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 monkey cost  less than the gold piece.

The gold piece cost 1 dollar less than the red piece.

Of the fish and the monkey, one cost $3.00 and the other was yellow.

Of the turtle and the $6.00 balloon, one was yellow and the other was gold.


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 citrus halibut contains 40 more calories than the dish served on May 12th.

The asian steak contains somewhat more calories than the dish served on May 12th.

The meal with 440 calories was either the asian steak or the recipe served on May 16th.

The recipe served on May 15th contains 20 more calories than the dish served on May 12th.

Of the recipe served on May 13th and the dish served on May 16th, one was the lemon salmon and the other has 420 calories.

asian steak
bulgur salad
citrus halibut
lemon salmon


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

The animal Calliope works with is  older than the orangutan Beatrice works with.

Rajesh is either the ape Beatrice works with or the ape Gracie works with.

Of the 7-year-old and the 10-year-old, one is Quirrel and the other is cared for by Calliope.


The purple balloon cost  less than the cat.

Of the orange animal and the brown piece, one cost $6.00 and the other was the monkey.

The orange piece cost 2 dollars more than the snail.


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

Of B. mangeris and L. dyson, one was sequenced by Dr. Nielsen and the other has 250 genes.

The organism with 1,000 genes was either the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Garza or the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Nielsen.

B. mangeris has somewhat fewer genes than L. dyson.

The one sequenced by Dr. Velasquez has somewhat more genes than L. dyson.

The four organisms were V. tenesis, the organism with 500 genes, the organism with 250 genes and the one with 1,000 genes.

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


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 that costs $2.30 is from Willapa, RI.

Of the Bluepoint oyster and the Katamaka oyster, one costs $2.00 and the other is from Charlestown, CT.

The oyster from Punaville, RI costs 20 cents less than the Welcher oyster.

Barnstable, ME
Charlestown, CT
Punaville, RI
Willapa, RI


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.

Of the mobile library with 350 books and "Ready Reader", one is driven by Dan and the other is driven by Hugh.

The bookmobile Francisco drives has 100 fewer books than the mobile library Leroy drives.

Of the mobile library with 350 books and the mobile library with 300 books, one is "Explore More" and the other is driven by Hugh.

"Ready Reader" has 100 fewer books than "Lit on Wheels".

Explore More
Lit on Wheels
Ready Reader
Tiny Tomes


B. mangeris was either the organism with 750 genes or the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Kennedy.

L. dyson has somewhat more genes than D. forcilitis.

The bacteria sequenced by Dr. Kennedy has 250 more genes than the one sequenced by Dr. Walsh.

D. forcilitis was sequenced by Dr. Kennedy.

Of D. forcilitis and B. mangeris, one has 500 genes and the other was sequenced by Dr. Zamora.

B. mangeris
D. forcilitis
E. paradolens
L. dyson


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

Of Denise and Clarence, one had to spell "consomme" and the other was from Mrs. Nixon's class.

Denise had to spell a word that was 2 letters longer than the one given to Clarence.

The contestant from Mrs. Yeffer's class is either May or the contestant whose final word was "anemic".

Of the student whose final word was "duplicity" and the student whose final word was "consomme", one is May and the other was from Mrs. Steuben's class.


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

Of Ned Norris and the person who gave Ally the HD tv, one spent $450 and the other spent $475.

The attendee who spent $450 is either Kit Kelley or the friend who gave Ally the HD tv.

The attendee who spent $400 gave Ally the juicer.

Lily Little spent 25 dollars less than the attendee who gave Ally the HD tv.

Kit Kelley
Lily Little
Mitch Mayo
Ned Norris


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.

Hope has her appointment 1 hour before Yvonne's client.

The customer with the 12:00pm appointment is either Alison or Yvonne's client.

Georgia has her appointment 1 hour after Tammie's customer.

Alison has her appointment sometime after Yvonne's customer.

The customer with the 2:00pm appointment is either Cristina or Pam's client.

Of Yvonne's client and Pam's customer, one has the 2:00pm appointment and the other is Georgia.


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.

Of the client with the 9:30am appointment and the customer going in for the crown, one is Dwight and the other is Yvette.

The customer going in for the veneers is either Jonathan or the customer with the 9:30am appointment.

Lynn has an appointment sometime before the person going in for the crown.

Dwight has the appointment for the extraction.


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

The order with gouda cheese costs 1 dollar more than Omar's order.

Warren's sandwich costs 1 dollar less than Tony's sandwich.

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

Warren's order is either the sandwich with havarti cheese or the order with colby jack cheese.

Of the $5.75 order and the $4.75 order, one includes colby jack cheese and the other is Tony's.


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.

Of the case found on May 3 and the box found on May 6, one was at 40.2516 N and the other was at 88.0431 W.

The box at 88.3821 W was found 6 days after the cache at 88.0431 W.

The cache at 40.6656 N was found 3 days before the case at 40.2516 N.

The cache at 41.0237 N was at 88.3907 W.


The Island Creek oyster costs 20 cents less than the one from Appleton, CT.

The Thatcher oyster is either the one that costs $2.20 or the oyster from Duxbury, MA.

The Pomaquin oyster is from Appleton, CT.

The oyster from Charlestown, CT costs somewhat less than the Katamaka oyster.

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

Appleton, CT
Charlestown, CT
Duxbury, MA
Willapa, RI


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 mogul from Norway is worth 1 billion less than Mike Mckay.

Of Rachel Reid and Joseph Jakes, one is worth $25 billion and the other is from Germany.

Al Acosta is either the mogul worth $28 billion or the person worth $27 billion.

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

Al Acosta
Joseph Jakes
Mike Mckay
Rachel Reid


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

Marsh Tree is 3 feet shorter than the 85 year-old tree.

Of Marsh Tree and the 150 ft. tree, one is 99 years old and the other is 94 years old.

The Senator is either the 144 ft. tree or the 94 year-old tree.

The 94 year-old tree is 3 feet shorter than Nolan's Pine.

Evan\'s Fir
Marsh Tree
Nolan\'s Pine
The Senator


Of the recipe served on May 16th and the meal with 440 calories, one was the bulgur salad and the other was the kale quinoa.

The bulgur salad contains somewhat fewer calories than the meal served on May 13th.

The meal with 420 calories was either the meal served on May 11th or the meal served on May 16th.

The garlic tilapia was either the dish served on May 13th or the recipe with 400 calories.

The garlic tilapia contains 20 fewer calories than the dish served on May 11th.

bulgur salad
citrus halibut
garlic tilapia
kale quinoa


The magnate worth $28 billion is from Norway.

Of Betty Bush and Cal Craig, one is from Germany and the other is worth $25 billion.

The person from Germany is worth somewhat more than Hal Hickman.

Betty Bush
Cal Craig
Hal Hickman
Rachel Reid


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.

Westmolen is either the home built in 1729 or the Van den Berg family's windmill.

The four structures are Doesmolen, the home built in 1706, the windmill built in 1752 and the De Jong family's house.

Westmolen was built 23 years after Oostmolen.

Of the home built in 1752 and Westmolen, one is owned by the Jansen family and the other is owned by the Van den Berg family.


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

Of the one with a return of 8% and the one with a return of 7%, one is Black River and the other is run by Sal Spencer.

Of the one run by Kip Kerr and the one run by Sal Spencer, one has had a return of 8% and the other is First Crescent.

Of the fund with a return of 9% and the fund run by Quentin Quinn, one is Black River and the other is Oak Capital.

