nor the Gillespie's house is the home going to Shaver Lake.

Eagle Grove
Healdsburg
Kennebunkport
Shaver Lake


The home in Moerkapelle was built 23 years after Doesmolen.

The home built in 1706 is in Leiderdorp.

The windmill in Aarlanderveen is either the Smit family's home or Westmolen.

The Visser family's home, the house built in 1752, and the windmill built in 1706 are three different structures.

Of Hoekmolen and Westmolen, one is owned by the Van Dijk family and the other is in Den Bommel.

Doesmolen Hoekmolen Vlietmolen Westmolen

Aarlanderveen
Den Bommel
Leiderdorp
Moerkapelle


The Airstream has 50 fewer books than "Ready Reader".

The Greyhound bus has 50 fewer books than "Words To Go".

The bookmobile with 350 books is the Airstream.

Of the Winnebago and "Tiny Tomes", one has 350 books and the other is driven by Cynthia.

The Airstream has 50 fewer books than the mobile library Cynthia drives.

The ice cream truck has 50 more books than the bookmobile Antonio drives.

Books-4-U
Ready Reader
Tiny Tomes
Words To Go

Airstream
Greyhound bus
ice cream trk
Winnebago


It's nearly noon, and Anna needs to phone in lunch orders for the salespeople on her team.  Match each person to their lunch order and beverage, and determine the price of each order.

The person who ordered the B.L.T. owes 45 cents less than the salesperson who ordered the ginger ale.

Neither the team member whose order cost $5.35 nor the person who ordered the ginger ale is Hannah.

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

The team member who ordered the water owes 90 cents more than the salesperson who ordered the cheeseburger.

The team member whose order cost $5.35 didn't order the diet coke.

Erica owes 45 cents more than the salesperson who ordered the club sandwich.

B.L.T.
cheeseburger
club sandwich
meatball sub


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 working at Fuller Rise and the miner who found 14 ounces of gold, one was Chip Cornell and the other worked in Alaska.

Chip Cornell finished with somewhat more gold than the miner who worked in Alaska.

The person who found 17 ounces of gold didn't work at the Glacier Grove claim.

Chip Cornell worked the Tyrol Creek claim.

Gil Gonzalez finished with 3 ounces more gold than the miner who worked in Arizona.

Neither Ben Barron nor the person who worked in New Mexico was the person who found 11 ounces of gold.

Adam Alford
Ben Barron
Chip Cornell
Gil Gonzalez

Fuller Rise
Glacier Grove
Tyrol Creek
York River


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.

Billie's order costs  more than the sandwich with roast beef.

The order with provolone cheese costs 1 dollar less than Archie's sandwich.

The order with muenster cheese costs 2 dollars less than the order with prosciutto.

The $3.75 order doesn't include bologna.

Of the $4.75 sandwich and Archie's sandwich, one includes liverwurst and the other includes havarti cheese.

The sandwich with havarti cheese is either the $5.75 order or the $3.75 sandwich.

bologna
liverwurst
prosciutto
roast beef


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.

Eloise will leave 2 months after the flier with the lucky hat.

Of Christie and the flier going to Michigan, one will leave in January and the other will leave in March.

Neither the aerophobe going to Virginia nor the flier with the rabbit's foot is Eloise.

Troy will leave sometime before the aerophobe with the coin.

Neither Maurice nor the flier leaving in March is the aerophobe with the coin.

Troy will leave sometime after the flier going to Florida.

Christie will bring their rabbit's foot.


The literature show has 1 million fewer downloads than the podcast that began in 2010.

The show with 4 million downloads is either the show that began in 2008 or Geneva Gold's show.

The show with 1 million downloads started in 2007.

Geneva Gold's podcast has  more downloads than the podcast that began in 2008.

The sports podcast is either the podcast that began in 2007 or Dixie Dean's podcast.

Cora Capon's show, the podcast with 3 million downloads, and the podcast with 4 million downloads are three different shows.

The film podcast is either the podcast with 3 million downloads or the podcast with 1 million downloads.

Al Acosta
Cora Capon
Dixie Dean
Geneva Gold


The person from Eustis, Willie, and the solver who finished first are three different people.

The person who finished first got the right answer for 26 Down.

Of the person who got 20 Across wrong and Willie, one finished third and the other was from Quimby.

The solver who finished fourth was either Traci or Willie.

Nelson finished sometime after the solver from Eustis.

The solver from Van Nuys finished 1 place before Traci.

The person who got 30 Across wrong, Willie, and the person who finished first are three different people.


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 fall Derrick photographed in 1995 is somewhat shorter than the waterfall in New Zealand.

Garray is 5 ft higher than the fall in Switzerland.

The waterfall in Canada is 5 ft shorter than the waterfall Derrick photographed in 1986.

The waterfall Derrick photographed in 1995 is not located in Canada.

Neither the 115 ft tall waterfall nor Rhoqua is the waterfall Derrick shot in 1983.

