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.

Susie's client has her appointment 1 hour after Kelly.

Of the customer that chose warm mocha and the client that chose brown sable, one is being worked on by Victoria and the other is Kelly.

The client with the 2:00pm appointment didn't choose brown sable.

Georgia has her appointment 1 hour after the customer that chose midnight blue.

Of the client with the 2:00pm appointment and the client that chose midnight blue, one is being worked on by Victoria and the other is Eileen.

Pam's client has her appointment sometime after the customer that chose midnight blue.

brown sable
midnight blue
vivacious red
warm mocha


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.

Of the aerophobe going to Ohio and the aerophobe with the horseshoe, one is Whitney and the other will leave in April.

The aerophobe leaving in February won't bring a coin.

The flier with the horseshoe will leave 1 month after the flier going to Rhode Island.

The passenger with the horseshoe will leave 1 month before Rudy.

The four fliers are the aerophobe leaving in April, the flier with the wishbone, Whitney and Katie.

Neither Katie nor Rudy is the aerophobe leaving in January.


"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.

Nadine's piece costs 50 dollars more than the item made of poplar.

The end table costs  more than Marilyn's piece.

The item made of poplar costs  less than the coffee table.

Josephine's item costs 25 dollars more than the item made of poplar.

Neither the piece made of mahogany nor the $300 piece is the coffee table.


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

Neither the $36,000 structure nor the $32,250 structure is the 140 sq ft structure.

The 125 sq ft structure is either the $36,000 home or the structure going to Dallas Center.

The home going to Yountville is 15 sq ft smaller than the $29,000 house.

The Davidson's structure is somewhat smaller than the structure going to Dallas Center.

The Pratt's structure will be delivered to Unionville.

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

Dallas Center
Fullerton
Unionville
Yountville


Cristina has her appointment 2 hours after Victoria's customer.

Cristina is either Nettie's client or Opal's client.

The customer with the 11:00am appointment didn't choose deep copper.

Of Opal's customer and the client that chose midnight blue, one is Myra and the other has the 12:00pm appointment.

Opal's customer has her appointment sometime before Myra.

Kelly has her appointment 2 hours before the client that chose honey blonde.

brown sable
deep copper
honey blonde
midnight blue


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

The ape that was found in Puruk Cahu is 3 years older than the ape Aldo works with.

The 4-year-old isn't cared for by Calliope.

Of Pemson and the 13-year-old, one is cared for by Beatrice and the other came from Puak.

Of the 4-year-old and the ape Beatrice works with, one is Quirrel and the other came from Puruk Cahu.

The 7-year-old is either Quirrel or the animal that was found in Puak.


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 Francisco drives and the ice cream truck, one has 350 books and the other is "Lit on Wheels".

The mobile library with 250 books, the Airstream, and the Mack truck are three different vehicles.

The ice cream truck has 100 more books than the bookmobile Francisco drives.

"Ready Reader" has 100 more books than the vehicle Jaime drives.

Explore More
Lit on Wheels
Ready Reader
Tiny Tomes

Airstream
ice cream trk
Mack truck
school bus


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

The player who started in 1979 played for the Minutemen.

Of the player on the Hammerheads and the player who started in 1979, one was Imay and the other was the center back.

The player who started in 1985 was the second striker.

The center forward was either the person on the Hammerheads or Awad.

The person on the Minutemen started 3 years before the player on the Spartans.

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

The person on the Hammerheads started sometime after the player on the Minutemen.

Kawa was either the person on the Hawks or the person who started in 1979.

center back
center forward
second striker
sweeper


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

The dish served on May 12th, the meal with 400 calories, and the meal with 9 grams of protein are three different recipes.

The dish with 18 grams of protein wasn't served on May 11th.

Of the recipe with 440 calories and the lemon salmon, one was served on May 16th and the other has exactly 18 grams of protein.

The recipe with 5 grams of protein contains 20 more calories than the dish served on May 12th.

The dish with 9 grams of protein contains somewhat fewer calories than the citrus halibut.

The meal with 18 grams of protein contains 40 more calories than the dish served on May 16th.

The recipe served on May 12th contains 40 fewer calories than the bulgur salad.

bulgur salad
chili pork
citrus halibut
lemon salmon


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

The contestant who got 26 Down wrong was either the contestant from Eustis or the person from Lytton.

The person from Grant, the contestant who finished fourth, and Hubert are three different people.

The contestant who finished fourth got the right answer for 2 Down.

Of Yvonne and the person from Grant, one answered 18 Down incorrectly and the other finished second.

Of the person who got 18 Down wrong and Hubert, one finished first and the other was from Eustis.

Hubert finished 1 place after the contestant from Lytton.

The person who got 2 Down wrong was either Dave or the person who finished third.

The solver who finished fourth was either the contestant from Eustis or Dave.


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 First Crescent and the fund begun in 1989, one is run by Quentin Quinn and the other has had a return of 9%.

The one with a return of 6% is either the fund run by Zed Zamora or the one run by Mike McClain.

Pine Bay has had a  smaller return than the fund run by Quentin Quinn.

First Crescent is either the fund begun in 2009 or the one begun in 2012.

First Crescent has a 1 percent larger return than the fund run by Mike McClain.

The one with a return of 6% started in 2012.