Black River
Citizen Trust
First Crescent
Oak Capital

Kip Kerr
Quentin Quinn
Sal Spencer
Vic Velasquez


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.

Irskela is either the fall in Canada or the fall located in New Zealand.

The waterfall located in Tibet is 5 ft shorter than the waterfall in Canada.

The waterfall in Jamaica is 5 ft taller than Nyalt.


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.

Freda Fritz won her tournament 1 year before Bonita Bitz.

Grace Goritz won her tournament sometime after the person who scored a 59.

Of the woman who scored a 61 and the person who scored a 59, one won in 1922 and the other was Freda Fritz.

Grace Goritz won her tournament sometime before the woman who scored a 65.

Bonita Bitz
Freda Fritz
Grace Goritz
Kristina Katz


Of Sue's sandwich and Zachary's sandwich, one costs $5.75 and the other includes colby jack cheese.

Verna's order costs 1 dollar more than the sandwich with colby jack cheese.

The $2.75 sandwich is either the sandwich with cheddar cheese or the order with colby jack cheese.

Of Sue's sandwich and the order with gouda cheese, one costs $4.75 and the other costs $3.75.


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

The 25 ft long whale is either the sei whale or Brent.

The sei whale is 2 feet longer than the beluga whale.

Of the 25 ft long specimen and the right whale, one is Adam and the other is Brent.

beluga whale
fin whale
right whale
sei whale


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

Ben Barron finished with somewhat more gold than the miner working at Fuller Rise.

The prospector who found 14 ounces of gold worked the Glacier Grove claim.

The person working at Laurel Ridge finished with 3 ounces more gold than Ben Barron.

Of the miner working at Fuller Rise and the person working at Laurel Ridge, one was Gil Gonzalez and the other found 17 ounces of gold.

Ben Barron
Fred Fletcher
Gil Gonzalez
Jack Jacobs

Fuller Rise
Glacier Grove
Laurel Ridge
Tyrol Creek


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 bulgur salad was served on May 16th.

The garlic tilapia contains 40 fewer calories than the meal served on May 16th.

The recipe served on May 12th contains 40 fewer calories than the kale quinoa.

The dish with 420 calories was either the citrus halibut or the recipe served on May 11th.


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 Davidson's structure is 30 sq ft larger than the $36,000 home.

The $29,000 structure is somewhat larger than the Davidson's house.

Of the Gillespie's structure and the 125 sq ft house, one sold for $36,000 and the other sold for $38,000.

The $29,000 house is either the Nielsen's house or the Davidson's structure.


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 competitor who ordered spaghetti and Louis, one paid $7.99 and the other paid $8.99.

The competitor who paid $8.99 was either Velma or the contestant who ordered taglioni.

Of the competitor who paid $6.99 and the competitor who paid $9.99, one ordered farfalle and the other was Velma.

The runner who ordered spaghetti paid 1 dollar more than Oscar.


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.

Valerie's design landed 10 feet shorter than Roderick's design.

Aaron's design went 20 feet farther than the black airplane.

Of the yellow plane and the pink plane, one went 45 feet and the other was Valerie's.

The yellow airplane went somewhat farther than Roderick's design.

Valerie's design landed somewhat shorter than the black plane.


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.

Glenda Glenn won the prize in literature.

The person who won the prize in bioengineering won her prize 4 years after Norma Nolan.

Of the winner who won in 1968 and the person who won in 1964, one won the prize in literature and the other is Rita Reeves.

The winner who won the prize in physics won her prize 8 years before Mandy Marsh.

Glenda Glenn
Mandy Marsh
Norma Nolan
Rita Reeves

bioengineering chemistry literature physics


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 dog was either the brown balloon or the white animal.

The purple animal cost  more than the brown animal.

Of the $4.00 piece and the $5.00 piece, one was the cat and the other was purple.


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

Of Cheri's item and the piece made of ash, one costs $275 and the other costs $250.

Nadine's piece costs 50 dollars less than Josephine's item.

The $250 item is either the piece made of elm or the item made of sandalwood.


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.

Dixie Dean's show has 2 million more downloads than Al Acosta's show.

Of the show that began in 2015 and the podcast that began in 2014, one is Al Acosta's and the other has 3 million downloads.

Of the show with 1 million downloads and Eva Estrada's podcast, one started in 2015 and the other started in 2008.

Dixie Dean's podcast has 1 million fewer downloads than Bobby Bora's podcast.

Al Acosta
Bobby Bora
Dixie Dean
Eva Estrada


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.

Of the 4-5 decision and the March 3 case, one was Zamora v Pibb and the other was Carson v Dunn.

Zamora v Pibb was 2 weeks after the 8-1 decision.

Ayers v Byrd
Carson v Dunn
Watts v Yang
Zamora v Pibb


The bulgur salad contains somewhat fewer calories than the meal served on May 11th.

The meal served on May 14th contains 20 fewer calories than the citrus halibut.

The recipe served on May 15th contains somewhat fewer calories than the garlic tilapia.

The meal served on May 17th contains 20 more calories than the recipe served on May 14th.

The recipe with 440 calories was either the meal served on May 11th or the garlic tilapia.

asian steak
bulgur salad
citrus halibut
garlic tilapia


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 found on May 12 was at 88.2694 W.

The case at 88.1928 W was found 6 days before the case at 40.5912 N.

Of the cache at 88.0431 W and the cache at 88.2694 W, one was found on May 9 and the other was at 40.3109 N.

The cache at 41.0072 N was found on May 3.


The dish served on May 13th contains 20 more calories than the lemon salmon.

The four recipes were the dish with 440 calories, the dish served on May 14th, the lemon salmon and the kale quinoa.

The bulgur salad was either the recipe served on May 12th or the dish served on May 11th.

Of the meal served on May 14th and the meal served on May 12th, one has 380 calories and the other was the chili pork.

bulgur salad
chili pork
kale quinoa
lemon salmon


Of the person who won the prize in economics and the person who won the prize in astronomy, one is Rita Reeves and the other won in 1972.

The person who won the prize in astronomy won her prize  before Betty Brewer.

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

The person who won the prize in physics won her prize 4 years after Olive Olson.

Betty Brewer
Olive Olson
Patsy Pope
Rita Reeves


The monkey cost 2 dollars more than the brown balloon.

Of the fish and the $6.00 animal, one was yellow and the other was gold.


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

Lila had to spell a word that was 1 letter longer than the one given to Philip.

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

Philip is either the student whose final word was "consomme" or the student whose final word was "bulwark".


The case at 41.0237 N was found 3 days after the case at 88.1928 W.

Of the cache found on May 3 and the box found on May 9, one was at 41.0237 N and the other was at 88.3907 W.

The case at 88.4584 W was found sometime after the cache at 40.8991 N.


Of the March 24 proceeding and the March 3 case, one was Watts v Yang and the other was the 3-6 decision.

The 6-3 decision was sometime after the 2-7 decision.

Of Zamora v Pibb and Gibbs v Kintz, one was on March 24 and the other was the 7-2 decision.

Ayers v Byrd
Gibbs v Kintz
Watts v Yang
Zamora v Pibb


The miner working at York River finished with 6 ounces more gold than Ben Barron.

Of Harry Howell and Ben Barron, one worked the Belle Hart claim and the other found 14 ounces of gold.

Harry Howell worked the Fuller Rise claim.

Chip Cornell worked the York River claim.

