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 salesperson whose order cost $4.90 didn't order the Italian sub.

The salesperson whose order cost $7.60 didn't order the club sandwich.

The seven people are the person who ordered the diet coke, the salesperson who ordered the cheeseburger, Irene, Hannah, Peter, the salesperson who ordered the club sandwich and the team member who ordered the meatball sub.

The person who ordered the Italian sub owes  less than Rebecca.

The salesperson who ordered the orange soda owes 45 cents less than the person who ordered the tuna on rye.

Irene is either the person who ordered the cheeseburger or the salesperson who ordered the orange soda.

The person who ordered the club sandwich owes  more than Samantha.

Rebecca is either the salesperson whose order cost $5.80 or the team member who ordered the water.

Of the person whose order cost $4.90 and the person who ordered the diet coke, one is Peter and the other ordered the tuna on rye.

Of the salesperson who ordered the grape soda and the salesperson who ordered the cheeseburger, one owes $4.90 and the other is Samantha.

The person whose order cost $6.25 is either the person who ordered the B.L.T. or the team member who ordered the root beer.

The salesperson who ordered the ginger ale is either the salesperson who ordered the club sandwich or the team member who ordered the cheeseburger.

The person whose order cost $7.15 is either the person who ordered the iced tea or the person who ordered the Italian sub.

Of the team member who ordered the taco salad and the salesperson whose order cost $7.60, one ordered the water and the other ordered the orange soda.

Erica Geoffrey Hannah Irene Peter Rebecca Samantha

diet coke
ginger ale
grape soda
iced tea
orange soda
root beer
water


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.

Of the podcast with 2 million downloads and the podcast that began in 2010, one is about music and the other is about business.

The show with 6 million downloads didn't start in 2014.

The literature podcast has  more downloads than the business podcast.

Of the sports podcast and the podcast with 1 million downloads, one started in 2012 and the other is Faye Fender's.

Geneva Gold's show isn't about business.

The podcast with 3 million downloads didn't start in 2008.

The show that began in 2015 has 4 million fewer downloads than Bobby Bora's podcast.

The literature show has 4 million fewer downloads than Cora Capon's podcast.

The podcast that began in 2007 has  fewer downloads than the podcast that began in 2015.

The film show has 3 million more downloads than the literature show.

Al Acosta's podcast didn't start in 2015.

The sports podcast has 1 million more downloads than the music podcast.

The podcast that began in 2012 is either Eva Estrada's podcast or the podcast with 4 million downloads.

The podcast that began in 2008 has  more downloads than the investing podcast.

The literature show is either the show that began in 2014 or the show with 3 million downloads.

1 million
2 million
3 million
4 million
5 million
6 million
7 million

Al Acosta
Bobby Bora
Cora Capon
Dixie Dean
Eva Estrada
Faye Fender
Geneva Gold

business film gaming investing literature music sports


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 finished 4 places after Frederick.

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

The person who finished fourth got the right answer for 20 Across.

The contestant from Oak View finished 3 places before the contestant from Delhi.

Of the solver who got 26 Down wrong and the contestant from Stanton, one was Kelvin and the other finished seventh.

The contestant who finished sixth was either the contestant who got 26 Down wrong or the solver who got 30 Across wrong.

The solver from Stanton, the solver who finished second, the person who got 18 Down wrong, the person who finished third, Nelson and Melinda were all different people.

Steven finished sometime after the solver from Hollis.

Of the solver who got 11 Down wrong and the person who finished fourth, one was from Stanton and the other was Grace.

The contestant from Miles finished 2 places before Grace.

Of the person who finished fourth and the contestant from Oak View, one was Grace and the other answered 2 Down incorrectly.

The solver from Miles finished 4 places before Nelson.

The contestant who got 2 Down wrong finished 1 place after Kelvin.

first second third fourth fifth sixth seventh

Frederick Grace Julie Kelvin Melinda Nelson Steven

Delhi
Hollis
Jackman
Miles
Oak View
Quimby
Stanton

2 Down
4 Across
11 Down
18 Down
20 Across
26 Down
30 Across


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 player in lane 5 scored  more points than Brandi.

The person in lane 3 is either Zachary or Gretchen.

Brandi scored 80 points more points than Oliver.

The player from Cutler scored 80 points more points than Zachary.

Kristie scored 240 points fewer points than the person in lane 6.

Of the contestant in lane 7 and the person from Junction City, one is Kristie and the other is Alberta.

The player who scored 620 points is either the person from Modesto or the contestant in lane 1.

Kristie scored 320 points fewer points than the person from Pacific Grove.

The player who scored 380 points wasn't in lane 4.

The person from Ontario scored  more points than Zachary.

Of the contestant who scored 300 points and the person who scored 460 points, one was in lane 5 and the other was from Modesto.

Alberta Brandi Gretchen Kristie Oliver Yvette Zachary

Cutler
Elk Grove
Fort Kent
Junction City
Modesto
Ontario
Pacific Grove


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 magnate from Ireland is worth somewhat less than the mogul who works in the pharmaceutical industry.

Rachel Reid is worth somewhat less than the mogul who works in the banking industry.

Of the mogul who works in the software industry and the magnate from Norway, one is worth $30 billion and the other is Kirk Kaplan.

Of the magnate from Denmark and the person worth $29 billion, one is Tim Townsend and the other works in the retail industry.

The tycoon from Ireland is worth somewhat more than Ed Everett.

The mogul from Norway is worth 3 billion less than the person from Argentina.

Tim Townsend is worth 1 billion more than the mogul from Sweden.

Of the mogul worth $31 billion and the mogul worth $27 billion, one works in the retail industry and the other is Rachel Reid.

Tim Townsend doesn't work in the pharmaceutical industry.

Ida Ingram, the mogul from France, and the mogul from Ireland are three different people.

Sid Scott is worth 1 billion more than Rachel Reid.

The tycoon who works in the biotech industry is worth 2 billion more than the tycoon who works in the medical industry.

$25 billion
$26 billion
$27 billion
$28 billion
$29 billion
$30 billion
$31 billion

Ed Everett
Hal Hickman
Ida Ingram
Kirk Kaplan
Rachel Reid
Sid Scott
Tim Townsend

Argentina Denmark Ireland England France Norway Sweden

banking biotech finance medical retail pharmaceutical software


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 Credit Korp card is either the card with the $8,500 credit limit or the one that expires on 08/2025.

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

The one with the $3,500 credit limit has an APR somewhat higher than the one that expires on 09/2025.

The one that expires on 08/2025 has an APR 3 percent higher than the one with the $3,500 credit limit.

The Hoardstrum card has an APR 4 percent higher than the TrustCo card.

The Dell Scargo card has an APR somewhat lower than the one that expires on 06/2025.

The one that expires on 09/2025 has an APR somewhat higher than the card with the $8,500 credit limit.

The one with the $5,000 credit limit has an APR 1 percent higher than the one that expires on 11/2025.

The Whitly Bank card doesn't have the 13% APR.

The Mid Atlantic card has an APR 1 percent higher than the one that expires on 05/2025.

The Whitly Bank card has an APR somewhat higher than the one with the $5,000 credit limit.

The one that expires on 04/2024 doesn't have a limit of $3,500.

The card with an APR of 10% doesn't expire on 09/2025.

Of the card with the $4,000 credit limit and the card that expires on 06/2025, one has an APR of 13% and the other is from Credit Korp.

The card with the $7,500 credit limit has an APR 3 percent higher than the card with the $5,000 credit limit.

The one that expires on 09/2025 has an APR 1 percent lower than the Southwest Inc card.

Neither the TrustCo card nor the card with the $20,000 credit limit is the one with an APR of 13%.

Dell Scargo
Credit Korp
Hoardstrum
Mid Atlantic
Southwest Inc
TrustCo
Whitly Bank


The contestant from Modesto wasn't in lane 2.

The person in lane 3 scored 80 points fewer points than the person from Bristol.

The person who scored 380 points was from Bristol.

The player from Elk Grove is either the player in lane 6 or the contestant in lane 3.

The person in lane 1 scored  fewer points than the player from Modesto.

Terrence scored 160 points fewer points than Esther.

Christie scored 160 points more points than the person from Ontario.

Terrence scored 240 points fewer points than Wanda.

The contestant from Cutler scored  fewer points than the person in lane 7.

Of the person from Pacific Grove and the player in lane 6, one is Christie and the other scored 540 points.

The person from Elk Grove scored 160 points fewer points than the player from Junction City.

The contestant in lane 5 scored 80 points more points than the person in lane 3.

Hope scored 240 points fewer points than the contestant in lane 6.

The person in lane 7 scored 320 points fewer points than Zachary.

Christie Esther Hope Johnathan Terrence Wanda Zachary

Bristol
Cutler
Elk Grove
Junction City
Modesto
Ontario
Pacific 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 vehicle with 450 books is either the bookmobile Violet drives or the bookmobile Jaime drives.

"Words To Go" has 50 more books than "Tiny Tomes".

The Winnebago has 150 more books than the ambulance.

The ice cream truck isn't driven by Francisco.

Of the mobile library Kimberly drives and the vehicle with 250 books, one is the school bus and the other is "Explore More".

"Books-4-U" has 50 more books than "Explore More".

"Words To Go", the mobile library with 350 books, and the vehicle with 500 books are three different vehicles.

The ambulance is either the mobile library Kimberly drives or "Dream Machine".

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

The seven vehicles are the Mack truck, the mobile library with 350 books, the mobile library Kimberly drives, the bookmobile with 500 books, the vehicle with 400 books, the bookmobile with 450 books and the bookmobile Wesley drives.

The vehicle Leroy drives has 50 fewer books than "Lit on Wheels".

The bookmobile Myra drives is either the mobile library with 300 books or "Lit on Wheels".

The bookmobile Violet drives has 50 more books than the Airstream.