Of the fall in Switzerland and the waterfall Derrick shot in 1993, one is 115 ft tall and the other is Oginao.

The fall Derrick photographed in 1986 is in New Zealand.


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

Of Denise and the child from Mrs. Steuben's class, one finished in seventh place and the other had to spell "anemic".

Of Ronald and the child whose final word was "duplicity", one was from Mrs. Manzella's class and the other finished in fifth place.

The child whose final word was "anemic", the contestant from Mrs. Manzella's class, and the child from Mrs. Condini's class are three different people.

Ronald has never taken a class from Mrs. Condini.

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

Ronald is either the contestant who finished in fifth place or the child from Mrs. Steuben's class.

The child who finished in second place had to spell a word that was one or more letters longer than the one given to Zachary.


The Greyhound bus has 100 more books than the mobile library Wesley drives.

Of the Airstream and the ambulance, one has 400 books and the other is "Tiny Tomes".

The mobile library Omar drives has 50 more books than the Mack truck.

"Books-4-U" has 50 fewer books than the ambulance.

Books-4-U
Lit on Wheels
Tiny Tomes
Words To Go

Airstream
ambulance
Greyhound bus
Mack truck


The Smit family's home was built sometime after Grosmolen.

The house in Aarlanderveen was built 23 years before the Meijer family's structure.

The structure in Aarlanderveen was built 23 years before Doesmolen.

The Visser family's house was built sometime before Grosmolen.

The structure built in 1729 isn't in Schiedam.

The structure built in 1752 is either the home in Schiedam or the home in Den Bommel.

Aarlanderveen
Den Bommel
Kinderdijk
Schiedam


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 oyster from Nesketucket, MA costs somewhat more than the Thatcher oyster.

The one from Vancouver, BC, the oyster that costs $2.30, and the oyster with the citrusy finish are three different oysters.

The one that costs $2.20, the Katamaka oyster, and the one with the citrusy finish are three different oysters.

The Thatcher oyster costs 10 cents less than the one from Vancouver, BC.

The one from Charlestown, CT costs somewhat more than the Island Creek oyster.

The one with the fruity finish isn't from Vancouver, BC.

The one with the buttery finish, the oyster that costs $2.30 and the Katamaka oyster are all different oysters.

Charlestown, CT
Nesketucket, MA
Punaville, RI
Vancouver, BC


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 program that aired on Thursday was either the show with 750,000 viewers or the program that aired at 1:00pm.

Of the program that aired on PTR and the program with 1,000,000 viewers, one aired at 10:00pm and the other aired on Wednesday.

The show that aired on Monday had 250,000 fewer viewers than the program that aired at 4:30pm.

The program with 1,000,000 viewers aired on GMA.

The show that aired on FNX had 250,000 fewer viewers than the program that aired at 10:00pm.

The show that aired on Thursday, the show with 1,000,000 viewers, and the program that aired on PTR are three different programs.

The show that aired at 6:00pm was either the show that aired on Thursday or the show with 250,000 viewers.

The show that aired on BMT aired on Sunday.


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 contestant who chose puttanesca sauce, the competitor who ordered taglioni and the runner who paid $9.99 were all different runners.

The contestant who ordered fusilli paid  more than the runner who chose arrabiata sauce.

The runner who chose bolognese sauce paid  more than Oscar.

The competitor who chose mushroom sauce paid 2 dollars more than Claudia.

Nathaniel paid  less than the competitor who ordered fettuccine.

The competitor who paid $7.99 was either the contestant who chose mushroom sauce or the contestant who chose arrabiata sauce.


Principal Rifter has been authorized to break some of her largest classes into smaller learning groups.  Match each of these classes to its teacher, class-size and room number.

Mr. Velasquez's class has 4  more students than the Geometry class.

Mr. Tanner's class has 4  more students than the class in room 201.

The class in room 215 has 4  more students than the Geometry class.

The course with 35 students isn't the French class.

The course in room 322 is either the Geometry class or the class with 31 students.

Of Mr. King's class and the Biology class, one has 29 students and the other is in room 215.


The four people are Erica, the person who ordered the ginger ale, the salesperson whose order cost $5.80 and the team member who ordered the iced tea.

Of the team member whose order cost $5.35 and the team member who ordered the Italian sub, one is Geoffrey and the other ordered the water.

The salesperson whose order cost $5.80 is either the salesperson who ordered the club sandwich or the salesperson who ordered the taco salad.

The person who ordered the taco salad owes 45 cents more than Geoffrey.

The team member who ordered the ginger ale is either Erica or the salesperson who ordered the Italian sub.

Hannah is either the person who ordered the club sandwich or the person who ordered the ginger ale.

club sandwich
Italian sub
meatball sub
taco salad


Of the class with 33 students and the Latin class, one is in room 114 and the other is taught by Warner.

The class in room 215 has 2  fewer students than Mr. Herman's class.