Citizen Trust
First Crescent
Oak Capital
Pine Bay

Mike McClain
Quentin Quinn
Terry Torres
Zed Zamora


Grace finished sometime after the person from Fowler.

The person who got 30 Across wrong, the contestant who finished third, and Grace are three different people.

The contestant from Bertram finished sometime after Frederick.

Nelson got the right answer for 4 Across.

Of the solver who finished third and Grace, one answered 26 Down incorrectly and the other was from Fowler.

Grace and the contestant from Bertram were different people.

The solver who finished fourth was either the contestant from Avalon or Grace.

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


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

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

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

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

The contestant who finished in fifth place is either the contestant from Mrs. Almerini's class or the contestant from Mrs. Condini's class.

Of the child who finished in third place and the contestant whose final word was "bulwark", one was from Mrs. Condini's class and the other is Bessie.


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).

Neither the prospector who found 20 ounces of gold nor Adam Alford was the prospector who worked in Alaska.

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

Dilbert Duke finished with 3 ounces more gold than the miner working at York River.

The miner who worked in Oregon finished with somewhat less gold than the prospector working at Laurel Ridge.

The miner who worked in California worked the Laurel Ridge claim.

Of the miner working at York River and the miner who worked in Nevada, one found 20 ounces of gold and the other was Gil Gonzalez.

The person who worked in Oregon didn't work at the Belle Hart claim.

Adam Alford
Dilbert Duke
Elroy Ellis
Gil Gonzalez

Belle Hart
Fuller Rise
Laurel Ridge
York River


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.

Of the culture located near New Liberty and the Kimusk culture, one had a population size of 7,500 and the other was founded in 600 AD.

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

The culture located near Waterloo was founded 500 years after the culture with 9,000 people.

The culture located near Kentfield didn't have a population size of 8,000.

The culture located near Floris and the Aldeton culture were different cultures.

The culture located near Kentfield was founded 500 years after the culture with 7,500 people.

Neither the culture located near Floris nor the society founded in 350 AD was the Kimusk culture.


Zachary will leave 1 month before the passenger with the talisman.

The aerophobe going to Nebraska is either the passenger with the lucky hat or the aerophobe leaving in March.

Of the flier leaving in January and the flier leaving in February, one will go to Kansas and the other will bring their rabbit's foot.

The flier with the wishbone will leave 2 months before the aerophobe going to Nebraska.

Rudy is either the passenger going to Nebraska or the passenger leaving in February.

Zachary will leave sometime after the flier going to Wyoming.

lucky hat
rabbit\'s foot
talisman
wishbone


Neither the item made of poplar nor the $275 piece is the end table.

The coffee table is either the item made of mahogany or Marilyn's item.

The item made of oak costs  less than Marilyn's piece.

Of the bookshelf and Latasha's item, one was made of teak and the other costs $300.

The end table costs  less than Nadine's piece.

bookshelf
coffee table
end table
footstool


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

The player who won the $6.50 pot won 2 hands after Jana.

The competitor who won the fourth hand, Maria, and the person who won the $3.75 pot are three different people.

Wilbur won 1 hand after the player who won with one pair.

The player who won the $9.00 pot won with a straight flush.

Of Jana and the player who won the $9.00 pot, one won the second hand and the other won with two pairs.

one pair
two pairs
straight
straight flush


The four people are Winifred, the contestant who finished in fourth place, the student from Mrs. Nixon's class and the child who finished in fifth place.

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

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

Of the student whose final word was "consomme" and the child whose final word was "bulwark", one was from Mrs. Almerini's class and the other finished in second place.

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

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


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

The show that aired at 1:00pm didn't have exactly 250,000 viewers.

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

The program that aired at 10:00pm brought in 1,000,000 viewers.

The program that aired on Monday had somewhat more viewers than the show that aired on BMT.

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

The program that aired at 2:00pm was either the program that aired on Monday or the show that aired on GMA.

The show that aired on GMA was either the program that aired at 1:00pm or the program that aired on Tuesday.


The Mack truck has 100 fewer books than the bookmobile Antonio drives.

The vehicle Cynthia drives has 50 fewer books than the Mack truck.

"Dream Machine" is either the Mack truck or the Greyhound bus.

Of the Greyhound bus and "Words To Go", one has 350 books and the other is driven by Gene.

The bookmobile with 250 books, the school bus, and the Greyhound bus are three different vehicles.

"Books-4-U" is either the vehicle Gene drives or the vehicle Antonio drives.

Books-4-U
Dream Machine
Ready Reader
Words To Go

Greyhound bus
Mack truck
school bus
Winnebago


Of Daregh and Cerisa, one played for the Spartans and the other began playing in 1979.

The player on the Bulldogs started sometime before the center back.

The player on the Bulldogs was the wing back.

The player who started in 1985 was either the goalie or the player on the Minutemen.

Cerisa started 3 years after the center back.

The full back was either Rothvum or Gardelli.


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

The podcast with 4 million downloads, the literature show, and Al Acosta's podcast are three different shows.

The investing podcast has 2 million more downloads than the podcast that began in 2008.

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

The literature show has 1 million more downloads than the show that began in 2015.

The music show is either the show that began in 2009 or the show that began in 2008.

The podcast that began in 2008 has  more downloads than Bobby Bora's show.