Ben Barron
Chip Cornell
Fred Fletcher
Harry Howell

Belle Hart
Fuller Rise
Laurel Ridge
York River


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

The competitor who won the fourth hand won with two pairs.

Omar won 1 hand before the person who won with two pairs.

Of the player who won the third hand and Irma, one won with a royal flush and the other won with two pairs.


Of the 25 ft long exhibit and the 21 ft long specimen, one is the right whale and the other is Dennis.

The gray whale is 2 feet shorter than Herbert.

fin whale
gray whale
right whale
sei whale


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 Dan drives has 50 more books than "Lit on Wheels".

The vehicle with 350 books is driven by Ira.

Of the bookmobile Ira drives and the mobile library Myra drives, one is "Ready Reader" and the other has 400 books.

Dream Machine
Lit on Wheels
Ready Reader
Tiny Tomes


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

The Ninigreth oyster is from Appleton, CT.

Of the Katamaka oyster and the Ninigreth oyster, one costs $2.30 and the other is from Punaville, RI.

Of the oyster from Punaville, RI and the one from Nesketucket, MA, one costs $2.10 and the other is the Bluepoint oyster.

The Island Creek oyster costs somewhat less than the Katamaka oyster.

Bluepoint
Island Creek
Katamaka
Ninigreth

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


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.

Of the one with the $5,000 credit limit and the one with the $6,500 credit limit, one has an APR of 8% and the other is from Whitly Bank.

The Dell Scargo card has an APR 1 percent higher than the card with the $5,000 credit limit.

The one with an APR of 9% has a limit of $7,500.

Of the one with an APR of 11% and the card with an APR of 9%, one has a limit of $10,000 and the other is from TrustCo.

Dell Scargo
Mid Atlantic
TrustCo
Whitly Bank


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

The person who scored 63 points made the cashew tofu.

Of the person who made the pepper steak and the person who made the cashew tofu, one was Ed and the other scored 56 points.

Luther is either the cook who made the cashew tofu or the chef who scored 49 points.

Of Luther and Veronica, one scored 56 points and the other made the turkey soup.

cajun chili
cashew tofu
pepper steak
turkey soup


The oyster that costs $2.30 is either the oyster from Vancouver, BC or the oyster from Barnstable, ME.

The Katamaka oyster costs somewhat more than the one from Barnstable, ME.

Of the one from Charlestown, CT and the oyster from Nesketucket, MA, one costs $2.10 and the other is the Katamaka oyster.

The Ninigreth oyster is from Barnstable, ME.

The one from Nesketucket, MA costs 10 cents less than the Thatcher oyster.

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


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.

Margarita's piece cost 250 dollars less than Herman's piece.

"Utrecht" cost 250 dollars more than Herman's dummy.

Of Kelly's puppet and Herman's puppet, one is "Yenga" and the other cost $1,000.

"Xavier" cost somewhat more than "Valencio".


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

The team member whose order cost $6.25 is either the salesperson who ordered the B.L.T. or Rebecca.

Of Irene and the person who ordered the Italian sub, one owes $5.80 and the other owes $4.90.

The team member who ordered the taco salad owes 90 cents less than Rebecca.

Peter owes  more than the team member who ordered the tuna on rye.

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


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

The Bakker family's home was built sometime after Zemelmolen.

Of the structure built in 1752 and the De Jong family's home, one is Grosmolen and the other is Oostmolen.

Zemelmolen is owned by the Jansen family.

The Jansen family's house was built sometime after Grosmolen.

Doesmolen is owned by the Bakker family.

Doesmolen Grosmolen Oostmolen Zemelmolen


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 9:30am appointment is either the customer going in for the filling or Ernest.

Of the customer going in for the filling and Inez, one is scheduled for 9:30am and the other is scheduled for 11:30am.

The person going in for the veneers is either Orlando or the customer with the 11:30am appointment.

Of the customer going in for the crown and the customer going in for the veneers, one is Orlando and the other is scheduled for 10:30am.


The 5-4 decision was 1 week after Zamora v Pibb.

Of the 6-3 decision and the March 24 proceeding, one was Carson v Dunn and the other was Watts v Yang.

Omar v Powers was either the 2-7 decision or the March 3 case.

The 3-6 decision was either Omar v Powers or Watts v Yang.

Carson v Dunn
Omar v Powers
Watts v Yang
Zamora v Pibb


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 $5.75 sandwich is either the sandwich with colby jack cheese or Frances's order.

Of the $2.75 sandwich and the $5.75 sandwich, one is Archie's and the other includes swiss cheese.

Henrietta's order includes cheddar cheese.

Lula's order costs 1 dollar more than the order with swiss cheese.


"Ready Reader" has 50 more books than the bookmobile Natasha drives.

"Dream Machine" is either the vehicle with 250 books or the bookmobile with 300 books.

Of the mobile library Myra drives and the bookmobile with 300 books, one is "Lit on Wheels" and the other is "Dream Machine".

"Tiny Tomes" has 50 fewer books than the vehicle Natasha drives.


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

Of the tycoon from Norway and the person from Sweden, one is worth $28 billion and the other is Dirk Dillon.

Dirk Dillon is worth somewhat more than Faith Flynn.

The four people are the person worth $26 billion, Sid Scott, the mogul from Sweden and the magnate from Germany.

The person from Sweden is worth 1 billion more than Faith Flynn.

Dirk Dillon
Faith Flynn
Sid Scott
Tim Townsend


May had to spell a word that was 1 letter shorter than the one given to Nick.

The contestant from Mrs. Condini's class had to spell a word that was 2 letters longer than the one given to the child from Mrs. Steuben's class.

May had to spell a word that was 2 letters shorter than the one given to Philip.

Of Nick and Violet, one was from Mrs. Yeffer's class and the other had to spell "bulwark".


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

Black River is either the fund run by Larry Larsen or the fund with a return of 6%.

The one with a return of 8% is either the fund run by Larry Larsen or the fund run by Ule Underwood.

Of the fund with a return of 8% and the one with a return of 9%, one is run by Zed Zamora and the other is Hudson Brook.

Hudson Brook has a 2 percent larger return than the fund run by Walter Wade.

Black River
Hudson Brook
Oak Capital
Pine Bay

Larry Larsen
Ule Underwood
Walter Wade
Zed Zamora


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

The player in lane 4 scored 80 points fewer points than Brandi.

The contestant who scored 540 points was in lane 5.

Of the contestant who scored 300 points and the person who scored 460 points, one was in lane 7 and the other is Leigh.


Of "Ready Reader" and the mobile library Hugh drives, one has 350 books and the other has 300 books.

"Dream Machine" has 50 fewer books than the vehicle Francisco drives.

Dream Machine
Lit on Wheels
Ready Reader
Words To Go


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

Flora Flynn's report was received on August 7.

Of Benny Baron's sighting and the August 6 sighting, one was from Jackson and the other was from Embden.

Iva Ingram's report was submitted 1 day before Benny Baron's report.

The August 4 report was either Hal Harrison's report or the sighting from Visalia.

Benny Baron
Flora Flynn
Hal Harrison
Iva Ingram


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

Mr. Zimmerman's class has somewhat fewer students than the class in room 114.

The course in room 318 has 4  more students than the course in room 129.

The four classes are the course in room 318, the class with 31 students, the course with 29 students and Mr. Velasquez's class.

The course in room 114 is taught by Ray.


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

Of the program that aired on Saturday and the show that aired at 1:00pm, one brought in 1,000,000 viewers and the other brought in 750,000 viewers.