Of the class in room 114 and the Biology class, one has 29 students and the other is taught by Saunders.

The course in room 319 isn't taught by Warner.


Of the $5.75 order and the order with muenster cheese, one is Verna's and the other includes ham.

The sandwich with bologna costs 1 dollar less than the sandwich with colby jack cheese.

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

The order with havarti cheese costs  more than Verna's sandwich.

Billie's order doesn't include prosciutto.

The sandwich with colby jack cheese costs 2 dollars less than the order with provolone cheese.


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.

Alison is either the client that chose jet black or the customer that chose warm mocha.

The client that chose jet black has her appointment 1 hour before Susie's customer.

Eileen has her appointment 1 hour after the client that chose jet black.

Blanche, the customer with the 1:00pm appointment, and the customer that chose midnight blue are three different customers.

Eileen has her appointment sometime before Yvonne's client.

The client with the 11:00am appointment isn't being helped by Whitney.

The client that chose deep copper is either Yvonne's customer or Blanche.

deep copper
jet black
midnight blue
warm mocha


Of Hannah and the salesperson who ordered the water, one owes $5.35 and the other ordered the club sandwich.

Samantha owes 45 cents more than the person who ordered the B.L.T..

The salesperson who ordered the water ordered the tuna on rye.

Neither Rebecca nor the team member who ordered the diet coke is the team member whose order cost $6.25.

The team member who ordered the root beer owes 90 cents more than Hannah.

B.L.T.
club sandwich
Italian sub
tuna on rye


Neither the person who ordered the cheeseburger nor the person who ordered the grape soda is the person whose order cost $6.25.

The team member who ordered the grape soda owes 45 cents more than the team member who ordered the meatball sub.

Of Erica and the team member who ordered the Italian sub, one ordered the ginger ale and the other owes $6.25.

Of the team member who ordered the club sandwich and the team member whose order cost $6.25, one ordered the diet coke and the other is Hannah.

The person who ordered the ginger ale owes 90 cents more than the salesperson who ordered the meatball sub.

cheeseburger
club sandwich
Italian sub
meatball sub

diet coke
ginger ale
grape soda
root beer


The aerophobe going to South Carolina is either the passenger with the wishbone or Maurice.

The aerophobe going to Delaware will leave sometime before Troy.

Of the aerophobe going to South Carolina and Troy, one will bring their horseshoe and the other will leave in February.

Christie will leave sometime before the flier with the lucky hat.

The aerophobe leaving in April won't go to Texas.

Christie is either the aerophobe leaving in January or the passenger going to Texas.


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.

Of the golfer who won at Spotswood and the person who won at Willow Grove, one was Leslie Lane and the other won in 1920.

Leslie Lane won her tournament sometime after the golfer who scored a 60.

The golfer who won in 1922 didn't shoot a 60.

Neither the woman who won in 1921 nor Freda Fritz was the golfer who won at Juniper Hills.

The golfer who scored a 64 was either Vickie Vern or the woman who won in 1923.

The woman who scored a 67 was either Freda Fritz or Leslie Lane.

The four golfers were the golfer who won in 1920, the person who won at Spotswood, Vickie Vern and the person who won at Juniper Hills.

Freda Fritz
Leslie Lane
Shari Steel
Vickie Vern

Juniper Hills
Scotch Pines
Spotswood
Willow Grove


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 box at 40.6656 N was found 6 days before the case at 88.1928 W.

Of the box found on May 3 and the cache at 41.0237 N, one was at 88.3821 W and the other held the marbles.

The box at 40.8991 N was found 6 days after the cache that held the puzzle book.

The case at 41.0072 N was found sometime before the box that held the puzzle book.

The cache at 40.6656 N wasn't at 88.1863 W.

The case at 41.0237 N was either the cache that held the decoder ring or the box found on May 12.

decoder ring
marbles
puzzle book
sunglasses


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 surgeon is either Kevin or the person born on June 14th.

The four people are the traveler from Austria, the musician, the traveler whose birthday is on June 14th and the traveler born on May 18th.

The traveler whose birthday is on June 14th is either Adrian or the architect.

The surgeon has a birthday sometime after Adrian.

The traveler from France has a birthday 2 months after the musician.


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.

Of the cook who scored 63 points and Gabriel, one works at Epicurious and the other made the pepper steak.

Freda scored somewhat more points than the cook who made the cajun chili.

The person from Apple Barn scored somewhat more points than the chef who made the jambalaya.

Freda is either the cook from Enzo's or the person from Apple Barn.

The cook who made the pepper steak scored 14 more points than the person from Apple Barn.

Of the person who made the jambalaya and the person who made the lemon snapper, one scored 49 points and the other was Gabriel.

Apple Barn
Enzo\'s
Epicurious
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 2012 item sold for 50 dollars less than Al Allison's piece.

Gilby Glass's item featured the person who played left field.

Lance Leach's piece sold for 50 dollars less than the 1988 one.