Al Acosta
Bobby Bora
Faye Fender
Geneva Gold


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 water owes 45 cents more than Irene.

Of the team member who ordered the cheeseburger and Irene, one ordered the diet coke and the other ordered the iced tea.

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

The salesperson who ordered the diet coke owes 45 cents more than the salesperson who ordered the Italian sub.

B.L.T.
cheeseburger
club sandwich
Italian sub


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

The 110 ft tall waterfall is either the fall Derrick shot in 1989 or the fall in New Zealand.

Neither the waterfall in New Zealand nor the fall Derrick photographed in 1998 is Cerbel.

The 115 ft tall waterfall is either the waterfall located in Brazil or Inawatai.

Of the waterfall in Brazil and the 110 ft tall waterfall, one was photographed in 1986 and the other is Oginao.

The waterfall in Jamaica is somewhat higher than the waterfall Derrick shot in 1998.


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 truss one is either the 11,500 ft one or Star Bridge.

The suspension structure is  longer than the bridge in Vaduz.

The truss one is  longer than the bridge in Helsinki.

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

Of Gorem Bridge and Bay Bridge, one is in Rome and the other is the girder bridge.

Bay Bridge
Gorem Bridge
North Bridge
Star Bridge


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.

Denise Detz won her tournament 1 year after the golfer who scored a 67.

The woman who scored a 59 won her tournament 1 year after the woman who scored a 62.

The golfer who won in 1922 didn't win at Amble Glen.

The golfer who scored a 62 won her tournament 1 year after the golfer who won at Scotch Pines.

The person who scored a 65 won her tournament sometime after the person who won at Cowbush Cove.

The woman who won in 1922 was either the person who scored a 59 or Denise Detz.

Bonita Bitz won her tournament sometime before Alison Ames.

Of the golfer who won at Cowbush Cove and the woman who won in 1922, one was Shari Steel and the other shot a 62.

Alison Ames
Bonita Bitz
Denise Detz
Shari Steel

Amble Glen
Cowbush Cove
Juniper Hills
Scotch Pines


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

The attendee who gave Ally the juicer spent 25 dollars more than Pam Powell.

The friend who lives in Jonesboro spent  more than Jack Jordan.

Kit Kelley is either the person who spent $400 or the person who lives in Twin Peaks.

The person who gave Ally the blender spent  less than Jack Jordan.

The attendee who spent $475 lives in Twin Peaks.

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

Jack Jordan
Kit Kelley
Ora Osborne
Pam Powell


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 going to South Carolina will leave 1 month after Gwen.

The passenger with the wishbone is either Jaime or the flier going to Illinois.

Iris will leave 1 month after the aerophobe with the talisman.

Of the passenger with the talisman and the passenger going to Pennsylvania, one is Gwen and the other will leave in January.

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

The flier going to Illinois won't bring a talisman.

Colorado
Illinois
Pennsylvania
South Carolina


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

The mobile library with 300 books isn't driven by Leroy.

The Airstream has  fewer books than the bookmobile Leroy drives.

The Winnebago is either "Books-4-U" or the mobile library Sheryl drives.

The bookmobile Patsy drives has 100 fewer books than "Words To Go".

The bookmobile Sheryl drives has 100 more books than "Books-4-U".

The vehicle Wesley drives has 50 more books than the ice cream truck.

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

Airstream
ice cream trk
school bus
Winnebago


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 muenster cheese costs  more than Frances's order.

The sandwich with corned beef costs 2 dollars less than Nora's order.

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

Neither the $5.75 sandwich nor the $4.75 sandwich is the sandwich with swiss cheese.

Darrell's sandwich costs 1 dollar less than the sandwich with provolone cheese.

The $5.75 sandwich doesn't include bologna.


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 game made by Arco came out sometime before "Zany Circus".

The game released in 1977 wasn't made by Maxigame.

The pinball machine made by Dow Games came out sometime before the $1,750 system.

The pinball machine made by Dow Games is either "Aladeen" or "Zany Circus".

The $3,750 game came out sometime before "Aladeen".

The pinball machine released in 1974 costs $2,500.

The $3,750 pinball machine is either the system made by Waverly Toys or the game made by Maxigame.

Aladeen
Archer Quest
Meteor Rise
Zany Circus


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

The sandwich with bologna costs 1 dollar more than the sandwich with cheddar cheese.

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

Of the $4.75 sandwich and the order with liverwurst, one includes havarti cheese and the other is Frances's.

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

Mildred's order is either the sandwich with cheddar cheese or the sandwich with muenster cheese.


Ronald, the student whose final word was "duplicity", and the contestant whose final word was "consomme" are three different people.

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

The contestant who finished in fourth place has never taken a class from Mrs. Condini.

Kelley is either the child who finished in fourth place or the contestant who finished in seventh place.

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

Of Kelley and Ronald, one finished in first place and the other had to spell "bulwark".


Hannah had to spell a word that was 2 letters shorter than the one given to the student who finished in seventh place.

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

Of the contestant from Mrs. Steuben's class and the student from Mrs. Nixon's class, one is Hannah and the other finished in second place.

The contestant from Mrs. Witte's class, Nick, and the student whose final word was "anemic" are three different people.

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


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

The Underwood's structure isn't 110 sq ft.

