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 one for the person who played shortstop sold for 100 dollars more than Eric Estrada's card.

Bill Bernard's piece was either the piece that sold for $175 or the 1978 card.

The item that sold for $325, the 1995 item, and the one for the person who played center field are three different cards.

Gilby Glass's piece didn't feature the person who played catcher.

Of the piece for the person who played second base and the one that sold for $325, one came out in 2012 and the other featured Bill Bernard.

Cole Cooley's piece sold for somewhat less than Eric Estrada's one.

The piece for the person who played shortstop didn't come out in 1978.

The item that sold for $225 came out in 2007.

The five cards were Cole Cooley's piece, the item that sold for $325, the 2012 one, the card for the person who played catcher and the 1995 one.

Bill Bernard
Cole Cooley
Eric Estrada
Finn Freeman
Gilby Glass

catcher
center field
first base
second base
shortstop


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

The cache that held the sunglasses was found 3 days after the case at 40.2516 N.

The case at 40.2516 N was found 3 days after the cache at 41.0072 N.

Of the box at 88.1928 W and the cache at 40.2516 N, one was found on May 15 and the other held the chewing gum.

The case that held the marbles was found sometime before the cache at 88.4584 W.

The cache at 40.5912 N was found 3 days before the case at 41.0072 N.

Of the case at 88.2694 W and the box at 40.6656 N, one held the brass key and the other was found on May 9.

The five boxes were the case at 88.0431 W, the cache that held the chewing gum, the box that held the brass key, the box at 40.5912 N and the cache found on May 6.

ancient coin
brass key
chewing gum
marbles
sunglasses


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.

Of the stock Ida Mae bought and ABTR, one was in the financial sector and the other sold for $25 per share.

ABTR was  per share more expensive than the telecom stock.

The energy stock was 2 dollars per share less expensive than the stock Delilah bought.

PSTO was either the technology stock or the stock that sold for $29 per share.

The technology stock was  per share less expensive than the stock Heathcliff bought.

The energy stock wasn't purchased by Abigail.

Of the stock that sold for $28 per share and the stock Bill bought, one was JMO and the other was in the real estate sector.

energy
financial
real estate
technology
telecom


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 golfer who won at Scotch Pines won her tournament 3 years after the woman who scored a 65.

The person who won at Spotswood won her tournament sometime after Harriet Holt.

The person who won in 1923 was either Tina Tuttle or Robin Rust.

The golfer who won in 1920 didn't win at Cowbush Cove.

The golfer who won at Willow Grove, Bonita Bitz, the person who scored a 67 and the woman who scored a 64 were all different golfers.

Of Robin Rust and Bonita Bitz, one won in 1924 and the other won at Willow Grove.

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

Of the person who scored a 67 and the person who won in 1922, one was Grace Goritz and the other won at Scotch Pines.

Bonita Bitz
Grace Goritz
Harriet Holt
Robin Rust
Tina Tuttle

Cowbush Cove
Pennyfoot
Scotch Pines
Spotswood
Willow Grove


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.

Of Frank and the person from France, one was born on August 15th and the other is the politician.

Kevin has a birthday sometime after the musician.

Neither the musician nor the traveler whose birthday is on June 14th is Neville.

The person from Germany has a birthday 1 month before the traveler from France.

The traveler from Belgium has a birthday 3 months after the musician.

Izzy has a birthday 1 month after Michael.

The musician has a birthday 1 month after the traveler from Canada.

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

architect engineer musician politician surgeon


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 class with 31 students isn't taught by Jimenez.

The course in room 212 has 6  fewer students than the course in room 405.

The class in room 405 isn't the Physics class.

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

The course in room 322 isn't taught by Newton.

The Algebra class is either the course in room 212 or the class with 37 students.

Of the English class and Mr. Caldwell's class, one has 29 students and the other is in room 120.

Mr. Caldwell's class has 4  more students than Mr. Ingram's class.

The Physics class isn't taught by Caldwell.

The course in room 215 has somewhat more students than the course in room 405.

The class in room 215 isn't taught by Jimenez.

Algebra Biology English Geometry Physics


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.

North Bridge is 1,500 feet shorter than the cable-stayed structure.

The five structures are Vellon Bridge, the bridge in Luxembourg, the bridge in Copenhagen, the one in Vaduz and the 13,000 ft structure.

Sandy Bridge is 1,500 feet shorter than the suspension one.

The 8,500 ft structure, the structure in Luxembourg, and the camelback structure are three different structures.

The 13,000 ft bridge isn't the cable-stayed bridge.

The 14,500 ft structure isn't in Madrid.

Of the bowstring bridge and the 13,000 ft structure, one is in Copenhagen and the other is Avery Bridge.

The bowstring bridge is 1,500 feet longer than the bridge in Vaduz.

Avery Bridge
Bay Bridge
North Bridge
Sandy Bridge
Vellon Bridge

bowstring cable-stayed camelback cantilever suspension


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

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Chamberlain spoke 2 minutes more than the student who got the B+.

Neither the student who got the C+ nor the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Balfour was the presenter who spoke for 10 minutes.

The presenter who spoke for 12 minutes got the A.

The presenter who got the A spoke 4 minutes more than Anita.

Of the student who got the D and Dominic, one spoke for 6 minutes and the other talked about P.M. Pitt.

Lucille was either the student who got the A or the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Chamberlain.

The presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Atlee spoke 6 minutes less than Lucille.

6 minutes
8 minutes
10 minutes
12 minutes
14 minutes


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.

Neither the player on the Rangers nor the sweeper was the person who started in 1985.

Of Gardelli and the person who started in 1982, one played for the Bulldogs and the other was the second striker.

Of the person who started in 1976 and Hatcha, one played for the Mustangs and the other was the wing back.

Gardelli didn't play for the Silverbacks.

The person on the Rangers started 9 years after the full back.

Neither the person who started in 1982 nor Rothvum was the player on the Mustangs.

center back
full back
second striker
sweeper
wing back

Bulldogs Mustangs Rangers Silverbacks Timberwolves


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 from Poland won the prize in physics.

The person from Mexico didn't win the prize in economics.

Neither the person who won in 1980 nor the person who won the prize in medicine is the winner from New Zealand.

Of Sue Simpson and the person from Ireland, one won in 1972 and the other won the prize in literature.

Patsy Pope is either the winner from Mexico or the winner from New Zealand.

Of the winner from Ireland and the winner who won in 1964, one is Hannah Hay and the other won the prize in physics.

Rita Reeves won her prize 12 years before Sue Simpson.

Deb Daniels
Hannah Hay
Patsy Pope
Rita Reeves
Sue Simpson

astronomy economics literature medicine physics

Ireland
France
Mexico
New Zealand
Poland


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 machine released in 1978 doesn't cost $6,400.

The $2,000 pinball machine came out 3 years before the $3,750 machine.

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

"Voyager Hero" wasn't made by Hayco Inc..

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

The system released in 1974 wasn't made by Arco.

Of the $3,750 game and "Meteor Rise", one was made by Maxigame and the other was released in 1975.

The system released in 1977 is either "Archer Quest" or "Meteor Rise".

Aladeen
Archer Quest
Bowling Alley
Meteor Rise
Voyager Hero

Arco
Dow Games
Hayco Inc.
Maxigame
Waverly Toys


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.

Of Susie's customer and Whitney's client, one is Lynette and the other chose midnight blue.

Blanche, the client with the 2:00pm appointment, and the client with the 11:00am appointment are three different customers.