Lance Leach's item was either the card that sold for $125 or the 1987 item.

The card that sold for $225 didn't feature the person who played pitcher.

The four cards were the piece for the person who played pitcher, Al Allison's one, the 1987 card and the 2012 one.

The piece for the person who played right field sold for somewhat less than the 2007 item.

The 2012 item sold for 50 dollars less than the card for the person who played right field.

Al Allison
Gilby Glass
Lance Leach
Opie Oliver

center field
left field
pitcher
right field


The 1974 one sold for 100 dollars more than Pete Perez's one.

The card for the person who played center field sold for somewhat less than the 2007 item.

Lance Leach's item sold for 100 dollars more than the 2007 piece.

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

Of the 1999 one and the 2007 item, one featured Keith Kane and the other featured the person who played shortstop.

Pete Perez's card sold for somewhat more than the 1999 card.

Jimmy Jacobs
Keith Kane
Lance Leach
Pete Perez

center field
first base
shortstop
third base


Alma will leave sometime after the flier with the rabbit's foot.

Of the flier going to Virginia and the flier leaving in February, one is Peggy and the other will bring their shamrock.

The four fliers are Velma, the aerophobe going to Wyoming, the flier going to Virginia and the flier going to Kansas.

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

Of the aerophobe going to Wyoming and the flier leaving in February, one is Velma and the other is Christie.

The flier going to Kansas will leave 1 month after the aerophobe with the shamrock.

rabbit\'s foot
shamrock
talisman
wishbone


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 accelerator scheduled to go online in 2019 is either the Berlin facility or the Reykjavik accelerator.

The Tevatron LHC will go online 1 year before the Stockholm accelerator.

Of the Tevatron LHC and the Zynga Complex, one is headed by Dr. Zimmerman and the other will go online in 2018.

Of the Falston LCS and the Madrid facility, one will go online in 2016 and the other is headed by Dr. Owens.

The Reykjavik facility is either the project headed by Dr. Dorsey or the project headed by Dr. Zimmerman.

Falston LCS
Lectra 4C
Tevatron LHC
Zynga Complex

Dr. Baldwin
Dr. Dorsey
Dr. Owens
Dr. Zimmerman


Rhonda's customer is either the client with the 2:00pm appointment or Hope.

The customer with the 1:00pm appointment, the customer that chose midnight blue, and Lynette are three different customers.

Of the customer that chose deep copper and the client that chose vivacious red, one is Cristina and the other is being worked on by Rhonda.

The customer with the 12:00pm appointment, Tammie's client, and Victoria's customer are three different customers.

brown sable
deep copper
midnight blue
vivacious red


Jamie's homework assignment requires her to write a short biography of several female Schnobel Prize winners.  Help her match each Schnobelist to her prize category, country of origin and the year in which she won her prize.

Kim Kane won her prize  after the winner from Ireland.

The winner who won the prize in chemistry won her prize  after Jemma Jenks.

Neither Jemma Jenks nor the winner who won in 1976 is the person from Canada.

The person from Canada won her prize 4 years before Ada Alvarez.

Of the person who won the prize in physics and the winner who won in 1972, one is from Ireland and the other is Kim Kane.

Jemma Jenks won her prize  after the person who won the prize in astronomy.

Ada Alvarez
Jemma Jenks
Kim Kane
Olive Olson


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 325 degrees bakes 5 minutes longer than the baked ham.

The baked ham is either the recipe that serves 2 people or the recipe that serves 8 people.

The roast potatoes recipe doesn't bake for 35 minutes.

The dish that serves 2 people bakes somewhat longer than the bean casserole.

The recipe that cooks at 325 degrees requires 10 minutes less baking time than the recipe that cooks at 425 degrees.

The recipe that serves 4 people is either the recipe that cooks at 425 degrees or the baked ham.

The dish that serves 8 people cooks at 350 degrees.

25 minutes
30 minutes
35 minutes
40 minutes

baked ham
bean casserole
meatloaf
roast potatoes

325 degrees
350 degrees
375 degrees
425 degrees


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 bacteria sequenced by Dr. Kennedy has 500 more genes than P. wellington.

The organism sequenced by Dr. Long, the bacteria sequenced in August, and B. mangeris are three different organisms.

The one sequenced in July was either the organism with 250 genes or the organism sequenced by Dr. Henderson.

B. mangeris has 500 fewer genes than the bacteria sequenced in February.

The organism sequenced in April was sequenced by Dr. Underwood.

The one sequenced by Dr. Kennedy was either E. carolinus or the bacteria with 250 genes.

B. mangeris, the bacteria sequenced in August, and the organism sequenced by Dr. Underwood are three different organisms.

B. mangeris
E. carolinus
E. paradolens
P. wellington


The Dutch are famous for their windmills, many of which have now been converted into homes.  Julie is researching several for her upcoming trip.  Help her with her research by matching each of these windmills to their current owner, town, and the date they were built.