Books-4-U
Dream Machine
Explore More
Lit on Wheels
Ready Reader
Tiny Tomes
Words To Go

Francisco Jaime Kimberly Leroy Myra Violet Wesley

Airstream
ambulance
Greyhound bus
ice cream trk
Mack truck
school bus
Winnebago


The one with the $15,000 credit limit has an APR 3 percent lower than the one with the $5,000 credit limit.

Of the one with the $6,500 credit limit and the card that expires on 11/2025, one is from Whitly Bank and the other has an APR of 8%.

The Credit Korp card doesn't have a limit of $15,000.

The card that expires on 09/2025 is either the one with the $3,500 credit limit or the one with the $15,000 credit limit.

The card with the $15,000 credit limit has an APR 5 percent lower than the Southwest Inc card.

Neither the one with the $12,500 credit limit nor the TrustCo card is the card with an APR of 14%.

The Southwest Inc card is either the one that expires on 02/2024 or the one with an APR of 10%.

Of the Dell Scargo card and the one with an APR of 12%, one expires on 05/2025 and the other expires on 09/2025.

The card that expires on 11/2025 doesn't have a limit of $7,500.

The one with the $3,500 credit limit has an APR 1 percent higher than the one with the $6,500 credit limit.

The card that expires on 05/2025 has an APR 3 percent higher than the card that expires on 08/2025.

The Hoardstrum card has an APR somewhat higher than the one that expires on 11/2025.

The one that expires on 11/2025 has an APR somewhat lower than the Credit Korp card.

The card that expires on 06/2025 has an APR 1 percent higher than the Mid Atlantic card.

The one with an APR of 13% expires on 06/2025.


The contestant from Junction City is either the contestant who scored 700 points or the person in lane 6.

The player from Cutler scored 240 points fewer points than the player in lane 7.

Hope scored 80 points more points than the contestant in lane 5.

The contestant from Ontario wasn't in lane 3.

Deanna is either the contestant from Modesto or the contestant from Fort Kent.

The person who scored 460 points is either the player in lane 6 or the contestant in lane 3.

The player from Junction City scored 160 points more points than Brandi.

Hope scored 160 points fewer points than the contestant in lane 1.

The contestant who scored 700 points wasn't from Modesto.

The seven people are the contestant from Pacific Grove, Hope, the contestant who scored 540 points, Rena, the person who scored 620 points, the contestant who scored 700 points and Nina.

Oliver is either the person from Pacific Grove or the player from Elk Grove.

The person from Fort Kent scored 160 points more points than the person in lane 2.

Of Esther and Hope, one was in lane 2 and the other scored 540 points.

Brandi Deanna Esther Hope Nina Oliver Rena


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.

"Sniffletoe" cost 750 dollars more than the puppet going to St. Moritz.

Of the $2,250 dummy and Lucas's piece, one is "Valencio" and the other is going to Portland.

Herman's puppet cost somewhat more than the dummy going to Vancouver.

Kelly's piece cost 750 dollars more than the dummy going to St. Moritz.

The puppet going to Ypsilanti cost 250 dollars less than the piece going to Oslo.

"Xavier" cost 500 dollars more than the dummy going to Mexico City.

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

"Tombawomba" cost somewhat less than Margarita's piece.

Nicole's puppet is either the $2,250 dummy or the $750 puppet.

Of the dummy going to Ypsilanti and "Tombawomba", one is Jeff's and the other is Margarita's.

Of Margarita's piece and the $1,500 puppet, one is going to Ypsilanti and the other is "Sniffletoe".

The $2,250 puppet is either "Waldarama" or "Tombawomba".

The puppet going to St. Moritz cost 250 dollars less than "Yenga".

Herman Isabel Jeff Kelly Lucas Margarita Nicole

Sniffletoe Tombawomba Utrecht Valencio Waldarama Xavier Yenga

Baltimore
Mexico City
Oslo
Portland
St. Moritz
Vancouver
Ypsilanti


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 Quinn's majority opinion, Watts v Yang, the March 31 case, the March 24 case and the 3-6 decision were all different cases.

Omar v Powers was either the 5-4 decision or the 8-1 decision.

Zamora v Pibb was 2 weeks after the 2-7 decision.

Justice Alvarado's majority opinion was 1 week before the 5-4 decision.

The 8-1 decision was 2 weeks after Watts v Yang.

Justice Underwood's majority opinion was either the 3-6 decision or the 8-1 decision.

The 7-2 decision was sometime after Short v Metz.

Justice Hatfield's majority opinion was sometime before Watts v Yang.

Of Omar v Powers and Justice Hatfield's majority opinion, one was on April 7 and the other was the 2-7 decision.

Of Justice Olson's majority opinion and the March 24 proceeding, one was Gibbs v Kintz and the other was Omar v Powers.

Of the March 31 case and Justice Caldwell's majority opinion, one was the 7-2 decision and the other was Zamora v Pibb.

March 3
March 10
March 17
March 24
March 31
April 7
April 14

Ayers v Byrd
Carson v Dunn
Gibbs v Kintz
Omar v Powers
Short v Metz
Watts v Yang
Zamora v Pibb

Alvarado Caldwell Hatfield Larson Olson Quinn Underwood


Peter is either the salesperson who ordered the club sandwich or the salesperson who ordered the grape soda.

The team member who ordered the orange soda owes  more than the person who ordered the club sandwich.

The person whose order cost $5.80, the team member who ordered the Italian sub, Irene, the person whose order cost $6.25, the team member whose order cost $7.15 and the salesperson who ordered the meatball sub are all different people.

Geoffrey owes 90 cents less than the person who ordered the iced tea.

Of the salesperson whose order cost $5.35 and Rebecca, one ordered the cheeseburger and the other ordered the diet coke.

Of the person who ordered the root beer and the team member who ordered the ginger ale, one owes $7.15 and the other is Rebecca.

Peter owes  more than the team member who ordered the taco salad.

The salesperson whose order cost $5.35 is either Irene or the person who ordered the cheeseburger.

Of the team member who ordered the club sandwich and Hannah, one ordered the ginger ale and the other owes $5.35.

The team member who ordered the meatball sub is either the salesperson whose order cost $6.70 or Samantha.

Chip Geoffrey Hannah Irene Peter Rebecca Samantha

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


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.

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

Of the child whose final word was "consomme" and the child from Mrs. Manzella's class, one finished in seventh place and the other is Denise.

The student from Mrs. Condini's class had to spell a word that was 2 letters shorter than the one given to the contestant who finished in second place.

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

Andres is either the child who finished in fourth place or the contestant from Mrs. Nixon's class.

Clarence had to spell a word that was 1 letter longer than the one given to the child from Mrs. Nixon's class.

Of the child whose final word was "graciousness" and the contestant who finished in fourth place, one was from Mrs. Steuben's class and the other is Gayle.

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

The child from Mrs. Manzella's class is either the child whose final word was "bulwark" or the contestant whose final word was "anemic".

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

The child whose final word was "facetiously", the contestant from Mrs. Manzella's class, the student from Mrs. Almerini's class, the child from Mrs. Condini's class, May and the student from Mrs. Nixon's class are all different people.

The contestant whose final word was "duplicity" is either the contestant who finished in seventh place or the contestant who finished in fourth place.

anemic bulwark consomme duplicity elucidated facetiously graciousness

Andres Clarence Denise Gayle Jill May Yvette

Almerini Condini Manzella Nixon Steuben Witte Yeffer

first second third fourth fifth sixth seventh


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.

Of Mr. Dean's class and the Spanish class, one is in room 319 and the other has 41 students.

The Geometry class has 6  more students than the Physics class.

The class in room 212 has somewhat fewer students than Mr. Warner's class.

The class in room 314 isn't taught by Jimenez.

The Physics class has 4  fewer students than Mr. Ingram's class.

The class in room 318 has 2  fewer students than the Pre-Calculus class.

The class in room 314 has 10  fewer students than Mr. Yang's class.

The class with 39 students is either the English class or Mr. Dean's class.

Of the class with 35 students and the class in room 129, one is taught by Ingram and the other is the Geometry class.

The class with 33 students isn't taught by Owen.

The English class has 10  more students than the Algebra class.

The Spanish class isn't taught by Warner.

Mr. Yang's class is either the Pre-Calculus class or the class in room 122.

The course in room 318 is either the Art class or the course with 35 students.

Neither Mr. Warner's class nor Mr. Dean's class is the Algebra class.

Dean Ingram Jimenez Owen Ray Warner Yang

Algebra Art English Geometry Physics Pre-Calculus Spanish


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 1995 card was either Daryn Drake's item or the piece that sold for $275.

The 2007 piece sold for somewhat more than the 1983 item.

The card for the person who played center field sold for 200 dollars less than the 1999 one.

The card for the person who played catcher sold for 100 dollars less than the item for the person who played first base.

Of the 2007 item and the 1972 card, one featured the person who played left field and the other featured Bill Bernard.

Opie Oliver's item sold for somewhat more than Eric Estrada's item.

Neddy Norris's one didn't come out in 1987.

Of the piece that sold for $225 and the item for the person who played right field, one came out in 1987 and the other featured Lance Leach.

The one for the person who played first base didn't come out in 1978.

The 2007 card sold for 250 dollars less than the piece for the person who played second base.

Eric Estrada's piece sold for 50 dollars less than the one for the person who played left field.

The item for the person who played catcher sold for somewhat more than the card for the person who played center field.

Eric Estrada's card sold for 50 dollars less than Al Allison's card.

Neddy Norris's card didn't come out in 1999.

Eric Estrada's card sold for 150 dollars more than Lance Leach's piece.

Al Allison
Bill Bernard
Daryn Drake
Eric Estrada
Lance Leach
Neddy Norris
Opie Oliver

catcher
center field
first base
left field
right field
second base
shortstop


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

The person who spent $500 is either Kit Kelley or the friend who gave Ally the planter.