The client that chose deep copper has her appointment 1 hour after Lynette.

Pam's customer has her appointment 1 hour after Hope.

Whitney's customer has her appointment sometime after Eileen.

Flora has her appointment sometime after the client that chose vivacious red.

Of Eileen and the client with the 11:00am appointment, one is being worked on by Opal and the other chose deep copper.

deep copper
jet black
midnight blue
vivacious red
warm mocha


The person from Germany has a birthday 2 months before the diplomat.

Of the engineer and Dale, one was born on July 16th and the other was born on May 18th.

The traveler whose birthday is on April 13th is not the politician.

The five people are Kevin, the person whose birthday is on July 16th, the engineer, the diplomat and the traveler from Mexico.

The architect is either the person from Sweden or Eric.

The person from Sweden is either the person born on June 14th or the engineer.

The person from Norway has a birthday 2 months before Dale.

architect diplomat engineer politician surgeon


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.

Of the sandwich with roast beef and Ronda's order, one includes cheddar cheese and the other costs $2.75.

The sandwich with salami costs 1 dollar less than the sandwich with liverwurst.

The order with gouda cheese costs 2 dollars more than the order with roast beef.

Neither the order with cheddar cheese nor the sandwich with muenster cheese is the $6.75 sandwich.

Of the order with roast beef and the $4.75 order, one includes colby jack cheese and the other is Peter's.

cheddar
colby jack
gouda
muenster
provolone

bologna
corned beef
liverwurst
roast beef
salami


The person from Germany has a birthday 1 month after Eric.

The diplomat has a birthday sometime after Eric.

Of the person born on April 13th and Kevin, one is from Canada and the other is the surgeon.

Of the person from Germany and the person from Austria, one was born on August 15th and the other is Lamar.

Eric is either the person from Sweden or the diplomat.

Of Eric and the traveler whose birthday is on June 14th, one is from Austria and the other is the lawyer.

The five people are Neville, the engineer, the traveler born on June 14th, the traveler whose birthday is on April 13th and the lawyer.

diplomat engineer lawyer musician surgeon


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

The project headed by Dr. Morgan will go online sometime before the Bale-Hahn SSC.

The accelerator scheduled to go online in 2019 is in Dublin.

The project headed by Dr. Farley will go online 1 year after the Lisbon accelerator.

Of the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2019 and the ISON-X42, one is headed by Dr. Underwood and the other is in Zagreb.

The project headed by Dr. Underwood will go online 1 year before the Berlin accelerator.

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

The project headed by Dr. Farley will go online 2 years before the Zynga Complex.

The Bale-Hahn SSC will go online sometime before the project headed by Dr. Jennings.

The Egert Facility isn't headed by Dr. Morgan.

Bale-Hahn SSC
Egert Facility
Falston LCS
ISON-X42
Zynga Complex

Dr. Ewing
Dr. Farley
Dr. Jennings
Dr. Morgan
Dr. Underwood


Neither the student who spoke for 12 minutes nor the student who gave the presentation on P.M. North was Krista.

Milton spoke 4 minutes more than the presenter who got the B+.

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Gladstone spoke 6 minutes more than the student who gave the presentation on P.M. North.

The student who got the B- didn't talk about P.M. Asquith.

The student who spoke for 14 minutes talked about P.M. Atlee.

Of Milton and the presenter who got the C+, one talked about P.M. Disraeli and the other spoke for 10 minutes.


The facility scheduled to go online in 2017 isn't in Kiev.

The project headed by Dr. Valentine is either the Bale-Hahn SSC or the Zynga Complex.

The accelerator scheduled to go online in 2016 is headed by Dr. Quinn.

The project headed by Dr. Quinn is either the Falston LCS or the Bale-Hahn SSC.

The facility scheduled to go online in 2018 isn't in Oslo.

The Oslo facility will go online sometime before the Tevatron LHC.

The project headed by Dr. Owens will go online 2 years after the Copenhagen accelerator.

The Oslo facility is headed by Dr. Valentine.

The project headed by Dr. Lester will go online 2 years before the Bale-Hahn SSC.

Of the Lisbon facility and the facility scheduled to go online in 2018, one is headed by Dr. Quinn and the other is the Zynga Complex.

Bale-Hahn SSC
Falston LCS
ISON-X42
Tevatron LHC
Zynga Complex

Dr. Lester
Dr. Owens
Dr. Quinn
Dr. Salinas
Dr. Valentine


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.

The plane that was thrown 4th wasn't pink.

Of the airplane that went 55 feet and Aaron's design, one was thrown 6th and the other was pink.

Aaron's design went 10 feet farther than the black plane.

The plane that was thrown 5th wasn't pink.

The plane that was thrown 1st was either the airplane that went 15 feet or the plane that went 55 feet.

Margo's design was either the green plane or the plane that went 45 feet.

The plane that was thrown 1st landed 20 feet shorter than the yellow plane.

The pink airplane landed 10 feet shorter than Omar's design.

Henrietta's design went 30 feet farther than the plane that was thrown 1st.


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

The dish with 400 calories, the asian steak, the kale quinoa and the meal served on May 14th were all different recipes.

The bulgur salad doesn't have exactly 8 grams of protein.

Of the recipe with 380 calories and the dish with 400 calories, one has exactly 5 grams of protein and the other was the garlic tilapia.

The meal with 10 grams of protein, the recipe with 400 calories, and the bulgur salad are three different recipes.

The asian steak was either the recipe served on May 14th or the recipe with 460 calories.

The dish served on May 15th contains 20 more calories than the meal with 7 grams of protein.

The bulgur salad wasn't served on May 14th.

The dish served on May 16th contains 40 more calories than the recipe with 5 grams of protein.

The dish with 10 grams of protein contains 60 more calories than the garlic tilapia.

The meal with 420 calories was either the dish served on May 12th or the dish served on May 14th.

asian steak
bulgur salad
chili pork
garlic tilapia
kale quinoa

May 12th
May 14th
May 15th
May 16th
May 17th

5 grams
7 grams
8 grams
10 grams
12 grams


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

The show that aired on Monday had somewhat more viewers than the show that aired at 10:00pm.

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

The show that aired at 10:00pm didn't air on Saturday.

The show that aired at 6:00pm had 500,000 fewer viewers than the program that aired on BMT.

The program that aired on GMA didn't air on Saturday.

The program that aired at 1:00pm had 750,000 more viewers than the show that aired at 6:00pm.

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

Of the program with 250,000 viewers and the program that aired on FNX, one aired at 2:00pm and the other aired on Wednesday.

The show with 250,000 viewers didn't air on PTR.

The program that aired on Monday was either the program that aired on PTR or the program that aired at 11:30am.

The program that aired on PTR didn't air on Thursday.

Monday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday


Anita spoke 4 minutes less than the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Heath.

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Blair was either the student who spoke for 12 minutes or the presenter who spoke for 14 minutes.

The presenter who spoke for 6 minutes didn't talk about P.M. Churchill.

Of the presenter who spoke for 6 minutes and the student who got the B+, one was Anita and the other talked about P.M. Heath.

Francis spoke 4 minutes more than the student who got the A.

The student who got the A spoke 2 minutes less than the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Balfour.

Nichole spoke 4 minutes more than the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Heath.

The presenter who got the D, Nichole and Anita were all different students.

Neither Nichole nor the presenter who got the B- was the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Blair.


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 06/2025 has an APR 1 percent higher than the Mid Atlantic card.