The four houses are the 110 sq ft structure, the $32,250 home, the Ewing's structure and the structure going to Laguna Beach.

The Davidson's structure is 15 sq ft smaller than the house going to Kennebunkport.

The house going to Kennebunkport is either the 95 sq ft home or the $36,000 structure.

The Ingram's home is somewhat smaller than the structure going to Eagle Grove.

Eagle Grove
Fullerton
Kennebunkport
Laguna Beach


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 Biology class has somewhat more students than Mr. Velasquez's class.

The course with 35 students is either the class in room 314 or the English class.

Of the class with 31 students and Mr. Ray's class, one is in room 318 and the other is the Pre-Calculus class.

The class in room 215 has 4  more students than Mr. Velasquez's class.

The Pre-Calculus class has 2  fewer students than Mr. Velasquez's class.

The class in room 215 is taught by Owen.

The class in room 314 doesn't have 29 students.


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.

Irma was either the runner who paid $9.99 or the contestant who paid $6.99.

Rosie paid 1 dollar more than the contestant who chose alfredo sauce.

The runner who paid $7.99 was either Rosie or the runner who chose arrabiata sauce.

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

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

The runner who chose bolognese sauce was either the contestant who ordered vermicelli or the competitor who ordered fusilli.

The competitor who paid $9.99 didn't order vermicelli.

The runner who ordered taglioni paid  more than Irma.


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

Neither the person who found 17 ounces of gold nor the prospector who found 20 ounces of gold was Chip Cornell.

The prospector who worked in Alaska was either the prospector who found 17 ounces of gold or the miner who found 11 ounces of gold.

Gil Gonzalez finished with somewhat more gold than the prospector working at Culver Gorge.

The person who worked in Nevada was either the prospector working at Belle Hart or Elroy Ellis.

The miner who found 11 ounces of gold worked the Belle Hart claim.

The person who found 20 ounces of gold was either the person working at Culver Gorge or Gil Gonzalez.

Adam Alford
Chip Cornell
Elroy Ellis
Gil Gonzalez

Belle Hart
Culver Gorge
Laurel Ridge
York River


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

The customer with the 12:00pm appointment, the client that chose vivacious red, and Alison are three different customers.

Alison has her appointment 1 hour before Nettie's customer.

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

The client with the 1:00pm appointment, Dolores and Susie's customer are all different customers.

Of the customer that chose honey blonde and Alison, one has the 2:00pm appointment and the other is being worked on by Tammie.

The client that chose jet black isn't being helped by Tammie.

Nettie's customer has her appointment 2 hours before the client that chose honey blonde.

deep copper
honey blonde
jet black
vivacious red


Gwendolyn paid 1 dollar more than the competitor who chose pomodoro sauce.

The contestant who chose pomodoro sauce paid 1 dollar more than Herbert.

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

The competitor who chose mushroom sauce paid  less than Nathaniel.

The contestant who paid $9.99 didn't order taglioni.

The competitor who ordered rotini paid 2 dollars less than the runner who chose mushroom sauce.


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

The player in lane 5 scored  fewer points than Johnathan.

The person who scored 380 points, the player from Elk Grove, and the person in lane 2 are three different people.

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

Of the contestant who scored 540 points and the person from Junction City, one was in lane 2 and the other is Deanna.

The contestant in lane 4, the contestant who scored 460 points, and Deanna are three different people.


Velma is either the aerophobe with the talisman or the passenger going to Colorado.

Of the passenger leaving in January and the passenger leaving in April, one is Gwen and the other will go to Utah.

Of the passenger going to Pennsylvania and the flier leaving in January, one will bring their talisman and the other is Rudy.

Neither the aerophobe going to Pennsylvania nor the flier leaving in March is the passenger with the rabbit's foot.

horseshoe
lucky hat
rabbit\'s foot
talisman

Colorado
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Utah


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 40.5912 N was either the cache that held the marbles or the box that held the puzzle book.

The box found on May 9 was either the case at 88.0431 W or the case at 88.3907 W.

The cache at 40.6656 N was either the box at 88.3821 W or the box that held the decoder ring.

The case found on May 3 held the marbles.

The case found on May 12 held the puzzle book.

Of the case at 41.0237 N and the box found on May 3, one held the puzzle book and the other was at 88.3907 W.

The case at 40.3109 N, the box that held the decoder ring and the cache that held the puzzle book were all different boxes.

The box that held the brass key was found sometime before the cache at 88.2694 W.

brass key
decoder ring
marbles
puzzle book


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

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

The person going in for the whitening is either the customer who will be seeing Dr. Adkins or Vanessa.

The patient who will be seeing Dr. Ingram has the appointment for the filling.

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

The customer with the 11:30am appointment doesn't have the appointment for the veneers.

The client who will be seeing Dr. Ingram has an appointment 1 hour after Jonathan.

The person who will be seeing Dr. McClain has an appointment 2 hours after the client going in for the root canal.

Dr. Adkins
Dr. Ingram
Dr. McClain
Dr. Zamora


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.

Charles has a birthday 1 month after the surgeon.

Of the engineer and the person from Mexico, one was born on July 16th and the other is Adrian.

The traveler whose birthday is on July 16th is either the traveler from Belgium or the person from France.

The person from South Africa has a birthday sometime before the musician.

The surgeon has a birthday 1 month after the traveler from South Africa.