Lily Little is either the person who lives in Twin Peaks or the person who lives in Fruitland.

The friend who gave Ally the laptop is either Jack Jordan or the person who spent $475.

Ora Osborne spent 100 dollars more than the friend who gave Ally the HD tv.

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

Of Jack Jordan and Ora Osborne, one gave Ally the blu-ray player and the other lives in Twin Peaks.

The friend who lives in Eustis spent 125 dollars more than Pam Powell.

Of the attendee who spent $450 and the friend who spent $425, one gave Ally the blu-ray player and the other lives in Sun City.

Of the person who lives in Sun City and the attendee who lives in Jonesboro, one spent $525 and the other gave Ally the blender.

Lily Little spent  less than the friend who lives in Clovis.

Of the friend who spent $450 and Kit Kelley, one lives in Jonesboro and the other lives in Clovis.

Jack Jordan
Kit Kelley
Lily Little
Mitch Mayo
Ned Norris
Ora Osborne
Pam Powell

blender
blu-ray player
juicer
HD tv
laptop
planter
toaster

Clovis
Decatur City
Eustis
Fruitland
Jonesboro
Sun City
Twin Peaks


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

The one from Vancouver, BC costs 30 cents less than the one with the briny finish.

The one from Vancouver, BC costs 40 cents less than the Welcher oyster.

Of the Thatcher oyster and the Pomaquin oyster, one costs $2.10 and the other has a creamy taste.

The Welcher oyster costs 10 cents less than the Fanneuil oyster.

The one with the melon-like finish costs 10 cents more than the oyster with the nutty finish.

The Katamaka oyster costs 40 cents more than the oyster from Punaville, RI.

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

The Pomaquin oyster doesn't have a nutty flavor.

The oyster from Nesketucket, MA, the oyster from Duxbury, MA, the one from Vancouver, BC, the Katamaka oyster and the Summersill oyster are all different oysters.

The one that costs $2.50 doesn't have a fruity flavor.

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

The one with the buttery finish costs 10 cents less than the one with the nutty finish.

The oyster from Charlestown, CT costs 20 cents less than the oyster from Nesketucket, MA.

The one from Appleton, CT costs 30 cents more than the one from Punaville, RI.

Fanneuil Katamaka Ninigreth Pomaquin Summersill Thatcher Welcher

Appleton, CT
Barnstable, ME
Charlestown, CT
Duxbury, MA
Nesketucket, MA
Punaville, RI
Vancouver, BC

briny buttery citrusy creamy fruity melon-like nutty


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.

The seven stocks were the stock Francine bought, the stock that sold for $30 per share, the stock that sold for $25 per share, QMZ, the stock that sold for $31 per share, the stock that sold for $29 per share and JMO.

Of the stock Bill bought and JMO, one sold for $27 per share and the other sold for $31 per share.

The telecom stock was 5 dollars per share more expensive than the stock Charlie bought.

The stock that sold for $27 per share was either QMZ or the stock Heathcliff bought.

The stock Geraldo bought was either QMZ or the financial stock.

The energy stock was 1 dollar per share more expensive than GXTV.

PSTO was 1 dollar per share more expensive than the stock Heathcliff bought.

Of the stock Heathcliff bought and the real estate stock, one sold for $27 per share and the other was ABTR.

The utilities stock was 4 dollars per share more expensive than the health care stock.

The stock that sold for $29 per share wasn't purchased by Abigail.

The stock that sold for $28 per share wasn't in the technology sector.

ABTR was either the stock Francine bought or the stock that sold for $29 per share.

Abigail
Bill
Charlie
Francine
Geraldo
Heathcliff
Ida Mae

energy
financial
health care
real estate
technology
telecom
utilities


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

The competitor who ordered spaghetti paid 1 dollar more than the contestant who ordered vermicelli.

Claudia, the contestant who ordered penne, the contestant who paid $11.99, the runner who paid $12.99, the runner who chose puttanesca sauce and the competitor who ordered capellini were all different runners.

Zachary paid 3 dollars less than the competitor who ordered capellini.

The contestant who chose pomodoro sauce paid 1 dollar less than Yolanda.

Of the contestant who paid $11.99 and the competitor who paid $8.99, one was Rosie and the other chose alfredo sauce.

Of the runner who chose marinara sauce and Rosie, one ordered capellini and the other paid $8.99.

The contestant who chose puttanesca sauce paid  more than the runner who chose mushroom sauce.

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

Rosie paid 4 dollars less than the runner who ordered fusilli.

Zachary was either the competitor who paid $10.99 or the runner who chose puttanesca sauce.

Claudia Damon Irma Jack Rosie Yolanda Zachary

capellini farfalle fusilli penne spaghetti taglioni vermicelli

alfredo arrabiata bolognese marinara mushroom pomodoro puttanesca


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

The person who won in 1926 was either the person who scored a 65 or the person who scored a 60.

The golfer who scored a 61 was either the golfer who won in 1920 or Pamela Peet.

The woman who won in 1921 was either Leslie Lane or the golfer who won at Scotch Pines.

The person who scored a 63, the woman who won in 1925, Denise Detz, the woman who won at Cowbush Cove, Freda Fritz and Kristina Katz were all different golfers.

Freda Fritz was either the person who scored a 61 or the golfer who won at Spotswood.

Robin Rust won her tournament 5 years after the woman who scored a 59.

The golfer who won at Juniper Hills didn't shoot a 61.

Of Pamela Peet and Shari Steel, one shot a 61 and the other won at Pennyfoot.

The person who scored a 60 won her tournament 3 years before Kristina Katz.

The person who scored a 59 won her tournament 1 year after the woman who won at Cowbush Cove.

The golfer who scored a 62 won her tournament 1 year after the woman who won at Willow Grove.

Denise Detz
Freda Fritz
Kristina Katz
Leslie Lane
Pamela Peet
Robin Rust
Shari Steel

Amble Glen
Cowbush Cove
Juniper Hills
Pennyfoot
Scotch Pines
Spotswood
Willow Grove


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

The player who won the $23.25 pot was either the competitor who won with a flush or the player who won with a straight.

The competitor who won with a straight won 5 hands before the player who won with a full house.

The person who won the fifth hand didn't win the $23.25 pot.

Lee was either the competitor who won the $9.00 pot or the competitor who won the $6.50 pot.

Veronica won 3 hands after the person who won the $6.50 pot.

The player who won with two pairs won 1 hand after the competitor who won the $6.50 pot.

The player who won the $12.50 pot won 2 hands after the competitor who won the $9.00 pot.

Of the player who won with a royal flush and Byron, one won the seventh hand and the other won the $9.00 pot.

The person who won with one pair won 5 hands before the person who won with a royal flush.

Jana won sometime after the person who won the $5.25 pot.

Of Ramon and the person who won the $18.25 pot, one won with a royal flush and the other won the fourth hand.

Adrienne Byron Jana Lee Ramon Veronica Yvonne

one pair
two pairs
full house
flush
straight
straight flush
royal flush


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 customer with the 1:30pm appointment is either the person going in for the filling or Nettie.

Ernest, the patient who will be seeing Dr. York, the patient with the 11:30am appointment, the client who will be seeing Dr. Zamora and the person who will be seeing Dr. Adkins are all different people.

The client who will be seeing Dr. Reynolds is either the patient with the 11:30am appointment or Bernice.

The client who will be seeing Dr. Reynolds has an appointment sometime after the client going in for the extraction.

The person who will be seeing Dr. Zamora has an appointment 2 hours after the patient who will be seeing Dr. Underwood.

Rosemary has an appointment 2 hours after the customer going in for the veneers.

Colin has an appointment 5 hours after Bernice.

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

The person going in for the whitening has an appointment 3 hours after Bernice.

The person with the 3:30pm appointment won't be seen by Dr. Nixon.

Allison is either the patient going in for the veneers or the person with the 1:30pm appointment.

Of the patient going in for the veneers and the customer going in for the cleaning, one is scheduled for 3:30pm and the other is Patsy.

The client going in for the veneers has an appointment sometime before the patient who will be seeing Dr. York.

Allison Bernice Colin Ernest Nettie Patsy Rosemary

cleaning
crown
extraction
filling
root canal
veneers
whitening

Dr. Adkins
Dr. Lloyd
Dr. Nixon
Dr. Reynolds
Dr. Underwood
Dr. York
Dr. Zamora


The one that costs $2.30 is either the oyster with the melon-like finish or the oyster from Duxbury, MA.

The Welcher oyster costs 20 cents less than the one with the briny finish.

Of the Fanneuil oyster and the oyster that costs $2.30, one is from Charlestown, CT and the other has a creamy taste.

Of the Island Creek oyster and the one with the fruity finish, one costs $2.50 and the other is from Willapa, RI.

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

The one from Charlestown, CT is either the oyster that costs $2.60 or the Pomaquin oyster.

The Pomaquin oyster costs 20 cents less than the Summersill oyster.

The oyster that costs $2.20 doesn't have a nutty flavor.

The oyster with the fruity finish costs somewhat less than the one with the buttery finish.

The one from Charlestown, CT costs 20 cents more than the oyster from Barnstable, ME.

The oyster that costs $2.00 is either the oyster from Nesketucket, MA or the Fanneuil oyster.

The Thatcher oyster, the oyster with the creamy finish, the oyster from Charlestown, CT, the oyster that costs $2.00 and the oyster from Duxbury, MA are all different oysters.

The one with the fruity finish costs somewhat more than the oyster from Appleton, CT.

Island Creek
Fanneuil
Katamaka
Pomaquin
Summersill
Thatcher
Welcher

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


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

The barstool costs  less than Yvette's piece.

The piece made of rosewood is either the $325 piece or the $250 piece.

Of Dianne's item and the item made of ash, one is the coffee table and the other costs $300.

The rocking chair wasn't made of rosewood.

The rocking chair costs 25 dollars less than the piece made of walnut.