Of the one that expires on 05/2025 and the card with the $4,000 credit limit, one has an APR of 8% and the other is from Credit Korp.

The one with the $8,500 credit limit has an APR 2 percent higher than the card that expires on 05/2025.

The Dell Scargo card is either the one that expires on 11/2025 or the card that expires on 05/2025.

Of the card with an APR of 8% and the card with the $10,000 credit limit, one expires on 09/2025 and the other is from Whitly Bank.

The card with an APR of 11% is either the card that expires on 11/2025 or the Mid Atlantic card.

The one with an APR of 10% doesn't expire on 06/2025.

The card with the $12,500 credit limit has an APR 2 percent higher than the Mid Atlantic card.

Dell Scargo
Credit Korp
Mid Atlantic
Southwest Inc
Whitly Bank


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 orangutan that was found in Puak is either Nikatrice or the orangutan Eva works with.

Of the animal Beatrice works with and Nikatrice, one is 4 years old and the other came from Puruk Cahu.

Ofallo is 9 years older than the animal Francine works with.

The orangutan Gracie works with is 3 years younger than Quirrel.

Ofallo is 3 years younger than the ape Beatrice works with.

The animal that was found in Sebulu is cared for by Aldo.

The orangutan Gracie works with is either the 7-year-old or the orangutan that was found in Tarakan.


Betty Brewer is either the person from New Zealand or the winner who won the prize in physics.

Neither the person who won the prize in astronomy nor the person from Germany is the person who won in 1964.

The winner who won the prize in medicine won her prize  after the person from Russia.

The five winners are the winner from France, the winner who won the prize in astronomy, Betty Brewer, Hannah Hay and Ida Ingram.

The winner who won in 1980 didn't win the prize in medicine.

The winner who won in 1976 is either Olive Olson or Ida Ingram.

Tara Tate won her prize 4 years after the person from Poland.

Of the person from Russia and the winner who won in 1976, one won the prize in physics and the other is Hannah Hay.

The person from New Zealand didn't win the prize in literature.

Betty Brewer
Hannah Hay
Ida Ingram
Olive Olson
Tara Tate

astronomy chemistry literature medicine physics

Germany
France
New Zealand
Poland
Russia


"Bowling Alley" is either the system released in 1978 or the machine made by Hayco Inc..

Of the $2,500 game and the game made by Arco, one is "Aladeen" and the other was released in 1978.

The game made by Tarco Inc. came out 1 year after "Disco Mania".

Of "Aladeen" and the game made by Maxigame, one costs $5,200 and the other was released in 1974.

The five games are "Voyager Hero", the pinball machine made by Tarco Inc., the $1,750 pinball machine, the pinball machine released in 1978 and the $5,200 pinball machine.

"Aladeen" came out 3 years after the $2,000 system.

Aladeen
Bowling Alley
Disco Mania
Meteor Rise
Voyager Hero

Arco
Dow Games
Hayco Inc.
Maxigame
Tarco Inc.


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.

Of the solver from Unionville and the person who finished fifth, one answered 4 Across incorrectly and the other was Grace.

Zachary got the right answer for 20 Across.

The solver who got 18 Down wrong wasn't from Avalon.

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

Of the contestant from Van Nuys and the contestant who got 20 Across wrong, one finished first and the other was Grace.

The contestant who got 2 Down wrong finished sometime after Zachary.

Willie got the right answer for 4 Across.

The solver from Van Nuys finished 2 places after the solver who got 18 Down wrong.

Avalon
Jackman
Oak View
Unionville
Van Nuys

2 Down
4 Across
18 Down
20 Across
30 Across


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.

Gil Gallegos works in the banking industry.

Betty Bush doesn't work in the pharmaceutical industry.

The person from Germany is worth 1 billion more than the mogul from Mexico.

Of the tycoon who works in the retail industry and the magnate worth $29 billion, one is from Sweden and the other is Betty Bush.

The mogul who works in the biotech industry isn't from France.

The magnate who works in the banking industry is worth 1 billion more than the person from Sweden.

The magnate who works in the biotech industry is worth 3 billion less than Mike Mckay.

Faith Flynn is worth 1 billion more than the magnate who works in the biotech industry.

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

Betty Bush
Cal Craig
Faith Flynn
Gil Gallegos
Mike Mckay

banking biotech medical retail pharmaceutical


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.

Cora Capon's show has  fewer downloads than the podcast that began in 2007.

The podcast with 3 million downloads didn't start in 2013.

Of the podcast with 2 million downloads and the gaming podcast, one is Faye Fender's and the other started in 2014.

The podcast that began in 2011 has 3 million fewer downloads than the show that began in 2010.

The investing show, the show with 5 million downloads, and the show with 3 million downloads are three different shows.

Geneva Gold's show doesn't have exactly 5 million downloads.

The film show, the podcast with 5 million downloads, and the podcast with 3 million downloads are three different shows.

Bobby Bora's show has 1 million fewer downloads than the investing podcast.

1 million
2 million
3 million
4 million
5 million

Al Acosta
Bobby Bora
Cora Capon
Faye Fender
Geneva Gold


A series of bizarre UFO sightings have taken place in Byron, California this past week.  Using only the clues below, match each sighting to its witness, date and location, and determine the reported shape of the unidentified object.

The sighting from Postville was submitted 1 day before Benny Baron's report.

The five sightings were the report of the diamond-shaped UFO, the August 7 sighting, the report from Kirkman, the report from Fontana and the sighting from Beaconsfield.

Of the sighting from Kirkman and Cindy Chan's report, one was received on August 7 and the other was received on August 5.

Hal Harrison's report was submitted 2 days before the report of the triangle-shaped UFO.

Benny Baron's sighting didn't involve the cigar-shaped UFO.

The report from Postville was submitted 2 days before Iva Ingram's report.

The sighting of the oval-shaped UFO was either the sighting from Fontana or the August 8 report.

August 4
August 5
August 6
August 7
August 8

Benny Baron
Cindy Chan
Dan Delgado
Hal Harrison
Iva Ingram

Beaconsfield Fontana Kirkman Otisfield Postville


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.

"Utrecht" cost 500 dollars more than Nicole's puppet.

"Valencio" cost somewhat more than the dummy going to Vancouver.

Of Herman's piece and the dummy going to Ypsilanti, one is "Sniffletoe" and the other cost $1,000.

Herman's puppet, the $1,500 piece, and the puppet going to Mexico City are three different dummies.

Of "Xavier" and the puppet going to Ypsilanti, one cost $1,250 and the other cost $1,000.

Jeff's dummy is either the puppet going to Mexico City or the puppet going to Vancouver.

"Tombawomba" cost 500 dollars more than the piece going to St. Moritz.

Sniffletoe Tombawomba Utrecht Valencio Xavier

Mexico City
Portland
St. Moritz
Vancouver
Ypsilanti


The accelerator scheduled to go online in 2017 is in Madrid.

The Falston LCS will go online 1 year after the Zynga Complex.

The project headed by Dr. Jennings will go online 2 years after the project headed by Dr. Salinas.

The Zynga Complex will go online 2 years after the Kiev accelerator.

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

The Stockholm accelerator will go online sometime after the Egert Facility.

The Falston LCS isn't headed by Dr. Golden.

The Tevatron LHC is headed by Dr. Salinas.

The Lisbon accelerator will go online 3 years after the project headed by Dr. Noble.

The accelerator scheduled to go online in 2019 isn't in Stockholm.