The four structures are the house built in 1706, the Jansen family's structure, Vlietmolen and the home in Schiedam.

Of Oostmolen and the home built in 1706, one is owned by the Meijer family and the other is owned by the Jansen family.

The home built in 1683, Westmolen, and the Jansen family's windmill are three different structures.

The house in Schiedam was built sometime before the Visser family's windmill.

The structure in Leiderdorp is either the structure built in 1683 or the Visser family's structure.

The home built in 1752, Westmolen, and the Jansen family's house are three different structures.

Oostmolen is either the structure in Aarlanderveen or the Meijer family's structure.

Oostmolen Vlietmolen Westmolen Zemelmolen

Aarlanderveen Hoogmade Leiderdorp Schiedam


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.

Paulette didn't win with a straight flush.

Guillermo won 1 hand after the person who won the $12.50 pot.

Maria, the player who won the $12.50 pot, and the player who won the $18.25 pot are three different people.

Paulette won sometime after the player who won with a royal flush.

The person who won the $9.00 pot won 1 hand after the player who won with two pairs.

The competitor who won the $12.50 pot won sometime before the competitor who won with two pairs.

Maria won 1 hand after the person who won the $9.00 pot.

two pairs
straight
straight flush
royal flush


The Tybee Island Aquarium has opened a brand new exhibit featuring several different whale skeletons.  To promote the event, the aquarium asked local elementary school children to name each whale in the exhibition.  Using only the clues that follow, match each specimen to its species, length and the name it's been given, and determine the year in which each was donated to the aquarium.

The 21 ft long specimen was donated to the aquarium in 2008.

The 25 ft long exhibit was donated to the aquarium in 2013.

The specimen donated in 2015 is either Felipe or the beluga whale.

The fin whale is somewhat shorter than Felipe.

Dennis is somewhat shorter than the exhibit donated in 2013.

The gray whale is 4 feet longer than Felipe.

The 25 ft long whale is either Adam or the whale donated in 2008.

beluga whale
fin whale
gray whale
narwhal


The class in room 114 is taught by Dean.

Mr. Paul's class has 2  fewer students than the class in room 120.

Mr. Dean's class has 4  more students than the Latin class.

The class with 33 students isn't the Chemistry class.

Of the class in room 114 and the course with 29 students, one is the English class and the other is taught by Paul.

Neither Mr. Owen's class nor the Physics class is the course in room 125.

The course in room 125 is either the Chemistry class or the English class.


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 four players were Rothvum, the center forward, the full back and the person who started in 1979.

The person who started in 1982 played for the Whitecaps.

The player who started in 1976 played for the Rangers.

The full back started sometime before the person on the Whitecaps.

Neither the center forward nor Awad was the player who started in 1976.

Neither the player who started in 1979 nor the person who started in 1982 was the wing back.

Of the person who started in 1979 and Kawa, one was the full back and the other played for the Hawks.

center forward
full back
second striker
wing back


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 podcast that began in 2010 is either the show with 2 million downloads or the podcast with 4 million downloads.

The show with 1 million downloads is about literature.

Faye Fender's show has  more downloads than the gaming podcast.

The show that began in 2014 has 1 million fewer downloads than Cora Capon's podcast.

The business show has 1 million more downloads than Cora Capon's show.

Al Acosta's show has 1 million more downloads than the business podcast.

Al Acosta
Cora Capon
Dixie Dean
Faye Fender


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 person from Delhi finished 1 place before Steven.

The person who got 4 Across wrong was either the person from Pacific Grove or the solver who finished second.

The person who finished third was from Delhi.

Traci finished sometime after the person who got 11 Down wrong.

Of the contestant who got 4 Across wrong and the person who got 18 Down wrong, one was Leona and the other finished third.

The contestant who finished fourth was from Industry.


The cook from Apple Barn scored 14 fewer points than the chef who made the jambalaya.

Of the chef who scored 56 points and the chef who made the jambalaya, one works at Oceanside and the other was Marjorie.

The person who made the cajun chili scored 7 fewer points than the chef from Demitasse.

Celia scored somewhat more points than the cook who made the pepper steak.

Luther scored 14 more points than the cook from Apple Barn.


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 finished second is either the knitter who submitted the silver item or the entrant who submitted the purple item.

Winifred, the entrant who finished second and the knitter who submitted the silver item are all different people.

Jeanette is either the entrant who submitted the purple item or the entrant who submitted the black item.

The person who submitted the silver item finished 1 place after the knitter who entered her scarf.

The person who finished second made the blanket.

The entrant who finished first, the entrant who submitted the black item, and the person who submitted the purple item are three different people.


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 at 8:30pm was either the show that aired on GMA or the program that aired on WNW.

The program with 750,000 viewers didn't air on WNW.

The show that aired on Saturday had 250,000 more viewers than the program that aired at 8:30pm.

The program that aired on BMT had 500,000 fewer viewers than the program that aired at 2:00pm.