Freda's item is either the end table or the hutch.

The item made of ash costs 75 dollars more than Antoinette's item.

The piece made of elm costs 25 dollars more than Freda's piece.

Freda's piece costs  more than the rocking chair.

Of Yvette's piece and the hutch, one costs $350 and the other was made of teak.

Dianne's item costs  more than Freda's item.

Of the bookshelf and the $325 piece, one was made of elm and the other was crafted by Antoinette.

Patsy's piece is either the coffee table or the rocking chair.

Patsy's piece costs  more than the end table.

Antoinette Dianne Freda Hope Olivia Patsy Yvette

ash chestnut elm mahogany rosewood teak walnut

barstool
bench
bookshelf
coffee table
end table
hutch
rocking chair


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

Of the bulgur salad and the dish served on May 14th, one has exactly 18 grams of protein and the other has 400 calories.

The meal with 380 calories was either the chili pork or the dish served on May 17th.

The recipe with 10 grams of protein contains somewhat more calories than the bulgur salad.

The recipe with 5 grams of protein was either the meal with 380 calories or the recipe served on May 11th.

The meal with 460 calories was either the dish served on May 11th or the meal with 9 grams of protein.

The kale quinoa contains 40 more calories than the dish served on May 15th.

The dish served on May 11th contains 80 more calories than the meal with 15 grams of protein.

The garlic tilapia contains 40 fewer calories than the meal with 18 grams of protein.

The chili pork wasn't served on May 16th.

Of the dish with 440 calories and the dish with 420 calories, one has exactly 9 grams of protein and the other was the kale quinoa.

The seven recipes were the dish served on May 17th, the recipe with 480 calories, the meal with 420 calories, the citrus halibut, the recipe with 7 grams of protein, the garlic tilapia and the recipe with 400 calories.

The meal served on May 12th contains 20 more calories than the asian steak.

The dish served on May 15th, the dish with 420 calories, and the meal with 15 grams of protein are three different recipes.

asian steak
bulgur salad
chili pork
citrus halibut
garlic tilapia
kale quinoa
lemon salmon

May 11th
May 12th
May 13th
May 14th
May 15th
May 16th
May 17th

5 grams
7 grams
9 grams
10 grams
12 grams
15 grams
18 grams


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 provolone cheese and the $3.75 sandwich, one includes bologna and the other is Omar's.

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

The order with havarti cheese costs  more than the sandwich with colby jack cheese.

Carol's sandwich doesn't include liverwurst.

The $7.75 sandwich is either Omar's order or Lula's order.

Juan's sandwich costs  more than the sandwich with cheddar cheese.

The $8.75 sandwich doesn't include prosciutto.

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

The sandwich with gouda cheese costs 3 dollars less than the sandwich with roast beef.

Carol's sandwich is either the order with colby jack cheese or the order with swiss cheese.

Of the $4.75 sandwich and the order with bologna, one includes cheddar cheese and the other is Mildred's.

The sandwich with bologna costs 1 dollar less than the order with ham.

The $2.75 sandwich doesn't include prosciutto.

The $8.75 sandwich doesn't include provolone cheese.

Of the order with muenster cheese and the sandwich with roast beef, one is Lula's and the other is Billie's.

Omar's order costs  more than the sandwich with havarti cheese.

Billie Carol Juan Lula Mildred Omar Verna

cheddar
colby jack
gouda
havarti
muenster
provolone
swiss

bologna
corned beef
ham
liverwurst
prosciutto
roast beef
salami


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.

Bay Bridge is 4,500 feet shorter than the structure in Copenhagen.

Avery Bridge is 3,000 feet longer than the suspension one.

Of the camelback structure and the 11,500 ft one, one is Sandy Bridge and the other is in Helsinki.

The cantilever bridge is 1,500 feet longer than Bay Bridge.

The one in Paris isn't the truss bridge.

The truss one is 3,000 feet shorter than Gorem Bridge.

Of the 14,500 ft bridge and the 13,000 ft structure, one is the truss bridge and the other is in Copenhagen.

The one in Paris is  longer than the structure in Oslo.

The girder bridge is 4,500 feet longer than the suspension structure.

The cable-stayed structure is  shorter than the one in Bucharest.

The structure in Zagreb is 1,500 feet shorter than the structure in Helsinki.

North Bridge, the girder one, and the bridge in Bucharest are three different structures.

Star Bridge is 3,000 feet longer than North Bridge.

Avery Bridge
Bay Bridge
Gorem Bridge
North Bridge
Sandy Bridge
Star Bridge
Vellon Bridge

bowstring cable-stayed camelback cantilever girder suspension truss

Bucharest Copenhagen Helsinki Luxembourg Oslo Paris Zagreb


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 organism with 500 genes was either E. paradolens or the bacteria sequenced in December.

L. dyson has 1,000 more genes than E. paradolens.

The seven organisms were E. carolinus, the bacteria with 500 genes, the bacteria with 1,250 genes, the one with 1,000 genes, the organism with 750 genes, the one sequenced by Dr. Ingram and the one sequenced by Dr. Zamora.

The bacteria sequenced by Dr. Young has 1,000 fewer genes than V. tenesis.

The organism sequenced in July has 250 fewer genes than the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Henderson.

The one sequenced in December has 250 more genes than the organism sequenced in April.

P. wellington was either the one with 750 genes or the one sequenced in August.

Of the organism with 500 genes and the bacteria with 1,500 genes, one is E. paradolens and the other was sequenced in November.

The organism sequenced by Dr. Zamora was either the bacteria with 1,250 genes or B. mangeris.

The bacteria sequenced by Dr. Quinn has 500 more genes than the organism sequenced in July.

Of the one sequenced by Dr. Quinn and the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Kennedy, one has 750 genes and the other is V. tenesis.

The bacteria sequenced in September has 750 more genes than P. wellington.

B. mangeris
D. forcilitis
E. carolinus
E. paradolens
L. dyson
P. wellington
V. tenesis

Estrada Henderson Ingram Kennedy Quinn Young Zamora

February April July August September November December


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 140 sq ft house is either the Ewing's structure or the $36,000 house.

The house going to Unionville didn't sell for $36,000.

The Kirby's house won't be going to Yountville.

The Nielsen's structure is 15 sq ft larger than the house going to Eagle Grove.

Neither the 95 sq ft structure nor the 140 sq ft home is the $25,000 structure.

The structure going to Mission Viejo, the Nielsen's house, the 170 sq ft structure, the 185 sq ft structure, the $36,000 structure and the 140 sq ft structure are all different houses.

Of the $38,000 structure and the $35,000 house, one will be delivered to Shaver Lake and the other is 185 sq ft.

Of the structure going to Shaver Lake and the Ingram's structure, one is 110 sq ft and the other sold for $29,000.

Of the $29,000 structure and the 140 sq ft home, one is for the Ingrams and the other will be delivered to Fullerton.

The house going to Laguna Beach is either the 110 sq ft structure or the $38,000 home.

The $27,500 structure is 15 sq ft larger than the Ingram's house.

The Kirby's structure won't be going to Laguna Beach.

The 170 sq ft structure is either the Ewing's house or the Gillespie's home.

The $25,000 home is 15 sq ft larger than the $36,000 structure.

95 sq ft
110 sq ft
125 sq ft
140 sq ft
155 sq ft
170 sq ft
185 sq ft

Davidson Ewing Gillespie Ingram Kirby Nielsen Pratt

Eagle Grove
Fullerton
Laguna Beach
Mission Viejo
Shaver Lake
Unionville
Yountville


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.

Herman's piece cost 250 dollars more than Kelly's piece.

Of "Utrecht" and Herman's puppet, one is going to St. Moritz and the other cost $1,000.

The dummy going to Mexico City cost 1,000 dollars more than "Sniffletoe".

Of the puppet going to Baltimore and Herman's piece, one cost $750 and the other is "Sniffletoe".

The seven dummies are the $1,750 puppet, "Valencio", Margarita's puppet, "Tombawomba", Herman's dummy, "Waldarama" and Lucas's puppet.

"Xavier" cost 250 dollars more than "Valencio".

Of "Xavier" and "Sniffletoe", one is going to Vancouver and the other is Margarita's.

Of Margarita's puppet and the $1,750 puppet, one is going to Oslo and the other is "Xavier".

The $1,250 puppet is either "Waldarama" or "Valencio".

"Waldarama" cost somewhat less than Jeff's dummy.

Jeff's puppet, the $1,750 piece, and the $2,000 puppet are three different dummies.

Herman Isabel Jeff Kelly Lucas Margarita Nicole

Baltimore
Mexico City
Oslo
Portland
St. Moritz
Vancouver
Ypsilanti


The friend who gave Ally the toaster spent 50 dollars less than the attendee who gave Ally the blu-ray player.

The attendee who lives in Eustis didn't give Ally the juicer.

Jack Jordan spent  more than Mitch Mayo.

Of Pam Powell and the attendee who lives in Clovis, one spent $475 and the other gave Ally the planter.

The friend who gave Ally the planter spent 75 dollars less than the attendee who gave Ally the HD tv.

The attendee who lives in Eustis didn't give Ally the HD tv.

The person who spent $550 didn't give Ally the juicer.

Kit Kelley is either the person who gave Ally the HD tv or the friend who gave Ally the laptop.

Ned Norris is either the attendee who lives in Decatur City or the person who gave Ally the HD tv.

The friend who lives in Sun City didn't give Ally the blu-ray player.

The person who spent $525 doesn't live in Eustis.

The person who lives in Jonesboro is either the person who gave Ally the planter or the person who spent $450.

The attendee who gave Ally the planter spent 50 dollars less than Lily Little.

Of the attendee who lives in Eustis and the friend who gave Ally the blender, one spent $450 and the other is Ora Osborne.

Of the friend who spent $450 and the friend who lives in Twin Peaks, one is Pam Powell and the other is Mitch Mayo.