The person from Mexico has a birthday sometime after Michael.


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 narwhal is either the specimen donated in 1996 or Felipe.

The beluga whale was donated to the aquarium in 2007.

The whale donated in 2012, the 23 ft long exhibit, and the 27 ft long whale are three different whales.

Of Curtis and the 27 ft long whale, one is the beluga whale and the other was donated to the aquarium in 1996.

The whale donated in 2007, the 23 ft long whale, and the 27 ft long whale are three different whales.

Gus, the 23 ft long whale, and the right whale are three different whales.

beluga whale
bowhead whale
narwhal
right whale


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

The player who won the first hand didn't win the $23.25 pot.

The person who won the second hand won the $3.75 pot.

Omar won sometime after the person who won with a royal flush.

Salvador won 1 hand after the competitor who won with a royal flush.

Of Omar and the person who won with one pair, one won the fourth hand and the other won the $12.50 pot.

The player who won the first hand, the player who won with one pair, and the person who won with a straight flush are three different people.

one pair
straight
straight flush
royal flush


The right whale is either the exhibit donated in 2007 or the specimen donated in 1996.

The right whale is 4 feet longer than Felipe.

The narwhal, Felipe and the 27 ft long whale are all different whales.

The bowhead whale, Felipe, and the 27 ft long whale are three different whales.

Evan is 4 feet longer than the specimen donated in 2008.

The whale donated in 2013 is somewhat longer than the narwhal.

Of the exhibit donated in 2007 and the bowhead whale, one is 21 ft long and the other is Brent.


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

The person who ordered the tuna on rye owes 45 cents less than Chip.

The person whose order cost $5.35 is either the salesperson who ordered the water or Chip.

Neither the salesperson who ordered the cheeseburger nor the salesperson whose order cost $6.25 is the salesperson who ordered the iced tea.

Neither the team member who ordered the tuna on rye nor the person who ordered the iced tea is Erica.

Of the person who ordered the ginger ale and the salesperson whose order cost $6.25, one is Erica and the other ordered the Italian sub.

The team member who ordered the iced tea owes  less than Peter.

The person who ordered the water ordered the Italian sub.

cheeseburger
Italian sub
taco salad
tuna on rye


The client who will be seeing Dr. Booker has an appointment sometime after the patient who will be seeing Dr. Owens.

The patient going in for the crown is either the customer who will be seeing Dr. Booker or Felix.

The patient with the 12:30pm appointment has the appointment for the filling.

Of the person who will be seeing Dr. Booker and the customer with the 10:30am appointment, one is Yvette and the other has the appointment for the cleaning.

Vanessa is either the customer going in for the cleaning or the person with the 12:30pm appointment.

The customer with the 10:30am appointment will be seen by Dr. Owens.

Zachary is either the person who will be seeing Dr. Fry or the customer with the 10:30am appointment.

The customer who will be seeing Dr. Owens has an appointment 1 hour before the person who will be seeing Dr. Valdez.


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 fund with a return of 6% is either the fund run by Nadine Newton or the fund begun in 1977.

Black River has a  larger return than the fund run by Nadine Newton.

The one begun in 1983 has had a  smaller return than Silver Rock.

The one with a return of 7% isn't run by Ollie Ochoa.

Silver Rock has had a 1 percent smaller return than the fund run by Yolanda Yang.

The fund with a return of 8% started in 1997.

First Crescent has a 1 percent larger return than the fund run by Yolanda Yang.

Black River
First Crescent
Hudson Brook
Silver Rock

Mike McClain
Nadine Newton
Ollie Ochoa
Yolanda Yang


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.

Of the animal that was found in Kendisi and Ofallo, one is 4 years old and the other is cared for by Beatrice.

The animal Calliope works with is 6 years older than the orangutan that was found in Puruk Cahu.

Rajesh is 6 years older than the animal Dolly works with.

Pemson, the orangutan Dolly works with and the 13-year-old are all different animals.

The animal that was found in Tarakan is  older than Pemson.

Ofallo, the ape Dolly works with, and the 13-year-old are three different animals.

Rajesh is either the ape that was found in Kendisi or the ape that was found in Ambalat.


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

Of the shrine dedicated to the deer and Sama Takako, one is in Miyato and the other was built in 1525.

The structure in Funai was built 60 years before the shrine dedicated to the deer.

Okabe Honzo is either the shrine in Funai or the structure dedicated to the dragon.

Of Yamasaki and the shrine built in 1645, one is in Nakai and the other is dedicated to the rooster.

Sama Takako was built 120 years before the structure in Nakai.

Okabe Honzo
Sama Takako
Takahashi
Yamasaki


Of Vanessa and Colin, one is scheduled for 12:30pm and the other has the appointment for the extraction.

The customer going in for the cleaning has an appointment 1 hour after the client who will be seeing Dr. Zamora.

The customer going in for the crown, Vanessa, and the client with the 9:30am appointment are three different people.

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

Dwight has an appointment 1 hour after the client going in for the filling.

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

Colin has the appointment for the cleaning.

Dr. Quinn
Dr. Valdez
Dr. Winters
Dr. Zamora


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

The tree in York Woods is 3 feet shorter than Evan's Fir.

Of the 147 ft. tree and the 85 year-old tree, one is Marsh Tree and the other is in Deloit Woods.