The program that aired at 10:00pm was either the show that aired on Monday or the show with 1,000,000 viewers.

The show that aired at 8:30pm aired on Saturday.

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

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


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.

"Meteor Rise" came out 2 years after the machine made by Arco.

Of the game released in 1974 and the game released in 1976, one was made by Dow Games and the other is "Disco Mania".

"Disco Mania" came out sometime after "Archer Quest".

Archer Quest
Bowling Alley
Disco Mania
Meteor Rise


Help Grandma Iva write down some of her favorite recipes.  Determine the baking temperature and time of each recipe, as well as how many people each will serve.

The dish that bakes for 40 minutes is either the dish that cooks at 340 degrees or the dish that cooks at 375 degrees.

The baked ham bakes 5 minutes longer than the chicken cutlet.

The recipe that cooks at 375 degrees requires 5 minutes less baking time than the dish that cooks at 400 degrees.

The dish that cooks at 375 degrees is either the recipe that bakes for 40 minutes or the mac and cheese.

Of the roast potatoes recipe and the chicken cutlet, one bakes for 25 minutes and the other cooks at 400 degrees.

25 minutes
30 minutes
35 minutes
40 minutes

baked ham
chicken cutlet
mac and cheese
roast potatoes

340 degrees
375 degrees
400 degrees
425 degrees


Patsy has the appointment for the whitening.

The four people are the patient with the 9:30am appointment, the client going in for the root canal, Wayne and the patient going in for the whitening.

Of Inez and Patsy, one is scheduled for 10:30am and the other has the appointment for the extraction.

Patsy has an appointment 1 hour before the client going in for the root canal.


The August 4 report was from Walnut Creek.

Benny Baron's report was submitted 1 day after Edith Estes's report.

Cindy Chan's sighting was submitted sometime after Dan Delgado's report.

Of the report from Walnut Creek and the sighting from Islesboro, one was reported by Edith Estes and the other was received on August 5.

Benny Baron
Cindy Chan
Dan Delgado
Edith Estes

Islesboro
Jackson
Upper Lake
Walnut Creek


The TrustCo card is either the one with an APR of 8% or the one with an APR of 9%.

Of the one with an APR of 9% and the card with the $6,500 credit limit, one is from Hoardstrum and the other is from Whitly Bank.

The one with the $6,500 credit limit has an APR somewhat lower than the card with the $10,000 credit limit.

The card with the $8,500 credit limit has an APR 2 percent lower than the Whitly Bank card.

Hoardstrum
Southwest Inc
TrustCo
Whitly Bank


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

The sei whale is 4 feet longer than Brent.

Of the 21 ft long specimen and the 23 ft long exhibit, one is the narwhal and the other is Brent.

gray whale
narwhal
right whale
sei whale


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 piece that sold for $175 came out in 1999.

Of the 2012 card and the 1987 item, one featured Mike Morales and the other sold for $275.

Neddy Norris's item sold for 50 dollars more than the 1987 card.

Finn Freeman
Mike Morales
Neddy Norris
Opie Oliver


Felix has the appointment for the extraction.

Of the patient with the 11:30am appointment and the client with the 9:30am appointment, one has the appointment for the filling and the other is Patsy.

The person going in for the cleaning has an appointment 1 hour before Lynn.


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.

Yolanda finished 1 place before the entrant who entered her blanket.

Of Yolanda and Ollie, one finished second and the other made the sweater.

The person who finished third made the tea cozy.


The person who entered her mittens finished somewhat before the entrant who entered her sweater.

The four people are the person who finished first, Priscilla, Sophie and the person who entered her tea cozy.

Priscilla finished somewhat before Alexis.

The knitter who entered her blanket finished 1 place after Sophie.


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.

GXTV was 1 dollar per share less expensive than the stock Charlie bought.

The stock that sold for $28 per share was either the stock Geraldo bought or GXTV.

The stock Ida Mae bought was 1 dollar per share less expensive than QMZ.


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.

Yolanda is either the aerophobe leaving in January or the passenger with the wishbone.

The four fliers are the aerophobe leaving in January, Troy, Katie and the passenger with the rabbit's foot.

The aerophobe with the coin will leave 1 month before Katie.

The flier leaving in April will bring their rabbit's foot.

The flier with the talisman will leave 1 month after the passenger with the coin.


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

The team member who ordered the B.L.T. owes  less than the team member who ordered the cheeseburger.

Chip owes  more than the person who ordered the cheeseburger.

The salesperson whose order cost $6.25 is either the team member who ordered the meatball sub or Erica.

Geoffrey is either the salesperson whose order cost $5.80 or the person who ordered the cheeseburger.

B.L.T.
cheeseburger
meatball sub
taco salad


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 four oysters are the Bluepoint oyster, the oyster from Duxbury, MA, the oyster that costs $2.10 and the one that costs $2.00.

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

The Thatcher oyster is from Punaville, RI.

The one that costs $2.10 is from Appleton, CT.

Appleton, CT
Duxbury, MA
Nesketucket, MA
Punaville, RI


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.

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

The chef who made the turkey soup scored 7 fewer points than Sonia.

cashew tofu
lemon snapper
smoked pork
turkey soup


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.

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

The mobile library with 400 books is driven by Terri.

The vehicle Sheryl drives has 50 more books than the mobile library Becky drives.

The mobile library Becky drives has  more books than "Lit on Wheels".

Lit on Wheels
Ready Reader
Tiny Tomes
Words To Go


Veronica scored 7 more points than the cook who made the smoked pork.

Peggy scored 7 fewer points than the person who made the smoked pork.

Peggy scored somewhat more points than the chef who made the jambalaya.

cashew tofu
jambalaya
lemon snapper
smoked pork


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 Dell Scargo card has an APR somewhat lower than the card with the $2,000 credit limit.

The Hoardstrum card has a limit of $6,500.

The card with the $5,000 credit limit, the Hoardstrum card and the card with an APR of 11% are all different cards.

The Southwest Inc card has an APR 1 percent lower than the one with the $5,000 credit limit.

Dell Scargo
Hoardstrum
Southwest Inc
TrustCo


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

Whitney's client has her appointment 1 hour before Eileen.

Myra has her appointment sometime after Nettie's customer.

Myra is either the customer with the 11:00am appointment or Whitney's client.

The customer with the 1:00pm appointment is being worked on by Yvonne.


Cindy Chan's report was submitted sometime after Flora Flynn's report.

Abe Alvarez's report was from Walnut Creek.

The sighting from Walnut Creek was submitted 2 days after the sighting from Tarzana.

The report from Yarmouth was submitted 1 day before Hal Harrison's report.

Abe Alvarez's report was received on August 7.

Abe Alvarez
Cindy Chan
Flora Flynn
Hal Harrison


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.

Adrienne was either the person who won the fourth hand or the player who won the first hand.

The person who won with one pair won 2 hands before Jana.

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


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

The August 7 report was from Springfield.

The sighting from Kirkman was submitted 1 day before Abe Alvarez's sighting.

Dan Delgado's sighting was submitted 1 day after Abe Alvarez's sighting.

Edith Estes's sighting was submitted sometime after Abe Alvarez's sighting.

Abe Alvarez
Dan Delgado
Edith Estes
Flora Flynn

Crescent City
Kirkman
Postville
Springfield


The Southwest Inc card has an APR 1 percent lower than the Mid Atlantic card.

The one with an APR of 11% has a limit of $10,000.

The one with the $8,500 credit limit has an APR 1 percent higher than the one with the $2,000 credit limit.