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 wing back was either Banben or Imay.

The person on the Mustangs started sometime before Engmose.

The player on the Silverbacks started 9 years after Engmose.

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

The player on the Bulldogs, the person who started in 1994, the sweeper, Imay and Banben were all different players.

Imay started sometime after the sweeper.

Gardelli didn't play for the Hammerheads.

The second striker started sometime after the center forward.

Engmose was either the full back or the person on the Bulldogs.

The player on the Mustangs started 3 years after Hatcha.

Daregh was either the person who started in 1988 or the goalie.

Hatcha started 12 years before the center forward.

Neither the person on the Mustangs nor the person on the Spartans was the wing back.

The person on the Courage was either the player who started in 1994 or the player who started in 1979.

The center back was either Hatcha or the player who started in 1985.

The sweeper was either Imay or the person who started in 1985.

Banben Cerisa Daregh Engmose Gardelli Hatcha Imay

center back
center forward
full back
goalie
second striker
sweeper
wing back

Bulldogs Courage Hammerheads Hawks Mustangs Silverbacks Spartans


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.

Of the home in Schiedam and the windmill built in 1798, one is Vlietmolen and the other is owned by the Van den Berg family.

The windmill in Aarlanderveen was built 23 years after Vlietmolen.

Zemelmolen was built 23 years before the Smit family's windmill.

The windmill built in 1752 is either Westmolen or Oostmolen.

The De Vries family's windmill was built sometime before the Visser family's house.

The house in Aarlanderveen was built 46 years before Grosmolen.

The Jansen family's windmill was built 69 years before the home in Kinderdijk.

The house in Aarlanderveen isn't owned by the Meijer family.

Westmolen, the Meijer family's home, the Jansen family's structure, the structure in Schiedam, the windmill in Leiderdorp and the De Vries family's home are all different structures.

Of the house in Moerkapelle and the structure built in 1729, one is Hoekmolen and the other is owned by the Meijer family.

The Meijer family's house was built sometime before the De Vries family's home.

The windmill in Den Bommel was built sometime before the house in Schiedam.

Doesmolen Grosmolen Hoekmolen Oostmolen Vlietmolen Westmolen Zemelmolen

Bakker
De Vries
Jansen
Meijer
Smit
Van den Berg
Visser

Aarlanderveen
Den Bommel
Hoogmade
Kinderdijk
Leiderdorp
Moerkapelle
Schiedam


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.

Alberta scored 160 points more points than the contestant from Bristol.

Of Florence and the person from Modesto, one scored 380 points and the other was in lane 4.

The contestant in lane 1 scored 320 points more points than Leigh.

The contestant from Bristol scored 160 points more points than the contestant from Modesto.

The player in lane 3 scored 320 points fewer points than the person from Ontario.

The player from Elk Grove wasn't in lane 7.

Nina is either the person from Elk Grove or the player from Junction City.

Florence scored  more points than Perry.

The contestant from Cutler scored 160 points more points than the person from Bristol.

The person who scored 700 points, Irma, the person in lane 2, the contestant from Junction City, the contestant from Fort Kent and the person from Cutler are all different people.

Leigh is either the contestant from Bristol or the player who scored 540 points.

Florence scored 160 points fewer points than the player from Elk Grove.

Of the contestant who scored 380 points and the player in lane 5, one is Esther and the other is Florence.

Alberta Esther Florence Irma Leigh Nina Perry

Bristol
Cutler
Elk Grove
Fort Kent
Junction City
Modesto
Ontario


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 at 40.2516 N didn't have the chewing gum inside it.

The box at 88.3907 W was found 6 days after the box that held the marbles.

The box at 88.1863 W was found sometime after the box at 88.4584 W.

Of the case at 88.4584 W and the cache at 40.8991 N, one was found on May 3 and the other held the marbles.

The box at 41.0072 N was found sometime after the cache at 40.5912 N.

The case at 88.2694 W was found 15 days after the cache that held the sunglasses.

The case at 40.5912 N wasn't at 88.3907 W.

The box that held the chewing gum was found 6 days after the case at 88.1928 W.

The box at 88.1928 W was found 12 days after the cache that held the sunglasses.

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

Of the box at 88.0431 W and the cache at 40.6656 N, one was found on May 15 and the other was found on May 21.

The case that held the decoder ring was found 9 days after the cache that held the brass key.

The box at 41.0237 N was found 9 days before the case that held the puzzle book.

The cache at 88.3821 W was found sometime after the case at 88.1863 W.

May 3
May 6
May 9
May 12
May 15
May 18
May 21

ancient coin
brass key
chewing gum
decoder ring
marbles
puzzle book
sunglasses


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

The card with the $10,000 credit limit has an APR somewhat higher than the card that expires on 05/2025.

Of the card that expires on 12/2025 and the one that expires on 09/2025, one has an APR of 11% and the other has a limit of $20,000.

The card with an APR of 10% doesn't have a limit of $8,500.

Of the card with the $6,500 credit limit and the Dell Scargo card, one expires on 04/2024 and the other has an APR of 12%.

The one with an APR of 14% doesn't expire on 02/2024.

The card with the $4,000 credit limit has an APR 3 percent higher than the Mid Atlantic card.

Of the one with an APR of 11% and the Hoardstrum card, one has a limit of $4,000 and the other expires on 05/2025.

The Whitly Bank card has an APR 2 percent higher than the one with the $4,000 credit limit.

The Credit Korp card doesn't expire on 06/2025.

The Credit Korp card doesn't have the 11% APR.

The Southwest Inc card doesn't expire on 06/2025.

The card with an APR of 9%, the card with the $5,000 credit limit, the Southwest Inc card, the card that expires on 04/2024 and the card that expires on 12/2025 are all different cards.

The Dell Scargo card has an APR 4 percent higher than the card with the $6,500 credit limit.

The one that expires on 12/2025 has an APR somewhat higher than the Southwest Inc card.

The card with an APR of 12% is either the Hoardstrum card or the one with the $5,000 credit limit.

The card that expires on 12/2025 has an APR somewhat lower than the card that expires on 09/2025.

Neither the card with the $8,500 credit limit nor the Whitly Bank card is the one that expires on 05/2025.

Dell Scargo
Credit Korp
Hoardstrum
Mid Atlantic
Southwest Inc
TrustCo
Whitly Bank


The customer who will be seeing Dr. McClain has an appointment 2 hours before the person going in for the extraction.

The customer who will be seeing Dr. Santos has an appointment 1 hour before the client who will be seeing Dr. Kramer.

Yvette has an appointment 3 hours before the patient going in for the cleaning.

The patient going in for the filling has an appointment 1 hour after Gayle.

Of the patient going in for the veneers and the patient who will be seeing Dr. McClain, one is scheduled for 12:30pm and the other is Jonathan.

Vanessa is either the patient with the 1:30pm appointment or the patient who will be seeing Dr. Lloyd.

Gayle is either the customer who will be seeing Dr. Valdez or the client who will be seeing Dr. Kramer.

The person with the 2:30pm appointment, the customer going in for the veneers, the customer who will be seeing Dr. Adkins, Colin and the person who will be seeing Dr. Valdez are all different people.

Of the client with the 10:30am appointment and the patient going in for the crown, one is Gayle and the other will be seen by Dr. Santos.

Of the patient with the 12:30pm appointment and Felix, one will be seen by Dr. Santos and the other has the appointment for the whitening.

Jonathan has an appointment sometime after the person who will be seeing Dr. McClain.

Colin Felix Gayle Jonathan Nettie Vanessa Yvette

Dr. Adkins
Dr. Estrada
Dr. Kramer
Dr. Lloyd
Dr. McClain
Dr. Santos
Dr. Valdez


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

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

Stephanie is either the contestant who finished in sixth place or the child whose final word was "bulwark".

The child 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 seventh place.

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

The student whose final word was "anemic", Ted, the student from Mrs. Nixon's class, Stephanie, the contestant who finished in seventh place and Bessie are all different people.

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

Of Gayle and the contestant from Mrs. Steuben's class, one finished in sixth place and the other had to spell "elucidated".

Violet had to spell a word that was 3 letters longer than the one given to the student who finished in fifth place.

Of the student whose final word was "facetiously" and the student who finished in first place, one is Stephanie and the other is Ted.

The student from Mrs. Yeffer's class is either the student who finished in sixth place or the child whose final word was "bulwark".

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

The child who finished in fourth place has never taken a class from Mrs. Yeffer.

Andres Bessie Gayle Kelley Stephanie Ted Violet

first second third fourth fifth sixth seventh


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 Switzerland.

Cerbel is 20 ft shorter than the fall in Canada.

Sihat is 10 ft shorter than the fall located in Brazil.

The fall in New Zealand is either Nyalt or the 115 ft tall fall.

The fall Derrick shot in 2000 is 15 ft shorter than the fall Derrick photographed in 1985.

Of the 125 ft tall waterfall and the 110 ft tall waterfall, one is in Tibet and the other is Oginao.

The fall Derrick shot in 1987 is either the 120 ft tall waterfall or the 100 ft tall fall.

Neither the fall Derrick shot in 1983 nor Irskela is the 115 ft tall fall.

The fall Derrick photographed in 1997 is not located in Switzerland.

Oginao is either the fall Derrick photographed in 1995 or the waterfall located in Jamaica.

The waterfall in Jamaica is somewhat higher than the waterfall in New Zealand.

The fall Derrick shot in 1982 is 10 ft higher than the waterfall located in Switzerland.

Sihat Rhoqua Nyalt Garray Cerbel Irskela Oginao

Canada
Brazil
Nigeria
Tibet
New Zealand
Jamaica
Switzerland


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.

The stock that sold for $26 per share was either ABTR or the energy stock.

The telecom stock was 2 dollars per share more expensive than ABTR.

The health care stock wasn't purchased by Heathcliff.