The tree in Woden Woods is 6 feet taller than Evan's Fir.

The tree in York Woods isn't 96 years old.

Of the tree in Woden Woods and Nolan's Pine, one is 79 years old and the other is 144 ft. tall.

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

Deloit Woods
Silk Notch
Woden Woods
York Woods


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.

"Dream Machine" has 50 fewer books than the mobile library Elena drives.

Of the bookmobile Patsy drives and "Books-4-U", one has 400 books and the other is the school bus.

The vehicle Elena drives has 50 fewer books than the Winnebago.

"Words To Go" has 100 more books than the school bus.

The ice cream truck, the mobile library with 250 books, and the bookmobile Patsy drives are three different vehicles.

"Words To Go", the mobile library with 250 books, and the Mack truck are three different vehicles.

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

ice cream trk
Mack truck
school bus
Winnebago


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 green airplane went somewhat farther than Aaron's design.

Omar's design didn't reach a maximum distance of 35 feet.

Of the airplane that went 25 feet and the pink plane, one was Margo's and the other was thrown 2nd.

The airplane that went 45 feet was thrown 1st.

The plane that was thrown 4th was either the green airplane or the pink plane.

The blue airplane landed 20 feet shorter than the plane that was thrown 2nd.


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

Of the coffee table and the rocking chair, one costs $325 and the other was made of poplar.

Of the item made of poplar and Latasha's item, one is the rocking chair and the other costs $300.

The bookshelf costs 25 dollars more than the item made of walnut.

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

Neither the bookshelf nor the $300 item is Rosemary's piece.

bookshelf
coffee table
end table
rocking chair


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 59 won her tournament sometime after Olivia Oden.

The golfer who won at Cowbush Cove won her tournament 1 year after Olivia Oden.

The person who scored a 64 won her tournament sometime before Ethel Erwin.

The golfer who scored a 64 won her tournament 1 year before Grace Goritz.

Shari Steel won her tournament sometime after the woman who won at Pennyfoot.

Of Shari Steel and the golfer who won in 1922, one won at Cowbush Cove and the other shot a 63.

The woman who won in 1923 didn't win at Scotch Pines.

Ethel Erwin
Grace Goritz
Olivia Oden
Shari Steel

Cowbush Cove
Pennyfoot
Scotch Pines
Willow Grove


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

The presenter who got the B- spoke for a somewhat shorter time than Ginger.

Neither the presenter who got the A- nor Ginger was the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Asquith.

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Asquith spoke 2 minutes more than the presenter who got the B-.

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

Neither the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Wilson nor the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Churchill was Lucille.

6 minutes
8 minutes
10 minutes
12 minutes


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

The knitter who entered her blanket, Francis, and the entrant who finished first are three different people.

Of the person who submitted the green item and the knitter who entered her tea cozy, one is Francis and the other is Jeanette.

The entrant who submitted the white item finished somewhat before the entrant who entered her mittens.

Francis finished 2 places after the entrant who entered her blanket.

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


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

The one sequenced by Dr. Sheppard has 500 fewer genes than the one sequenced in July.

The one sequenced by Dr. Quinn has 250 more genes than the bacteria sequenced in December.

Of E. carolinus and the bacteria sequenced in December, one has 750 genes and the other was sequenced by Dr. Sheppard.

P. wellington has somewhat more genes than the one sequenced in July.

L. dyson doesn't have exactly 500 genes.

The organism sequenced in August wasn't sequenced by Dr. Copeland.

The organism sequenced in February has 250 more genes than the organism sequenced by Dr. Sheppard.

E. carolinus
L. dyson
P. wellington
V. tenesis


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 leaving in February won't go to Hawaii.

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

Of the passenger leaving in April and the passenger going to Pennsylvania, one will bring their horseshoe and the other is Velma.

The aerophobe going to Kansas will leave 2 months after the flier with the lucky hat.

The aerophobe with the rabbit's foot will leave 1 month before Whitney.

Neither the passenger going to Kansas nor the flier with the lucky hat is Velma.


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 3, the player who scored 540 points, and the person who scored 380 points are three different people.

The player in lane 3 is either Alberta or the player who scored 300 points.

Christie scored  fewer points than the player from Modesto.

The person who scored 380 points is either the person in lane 7 or the contestant from Modesto.

Terrence, the player from Fort Kent and the person who scored 540 points are all different people.

The contestant from Elk Grove is either the player in lane 2 or the player who scored 460 points.

The player from Fort Kent scored  fewer points than the contestant in lane 6.


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.

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

The dummy going to Oslo cost 250 dollars less than "Valencio".

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

Jeff's puppet cost 500 dollars more than "Xavier".

Of Herman's puppet and the $1,500 piece, one is going to Mexico City and the other is "Waldarama".


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 structure in Hoogmade is either the home built in 1729 or the windmill built in 1706.

The Bakker family's windmill was built 46 years before the house in Hoogmade.

Of the Bakker family's home and Zemelmolen, one is in Aarlanderveen and the other was built in 1683.

The De Jong family's home was built 46 years after Vlietmolen.

The structure in Aarlanderveen is either the Bakker family's structure or the Smit family's structure.

Grosmolen was built sometime after the windmill in Schiedam.