Egert Facility
Falston LCS
ISON-X42
Tevatron LHC
Zynga Complex

Dr. Golden
Dr. Jennings
Dr. Noble
Dr. Ramos
Dr. Salinas


The program that aired at 4:30pm didn't have exactly 1,000,000 viewers.

The show that aired on CBR was either the show that aired on Saturday or the show that aired at 8:30pm.

The show that aired at 4:30pm didn't air on Wednesday.

The show that aired on Friday had 750,000 fewer viewers than the show that aired on SBC.

The show with 250,000 viewers aired on Saturday.

The program that aired on Monday had somewhat fewer viewers than the program that aired on PTR.

Of the show that aired at 1:00pm and the show that aired on Sunday, one aired on PTR and the other aired on FNX.

The five programs were the show with 500,000 viewers, the show that aired on Saturday, the program that aired at 4:30pm, the program that aired at 11:30am and the show that aired at 8:30pm.

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


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

The patient with the 1:30pm appointment doesn't have the appointment for the whitening.

The patient who will be seeing Dr. Nixon has an appointment sometime after Tommy.

The customer going in for the veneers has an appointment sometime after the client who will be seeing Dr. Nixon.

The customer with the 12:30pm appointment won't be seen by Dr. York.

The customer who will be seeing Dr. Lloyd, the customer with the 9:30am appointment, and the patient going in for the root canal are three different people.

The client who will be seeing Dr. Lloyd doesn't have the appointment for the veneers.

Of the person with the 11:30am appointment and the person with the 10:30am appointment, one is Bernice and the other will be seen by Dr. Adkins.

The client who will be seeing Dr. Nixon has the appointment for the extraction.

Of the client with the 11:30am appointment and the client going in for the root canal, one is Wayne and the other will be seen by Dr. Adkins.

Wayne has an appointment 1 hour after the client going in for the veneers.

cleaning
extraction
root canal
veneers
whitening

Dr. Adkins
Dr. Harris
Dr. Lloyd
Dr. Nixon
Dr. York


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.

Louis was either the competitor who chose bolognese sauce or the contestant who paid $7.99.

The contestant who paid $8.99 didn't order rotini.

The competitor who ordered fettuccine paid 1 dollar more than the runner who chose arrabiata sauce.

Of the runner who chose puttanesca sauce and the contestant who ordered rigatoni, one was Oscar and the other paid $8.99.

The competitor who ordered taglioni paid 3 dollars more than the contestant who ordered rigatoni.

The runner who chose alfredo sauce ordered taglioni.

The competitor who chose puttanesca sauce paid  more than the contestant who ordered fettuccine.

fettuccine fusilli rigatoni rotini taglioni

alfredo arrabiata bolognese mushroom puttanesca


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.

Of Nathaniel and the player who won the $23.25 pot, one won with a royal flush and the other won the fifth hand.

The competitor who won the second hand didn't win the $12.50 pot.

The person who won the third hand didn't win the $12.50 pot.

The person who won the $18.25 pot didn't win with a full house.

The competitor who won the third hand was either the person who won with a straight or the competitor who won the $23.25 pot.

The player who won with two pairs won 3 hands before the competitor who won the $23.25 pot.

The player who won the fifth hand won the $9.00 pot.

one pair
two pairs
full house
straight
royal flush


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

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

The contestant who finished in fifth place had to spell a word that was 3 letters shorter than the one given to the child who finished in fourth place.

Nick has never taken a class from Mrs. Condini.

The contestant whose final word was "consomme" has never taken a class from Mrs. Condini.

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

Of the contestant who finished in third place and the contestant from Mrs. Steuben's class, one had to spell "duplicity" and the other is Yvette.

Yvette is either the contestant whose final word was "consomme" or the contestant who finished in second place.

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

anemic bulwark consomme duplicity elucidated


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 lemon snapper is either the person who scored 49 points or Bertha.

The person from Oceanside made the cajun chili.

Gabriel, the cook from White Bean and the cook from Oceanside are all different chefs.

The person who made the pepper steak scored 7 more points than Gabriel.

Ollie, the chef from Demitasse, and the person from Oceanside are three different chefs.

Of the cook from Zenaida's and the cook who scored 49 points, one made the lemon snapper and the other was Wade.

The person from White Bean scored 14 more points than Gabriel.

The cook from Demitasse didn't make the turkey soup.

cajun chili
jambalaya
lemon snapper
pepper steak
turkey soup

Apple Barn
Demitasse
Oceanside
White Bean
Zenaida\'s


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

The Echmust culture was founded sometime after the Kimusk culture.

The culture with 6,500 people was founded 250 years before the culture with 4,500 people.

Of the culture with 9,500 people and the society founded in 350 AD, one was the Echmust culture and the other was based near Unity.

The Danseri culture had a population size of 9,500.

The Echmust culture was founded 500 years before the Oiracha culture.

The Oiracha culture was either the culture founded in 350 AD or the culture located near Junction City.

The culture with 4,500 people was founded 250 years before the culture with 9,500 people.

The culture located near Redlands didn't have a population size of 7,500.

The culture founded in 1100 AD was based near Redlands.

The society founded in 350 AD wasn't based near Waterloo.

Easton
Junction City
Redlands
Unity
Waterloo


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.

Of Blanche and the client with the 11:00am appointment, one is being worked on by Victoria and the other chose brown sable.

The customer with the 12:00pm appointment chose brown sable.

Hope doesn't have the 3:00pm appointment.

The customer with the 11:00am appointment didn't choose jet black.

The client with the 1:00pm appointment didn't choose jet black.

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

Victoria's client has her appointment sometime before the client that chose warm mocha.

Eileen doesn't have the 1:00pm appointment.

The customer with the 1:00pm appointment is either Hope or Whitney's customer.

Of the client with the 11:00am appointment and the client that chose midnight blue, one is being worked on by Susie and the other is Georgia.

Whitney's customer has her appointment 1 hour after Blanche.

brown sable
deep copper
jet black
midnight blue
warm mocha


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 finished fifth didn't make the silver item.

The knitter who finished first made the mittens.

The person who finished fourth, Ruth and the person who entered her mittens are all different people.

The knitter who entered her blanket finished 2 places after the person who submitted the orange item.

Of Marianne and the person who finished fifth, one made the green item and the other made the sweater.

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

The person who submitted the blue item, Ruth, and the person who entered her hat are three different people.

The entrant who entered her tea cozy finished 1 place after Alexis.


The chef from Enzo's didn't make the cajun chili.

The person who made the cajun chili scored 7 more points than Freda.

The chef who scored 49 points, the person from Epicurious, the cook from Demitasse and Freda are all different chefs.

The person from Oceanside didn't make the pepper steak.

The cook who scored 42 points, the person from Demitasse, and the cook from Enzo's are three different chefs.

The person from Demitasse is either the cook who made the cashew tofu or the cook who scored 63 points.

Zachary is either the cook who made the pepper steak or the cook from Demitasse.

The cook who made the lemon snapper scored 14 more points than Zachary.

The person who scored 70 points doesn't work at Epicurious.

cajun chili
cashew tofu
lemon snapper
pepper steak
smoked pork

Demitasse
Enzo\'s
Epicurious
Oceanside
White Bean


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 course in room 412 is taught by Zimmerman.

The Algebra class isn't taught by Brady.

The English class has 4  fewer students than the course in room 318.

The class in room 319 is taught by Leach.

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

Of the Chemistry class and the class in room 215, one has 29 students and the other is taught by Warner.

The class in room 412 isn't the Spanish class.