GXTV, the utilities stock, the stock Heathcliff bought, the stock Francine bought, the stock Abigail bought and the stock that sold for $28 per share were all different stocks.

The stock Heathcliff bought was 1 dollar per share more expensive than KMPP.

The stock Heathcliff bought was 5 dollars per share less expensive than JMO.

Of the financial stock and the telecom stock, one sold for $30 per share and the other was PSTO.

The stock Delilah bought was 3 dollars per share more expensive than the stock Ida Mae bought.

ABTR was  per share more expensive than the stock Charlie bought.

The stock Heathcliff bought was 3 dollars per share less expensive than the stock Edith bought.

The technology stock was either the stock Francine bought or the stock that sold for $25 per share.

KMPP was either the stock Francine bought or the energy stock.

Neither the stock Heathcliff bought nor the stock Abigail bought was HBW.

Abigail
Charlie
Delilah
Edith
Francine
Heathcliff
Ida Mae

energy
financial
health care
real estate
technology
telecom
utilities


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 astronomy won her prize 4 years before the person who won the prize in literature.

The winner who won in 1988 won the prize in economics.

Betty Brewer is either the person from New Zealand or the person from Russia.

The person who won in 1984 didn't win the prize in bioengineering.

The winner from Australia won her prize  before the person who won the prize in bioengineering.

Of Ida Ingram and the winner who won the prize in literature, one is from Russia and the other won in 1968.

The winner who won the prize in chemistry is either the person who won in 1980 or Lisa Lara.

Of the person who won the prize in astronomy and the winner who won in 1972, one is from Ireland and the other is Ida Ingram.

The winner from Australia won her prize 4 years before Jemma Jenks.

The person who won the prize in literature is either the winner who won in 1988 or Patsy Pope.

Lisa Lara won her prize 4 years after Patsy Pope.

Patsy Pope won her prize 8 years before the winner who won the prize in medicine.

Sue Simpson won her prize 4 years before the person from Germany.

Jemma Jenks won her prize 8 years before Ada Alvarez.

Ada Alvarez
Betty Brewer
Ida Ingram
Jemma Jenks
Lisa Lara
Patsy Pope
Sue Simpson

astronomy bioengineering chemistry economics literature medicine physics

Australia
Canada
Germany
Ireland
Mexico
New Zealand
Russia


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 who got 2 Down wrong finished 5 places before the contestant from Westport.

Of Grace and the solver from Grant, one finished first and the other answered 11 Down incorrectly.

Of Ian and the contestant who got 18 Down wrong, one was from Westport and the other was from Grant.

The contestant from Rinard finished 2 places after the contestant who got 2 Down wrong.

The person who finished fifth was either the solver from Lytton or the contestant who got 4 Across wrong.

The person who finished second got the right answer for 20 Across.

The person from Unionville finished sometime before the contestant from Temple City.

The person who finished sixth was either the person who got 4 Across wrong or Perry.

Of the person who got 4 Across wrong and the contestant from Grant, one finished seventh and the other was Omar.

The seven people were the solver who got 30 Across wrong, the contestant who finished first, the solver who finished seventh, Frederick, the person from Temple City, the person from Westport and Omar.

The person from Temple City finished 1 place before the contestant who got 4 Across wrong.

Frederick Grace Ian Melinda Omar Perry Willie

Fowler
Grant
Lytton
Rinard
Temple City
Unionville
Westport

2 Down
4 Across
11 Down
18 Down
20 Across
26 Down
30 Across


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

The person who made the turkey soup scored somewhat fewer points than the person who made the cajun chili.

The cook from Oceanside scored 21 more points than the cook from Epicurious.

The chef who made the cajun chili is either Gabriel or the chef who scored 42 points.

The chef who made the smoked pork scored somewhat fewer points than Celia.

Marjorie is either the chef who made the turkey soup or the person who made the cashew tofu.

Luther scored 7 fewer points than Gabriel.

The person who made the jambalaya scored 21 more points than the chef who made the smoked pork.

The cook who made the jambalaya scored somewhat fewer points than the chef who made the pepper steak.

The cook who made the smoked pork scored 14 fewer points than the cook from White Bean.

Gabriel scored 28 fewer points than the cook from Apple Barn.

The cook who made the jambalaya, the chef who scored 70 points, and Celia are three different chefs.

Of the chef who scored 42 points and Gabriel, one works at Zenaida's and the other works at Enzo's.

The cook from Demitasse scored 7 fewer points than Freda.

Bertha Celia Freda Gabriel Luther Marjorie Ollie

cajun chili
cashew tofu
jambalaya
lemon snapper
pepper steak
smoked pork
turkey soup

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


Of the organism sequenced by Dr. Sheppard and L. dyson, one was sequenced in July and the other was sequenced in December.

The one sequenced in December has somewhat more genes than D. forcilitis.

E. carolinus doesn't have exactly 1,500 genes.

The organism sequenced by Dr. Underwood has 250 more genes than the one sequenced in November.

Of the bacteria with 1,750 genes and the one sequenced in September, one is D. forcilitis and the other was sequenced by Dr. Bradford.

B. mangeris was either the bacteria with 1,250 genes or the one sequenced by Dr. Sheppard.

The organism sequenced in February has 250 more genes than the one sequenced in December.

The organism sequenced by Dr. Jordan has 250 more genes than the organism sequenced in July.

Of the one sequenced by Dr. Fletcher and the bacteria sequenced in September, one is E. paradolens and the other has 250 genes.

The bacteria sequenced in April wasn't sequenced by Dr. Bradford.

The one sequenced by Dr. Doyle has 500 fewer genes than E. paradolens.

The organism sequenced in February has 250 fewer genes than the one sequenced by Dr. Copeland.

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

Bradford Copeland Doyle Fletcher Jordan Sheppard Underwood


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 with the melon-like finish isn't from Appleton, CT.

The one from Charlestown, CT costs 10 cents more than the one from Vancouver, BC.

The Thatcher oyster costs 20 cents less than the Welcher oyster.

The oyster with the nutty finish isn't from Nesketucket, MA.

Of the Welcher oyster and the one with the citrusy finish, one costs $2.40 and the other is from Vancouver, BC.

The oyster from Appleton, CT is either the Ninigreth oyster or the oyster that costs $2.40.

The oyster with the creamy finish is either the one from Barnstable, ME or the oyster that costs $2.00.

The Summersill oyster costs somewhat less than the oyster from Barnstable, ME.

The oyster that costs $2.30 is from Barnstable, ME.

The one with the creamy finish costs 10 cents more than the one with the fruity finish.

The one from Charlestown, CT costs 20 cents less than the Katamaka oyster.

The seven oysters are the Bluepoint oyster, the oyster that costs $2.40, the one from Barnstable, ME, the one from Vancouver, BC, the one with the nutty finish, the one from Punaville, RI and the oyster from Appleton, CT.

The one with the briny finish costs 10 cents less than the one with the nutty finish.

The oyster with the melon-like finish costs somewhat more than the one with the creamy finish.

Bluepoint Katamaka Ninigreth Pomaquin Summersill Thatcher Welcher

Appleton, CT
Barnstable, ME
Charlestown, CT
Duxbury, MA
Nesketucket, MA
Punaville, RI
Vancouver, BC

briny buttery citrusy creamy fruity melon-like nutty


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 in 1920 was either the golfer who scored a 62 or the woman who won at Willow Grove.

Grace Goritz won her tournament 1 year before the golfer who scored a 65.

The golfer who won in 1920 didn't win at Scotch Pines.

Nellie Nolan didn't win at Cowbush Cove.

Of the golfer who won in 1926 and the person who won at Pennyfoot, one shot a 63 and the other was Tina Tuttle.

Of Bonita Bitz and Kristina Katz, one won at Willow Grove and the other shot a 60.

The woman who won at Amble Glen shot a 67.

The woman who scored a 63 won her tournament 3 years after the golfer who won at Willow Grove.

The person who won at Amble Glen won her tournament sometime after Vickie Vern.

Neither Kristina Katz nor Olivia Oden was the woman who won at Amble Glen.

The woman who won at Juniper Hills didn't shoot a 60.

Grace Goritz won her tournament sometime before the golfer who won at Cowbush Cove.

The person who won at Pennyfoot won her tournament 1 year before Olivia Oden.

Tina Tuttle won her tournament 1 year after the person who won at Willow Grove.

The golfer who won at Scotch Pines didn't shoot a 60.

Bonita Bitz
Grace Goritz
Kristina Katz
Nellie Nolan
Olivia Oden
Tina Tuttle
Vickie Vern

Amble Glen
Cowbush Cove
Juniper Hills
Pennyfoot
Scotch Pines
Spotswood
Willow Grove


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 with the shamrock is either Rudy or the aerophobe leaving in May.

The flier with the lucky hat will leave 1 month before the flier with the talisman.

The aerophobe with the talisman is either the passenger leaving in March or the aerophobe leaving in February.

Neal, the flier going to Michigan, the flier leaving in April, the passenger going to Ohio, the aerophobe going to Utah and the passenger going to Illinois are all different fliers.

The aerophobe leaving in April won't bring a rabbit's foot.

The passenger going to Ohio is either the aerophobe with the lucky hat or the flier with the coin.

Of the aerophobe leaving in February and the passenger leaving in May, one will go to Michigan and the other will bring their coin.

The flier going to Wyoming will leave 3 months before Katie.

Of the aerophobe going to Wyoming and the passenger going to Utah, one is Rudy and the other will leave in May.

Eloise will leave 3 months before Jaime.

January February March April May June July

Eloise Jaime Katie Neal Olive Rudy Velma

coin
horseshoe
lucky hat
rabbit\'s foot
shamrock
talisman
wishbone

Illinois
Michigan
Ohio
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Utah
Wyoming


The aerophobe going to Utah will leave 1 month before the passenger with the horseshoe.

The aerophobe going to Hawaii won't bring a talisman.