Doesmolen Grosmolen Vlietmolen Zemelmolen

Aarlanderveen Hoogmade Kinderdijk Schiedam


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.

Winifred, the student whose final word was "bulwark", and the student from Mrs. Condini's class are three different people.

Ronald, the contestant whose final word was "bulwark", and the child who finished in third place are three different people.

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

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

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

The child whose final word was "bulwark" didn't finish in first place.


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

Neither the Falston LCS nor the Tevatron LHC is the Berlin facility.

The Zynga Complex will not go online in 2019.

Neither the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2019 nor the project headed by Dr. Underwood is the Tevatron LHC.

The project headed by Dr. Baldwin will go online 2 years after the Berlin facility.

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

The Tevatron LHC is either the project headed by Dr. Baldwin or the Copenhagen facility.

Of the project headed by Dr. Morgan and the Copenhagen accelerator, one is the Falston LCS and the other will go online in 2019.

The Copenhagen accelerator will go online sometime after the Falston LCS.

Falston LCS
ISON-X42
Tevatron LHC
Zynga Complex

Dr. Baldwin
Dr. Golden
Dr. Morgan
Dr. Underwood


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 submitted sometime after the report from Long Barn.

Flora Flynn's sighting was from Springfield.

Of Flora Flynn's report and the August 6 report, one was from Russell and the other involved the teardrop-shaped UFO.

Edith Estes's report wasn't from Beaconsfield.

Abe Alvarez's sighting was submitted 2 days after the report of the oval-shaped UFO.

The August 6 report involved the egg-shaped UFO.

Dan Delgado's report was submitted sometime before the report of the diamond-shaped UFO.

Abe Alvarez
Dan Delgado
Edith Estes
Flora Flynn

Beaconsfield
Long Barn
Russell
Springfield


The contestant who scored 460 points was in lane 2.

Of Johnathan and the player who scored 540 points, one was in lane 2 and the other was from Junction City.

The person in lane 5 scored 80 points more points than Zachary.

Zachary is either the contestant in lane 1 or the contestant from Pacific Grove.

The player in lane 2 is either Johnathan or the person from Pacific Grove.

Johnathan scored  more points than the person from Modesto.

The person in lane 4 scored  more points than Zachary.

Cutler
Junction City
Modesto
Pacific Grove


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 beluga whale wasn't donated in 2015.

The whale donated in 2013 is somewhat shorter than Brent.

The four whales are Curtis, the exhibit donated in 2010, the whale donated in 2015 and the fin whale.

The fin whale is 2 feet shorter than the whale donated in 2015.

The fin whale is somewhat shorter than the specimen donated in 2013.

beluga whale
fin whale
narwhal
right whale


Of the knitter who finished second and the person who entered her sweater, one is Ernestine and the other made the black item.

The person who finished third is either the entrant who entered her blanket or the entrant who submitted the green item.

Of Priscilla and the person who finished second, one made the hat and the other made the white item.

The knitter who finished fourth, the person who entered her sweater, and the person who entered her hat are three different people.

The person who finished third made the silver item.


Of Old Jarvis and Zeke's Spruce, one is in Knox Woods and the other is 99 years old.

Of Old Jarvis and the 147 ft. tree, one is 99 years old and the other is in Silk Notch.

The 85 year-old tree is 3 feet taller than Zeke's Spruce.

Marsh Tree is 6 feet shorter than the tree in Benton Notch.

Old Jarvis is  taller than the 79 year-old tree.

Old Jarvis
Marsh Tree
Nolan\'s Pine
Zeke\'s Spruce

Benton Notch
Eldora Woods
Knox Woods
Silk Notch


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

The one begun in 1972 has a  larger return than the one run by Walter Wade.

Neither the fund begun in 1983 nor the fund begun in 1997 is Pine Bay.

Of Citizen Trust and the one begun in 1983, one has had a return of 7% and the other is run by Sal Spencer.

Neither the fund with a return of 9% nor the fund begun in 1983 is Silver Rock.

Pine Bay is either the one run by Nadine Newton or the one run by Sal Spencer.

The one with a return of 6% is run by Sal Spencer.

Black River
Citizen Trust
Pine Bay
Silver Rock

Nadine Newton
Sal Spencer
Terry Torres
Walter Wade


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 Summersill oyster doesn't have a nutty flavor.

The Bluepoint oyster is either the oyster with the nutty finish or the one with the citrusy finish.

The one from Punaville, RI costs somewhat more than the Bluepoint oyster.

The one from Willapa, RI costs 10 cents less than the Island Creek oyster.

The oyster with the creamy finish costs 20 cents less than the oyster from Appleton, CT.

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

The Island Creek oyster, the one with the creamy finish, and the one that costs $2.20 are three different oysters.

Bluepoint
Island Creek
Ninigreth
Summersill

Appleton, CT
Duxbury, MA
Punaville, RI
Willapa, RI


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

The tree in York Woods is 3 feet taller than the 99 year-old tree.

Neither the 153 ft. tree nor the tree in York Woods is the 87 year-old tree.

Of the 87 year-old tree and Evan's Fir, one is in Benton Notch and the other is 150 ft. tall.

The tree in Eldora Woods is  taller than Marsh Tree.

Neither the 144 ft. tree nor the 94 year-old tree is Old Jarvis.