The four programs were the show with 1,000,000 viewers, the program that aired at 10:00pm, the program that aired at 2:00pm and the show that aired on Friday.

Of the program with 750,000 viewers and the show that aired on SBC, one aired on Tuesday and the other aired at 2:00pm.


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 competitor who chose bolognese sauce or the runner who ordered taglioni.

The competitor who paid $8.99 was either Damon or the competitor who ordered spaghetti.

The runner who chose pomodoro sauce, Irma and Damon were all different runners.

The runner who paid $9.99 was either Damon or the contestant who chose mushroom sauce.

The contestant who ordered taglioni paid 1 dollar less than the runner who ordered rotini.

The competitor who ordered rotini paid 1 dollar less than the competitor who chose pomodoro sauce.


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 who scored 300 points was from Modesto.

The person in lane 5 scored 80 points fewer points than Brandi.

The player from Pacific Grove was in lane 4.

The person in lane 2 is either the player who scored 380 points or the person who scored 540 points.

Oliver scored  more points than the person from Junction City.

The contestant from Fort Kent scored 80 points more points than Brandi.

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

Fort Kent
Junction City
Modesto
Pacific Grove


The specimen donated in 1996, the 27 ft long specimen, and the narwhal are three different whales.

The exhibit donated in 2008, Herbert, and the 25 ft long specimen are three different whales.

Of the 25 ft long whale and the whale donated in 1996, one is the sei whale and the other is Adam.

The right whale, Herbert and the 25 ft long exhibit are all different whales.

The exhibit donated in 2007 is somewhat shorter than the right whale.

The narwhal was donated to the aquarium in 2008.

bowhead whale
narwhal
right whale
sei whale


Of Veronica and the person who won the $6.50 pot, one won the first hand and the other won with a straight.

Adrienne won sometime after the person who won the $18.25 pot.

The person who won the $6.50 pot didn't win with a flush.

The player who won with two pairs won 1 hand after Veronica.

The person who won the $23.25 pot, Derek, and Adrienne are three different people.


Howard, a stock broker, has made several buys today for a number of different clients.  Using only the clues that follow, match each stock to the client who bought it, and determine its share price and market sector.

Neither the stock Edith bought nor the real estate stock was ABTR.

The stock Edith bought was 1 dollar per share more expensive than HBW.

Of the stock that sold for $28 per share and KMPP, one was in the utilities sector and the other was bought by Francine.

The stock Delilah bought was  per share less expensive than KMPP.

health care
real estate
telecom
utilities


It's nearly noon, and Anna needs to phone in lunch orders for the salespeople on her team.  Match each person to their lunch order and beverage, and determine the price of each order.

Of the person whose order cost $5.80 and the team member who ordered the tuna on rye, one ordered the water and the other is Hannah.

The salesperson who ordered the water owes 45 cents less than Hannah.

The team member who ordered the cheeseburger owes 90 cents more than the salesperson who ordered the orange soda.

Neither the salesperson who ordered the orange soda nor the person whose order cost $6.25 is Rebecca.

Hannah owes  less than the salesperson who ordered the iced tea.

Of Geoffrey and the salesperson who ordered the iced tea, one ordered the B.L.T. and the other owes $6.25.

B.L.T.
cheeseburger
Italian sub
tuna on rye


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 four waterfalls are the fall Derrick shot in 1991, Oginao, the 115 ft tall waterfall and the 110 ft tall waterfall.

Of Oginao and the fall Derrick photographed in 1982, one is located in Tibet and the other is located in Switzerland.

Neither the 115 ft tall waterfall nor the waterfall in Canada is Inawatai.

Neither the waterfall in Tibet nor the fall in Canada is Garray.

Of the 100 ft tall fall and the waterfall Derrick shot in 1987, one is in Tibet and the other is Garray.


Principal Rifter has been authorized to break some of her largest classes into smaller learning groups.  Match each of these classes to its teacher, class-size and room number.

The French class has somewhat fewer students than Mr. Morrison's class.

Of the class in room 318 and the class with 31 students, one is taught by Ingram and the other is the French class.

The English class is either the course with 33 students or the class in room 318.

Mr. Paul's class is either the class with 35 students or the course with 31 students.

The class in room 405 has 2  fewer students than the French class.

The French class has 2  fewer students than the class in room 314.

The Pre-Calculus class has somewhat more students than the course in room 314.


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.

Patsy has an appointment 2 hours after the customer going in for the filling.

The customer with the 9:30am appointment, the client who will be seeing Dr. Compton, and the customer who will be seeing Dr. Valdez are three different people.

Of the client going in for the cleaning and the customer who will be seeing Dr. Gregory, one is scheduled for 11:30am and the other is Colin.

The customer who will be seeing Dr. Compton has the appointment for the extraction.

The client who will be seeing Dr. Gregory has an appointment 2 hours after the patient going in for the cleaning.