The aerophobe going to Wyoming will leave 1 month after Doug.

Iris is either the flier going to Utah or the flier with the wishbone.

Of the passenger with the talisman and Doug, one will leave in May and the other will leave in July.

The aerophobe with the wishbone will leave sometime before the aerophobe going to Louisiana.

The passenger with the rabbit's foot will leave sometime before Jaime.

Neither Iris nor the flier leaving in January is the flier with the coin.

The passenger going to Colorado will leave 3 months after the flier with the rabbit's foot.

The seven fliers are the passenger leaving in June, Iris, Doug, Alma, the flier going to South Carolina, the aerophobe with the rabbit's foot and the passenger with the horseshoe.

Of the passenger going to Utah and the aerophobe going to Louisiana, one is Doug and the other will leave in March.

The passenger leaving in February is either the aerophobe with the shamrock or the flier going to South Carolina.

The flier with the shamrock is either the aerophobe going to Colorado or Peggy.

Alma Brandi Doug Eloise Iris Jaime Peggy

Colorado
Georgia
Hawaii
Louisiana
South Carolina
Utah
Wyoming


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 sandwich with corned beef is either the sandwich with muenster cheese or the $8.75 sandwich.

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

Yolanda's order doesn't include swiss cheese.

The $8.75 sandwich doesn't include liverwurst.

The order with corned beef costs  less than the sandwich with liverwurst.

Of the order with muenster cheese and the $3.75 order, one includes prosciutto and the other is Carol's.

Mildred's order doesn't include prosciutto.

The $7.75 sandwich doesn't include provolone cheese.

The order with swiss cheese costs 3 dollars more than the order with bologna.

The order with corned beef costs  more than Kenneth's sandwich.

The sandwich with muenster cheese costs 1 dollar less than the sandwich with havarti cheese.

Of the order with corned beef and the order with prosciutto, one includes cheddar cheese and the other costs $4.75.

The sandwich with salami is either the order with colby jack cheese or Tony's order.

Neither the $6.75 sandwich nor the order with liverwurst is Yolanda's sandwich.

Lula's sandwich is either the $7.75 sandwich or the sandwich with prosciutto.

Frances's order costs 1 dollar more than the sandwich with bologna.

Carol Frances Kenneth Lula Mildred Tony Yolanda

bologna
corned beef
ham
liverwurst
prosciutto
roast beef
salami


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 architect has a birthday sometime after the diplomat.

Of the diplomat and the lawyer, one is from Belgium and the other is Jeffrey.

The person from Austria has a birthday 3 months before the person from Sweden.

The traveler from South Africa is either the traveler whose birthday is on May 18th or the politician.

The musician has a birthday 1 month before the engineer.

The engineer is either the person from Austria or Kevin.

The person from Canada is not the lawyer.

Charles has a birthday sometime before the person from Canada.

Charles is either the person from Sweden or the person whose birthday is on August 15th.

The traveler whose birthday is on October 19th, the person from France, the traveler born on April 13th, Jeffrey, the person whose birthday is on July 16th and the traveler from Belgium are all different people.

Charles has a birthday 3 months before Gerald.

Of the person whose birthday is on April 13th and Lamar, one is from Mexico and the other is the musician.

April 13th
May 18th
June 14th
July 16th
August 15th
September 17th
October 19th

Adrian Charles Gerald Jeffrey Kevin Lamar Michael

architect diplomat engineer lawyer musician politician surgeon

Austria
Belgium
Canada
France
Mexico
South Africa
Sweden


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 in room 212 has somewhat fewer students than the Pre-Calculus class.

Of Mr. Newton's class and the course with 31 students, one is the Biology class and the other is in room 129.

Of Mr. Owen's class and the course in room 120, one is the Spanish class and the other has 31 students.

The class in room 319 isn't the Chemistry class.

The History class has 8  more students than the Spanish class.

The course with 35 students is either the course in room 125 or the course in room 129.

Mr. Newton's class has 8  fewer students than Mr. Caldwell's class.

The Algebra class has somewhat fewer students than Mr. Owen's class.

Of the course in room 208 and Mr. Morrison's class, one is the Physics class and the other has 33 students.

Mr. Owen's class has 8  fewer students than Mr. Yang's class.

Mr. Quinn's class has somewhat fewer students than the Chemistry class.

The class in room 208 has 2  more students than the course in room 125.

Caldwell Morrison Newton Owen Quinn Saunders Yang

Algebra Biology Chemistry History Physics Pre-Calculus Spanish


The case that held the puzzle book was found 9 days before the box that held the decoder ring.

The box that held the chewing gum was at 88.2694 W.

The cache at 88.1928 W was found 3 days before the box at 40.8991 N.

The box at 41.0072 N didn't have the marbles inside it.

Of the case at 40.2516 N and the cache that held the puzzle book, one was found on May 12 and the other was at 88.3907 W.

The case at 40.2516 N, the cache that held the decoder ring, the case at 88.1928 W, the case that held the chewing gum, the cache found on May 12 and the case at 88.3821 W were all different boxes.

The case at 88.1863 W was found 12 days after the cache that held the brass key.

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

The box at 40.3109 N was found sometime after the box at 41.0072 N.

The cache found on May 21 was either the cache at 41.0237 N or the cache at 88.0431 W.

The box at 41.0237 N, the box at 88.3907 W, and the cache that held the decoder ring are three different boxes.

The case at 41.0072 N wasn't at 88.1863 W.

The box at 41.0237 N was found sometime after the box that held the puzzle book.

The box that held the brass key was found 3 days after the box that held the marbles.

Of the box at 40.6656 N and the box at 40.2516 N, one was at 88.4584 W and the other held the sunglasses.


The stock Delilah bought was 3 dollars per share less expensive than the stock Charlie bought.

The energy stock was  per share more expensive than the utilities stock.

The stock Heathcliff bought was either the telecom stock or KMPP.

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

QMZ was 1 dollar per share more expensive than the telecom stock.

Of GXTV and the stock that sold for $31 per share, one was bought by Delilah and the other was in the health care sector.

PSTO was 4 dollars per share more expensive than HBW.

The stock Abigail bought was 1 dollar per share less expensive than the real estate stock.

The technology stock was 1 dollar per share less expensive than KMPP.

GXTV was  per share more expensive than QMZ.

Of PSTO and the stock Heathcliff bought, one sold for $29 per share and the other was in the financial sector.

The stock Delilah bought was  per share more expensive than the real estate stock.

Of JMO and the energy stock, one was bought by Edith and the other sold for $30 per share.

Abigail Bill Charlie Delilah Edith Francine Heathcliff


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 recipe with 8 grams of protein was either the meal served on May 16th or the recipe served on May 15th.

Of the meal with 8 grams of protein and the dish served on May 17th, one has 500 calories and the other was the kale quinoa.

The recipe with 15 grams of protein was either the recipe served on May 17th or the meal served on May 15th.

The citrus halibut contains 20 fewer calories than the dish with 12 grams of protein.

The lemon salmon contains 20 fewer calories than the meal served on May 13th.

The chili pork contains 20 more calories than the dish served on May 17th.

The lemon salmon, the meal with 9 grams of protein, and the dish with 18 grams of protein are three different recipes.

The meal served on May 11th contains somewhat more calories than the recipe served on May 13th.

Of the garlic tilapia and the meal with 400 calories, one has exactly 18 grams of protein and the other has exactly 10 grams of protein.

The meal with 10 grams of protein was either the meal with 480 calories or the dish with 460 calories.

The bulgur salad contains somewhat fewer calories than the citrus halibut.

The dish with 18 grams of protein contains 20 more calories than the dish with 9 grams of protein.

The recipe served on May 16th contains 20 more calories than the dish with 9 grams of protein.

The recipe with 480 calories was either the citrus halibut or the kale quinoa.

The dish with 420 calories wasn't served on May 14th.

asian steak
bulgur salad
chili pork
citrus halibut
garlic tilapia
kale quinoa
lemon salmon

May 11th
May 12th
May 13th
May 14th
May 15th
May 16th
May 17th

5 grams
8 grams
9 grams
10 grams
12 grams
15 grams
18 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 $6,400 system came out 3 years before the $5,200 pinball machine.

"Bowling Alley" came out 1 year after the system made by Dow Games.

The $1,750 pinball machine wasn't made by Pinnefore.

"Archer Quest" came out sometime before the machine made by Waverly Toys.

The $6,400 game is either the machine made by Tarco Inc. or the machine released in 1976.

"Zany Circus" is either the $2,500 pinball machine or the $5,200 game.

The $1,750 game came out 4 years after "Aladeen".

The system made by Waverly Toys is either the $1,750 machine or "Voyager Hero".

Of "Disco Mania" and the pinball machine released in 1978, one was made by Waverly Toys and the other was made by Maxigame.

The $2,500 game came out sometime after the game made by Tarco Inc..

The pinball machine made by Tarco Inc. is either "Disco Mania" or the game released in 1975.

The pinball machine released in 1977 doesn't cost $3,750.

The machine made by Dow Games came out 4 years before the machine made by Maxigame.

The system released in 1975 is either the $2,000 game or "Aladeen".

The system made by Arco came out 3 years after the $2,000 system.

Aladeen
Archer Quest
Bowling Alley
Disco Mania
Meteor Rise
Voyager Hero
Zany Circus

Arco
Dow Games
Hayco Inc.
Maxigame
Pinnefore
Tarco Inc.
Waverly Toys


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 5th went 30 feet farther than the pink airplane.

Of the white airplane and the plane that went 35 feet, one was thrown 2nd and the other was thrown 1st.

The black airplane went 10 feet farther than the yellow plane.

The plane that went 45 feet was either the plane that was thrown 3rd or Roderick's design.

Ella's design went 30 feet farther than Henrietta's design.

Omar's design was either the plane that was thrown 1st or the plane that was thrown 7th.