The Chemistry class has 2  more students than Mr. Brady's class.

The class in room 405 isn't the Spanish class.

The course in room 319 doesn't have 37 students.


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.

Yolanda's order, the sandwich with liverwurst and the $6.75 order are all different sandwiches.

The order with roast beef costs 3 dollars more than the sandwich with havarti cheese.

Of Henrietta's order and the sandwich with provolone cheese, one includes salami and the other costs $2.75.

The order with gouda cheese costs  more than the sandwich with salami.

Of the $4.75 order and Henrietta's sandwich, one includes cheddar cheese and the other includes ham.

Peter's sandwich doesn't include swiss cheese.

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

Peter's sandwich doesn't include gouda cheese.

ham
liverwurst
prosciutto
roast beef
salami


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 Tevatron LHC will go online 3 years after the Dublin accelerator.

The five accelerators are the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2019, the Tevatron LHC, the project headed by Dr. Jennings, the Warsaw facility and the Zynga Complex.

Of the Lectra 4C and the project headed by Dr. Kirk, one is in Paris and the other will go online in 2020.

The Zagreb accelerator will go online sometime before the project headed by Dr. Chang.

The facility scheduled to go online in 2016 isn't in Warsaw.

The accelerator scheduled to go online in 2017 is either the Paris facility or the Bale-Hahn SSC.

The project headed by Dr. Kirk will go online 2 years after the project headed by Dr. Golden.

Bale-Hahn SSC
Egert Facility
Lectra 4C
Tevatron LHC
Zynga Complex

Dr. Chang
Dr. Golden
Dr. Jennings
Dr. Kirk
Dr. Ramos


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.

Oak Capital has a  larger return than the one run by Larry Larsen.

Neither the one with a return of 8% nor the one with a return of 9% is the one begun in 1992.

Silver Rock has a 3 percent larger return than the one begun in 2005.

The fund with a return of 8% didn't begin in 2009.

The one begun in 2002 has a  larger return than the one run by Ollie Ochoa.

The one with a return of 10% is run by Sal Spencer.

Of the fund run by Zed Zamora and the fund begun in 1989, one has had a return of 8% and the other has had a return of 10%.

Hudson Brook has a 1 percent larger return than the one begun in 2005.

Black River
Citizen Trust
Hudson Brook
Oak Capital
Silver Rock

Larry Larsen
Ollie Ochoa
Ralph Ross
Sal Spencer
Zed Zamora


Of the order with bologna and Darrell's sandwich, one costs $5.75 and the other includes muenster cheese.

The five sandwiches are the $6.75 order, Darrell's sandwich, Greg's sandwich, Peter's order and the sandwich with provolone cheese.

The $4.75 sandwich doesn't include salami.

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

The order with bologna costs 1 dollar less than the order with cheddar cheese.

Of the order with prosciutto and the sandwich with havarti cheese, one costs $2.75 and the other is Darrell's.

cheddar havarti muenster provolone swiss

bologna
corned beef
prosciutto
roast beef
salami


The person with the 10:30am appointment will be seen by Dr. Nixon.

The patient going in for the veneers has an appointment 3 hours after Rosemary.

Patsy has an appointment 1 hour before Lynn.

The patient who will be seeing Dr. Quinn has an appointment sometime after the client who will be seeing Dr. Harris.

The customer with the 10:30am appointment, Rosemary, and Dwight are three different people.

The person who will be seeing Dr. Quinn has the appointment for the root canal.

Of Dwight and the client with the 12:30pm appointment, one will be seen by Dr. Joseph and the other has the appointment for the whitening.

The patient who will be seeing Dr. Harris doesn't have the appointment for the crown.

The client with the 12:30pm appointment is either the person going in for the whitening or Felix.

crown
extraction
root canal
veneers
whitening

Dr. Harris
Dr. Joseph
Dr. Nixon
Dr. Quinn
Dr. Torres


The client that chose warm mocha, Opal's client, and the client with the 3:00pm appointment are three different customers.

Of the client with the 1:00pm appointment and Blanche, one chose warm mocha and the other is being worked on by Tammie.

The customer that chose jet black has her appointment 2 hours after Victoria's client.

Tammie's customer has her appointment 1 hour after the customer that chose deep copper.

The client that chose midnight blue is either Pam's client or Blanche.

Hope is either the client with the 1:00pm appointment or Victoria's client.

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

Myra has her appointment sometime before Hope.


The client going in for the veneers has an appointment 1 hour before Gayle.

Zachary doesn't have the appointment for the root canal.

The person going in for the whitening has an appointment 2 hours before the person who will be seeing Dr. Lloyd.

Of the patient going in for the filling and the person with the 9:30am appointment, one is Jonathan and the other is Gayle.

The patient going in for the veneers has an appointment 2 hours before the customer who will be seeing Dr. Gregory.

The client who will be seeing Dr. Gregory has an appointment sometime before Zachary.

Ernest is either the patient going in for the cleaning or the patient who will be seeing Dr. Joseph.

Of Gayle and the client with the 1:30pm appointment, one has the appointment for the cleaning and the other will be seen by Dr. York.

cleaning
filling
root canal
veneers
whitening

Dr. Gregory
Dr. Joseph
Dr. Lloyd
Dr. Valdez
Dr. York


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.

Of the truss bridge and the 8,500 ft structure, one is in Kiev and the other is Vellon Bridge.

The 13,000 ft structure is either the camelback structure or Avery Bridge.

The bowstring bridge, the truss bridge and the one in Luxembourg are all different structures.

The camelback one is 4,500 feet shorter than the structure in Rome.

The cable-stayed bridge is 1,500 feet shorter than the structure in Helsinki.

Of the 11,500 ft structure and Sandy Bridge, one is in Luxembourg and the other is the cable-stayed bridge.

bowstring cable-stayed camelback cantilever truss

Copenhagen Helsinki Kiev Luxembourg Rome


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.

Of the 23 ft long exhibit and the whale donated in 2012, one is the beluga whale and the other is Adam.

The 29 ft long specimen wasn't donated in 1999.

The whale donated in 2012 is 4 feet longer than Felipe.

The specimen donated in 2010 is somewhat shorter than the whale donated in 1996.

The whale donated in 2004 is either the 29 ft long exhibit or Brent.

The narwhal, the 27 ft long whale and the specimen donated in 2004 are all different whales.

Of the 23 ft long exhibit and the fin whale, one was donated to the aquarium in 1996 and the other is Adam.

beluga whale
bowhead whale
fin whale
narwhal
right whale


Of the client with the 11:30am appointment and the patient who will be seeing Dr. Lloyd, one has the appointment for the root canal and the other is Jonathan.

Inez has an appointment sometime after Nettie.

Mindy has an appointment 2 hours after the customer who will be seeing Dr. Winters.

The client with the 12:30pm appointment doesn't have the appointment for the extraction.

The person with the 1:30pm appointment won't be seen by Dr. Ingram.

The patient going in for the crown has an appointment 1 hour before the client going in for the cleaning.

The person who will be seeing Dr. Winters has an appointment sometime before Jonathan.

The five people are Nettie, the person with the 10:30am appointment, the customer who will be seeing Dr. Ingram, the client who will be seeing Dr. Kramer and the client with the 9:30am appointment.

The person going in for the cleaning is either Jonathan or the person who will be seeing Dr. Valdez.

cleaning
crown
extraction
filling
root canal

Dr. Ingram
Dr. Kramer
Dr. Lloyd
Dr. Valdez
Dr. Winters


The Uskorr culture had a population size of 8,000.