The one with the $20,000 credit limit has an APR somewhat higher than the Southwest Inc card.

Dell Scargo
Hoardstrum
Mid Atlantic
Southwest Inc


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 Ewing's house is either the 140 sq ft house or the $27,500 structure.

The Kirby's structure is 15 sq ft smaller than the Gillespie's home.

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


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 citrus halibut was served on May 11th.

The kale quinoa contains 20 fewer calories than the meal served on May 16th.

The meal served on May 13th contains 20 more calories than the recipe served on May 15th.

The bulgur salad was either the meal served on May 13th or the recipe served on May 15th.

asian steak
bulgur salad
citrus halibut
kale quinoa


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

The order with havarti cheese costs 2 dollars less than Henrietta's sandwich.

Lula's sandwich costs  more than the sandwich with provolone cheese.

Omar's order includes colby jack cheese.

Omar's sandwich costs 2 dollars more than Mildred's order.


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 scored a 67 won her tournament sometime after Maxine Mohn.

Maxine Mohn won her tournament 1 year after Kristina Katz.

The woman who won in 1922 was either the woman who scored a 67 or Kristina Katz.

The woman who scored a 65 won her tournament 1 year after the golfer who scored a 61.

Carrie Cole
Inez
Kristina Katz
Maxine Mohn


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.

Vlietmolen is owned by the Van den Berg family.

Vlietmolen was built 23 years after Zemelmolen.

The Van den Berg family's structure was built 23 years after the Jansen family's windmill.

The home built in 1752 is either Zemelmolen or the De Jong family's structure.

Hoekmolen Vlietmolen Westmolen Zemelmolen


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.

Eva finished 2 places before the person from Stanton.

Ian finished 1 place before the solver from Rinard.

The contestant who finished third was from Oak View.

Steven was either the person from Quimby or the contestant from Oak View.


Ed is either the person who scored 63 points or the chef who made the cajun chili.

Celia scored 7 fewer points than the cook who made the lemon snapper.

The cook who made the turkey soup scored 7 fewer points than Sonia.

The cook who scored 56 points made the cashew tofu.

cajun chili
cashew tofu
lemon snapper
turkey soup


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

The program that aired at 10:00pm aired on Monday.

The show that aired at 2:00pm brought in 1,000,000 viewers.

The show that aired on Wednesday was either the show that aired at 2:00pm or the show with 500,000 viewers.

The show that aired on Saturday had 500,000 fewer viewers than the show that aired at 8:30pm.


The salesperson who ordered the club sandwich owes  more than the salesperson who ordered the meatball sub.

Peter owes 45 cents more than the person who ordered the meatball sub.

Erica is either the team member whose order cost $6.25 or the person who ordered the cheeseburger.

cheeseburger
club sandwich
meatball sub
tuna on rye


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.

Geneva Gold's podcast has 1 million downloads.

The podcast that began in 2012 has 1 million more downloads than Faye Fender's podcast.

Geneva Gold's show has 1 million fewer downloads than the podcast that began in 2011.

Al Acosta
Eva Estrada
Faye Fender
Geneva Gold


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

The prospector who found 11 ounces of gold worked the York River claim.

Ivan Ingram finished with somewhat more gold than Elroy Ellis.

The four miners were the person who found 11 ounces of gold, Elroy Ellis, Gil Gonzalez and the miner working at Fuller Rise.

Elroy Ellis worked the Belle Hart claim.

Ivan Ingram was either the prospector working at York River or the prospector who found 17 ounces of gold.

Dilbert Duke
Elroy Ellis
Gil Gonzalez
Ivan Ingram

Belle Hart
Fuller Rise
Glacier Grove
York River


Help Grandma Iva write down some of her favorite recipes.  Determine the baking temperature and time of each recipe, as well as how many people each will serve.

The dish that cooks at 410 degrees bakes 10 minutes longer than the chicken cutlet.

The dish that bakes for 35 minutes cooks at 425 degrees.

The baked ham requires somewhat less baking time than the meatloaf.

The four dishes are the mac and cheese, the recipe that cooks at 385 degrees, the dish that bakes for 35 minutes and the recipe that cooks at 410 degrees.

baked ham
chicken cutlet
mac and cheese
meatloaf

325 degrees
385 degrees
410 degrees
425 degrees


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

Nolan's Pine is  shorter than Roger's Oak.

The 150 ft. tree is either the 94 year-old tree or the 96 year-old tree.

The 96 year-old tree is 3 feet shorter than Old Jarvis.

The 96 year-old tree is 3 feet shorter than the 87 year-old tree.

Old Jarvis
Marsh Tree
Nolan\'s Pine
Roger\'s Oak


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

The facility scheduled to go online in 2019, the Egert Facility and the project headed by Dr. Dorsey are all different accelerators.

The project headed by Dr. Morgan will go online 1 year after the Bale-Hahn SSC.

The project headed by Dr. Morgan will go online sometime before the Egert Facility.

The Tevatron LHC will go online 2 years before the project headed by Dr. Noble.

Bale-Hahn SSC
Egert Facility
Tevatron LHC
Zynga Complex

Dr. Dorsey
Dr. Ewing
Dr. Morgan
Dr. Noble


The person who finished third was from Industry.

The person from Van Nuys finished 2 places after Leona.

Renee was either the solver from Industry or the person who finished second.


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.

Sandy Bridge is  shorter than the girder one.

The 13,000 ft bridge is either the suspension structure or the cable-stayed one.

The cable-stayed one is 3,000 feet shorter than the suspension one.

Bay Bridge
Gorem Bridge
Sandy Bridge
Star Bridge

bowstring cable-stayed girder suspension


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

The course in room 120 is either Mr. Owen's class or the class with 29 students.

The class in room 125 has somewhat fewer students than Mr. Ellis's class.

Mr. Warner's class has 2  more students than the course in room 208.

The class with 35 students is taught by Owen.

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


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

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

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

Nicole's dummy cost somewhat more than Jeff's piece.

Jeff's dummy cost 250 dollars less than Lucas's piece.

Nicole's puppet is either the $750 piece or "Utrecht".


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

The person with the 9:30am appointment is either the customer going in for the root canal or Bernice.

Zachary has an appointment 2 hours before Colin.

Zachary has an appointment sometime after Dwight.

The person with the 11:30am appointment has the appointment for the crown.

Colin has the appointment for the veneers.


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.

Francis finished 1 place before the knitter who entered her tea cozy.

Natasha is either the entrant who entered her blanket or the entrant who finished first.

The person who finished second made the hat.


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 2004 piece sold for somewhat less than Cole Cooley's one.

Lance Leach's one sold for 50 dollars more than Hick Hodge's card.

The 1987 piece sold for 50 dollars more than Hick Hodge's one.

Cole Cooley
Daryn Drake
Hick Hodge
Lance Leach


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

The bowhead whale is either the 23 ft long whale or the 25 ft long exhibit.

The bowhead whale is 4 feet longer than Adam.

bowhead whale
fin whale
gray whale
sei whale


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.

"Meteor Rise" is either the game released in 1977 or the machine made by Arco.

"Bowling Alley" came out 2 years after the system made by Tarco Inc..

Aladeen
Bowling Alley
Disco Mania
Meteor Rise


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.

Adrian has a birthday 2 months before the architect.

The surgeon has a birthday 1 month before Eric.

Charles has a birthday 1 month before Gerald.

The traveler born on July 16th is the diplomat.


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

Hori Takesi was built 120 years after the shrine in Funai.