Dr. Compton
Dr. Gregory
Dr. Valdez
Dr. Winters


Bobby Bora's show has 1 million fewer downloads than the show that began in 2010.

The show with 4 million downloads is about business.

Of the podcast with 4 million downloads and the podcast that began in 2011, one is about gaming and the other is Al Acosta's.

Cora Capon's show has 3 million downloads.

The literature podcast has 1 million fewer downloads than Faye Fender's podcast.

The show that began in 2013 is either Cora Capon's podcast or the podcast with 4 million downloads.

Al Acosta
Bobby Bora
Cora Capon
Faye Fender


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.

The cantilever one is 1,500 feet shorter than Sandy Bridge.

Gorem Bridge is 1,500 feet longer than the cable-stayed structure.

The 8,500 ft one is the cantilever bridge.

Vellon Bridge, the bridge in Vaduz, and the truss bridge are three different structures.

North Bridge, the truss one, and the 11,500 ft one are three different structures.

The four structures are the structure in Kiev, Sandy Bridge, Vellon Bridge and the truss structure.

Gorem Bridge
North Bridge
Sandy Bridge
Vellon Bridge


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 who made the smoked pork scored somewhat fewer points than the cook who made the lemon snapper.

The cook from Apple Barn scored 7 fewer points than the chef who made the jambalaya.

Of the chef who made the jambalaya and Anita, one scored 56 points and the other works at White Bean.

Ollie scored 7 more points than the chef from Epicurious.

The chef who made the cashew tofu scored somewhat fewer points than the cook from White Bean.

The chef who made the lemon snapper scored somewhat fewer points than Anita.

cashew tofu
jambalaya
lemon snapper
smoked pork

Apple Barn
Epicurious
White Bean
Zenaida\'s


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.

Omar's design was either the plane that was thrown 6th or the airplane that went 15 feet.

The plane that was thrown 7th went 10 feet farther than Aaron's design.

Henrietta's design went 20 feet farther than the plane that was thrown 3rd.

Aaron's design was either the plane that was thrown 4th or the green plane.

The plane that was thrown 6th, the plane that went 45 feet, and the white plane are three different planes.


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.

Of the Athens facility and the project headed by Dr. Tate, one will go online in 2018 and the other is the Falston LCS.

Of the facility scheduled to go online in 2017 and the Bale-Hahn SSC, one is in Dublin and the other is headed by Dr. Tate.

The Tevatron LHC will go online 2 years after the project headed by Dr. Lester.

The Bale-Hahn SSC is headed by Dr. Golden.

Bale-Hahn SSC
Egert Facility
Falston LCS
Tevatron LHC

Dr. Alvarez
Dr. Golden
Dr. Lester
Dr. Tate


The 105 ft tall fall wasn't photographed in 2003.

Of the fall in Jamaica and the fall in Nigeria, one is Garray and the other is 105 ft tall.

The waterfall located in Jamaica is somewhat shorter than the fall Derrick shot in 1994.

Of the waterfall Derrick shot in 1982 and Oginao, one has a height of 115 ft and the other is in Tibet.

Garray is either the fall Derrick photographed in 1994 or the 115 ft tall fall.


The plane that was thrown 6th, the plane that went 45 feet, and the plane that went 25 feet are three different planes.

The plane that was thrown 1st was black.

The plane that was thrown 3rd went 10 feet farther than Omar's design.

The plane that was thrown 1st landed 20 feet shorter than Valerie's design.

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

The plane that went 35 feet wasn't white.


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 flier going to Hawaii will leave 1 month after the aerophobe with the lucky hat.

Doug is either the aerophobe with the lucky hat or the flier going to Louisiana.

Of Maurice and the aerophobe leaving in February, one will go to Hawaii and the other will bring their horseshoe.

The passenger going to Utah won't bring a shamrock.

The flier going to Utah will leave sometime before Katie.

The passenger with the horseshoe is either the aerophobe going to Utah or the flier leaving in February.

The flier with the lucky hat will leave sometime after Doug.


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 home going to Kennebunkport and the $38,000 structure, one is for the Ingrams and the other is 110 sq ft.

The Nielsen's home is either the $38,000 structure or the $36,000 home.

The $38,000 structure is somewhat larger than the Ingram's house.

The 110 sq ft structure won't be going to Healdsburg.

The house going to Laguna Beach is somewhat larger than the Nielsen's house.

Neither the structure going to Kennebunkport nor the Ewing's home is the $35,000 house.

Healdsburg
Kennebunkport
Laguna Beach
Yountville


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.

"Voyager Hero" is either the system made by Pinnefore or the machine made by Dow Games.

The $3,750 pinball machine was made by Maxigame.

Of the machine released in 1977 and the machine released in 1974, one is "Bowling Alley" and the other was made by Maxigame.

The game made by Pinnefore came out 2 years after the $3,750 system.

The $5,200 game, "Bowling Alley", and "Voyager Hero" are three different games.