The plane that was thrown 4th was either the plane that went 45 feet or the silver airplane.

The plane that was thrown 6th landed 20 feet shorter than Henrietta's design.

The plane that was thrown 5th landed somewhat shorter than the silver airplane.

The plane that was thrown 3rd went 20 feet farther than Aaron's design.

Of Ella's design and the plane that was thrown 4th, one was green and the other went 55 feet.

15 feet
25 feet
35 feet
45 feet
55 feet
65 feet
75 feet

Aaron Ella Henrietta Margo Omar Roderick Valerie

black blue green pink silver white yellow


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.

Of the runner who ordered vermicelli and Oscar, one paid $6.99 and the other chose mushroom sauce.

The competitor who chose bolognese sauce paid 2 dollars more than the runner who ordered penne.

The contestant who ordered penne paid 4 dollars more than the competitor who chose puttanesca sauce.

Of the competitor who ordered capellini and Margie, one paid $10.99 and the other paid $12.99.

The competitor who chose marinara sauce paid 3 dollars more than the runner who chose arrabiata sauce.

Neither the competitor who chose marinara sauce nor the runner who paid $9.99 was Angie.

Wade paid 3 dollars less than the competitor who chose pomodoro sauce.

The runner who ordered fusilli paid  more than the runner who ordered vermicelli.

The contestant who ordered spaghetti paid  more than the runner who ordered fusilli.

The competitor who ordered rigatoni paid 5 dollars more than the contestant who chose puttanesca sauce.

The runner who ordered taglioni paid 2 dollars more than the contestant who chose mushroom sauce.

Angie Herbert Jack Margie Oscar Rosie Wade

capellini fusilli penne rigatoni spaghetti taglioni vermicelli

alfredo arrabiata bolognese marinara mushroom pomodoro puttanesca


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.

V. tenesis has somewhat more genes than the organism sequenced by Dr. Young.

The bacteria with 1,500 genes was either L. dyson or B. mangeris.

The one sequenced in December has 1,250 fewer genes than E. paradolens.

The organism sequenced in August was either V. tenesis or the one sequenced by Dr. Young.

The one sequenced by Dr. Roman was either E. carolinus or the organism with 250 genes.

L. dyson doesn't have exactly 1,250 genes.

Of the bacteria sequenced in February and D. forcilitis, one has 1,250 genes and the other was sequenced by Dr. Velasquez.

The one sequenced in September has 500 more genes than P. wellington.

E. carolinus has 250 more genes than the organism sequenced by Dr. Henderson.

Of the organism with 750 genes and the one sequenced in February, one was sequenced by Dr. Trujillo and the other is E. carolinus.

The one with 1,000 genes, the one sequenced in February, the one sequenced in November, V. tenesis, the one sequenced in September and the organism sequenced by Dr. Nielsen were all different organisms.

Of P. wellington and the one with 1,750 genes, one was sequenced by Dr. Young and the other was sequenced in July.

B. mangeris
D. forcilitis
E. carolinus
E. paradolens
L. dyson
P. wellington
V. tenesis

Henderson Nielsen Roman Trujillo Velasquez Young Zamora

February April July August September November December


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 camelback one is 1,500 feet longer than Avery Bridge.

The bridge in Rome is  longer than Star Bridge.

The girder bridge is  shorter than Gorem Bridge.

The one in Rome is 1,500 feet shorter than the suspension bridge.

The one in Copenhagen is 1,500 feet longer than Avery Bridge.

The 11,500 ft bridge isn't the truss bridge.

Star Bridge is either the cable-stayed structure or the 11,500 ft bridge.

Vellon Bridge is either the one in Tallinn or the bridge in Rome.

The structure in Helsinki is 6,000 feet longer than the camelback one.

The bridge in Copenhagen is 1,500 feet shorter than the structure in Tallinn.

The one in Copenhagen is 7,500 feet shorter than North Bridge.

The structure in Warsaw is 7,500 feet shorter than Bay Bridge.

The 13,000 ft structure isn't the truss bridge.

The bowstring bridge is either the 16,000 ft structure or the structure in Copenhagen.

Of the 17,500 ft structure and the structure in Vaduz, one is North Bridge and the other is the suspension bridge.

Avery Bridge
Bay Bridge
Gorem Bridge
North Bridge
Sandy Bridge
Star Bridge
Vellon Bridge

bowstring cable-stayed camelback cantilever girder suspension truss

Copenhagen Helsinki Madrid Rome Tallinn Vaduz Warsaw


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

Star Bridge is 1,500 feet longer than the one in Tallinn.

Of the one in Zagreb and the 13,000 ft structure, one is the girder bridge and the other is Sandy Bridge.

The one in Tallinn isn't the cable-stayed bridge.

The truss bridge is  shorter than the structure in Warsaw.

The structure in Oslo is either the 11,500 ft one or the 10,000 ft one.

The 11,500 ft bridge is either the bowstring bridge or the structure in Zagreb.

Sandy Bridge is either the one in Warsaw or the 17,500 ft one.

The structure in Helsinki is 1,500 feet longer than the camelback bridge.

Star Bridge isn't the suspension bridge.

The seven structures are the 11,500 ft bridge, Gorem Bridge, the bridge in Helsinki, the cable-stayed bridge, the camelback structure, Sandy Bridge and the truss one.

North Bridge is 7,500 feet shorter than Sandy Bridge.

The one in Warsaw isn't the bowstring bridge.

Dublin Helsinki Luxembourg Oslo Tallinn Warsaw Zagreb


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

The culture with 7,500 people was founded sometime before the Lyeilia culture.

The Tyash culture was founded 250 years after the culture with 9,500 people.

The culture located near Mason City was founded 250 years before the culture located near Floris.

The culture with 4,500 people was founded 1,000 years before the culture with 8,000 people.

The culture founded in 600 AD was either the culture with 9,500 people or the culture with 6,500 people.

Of the society founded in 350 AD and the Sameos culture, one was based near Floris and the other had a population size of 5,000.

The Nysrani culture, the culture founded in 600 AD, the culture founded in 1350 AD, the culture located near Lacona, the culture located near Junction City and the culture located near Floris were all different cultures.

The culture with 9,000 people was founded 750 years after the culture with 4,500 people.

Neither the culture located near Lacona nor the Lyeilia culture was the society founded in 600 AD.

The society founded in 1600 AD wasn't based near Redlands.

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

The culture located near Floris was founded 250 years before the Juad culture.

The culture located near Easton was founded sometime after the culture located near Lacona.

The Sameos culture was founded sometime before the Nysrani culture.

The society founded in 600 AD wasn't based near Redlands.

The culture located near Junction City was founded 250 years after the culture with 9,500 people.

Juad Lyeilia Nysrani Oiracha Quyit Sameos Tyash

Easton
Floris
Junction City
Kentfield
Lacona
Mason City
Redlands


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.

Geneva, the entrant who submitted the silver item, the entrant who finished second, the person who entered her hat and the knitter who entered her tea cozy are all different people.

Geneva finished somewhat after the entrant who entered her scarf.

Of the knitter who submitted the white item and the person who submitted the purple item, one made the sweater and the other finished fourth.

Of the person who entered her tea cozy and the person who finished first, one made the blue item and the other is Winifred.

Sophie is either the knitter who finished fifth or the knitter who finished sixth.

The knitter who entered her hat finished 5 places after the entrant who submitted the green item.

Ruth finished 5 places before the person who submitted the black item.

The person who entered her mittens is either Ruth or Winifred.

The knitter who submitted the orange item finished 1 place before Winifred.

The person who entered her blanket finished 2 places after the entrant who submitted the blue item.

Viola finished 1 place before the entrant who entered her mittens.

The knitter who submitted the white item finished 1 place after Winifred.

Geneva Holly Priscilla Ruth Sophie Viola Winifred

blanket
hat
mittens
scarf
socks
sweater
tea cozy

black blue green orange purple silver white


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 brown piece cost 1 dollar less than the balloon Emma bought.

The purple piece cost  less than the yellow piece.

The $9.00 piece wasn't purchased by Yvette.

Of the cat and the piece Verna bought, one was brown and the other cost $6.00.

The piece Rudolph bought cost  more than the fish.

The $6.00 balloon was either the piece Marshall bought or the balloon Verna bought.

The yellow animal was either the $9.00 piece or the cat.

The white animal cost 5 dollars more than the balloon Emma bought.

The piece Nancy bought was either the $9.00 animal or the red piece.

Of the monkey and the dog, one was purchased by Nancy and the other cost $5.00.

The turtle cost 3 dollars more than the dog.

The $9.00 animal wasn't purchased by Rudolph.

The balloon Verna bought, the snail, and the white animal are three different items.

brown gold magenta purple red white yellow

Emma Marshall Nancy Rudolph Toni Verna Yvette


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 the customer with the 3:00pm appointment and Opal's customer, one is Georgia and the other is Iris.

The customer with the 2:00pm appointment is either Kelly or the customer that chose jet black.

The customer that chose vivacious red is either Opal's customer or the customer with the 3:00pm appointment.

Blanche has her appointment 2 hours after Opal's client.

The customer that chose warm mocha isn't being helped by Susie.

The client with the 1:00pm appointment, Yvonne's client, and Rhonda's client are three different customers.

Yvonne's client is either the customer that chose warm mocha or Iris.

The customer that chose warm mocha has her appointment 1 hour before the client that chose deep copper.

Opal's client has her appointment 3 hours before Nettie's client.

The client that chose jet black has her appointment sometime before Dolores.

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

The client that chose honey blonde has her appointment 2 hours before the client that chose warm mocha.

The customer that chose honey blonde has her appointment 5 hours before the client that chose jet black.

Blanche Dolores Georgia Iris Kelly Lynette Myra

Nettie Opal Pam Rhonda Susie Whitney Yvonne

brown sable
deep copper
honey blonde
jet black
midnight blue
vivacious red
warm mocha