The society founded in 850 AD was either the culture located near Valencia or the culture located near Zwingle.

The culture with 4,500 people was founded 500 years before the Uskorr culture.

The Nysrani culture was founded in 100 AD.

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

The culture with 9,000 people was either the culture located near Redlands or the Tyash culture.

The culture with 7,500 people was founded 250 years after the culture with 8,000 people.

The culture located near Redlands didn't have a population size of 4,500.

Of the culture located near Arnolds Park and the society founded in 350 AD, one was the Uskorr culture and the other had a population size of 9,000.

The Yeust culture wasn't based near Redlands.

Arnolds Park
Lacona
Redlands
Valencia
Zwingle


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 $7.00 balloon and the balloon Ian bought, one was the fish and the other was white.

The snail cost 3 dollars less than the turtle.

Of the orange animal and the $3.00 balloon, one was the fish and the other was purchased by Heidi.

The monkey cost 3 dollars less than the fish.

The red balloon cost 1 dollar more than the purple animal.


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 Ingram's house, the $29,000 house, the 110 sq ft house and the home going to Healdsburg are all different houses.

The structure going to Dallas Center didn't sell for $25,000.

The 110 sq ft structure is either the structure going to Eagle Grove or the $27,500 house.

Of the 140 sq ft structure and the $38,000 house, one will be delivered to Unionville and the other is for the Davidsons.

The Gillespie's house will be delivered to Eagle Grove.

The $29,000 home is 15 sq ft smaller than the $35,000 structure.

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

Of the $29,000 house and the home going to Eagle Grove, one is 110 sq ft and the other is for the Kirbys.

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

Dallas Center
Eagle Grove
Fullerton
Healdsburg
Unionville


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

The tycoon who works in the medical industry is worth 1 billion more than the magnate from France.

Of the tycoon from Denmark and the tycoon worth $26 billion, one works in the banking industry and the other is Leonard Levy.

The mogul from Ireland is worth 1 billion more than Sid Scott.

Joseph Jakes is worth 1 billion more than the mogul from Mexico.

Of the mogul worth $27 billion and the mogul from Ireland, one works in the software industry and the other is Joseph Jakes.

The magnate from Mexico, the magnate who works in the medical industry, and the person worth $26 billion are three different people.

The mogul who works in the aerospace industry isn't from Mexico.

Leonard Levy is worth 1 billion more than the magnate who works in the software industry.

Rachel Reid isn't worth exactly $29 billion.

Joseph Jakes
Kirk Kaplan
Leonard Levy
Rachel Reid
Sid Scott

aerospace banking medical pharmaceutical software


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 Mack truck has 50 fewer books than "Books-4-U".

The bookmobile Violet drives, "Words To Go", and the Greyhound bus are three different vehicles.

Of the Winnebago and the bookmobile with 450 books, one is "Words To Go" and the other is driven by Elena.

The five vehicles are the mobile library Cynthia drives, "Words To Go", "Lit on Wheels", the bookmobile with 450 books and the Mack truck.

"Dream Machine" doesn't have exactly 300 books.

Of the mobile library with 300 books and "Books-4-U", one is the ice cream truck and the other is the Greyhound bus.

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

"Lit on Wheels" is either the vehicle with 450 books or the school bus.

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

Greyhound bus
ice cream trk
Mack truck
school bus
Winnebago


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 Southwest Inc card expires on 05/2025.

The card that expires on 11/2025 has an APR 2 percent higher than the one that expires on 06/2025.

The card that expires on 05/2025 has an APR 2 percent lower than the Whitly Bank card.

The card with an APR of 11% doesn't expire on 12/2025.

The one with an APR of 12% doesn't have a limit of $4,000.

Neither the one with the $3,500 credit limit nor the card with the $5,000 credit limit is the card with an APR of 11%.

The Southwest Inc card has an APR 3 percent lower than the Dell Scargo card.

Of the one that expires on 11/2025 and the one with an APR of 8%, one is from Credit Korp and the other has a limit of $8,500.

The Whitly Bank card, the card with an APR of 8%, the card with the $4,000 credit limit and the one with an APR of 11% are all different cards.

The Whitly Bank card doesn't have a limit of $5,000.

Dell Scargo
Credit Korp
Southwest Inc
TrustCo
Whitly Bank


The chef from Epicurious didn't make the smoked pork.

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

The person from Zenaida's scored somewhat more points than Rosalie.

The person who made the smoked pork scored somewhat more points than Ida.

The five chefs are Ida, the cook who scored 63 points, the cook from Demitasse, the cook who made the smoked pork and the cook who made the pepper steak.

The chef who made the lemon snapper scored 21 more points than the person from Oceanside.

The chef from Demitasse is either the cook who made the pepper steak or the chef who made the cajun chili.

cajun chili
jambalaya
lemon snapper
pepper steak
smoked pork

Demitasse
Epicurious
Oceanside
White Bean
Zenaida\'s


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

Of the $300 item and the item made of walnut, one is the barstool and the other was crafted by Hope.

Kendra's item costs  less than the item made of oak.

The $350 item, the $325 item and Josephine's item are all different pieces.

Irma's piece costs  less than the item made of ash.

The bench costs 25 dollars less than the item made of teak.

The $325 piece is either the barstool or Irma's item.

Of Kendra's piece and the piece made of walnut, one costs $250 and the other is the rocking chair.

The piece made of teak costs  less than Josephine's piece.

barstool
bench
coffee table
footstool
rocking chair


The fund with a return of 9% isn't run by Ralph Ross.

The fund run by Sal Spencer has a 3 percent larger return than Pine Bay.

The fund begun in 1997 isn't run by Sal Spencer.

The fund with a return of 6% is run by Ollie Ochoa.

The fund begun in 1989 has a  larger return than the one begun in 1992.

The fund begun in 1989 has had a 1 percent smaller return than the fund begun in 1983.

Pine Bay has a 1 percent larger return than First Crescent.

Black River has a 2 percent larger return than First Crescent.

Of Hudson Brook and the one with a return of 8%, one started in 1983 and the other is run by Sal Spencer.

Black River
Citizen Trust
First Crescent
Hudson Brook
Pine Bay

Ollie Ochoa
Ralph Ross
Sal Spencer
Terry Torres
Zed Zamora


Vellon Bridge is 1,500 feet longer than the cantilever structure.

North Bridge is either the bridge in Madrid or the 10,000 ft bridge.

The one in Kiev is either the 8,500 ft one or the camelback structure.

The structure in Oslo is the cantilever bridge.

The bridge in Vaduz, North Bridge, and the girder structure are three different structures.

Of the bowstring structure and the one in Oslo, one is Vellon Bridge and the other is 13,000 ft.

The camelback bridge, North Bridge and the 11,500 ft bridge are all different structures.

Sandy Bridge is 1,500 feet longer than Bay Bridge.

Bay Bridge
Gorem Bridge
North Bridge
Sandy Bridge
Vellon Bridge

bowstring cable-stayed camelback cantilever girder


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

Hori Takesi, the shrine built in 1765, and the shrine in Miyato are three different shrines.

The structure in Miyato was built 60 years after Okabe Honzo.

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

The structure dedicated to the rooster was built 60 years before the structure dedicated to the frog.

Matsuno Okura was built 60 years after the temple dedicated to the cat.

The structure built in 1705 is either the structure dedicated to the cat or the shrine dedicated to the rooster.

The structure in Miyato was built 60 years before the temple in Uchida.