"Aladeen" came out 1 year before the machine made by Dow Games.

Aladeen
Bowling Alley
Meteor Rise
Voyager Hero


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 four dummies are the $1,250 dummy, Jeff's piece, "Tombawomba" and Isabel's dummy.

Of the puppet going to St. Moritz and the $1,250 dummy, one is Margarita's and the other is "Sniffletoe".

Jeff's dummy cost somewhat less than the dummy going to St. Moritz.

"Tombawomba" cost 250 dollars less than the puppet going to Mexico City.

"Xavier" cost 250 dollars more than the puppet going to Vancouver.

"Sniffletoe", Jeff's dummy, and the $750 dummy are three different dummies.


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.

Zachary had to spell a word that was one or more letters shorter than the one given to the contestant from Mrs. Steuben's class.

Zachary is either the child whose final word was "bulwark" or the student who finished in first place.

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

Of the student whose final word was "consomme" and the child who finished in first place, one is Zachary and the other was from Mrs. Steuben's class.

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

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


The competitor who paid $9.99 was either the runner who chose mushroom sauce or the contestant who ordered vermicelli.

Terry was either the runner who chose pomodoro sauce or the competitor who paid $6.99.

The competitor who chose marinara sauce ordered vermicelli.

The competitor who paid $7.99 was either the runner who chose pomodoro sauce or Herbert.

Of the competitor who ordered penne and Herbert, one paid $7.99 and the other chose mushroom sauce.

Of Zachary and the competitor who ordered capellini, one paid $9.99 and the other chose marinara sauce.


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.

The four sandwiches are the sandwich with colby jack cheese, the order with ham, the $2.75 order and Kenneth's sandwich.

The $4.75 order is either the order with cheddar cheese or the sandwich with provolone cheese.

The $5.75 order is either the order with bologna or Tony's order.

Of the sandwich with cheddar cheese and Kenneth's sandwich, one includes bologna and the other includes ham.

Kenneth's order costs 1 dollar more than the order with roast beef.

Neither the $2.75 order nor the order with gouda cheese is Sue's sandwich.


The aerophobe going to Ohio is either the passenger with the talisman or the passenger leaving in January.

Whitney is either the passenger going to Florida or the flier with the horseshoe.

Whitney will leave sometime after the flier with the talisman.

The passenger with the rabbit's foot will leave 1 month after the aerophobe going to Louisiana.

Of the passenger with the talisman and the passenger with the wishbone, one will go to Florida and the other is Velma.

horseshoe
rabbit\'s foot
talisman
wishbone


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

The show that aired at 6:00pm was either the show that aired on PTR or the show that aired on Tuesday.

The show that aired at 10:00pm aired on CBR.

The show that aired on GMA had 250,000 more viewers than the program that aired on Tuesday.

The program with 750,000 viewers aired on Sunday.

The program that aired on Tuesday had somewhat more viewers than the show that aired on PTR.

The show that aired at 8:30pm didn't air on Sunday.


Neither the project headed by Dr. Valentine nor the Oslo facility is the Bale-Hahn SSC.

The Copenhagen accelerator isn't headed by Dr. Huff.

Neither the Berlin facility nor the project headed by Dr. Valentine is the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2016.

The project headed by Dr. Huff will go online sometime after the Bale-Hahn SSC.

The accelerator scheduled to go online in 2016 is either the Warsaw accelerator or the project headed by Dr. Golden.

The four accelerators are the facility scheduled to go online in 2018, the Berlin facility, the Lectra 4C and the Oslo accelerator.

The Tevatron LHC is either the project headed by Dr. Valentine or the project headed by Dr. Zimmerman.

Bale-Hahn SSC
Falston LCS
Lectra 4C
Tevatron LHC

Dr. Golden
Dr. Huff
Dr. Valentine
Dr. Zimmerman


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.

Whitney's client has her appointment 1 hour after the customer that chose honey blonde.

Blanche has her appointment 2 hours after Yvonne's customer.

Lynette has her appointment 1 hour after Yvonne's customer.

Cristina is either the client that chose brown sable or the customer with the 2:00pm appointment.

Susie's customer has her appointment sometime after Cristina.

The four customers are Nettie's customer, the client that chose honey blonde, the customer that chose brown sable and the client that chose warm mocha.

The customer with the 2:00pm appointment is either the client that chose jet black or Yvonne's client.

brown sable
honey blonde
jet black
warm mocha


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.

Angie was either the contestant who chose arrabiata sauce or the competitor who chose marinara sauce.

Of the runner who paid $7.99 and the contestant who ordered spaghetti, one chose arrabiata sauce and the other was Damon.

Pablo paid 2 dollars less than the competitor who ordered penne.

Of the contestant who paid $6.99 and Damon, one ordered vermicelli and the other chose puttanesca sauce.

Neither the runner who ordered spaghetti nor the runner who ordered penne was the contestant who chose marinara sauce.