Takahashi is either the shrine built in 1585 or the temple in Funai.

The structure in Toyagi is either Hori Takesi or Matsuno Okura.

Okabe Honzo was built 60 years before the structure in Nakai.

The four shrines are Matsuno Okura, the temple in Toyagi, the structure in Nakai and the shrine in Funai.

Hori Takesi
Matsuno Okura
Okabe Honzo
Takahashi


The baked ham requires somewhat less baking time than the recipe that cooks at 425 degrees.

The mac and cheese bakes 10 minutes longer than the recipe that cooks at 425 degrees.

The candied yams recipe bakes 5 minutes longer than the recipe that cooks at 400 degrees.

The mac and cheese cooks at 385 degrees.

baked ham
candied yams
mac and cheese
roast potatoes

375 degrees
385 degrees
400 degrees
425 degrees


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 four stocks were the stock that sold for $26 per share, the stock Abigail bought, the stock Bill bought and QMZ.

ABTR was 1 dollar per share less expensive than the stock Geraldo bought.


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.

Luther scored 14 more points than the cook who made the pepper steak.

The person who scored 56 points made the smoked pork.

Sonia scored 7 more points than the chef who made the cashew tofu.

Rosalie is either the cook who scored 49 points or the person who made the cashew tofu.

cashew tofu
pepper steak
smoked pork
turkey soup


The person who finished second is either the person who entered her scarf or Natasha.

The person who finished first made the hat.

The entrant who entered her tea cozy finished 1 place before Natasha.

Marianne finished somewhat after Sophie.


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.

Jack Jordan spent  less than the person who gave Ally the HD tv.

The person who spent $475 gave Ally the juicer.

The friend who spent $400 is either the attendee who gave Ally the planter or Ned Norris.

Jack Jordan spent  more than the person who gave Ally the planter.

Jack Jordan
Kit Kelley
Ned Norris
Pam Powell


The four chefs are the chef who scored 49 points, the chef who made the pepper steak, Gabriel and Jim.

The chef who made the turkey soup scored 7 more points than Jim.

Hattie is either the cook who made the turkey soup or the cook who scored 56 points.

Wade scored somewhat fewer points than Hattie.


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 asian steak was either the dish served on May 11th or the meal with 400 calories.

The recipe with 400 calories was either the asian steak or the meal served on May 16th.

The asian steak contains 40 more calories than the bulgur salad.

asian steak
bulgur salad
chili pork
garlic tilapia


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 6,500 people was founded 250 years before the Budel culture.

The culture with 8,000 people was founded sometime before the Quyit culture.

The Voriss culture was founded sometime after the Quyit culture.

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


The meal with 440 calories was served on May 14th.

The bulgur salad was either the dish served on May 14th or the meal served on May 12th.

The garlic tilapia contains 20 more calories than the recipe served on May 15th.

The recipe with 400 calories was served on May 12th.

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

asian steak
bulgur salad
citrus halibut
garlic tilapia


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

The show that began in 2012 has 1 million more downloads than Faye Fender's show.

The show with 4 million downloads started in 2014.

The show with 3 million downloads is either the show that began in 2014 or the podcast that began in 2013.

Geneva Gold's show has 2 million more downloads than the podcast that began in 2012.

Al Acosta
Cora Capon
Faye Fender
Geneva Gold


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

The stock Ida Mae bought was 1 dollar per share more expensive than QMZ.

The stock that sold for $26 per share was bought by Delilah.


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

The player who won with a royal flush won 1 hand after Omar.

The player who won with a royal flush won 1 hand before the competitor who won with a straight.

The person who won with a straight won 1 hand before the person who won with a flush.


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

Nettie's customer has her appointment 2 hours after Lynette.

Whitney's client is either the client with the 11:00am appointment or Georgia.

The client with the 11:00am appointment is being worked on by Pam.


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.

Betty Bush is either the magnate from France or the tycoon from Norway.

The magnate worth $28 billion is from Sweden.

Mike Mckay is worth somewhat less than the person from France.

Sid Scott is worth somewhat more than the magnate from Norway.

The mogul from Norway is worth 2 billion less than Faith Flynn.

Betty Bush
Faith Flynn
Mike Mckay
Sid Scott


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.

Fichin started 6 years after the second striker.

The player who started in 1985 was the full back.

center back
full back
goalie
second striker


Sama Takako was built 60 years after Matsuno Okura.

The structure built in 1525, Hori Takesi and the shrine in Nakai are all different shrines.

The structure in Uchida is either the structure built in 1705 or Hori Takesi.

Amari Michi
Hori Takesi
Matsuno Okura
Sama Takako


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

The one with a return of 7% is either the fund run by Ollie Ochoa or Pine Bay.

Pine Bay has a  larger return than the fund run by Mike McClain.

The one with a return of 8% is run by Vic Velasquez.

The fund run by Ollie Ochoa has a  larger return than Silver Rock.

Black River
Hudson Brook
Pine Bay
Silver Rock

Larry Larsen
Mike McClain
Ollie Ochoa
Vic Velasquez


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.

Colin has an appointment sometime before Orlando.

Zachary has an appointment 2 hours after the person going in for the extraction.

The patient with the 9:30am appointment has the appointment for the filling.

Inez has the appointment for the veneers.


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

The show with 750,000 viewers aired on Sunday.

The show that aired at 6:00pm brought in 750,000 viewers.

The show that aired on Monday had 500,000 more viewers than the show that aired at 11:30am.

The program that aired at 2:00pm had somewhat fewer viewers than the program that aired on Saturday.


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

Jack Jacobs was either the miner who found 17 ounces of gold or the prospector working at Glacier Grove.

The person working at Culver Gorge finished with 3 ounces more gold than Ivan Ingram.

Jack Jacobs worked the Laurel Ridge claim.

Gil Gonzalez worked the Belle Hart claim.

Ben Barron
Gil Gonzalez
Ivan Ingram
Jack Jacobs

Belle Hart
Culver Gorge
Glacier Grove
Laurel Ridge


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.

Omar v Powers was sometime after Ayers v Byrd.

Carson v Dunn was either the 2-7 decision or the March 17 proceeding.

Carson v Dunn was 1 week after Ayers v Byrd.

Ayers v Byrd
Carson v Dunn
Omar v Powers
Zamora v Pibb


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

The person who entered her hat finished 2 places before Laverne.

The entrant who entered her mittens finished 1 place before Ollie.

The person who finished third made the socks.


Susie's client is either the customer with the 2:00pm appointment or Alison.

Eileen has her appointment sometime before Whitney's client.

Iris is either Pam's client or Victoria's client.

The customer with the 12:00pm appointment is being worked on by Victoria.


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 one with an APR of 8% has a limit of $6,500.

The one with the $20,000 credit limit is either the one with an APR of 8% or the Hoardstrum card.

The one with the $3,500 credit limit has an APR 2 percent higher than the Whitly Bank card.

Credit Korp
Hoardstrum
Mid Atlantic
Whitly Bank


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 solver from Westport was either Virginia or the contestant who finished third.

Eva was either the contestant from Delhi or the person who finished first.

Dave finished 1 place after the contestant from Westport.

The person from Westport finished 2 places before Eva.


Help Grandma Iva write down some of her favorite recipes.  Determine the baking temperature and time of each recipe, as well as how many people each will serve.

The recipe that cooks at 425 degrees bakes 10 minutes longer than the dish that cooks at 410 degrees.

The baked ham bakes 5 minutes longer than the recipe that cooks at 350 degrees.