The structure dedicated to the turtle isn't in Miyato.

Hori Takesi
Matsuno Okura
Okabe Honzo
Sama Takako
Yamasaki


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

The presenter who spoke for 12 minutes didn't talk about P.M. North.

The presenter who spoke for 14 minutes was either the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Blair or the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Disraeli.

Neither the student who spoke for 12 minutes nor the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Blair was Perry.

Of the presenter who spoke for 8 minutes and the presenter who got the B+, one talked about P.M. Heath and the other was Perry.

Colleen spoke 2 minutes less than Hazel.

Colleen spoke 2 minutes more than the student who got the D.

Yvonne spoke 4 minutes less than the presenter who got the C+.

Perry spoke 6 minutes more than the student who got the A-.

The presenter who got the D didn't talk about P.M. Blair.


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

Of the contestant from Mrs. Yeffer's class and the child from Mrs. Manzella's class, one is Otis and the other had to spell "duplicity".

Gayle is either the contestant who finished in first place or the student from Mrs. Manzella's class.

May had to spell a word that was 2 letters longer than the one given to the student who finished in fourth place.

Of the student from Mrs. Witte's class and the student who finished in sixth place, one had to spell "elucidated" and the other is Otis.

The contestant from Mrs. Manzella's class had to spell a word that was one or more letters longer than the one given to Violet.

The five people are the contestant whose final word was "consomme", the contestant from Mrs. Yeffer's class, May, Otis and the contestant who finished in seventh place.

The child who finished in seventh place has never taken a class from Mrs. Condini.

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


The person who submitted the green item is either the person who entered her scarf or the knitter who finished fourth.

Priscilla, the person who submitted the purple item, the entrant who finished fifth and the entrant who entered her hat are all different people.

Of Ollie and the person who entered her sweater, one made the silver item and the other finished fifth.

The knitter who finished third didn't knit the scarf.

The knitter who submitted the orange item finished 3 places after the knitter who entered her hat.

Kimberly finished 1 place after the person who entered her scarf.

Of the entrant who finished first and the knitter who submitted the purple item, one made the mittens and the other is Priscilla.

The entrant who submitted the orange item didn't knit the sweater.

The person who finished fourth didn't knit the sweater.


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

The person who will be seeing Dr. Winters has an appointment sometime before the customer going in for the extraction.

The patient with the 10:30am appointment, the client going in for the root canal, and the person going in for the extraction are three different people.

The customer with the 12:30pm appointment will be seen by Dr. Underwood.

The client going in for the veneers has an appointment 2 hours after the customer who will be seeing Dr. Harris.

Of the client with the 1:30pm appointment and the client going in for the veneers, one is Harold and the other will be seen by Dr. Park.

Wayne doesn't have the appointment for the extraction.

The client who will be seeing Dr. Harris has an appointment 1 hour after Inez.

Of the client who will be seeing Dr. Park and the patient going in for the filling, one is Wayne and the other is scheduled for 9:30am.

crown
extraction
filling
root canal
veneers

Dr. Harris
Dr. Lloyd
Dr. Park
Dr. Underwood
Dr. Winters


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 piece going to Ypsilanti is "Valencio".

The piece going to Mexico City, "Tombawomba" and Lucas's dummy are all different dummies.

The piece going to Mexico City isn't "Yenga".

Of Lucas's dummy and "Utrecht", one cost $1,000 and the other is going to Vancouver.

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

Herman's piece cost 250 dollars more than the dummy going to Vancouver.

"Tombawomba" cost 250 dollars less than Margarita's piece.

Of Lucas's dummy and the dummy going to Ypsilanti, one is "Xavier" and the other cost $750.

Tombawomba Utrecht Valencio Xavier Yenga

Mexico City
Portland
St. Moritz
Vancouver
Ypsilanti


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.

Of the stock that sold for $28 per share and PSTO, one was in the technology sector and the other was bought by Abigail.

Of the telecom stock and the stock that sold for $27 per share, one was KMPP and the other was bought by Charlie.

The stock Edith bought was  per share more expensive than the technology stock.

The five stocks were JMO, the stock that sold for $25 per share, the energy stock, the utilities stock and the financial stock.

Of the financial stock and the stock Charlie bought, one was PSTO and the other sold for $25 per share.

JMO was either the stock Edith bought or the stock Francine bought.

The utilities stock was 2 dollars per share more expensive than HBW.

Abigail Charlie Edith Francine Heathcliff

energy financial technology telecom utilities


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

The contestant who finished first wasn't from Canoga Park.

Of Leona and Willie, one finished fourth and the other answered 30 Across incorrectly.

The person who finished first wasn't from Bertram.

The contestant who got 20 Across wrong finished 2 places after Leona.

The solver who finished fifth answered 11 Down incorrectly.

The person who finished fifth wasn't from Bertram.

The person from Stanton, the solver who finished fourth, and Grace are three different people.

Of the solver who finished fourth and the person from Stanton, one answered 2 Down incorrectly and the other was Willie.

Grace got the right answer for 20 Across.

The person who got 30 Across wrong, Eva, and the solver who finished second are three different people.

Avalon
Bertram
Canoga Park
Stanton
Van Nuys

2 Down
11 Down
20 Across
26 Down
30 Across


Of the sei whale and the beluga whale, one is 29 ft long and the other is Herbert.

Of the whale donated in 1999 and the whale donated in 2012, one is Evan and the other is the fin whale.

The specimen donated in 1999 is 2 feet longer than Adam.

The five whales are the exhibit donated in 2004, the 25 ft long exhibit, the 23 ft long exhibit, Gus and Evan.

The specimen donated in 2012 is 4 feet longer than Brent.

The 29 ft long specimen, the bowhead whale, and the exhibit donated in 1996 are three different whales.

Of the 23 ft long specimen and the 25 ft long exhibit, one is Herbert and the other was donated to the aquarium in 2012.

beluga whale
bowhead whale
fin whale
gray whale
sei whale


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 five oysters are the oyster from Duxbury, MA, the Island Creek oyster, the one that costs $2.30, the Welcher oyster and the oyster with the buttery finish.

Of the one from Appleton, CT and the one that costs $2.00, one is the Island Creek oyster and the other has a melon-like taste.

The one that costs $2.10 doesn't have a buttery flavor.

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

The one with the citrusy finish is either the one from Appleton, CT or the one that costs $2.40.

The oyster from Charlestown, CT costs 10 cents more than the Katamaka oyster.

The oyster with the nutty finish costs somewhat more than the one from Charlestown, CT.

Island Creek
Katamaka
Ninigreth
Thatcher
Welcher

Appleton, CT
Charlestown, CT
Duxbury, MA
Punaville, RI
Vancouver, BC


Of the card with the $4,000 credit limit and the card with an APR of 8%, one is from TrustCo and the other is from Southwest Inc.

The Hoardstrum card doesn't have a limit of $6,500.

The one with an APR of 11% doesn't expire on 12/2025.

The card that expires on 11/2025 has an APR 1 percent lower than the card with the $4,000 credit limit.

The Mid Atlantic card is either the card with the $2,000 credit limit or the card that expires on 04/2024.

The card that expires on 06/2025, the Hoardstrum card and the one with the $8,500 credit limit are all different cards.

The card with the $8,500 credit limit has an APR somewhat lower than the Southwest Inc card.

The Mid Atlantic card has an APR somewhat lower than the card with the $2,000 credit limit.

The Southwest Inc card has an APR 1 percent lower than the card that expires on 02/2024.