The candied yams recipe cooks at 425 degrees.

The recipe that cooks at 350 degrees requires somewhat less baking time than the meatloaf.

baked ham
bean casserole
candied yams
meatloaf

350 degrees
375 degrees
410 degrees
425 degrees


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

Amari Michi is either the structure built in 1585 or the temple built in 1645.

Amari Michi was built 120 years after the temple in Funai.

The shrine in Usui was built 120 years after the structure in Funai.

Amari Michi
Hori Takesi
Matsuno Okura
Okabe Honzo


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 swiss cheese costs  more than the order with cheddar cheese.

The sandwich with cheddar cheese costs  less than Frances's sandwich.

Kenneth's sandwich costs 1 dollar more than the order with muenster cheese.

The sandwich with muenster cheese costs  more than the order with swiss cheese.

Zachary's order costs 1 dollar more than the order with cheddar cheese.


The player who won with a royal flush won 1 hand before Veronica.

Veronica won 2 hands before the competitor who won with a straight.

one pair
full house
straight
royal flush


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

The orangutan Eva works with is  younger than Shamir.

Nikatrice is 3 years older than the ape Eva works with.


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 Island Creek oyster costs 10 cents more than the oyster from Charlestown, CT.

The one from Barnstable, ME costs 10 cents more than the one from Duxbury, MA.

The oyster that costs $2.10 is either the one from Duxbury, MA or the Summersill oyster.

The Fanneuil oyster costs somewhat less than the one from Duxbury, MA.

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

Island Creek
Fanneuil
Katamaka
Summersill

Appleton, CT
Barnstable, ME
Charlestown, CT
Duxbury, MA


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 Juad culture was either the culture with 8,000 people or the culture with 7,500 people.

The culture founded in 600 AD had a population size of 4,500.

The Quyit culture was founded 250 years after the Xidat culture.

The Yeust culture was founded 250 years after the Quyit culture.

The culture with 8,000 people was founded 250 years after the culture with 6,500 people.


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

The home built in 1729 is owned by the Jansen family.

The home built in 1752 is either Vlietmolen or the Visser family's home.

The Van den Berg family's structure was built 23 years before the Bakker family's windmill.

Grosmolen was built 46 years before the Jansen family's windmill.

Doesmolen Grosmolen Hoekmolen Vlietmolen


The person who finished third was from Stanton.

The solver from Rinard finished 1 place after Omar.

Omar was either the person from Stanton or the solver from Avalon.


Ian finished 1 place before the solver from Westport.

The person who finished second, Perry and Ian were all different people.

Ian finished 2 places before the solver from Miles.

The person who finished fourth was from Hollis.


The Ninigreth oyster costs 10 cents more than the one from Nesketucket, MA.

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

The Fanneuil oyster is from Barnstable, ME.

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

Appleton, CT
Barnstable, ME
Nesketucket, MA
Vancouver, BC


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

The contestant in lane 2 scored 160 points fewer points than Hope.

Leigh scored 80 points fewer points than the player in lane 3.

The contestant in lane 6 scored  fewer points than the player in lane 7.


Leona finished 2 places after Frederick.

Zachary finished 2 places before the solver from Yorba Linda.

The person who finished fourth was from Bertram.

The person from Unionville finished 1 place after Zachary.


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 friend who gave Ally the HD tv spent 25 dollars more than Ned Norris.

The attendee who spent $450 gave Ally the juicer.

The person who gave Ally the laptop spent 25 dollars less than Jack Jordan.

Jack Jordan
Ned Norris
Ora Osborne
Pam Powell


Bernice has an appointment 1 hour before the person going in for the extraction.

The patient with the 10:30am appointment has the appointment for the crown.

The person going in for the cleaning has an appointment 2 hours before Ernest.


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.

"Ready Reader" has 100 more books than the mobile library Terri drives.

"Explore More" has 100 fewer books than the mobile library Richard drives.

Books-4-U
Explore More
Ready Reader
Words To Go


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

Dan Delgado's sighting was from Zearing.

Cindy Chan's report was submitted sometime before Edith Estes's report.

The August 4 report was from Walnut Creek.

Flora Flynn's sighting was submitted 2 days after the report from Newark.

Cindy Chan
Dan Delgado
Edith Estes
Flora Flynn


The person who finished fourth was from Delhi.

The contestant from Unionville was either Dave or the person who finished fourth.

The person from Jackman finished 2 places before the contestant from Unionville.

The contestant from Unionville finished 1 place before Yvonne.


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.

Bobby Bora's podcast has 4 million downloads.

Faye Fender's podcast has  more downloads than Geneva Gold's show.

The podcast that began in 2011 has 1 million fewer downloads than Geneva Gold's podcast.

The show with 3 million downloads is either Al Acosta's podcast or the show that began in 2010.

Geneva Gold's podcast is either the show with 4 million downloads or the podcast that began in 2007.

Al Acosta
Bobby Bora
Faye Fender
Geneva Gold


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.

Cerisa started sometime after the sweeper.

The sweeper started 3 years before the full back.

Kawa started sometime before the center back.


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.

Irskela is 5 ft shorter than the fall located in Canada.

Rhoqua is either the 115 ft tall fall or the waterfall located in Canada.

Cerbel is 5 ft taller than the fall in Canada.

Irskela is either the fall in New Zealand or the 100 ft tall fall.


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

The tycoon from Canada is worth somewhat less than the person from Denmark.

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

Hal Hickman is worth 1 billion more than the person from Norway.

Betty Bush
Gil Gallegos
Hal Hickman
Mike Mckay


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

The prospector who found 11 ounces of gold was either the prospector working at Fuller Rise or the prospector working at Culver Gorge.

The prospector who found 20 ounces of gold worked the Fuller Rise claim.

The miner working at Belle Hart finished with 6 ounces more gold than Fred Fletcher.

Jack Jacobs finished with somewhat less gold than Gil Gonzalez.

Fred Fletcher
Gil Gonzalez
Ivan Ingram
Jack Jacobs

Belle Hart
Culver Gorge
Fuller Rise
York River


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.

Zamora v Pibb was 1 week after the 5-4 decision.

Gibbs v Kintz was 2 weeks after the 7-2 decision.

Carson v Dunn
Gibbs v Kintz
Omar v Powers
Zamora v Pibb


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

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

North Bridge is 1,500 feet longer than the camelback one.

The 8,500 ft bridge is the truss bridge.

The 10,000 ft one is either the camelback structure or Avery Bridge.

Avery Bridge
North Bridge
Sandy Bridge
Vellon Bridge


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 aerophobe with the rabbit's foot will leave 2 months after the passenger with the talisman.

Eloise will leave sometime after the passenger with the rabbit's foot.

Jaime is either the aerophobe leaving in March or the aerophobe with the coin.


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

The team member who ordered the club sandwich owes  less than the team member who ordered the Italian sub.

Erica owes  more than the team member who ordered the Italian sub.

club sandwich
Italian sub
taco salad
tuna on rye


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 asian steak was either the dish with 420 calories or the meal served on May 15th.

The lemon salmon contains 20 more calories than the meal served on May 17th.

The citrus halibut was served on May 17th.

The meal with 380 calories was served on May 14th.

The citrus halibut was either the recipe served on May 13th or the dish with 420 calories.

asian steak
chili pork
citrus halibut
lemon salmon


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

The program with 500,000 viewers aired on Friday.

The four programs were the show with 1,000,000 viewers, the show that aired on Thursday, the program that aired at 6:00pm and the program that aired at 8:30pm.

The program that aired at 8:30pm brought in 750,000 viewers.

The program that aired on Saturday was either the program with 500,000 viewers or the program that aired at 1:00pm.


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

The one with 250 genes was sequenced by Dr. Garza.

B. mangeris was either the one with 750 genes or the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Ingram.

E. carolinus has 250 fewer genes than the organism sequenced by Dr. Ortiz.

The one sequenced by Dr. Acosta has 250 fewer genes than B. mangeris.

B. mangeris
E. carolinus
L. dyson
P. wellington


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

The structure in Toyagi was built sometime after the structure in Usui.

The shrine in Usui was built 120 years after Matsuno Okura.

The shrine in Uchida was built sometime after the shrine in Niwa.

Hori Takesi
Matsuno Okura
Sama Takako
Yamasaki


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

Silver Rock has a  larger return than the fund run by Ollie Ochoa.

The one with a return of 6% is run by Mike McClain.

The fund run by Mike McClain has had a 1 percent smaller return than Hudson Brook.

The fund with a return of 8% is either Hudson Brook or the one run by Vic Velasquez.

Hudson Brook
Oak Capital
Pine Bay
Silver Rock

Mike McClain
Ollie Ochoa
Ralph Ross
Vic Velasquez


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 $36,000 house is either the Davidson's house or the Whitehead's house.

The Davidson's home is 15 sq ft larger than the Underwood's structure.

The 95 sq ft structure sold for $27,500.

The 110 sq ft house is either the $27,500 home or the $29,000 house.


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

The child whose final word was "consomme" was from Mrs. Almerini's class.

Ira had to spell a word that was 2 letters longer than the one given to the child from Mrs. Yeffer's class.

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


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.

Zachary is either the contestant who scored 380 points or the player in lane 1.

The contestant who scored 540 points was in lane 4.

The contestant in lane 3 scored 80 points more points than Alberta.


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.

Ronda's sandwich and the sandwich with havarti cheese are different sandwiches.

Lula's order is either the $5.75 order or the $3.75 sandwich.

The sandwich with cheddar cheese costs  less than the order with havarti cheese.

Yolanda's sandwich costs 2 dollars less than the order with swiss cheese.


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.

Doesmolen was built sometime before Vlietmolen.

The home built in 1752 is owned by the Van den Berg family.

The home built in 1729 is either the Visser family's house or the Van den Berg family's windmill.

The De Vries family's windmill was built 23 years after Hoekmolen.

Doesmolen Hoekmolen Vlietmolen Westmolen


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.

Blanca finished 1 place before the solver from Rinard.

The solver from Canoga Park finished sometime after Leona.


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 Katamaka oyster is either the oyster from Nesketucket, MA or the one that costs $2.20.

The oyster that costs $2.30 is from Charlestown, CT.

The one from Nesketucket, MA costs 10 cents less than the Welcher oyster.

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

Barnstable, ME
Charlestown, CT
Nesketucket, MA
Willapa, RI


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

The machine made by Tarco Inc. is either the game released in 1975 or "Voyager Hero".

The machine released in 1976 is either the game made by Pinnefore or the machine made by Tarco Inc..

The machine made by Hayco Inc. came out 1 year after the system made by Arco.

Aladeen
Archer Quest
Voyager Hero
Zany Circus


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 Budel culture was founded in 100 AD.

The Quyit culture was founded 250 years after the culture with 9,000 people.

The Oiracha culture was either the society founded in 100 AD or the culture with 8,000 people.

The culture with 6,500 people was founded 250 years after the Quyit culture.


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.

Joseph Jakes is worth 1 billion less than the person from England.

Joseph Jakes is worth 1 billion more than the magnate from France.

The tycoon worth $26 billion is from Ireland.

The mogul from France is worth somewhat less than Faith Flynn.

Al Acosta
Faith Flynn
Joseph Jakes
Nadine Newton


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 started sometime before the center back.

The wing back was either Gardelli or Engmose.

The person who started in 1979 was the center back.

Rothvum started 3 years before the center forward.

center back
center forward
full back
wing back


The contestant from Mrs. Yeffer's class is either the contestant whose final word was "consomme" or Floyd.

The student whose final word was "bulwark" is either the student from Mrs. Manzella's class or Philip.

The child whose final word was "consomme" was from Mrs. Almerini's class.

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


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.

Velma will leave 1 month before Yolanda.

The flier with the talisman will leave 1 month before Whitney.

The four fliers are the aerophobe with the shamrock, the aerophobe leaving in April, the aerophobe leaving in January and Velma.

Velma is either the passenger leaving in April or the flier with the lucky hat.


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

The cache at 40.6656 N was found on May 3.

The box found on May 12 was either the box at 40.6656 N or the box at 88.4584 W.

The box at 41.0072 N was either the cache found on May 9 or the case at 88.1863 W.

The case at 88.1863 W was found 3 days before the cache at 41.0237 N.

The box found on May 6 was at 88.3907 W.


P. wellington has somewhat fewer genes than B. mangeris.

The one with 750 genes was sequenced by Dr. Henderson.

The one sequenced by Dr. Nielsen has 500 more genes than E. paradolens.

V. tenesis has 250 more genes than the organism sequenced by Dr. Kennedy.

E. paradolens was sequenced by Dr. Kennedy.

B. mangeris
E. paradolens
P. wellington
V. tenesis


Ted is either the contestant whose final word was "duplicity" or the student whose final word was "bulwark".

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

Ted had to spell a word that was 1 letter shorter than the one given to Philip.

The student whose final word was "duplicity" was from Mrs. Steuben's class.


The order with muenster cheese costs 1 dollar less than Carol's sandwich.

The $2.75 order, the order with cheddar cheese and the order with gouda cheese are all different sandwiches.

The $4.75 sandwich is either the order with muenster cheese or Lula's order.

Greg's sandwich costs 2 dollars more than Lula's sandwich.


The contestant in lane 7 scored 160 points fewer points than Wanda.

The person who scored 380 points was in lane 2.

Stanley is either the player who scored 300 points or the contestant in lane 6.


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.

Jimmy Jacobs's piece sold for 100 dollars less than the 2004 one.

Mike Morales's card sold for 100 dollars more than the 2012 one.

Bill Bernard
Jimmy Jacobs
Mike Morales
Neddy Norris


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.

Avery Bridge is  longer than Sandy Bridge.

The 10,000 ft structure is the camelback bridge.

The 11,500 ft one is the suspension bridge.

Bay Bridge is  shorter than Sandy Bridge.

Gorem Bridge is 1,500 feet shorter than the girder bridge.

Avery Bridge
Bay Bridge
Gorem Bridge
Sandy Bridge

cable-stayed camelback girder suspension


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 who ordered the club sandwich owes 45 cents less than the team member who ordered the meatball sub.

Peter is either the salesperson whose order cost $5.80 or the salesperson whose order cost $5.35.

The person who ordered the meatball sub owes  less than Samantha.

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

club sandwich
meatball sub
taco salad
tuna on rye


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 black plane landed 10 feet shorter than Valerie's design.

The plane that went 45 feet was either Henrietta's design or the yellow plane.

The airplane that went 25 feet was white.

Roderick's design was either the plane that went 35 feet or the black airplane.


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

Nikatrice is  younger than the animal Eva works with.

The four animals are Pemson, the animal Calliope works with, the ape Eva works with and the 13-year-old.

The 7-year-old is cared for by Francine.