Of the Southwest Inc card and the card with an APR of 12%, one has a limit of $2,000 and the other expires on 12/2025.

Hoardstrum
Mid Atlantic
Southwest Inc
TrustCo
Whitly Bank


The contestant who finished first answered 4 Across incorrectly.

The contestant who finished fifth was either Anna or the contestant from Stanton.

Of Eva and the contestant from Fowler, one answered 20 Across incorrectly and the other finished third.

The person who finished third got the right answer for 11 Down.

The solver from Hollis finished 2 places before Blanca.

Eva finished 1 place before the contestant who got 2 Down wrong.

Of the contestant who finished fourth and the person from Needles, one answered 4 Across incorrectly and the other was Perry.

2 Down
4 Across
11 Down
18 Down
20 Across


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

The salesperson who ordered the B.L.T. owes 45 cents more than the team member who ordered the orange soda.

Of Erica and Samantha, one owes $6.70 and the other ordered the root beer.

Hannah owes 90 cents more than the person who ordered the tuna on rye.

The salesperson whose order cost $4.90 ordered the Italian sub.

The person whose order cost $5.35 didn't order the ginger ale.

Of Erica and the person whose order cost $5.80, one ordered the water and the other ordered the meatball sub.

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

ginger ale
grape soda
orange soda
root beer
water


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

The kale quinoa doesn't have exactly 400 calories.

The recipe served on May 15th contains 20 fewer calories than the recipe with 9 grams of protein.

The lemon salmon has exactly 9 grams of protein.

The dish with 9 grams of protein wasn't served on May 17th.

The recipe served on May 14th contains 20 more calories than the meal with 12 grams of protein.

Of the asian steak and the meal with 420 calories, one has exactly 7 grams of protein and the other was served on May 15th.

The recipe with 440 calories doesn't have exactly 8 grams of protein.

The dish with 440 calories was served on May 15th.

The recipe with 7 grams of protein was either the dish served on May 16th or the meal with 460 calories.

The recipe served on May 14th contains 20 fewer calories than the garlic tilapia.

asian steak
citrus halibut
garlic tilapia
kale quinoa
lemon salmon

May 12th
May 14th
May 15th
May 16th
May 17th

7 grams
8 grams
9 grams
12 grams
15 grams


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

The $1,500 game, the machine released in 1975, and "Archer Quest" are three different games.

The pinball machine made by Pinnefore is either the $2,000 pinball machine or "Voyager Hero".

The pinball machine released in 1976 wasn't made by Tarco Inc..

The pinball machine made by Dow Games came out 3 years before the $2,000 game.

"Voyager Hero" came out 3 years after "Meteor Rise".

The $1,500 system came out 1 year after the $2,500 game.

The machine made by Hayco Inc. came out 3 years after the game made by Dow Games.

Aladeen
Archer Quest
Meteor Rise
Voyager Hero
Zany Circus

Dow Games
Hayco Inc.
Pinnefore
Tarco Inc.
Waverly Toys


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.

Maxine Mohn won her tournament sometime after the golfer who won at Spotswood.

Of the woman who won in 1924 and the person who scored a 64, one was Leslie Lane and the other won at Juniper Hills.

Neither the golfer who won at Juniper Hills nor the golfer who won at Spotswood was the woman who scored a 60.

The person who won in 1922 didn't win at Willow Grove.

The person who won at Pennyfoot was either the woman who scored a 66 or Inez.

The person who won at Amble Glen won her tournament 2 years after Maxine Mohn.

The golfer who scored a 59 won her tournament sometime after the woman who won at Amble Glen.

Of the golfer who won at Pennyfoot and Freda Fritz, one won in 1921 and the other shot a 60.

Alison Ames
Freda Fritz
Inez
Leslie Lane
Maxine Mohn

Amble Glen
Juniper Hills
Pennyfoot
Spotswood
Willow Grove


Of the team member who ordered the iced tea and the salesperson who ordered the water, one is Hannah and the other ordered the B.L.T..

The person who ordered the water owes  more than Hannah.

The salesperson who ordered the Italian sub owes  more than Irene.

Neither the salesperson whose order cost $5.35 nor the person whose order cost $6.25 is the salesperson who ordered the diet coke.

The salesperson who ordered the water owes $1.35 less than the salesperson who ordered the cheeseburger.

Of the person who ordered the Italian sub and the salesperson who ordered the grape soda, one owes $6.70 and the other is Samantha.

B.L.T.
cheeseburger
club sandwich
Italian sub
meatball sub

diet coke
grape soda
iced tea
root beer
water


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.

Guillermo won 1 hand after the player who won with a straight.

The competitor who won the $23.25 pot won 2 hands after Salvador.

Theodore won 3 hands after the player who won the $18.25 pot.

The competitor who won the fifth hand didn't win with a straight flush.

Of the player who won with a flush and the competitor who won the $3.75 pot, one was Salvador and the other won the third hand.

The player who won with a straight was either the person who won the fifth hand or the player who won the fourth hand.

The person who won with two pairs won sometime before Salvador.

Adrienne Guillermo Holly Salvador Theodore

two pairs
flush
straight
straight flush
royal flush


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 Saturday had 750,000 more viewers than the program that aired at 10:00pm.

The show with 1,250,000 viewers aired on CBR.

The program that aired at 4:30pm had 250,000 more viewers than the program that aired on BMT.

The show that aired at 2:00pm aired on Thursday.

The program that aired on CBR didn't air on Tuesday.

The show that aired on SBC didn't air on Saturday.

The program that aired on PTR had 250,000 more viewers than the show that aired on Monday.

Of the program that aired at 11:30am and the show that aired on Monday, one brought in 250,000 viewers and the other aired on CBR.

The show with 1,000,000 viewers, the show that aired at 4:30pm, and the program that aired on Thursday are three different programs.


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 History class isn't taught by Herman.

The History class has 4  fewer students than the course in room 212.

The course in room 215 doesn't have 33 students.

The English class has 6  fewer students than Mr. Avery's class.

The class in room 207 is taught by Avery.

The class with 29 students is either the Latin class or Mr. Yang's class.

The class in room 215 isn't taught by Morrison.

The class in room 125 isn't the History class.

Neither Mr. Avery's class nor Mr. Yang's class is the Art class.

Mr. Yang's class has 2  fewer students than the Latin class.

Mr. Yang's class has 2  fewer students than Mr. Morrison's class.


The player who won the second hand, the player who won the $3.75 pot, and Courtney are three different people.

The competitor who won the $9.00 pot won 1 hand after Kelley.

Of the competitor who won with a full house and the person who won with a straight, one won the second hand and the other won the $12.50 pot.

The player who won the $5.25 pot, the person who won the fourth hand and the player who won the third hand were all different people.

The person who won with a royal flush won 2 hands after Wilbur.

Courtney won 1 hand after the player who won with a straight flush.

The competitor who won the $5.25 pot won sometime after the competitor who won with a full house.

two pairs
full house
straight
straight flush
royal flush


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 didn't make the silver item.

The person who entered her blanket, the entrant who finished fourth, and the person who submitted the green item are three different people.

Of the person who entered her tea cozy and the knitter who submitted the green item, one finished third and the other is Priscilla.

The knitter who entered her mittens finished somewhat before Priscilla.

The person who submitted the orange item is either the person who entered her hat or the knitter who entered her socks.

Of the entrant who finished second and the entrant who submitted the green item, one is Priscilla and the other made the hat.

Tanya finished 2 places before the person who entered her hat.