The 87 year-old tree is  taller than the tree in Benton Notch.

The 147 ft. tree is either Evan's Fir or Old Jarvis.

Evan\'s Fir
Old Jarvis
Marsh Tree
Nolan\'s Pine

Benton Notch
Eldora Woods
Woden Woods
York Woods


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 bookmobile with 300 books and "Words To Go", one is driven by Hugh and the other is the Mack truck.

The bookmobile with 300 books is driven by Francisco.

The vehicle Hugh drives has 100 more books than the Mack truck.

The mobile library with 300 books is either "Ready Reader" or the Greyhound bus.

"Dream Machine" doesn't have exactly 250 books.

The Greyhound bus is either the mobile library with 400 books or the bookmobile with 350 books.

Dream Machine
Explore More
Ready Reader
Words To Go

ambulance
Greyhound bus
Mack truck
Winnebago


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

The one that expires on 09/2025 has an APR somewhat higher than the Mid Atlantic card.

Of the one with an APR of 11% and the one with the $12,500 credit limit, one is from Southwest Inc and the other expires on 06/2025.

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

The Dell Scargo card expires on 06/2025.

The Mid Atlantic card doesn't have a limit of $3,500.

The one that expires on 04/2024 is either the card with the $12,500 credit limit or the Dell Scargo card.

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

Dell Scargo
Mid Atlantic
Southwest Inc
Whitly Bank


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 ham is either the $2.75 order or the sandwich with swiss cheese.

The $3.75 order is either the order with bologna or the order with salami.

The sandwich with liverwurst costs  less than the sandwich with cheddar cheese.

Neither Greg's order nor the order with ham is the $3.75 order.

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

Warren's order costs  more than the sandwich with salami.

Of the $5.75 order and the sandwich with liverwurst, one is Omar's and the other is Warren's.


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

Of the student from Mrs. Nixon's class and Yvette, one had to spell "consomme" and the other finished in fifth place.

The contestant who finished in first place is either the child from Mrs. Nixon's class or the student from Mrs. Condini's class.

The contestant whose final word was "anemic" didn't finish in sixth place.

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

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


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

The class with 31 students is either Mr. Avery's class or the class in room 215.

The English class has 2  fewer students than Mr. Ellis's class.

Of the Physics class and the course with 31 students, one is taught by Morrison and the other is in room 322.

Mr. Avery's class has somewhat more students than the class in room 114.


Oliver scored 80 points fewer points than the player from Junction City.

The player in lane 4 scored  more points than Florence.

The contestant in lane 4 scored  fewer points than the player from Ontario.

Of Rena and the player who scored 540 points, one was in lane 2 and the other was from Junction City.

Oliver, the person who scored 460 points, and the contestant from Bristol are three different people.


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 diet coke owes 45 cents more than the salesperson who ordered the B.L.T..

The salesperson whose order cost $6.25 is either Samantha or Irene.

Chip is either the person whose order cost $6.25 or the salesperson whose order cost $4.90.

Of Irene and the salesperson who ordered the orange soda, one ordered the taco salad and the other owes $6.25.

The person who ordered the taco salad owes  more than Samantha.

The person who ordered the tuna on rye owes 45 cents more than the salesperson who ordered the grape soda.

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


Of the August 7 report and the report from Kirkman, one was reported by Abe Alvarez and the other involved the triangle-shaped UFO.

Iva Ingram's sighting was submitted 1 day before the sighting of the cone-shaped UFO.

The sighting of the triangle-shaped UFO was submitted 1 day before the sighting from Ames.

Hal Harrison's sighting was either the sighting of the triangle-shaped UFO or the August 6 sighting.

Neither the August 7 sighting nor the report of the cigar-shaped UFO was Iva Ingram's report.

The report of the egg-shaped UFO was from Ames.

Abe Alvarez
Benny Baron
Hal Harrison
Iva Ingram


The bookmobile Kimberly drives has 100 more books than "Books-4-U".

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

The bookmobile with 350 books is the ambulance.

The bookmobile with 300 books is either "Tiny Tomes" or "Explore More".

The school bus has  more books than the bookmobile Violet drives.

The Winnebago has 50 more books than "Books-4-U".

The bookmobile Hugh drives has 50 more books than "Explore More".

Books-4-U
Explore More
Ready Reader
Tiny Tomes

ambulance
Mack truck
school bus
Winnebago


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

The dish with 8 grams of protein contains somewhat more calories than the citrus halibut.

The lemon salmon doesn't have exactly 10 grams of protein.

The dish served on May 17th contains somewhat fewer calories than the citrus halibut.

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

The dish with 5 grams of protein contains 20 fewer calories than the dish served on May 11th.

The garlic tilapia contains 20 fewer calories than the lemon salmon.

The lemon salmon contains somewhat fewer calories than the meal served on May 14th.

chili pork
citrus halibut
garlic tilapia
lemon salmon


The four accelerators are the Kiev facility, the facility scheduled to go online in 2019, the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2018 and the project headed by Dr. Noble.

Of the Tevatron LHC and the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2018, one is in Helsinki and the other is headed by Dr. Huff.

Neither the Lisbon accelerator nor the Bale-Hahn SSC is the facility scheduled to go online in 2017.

The Bale-Hahn SSC will go online in 2019.

The Tevatron LHC will go online sometime after the project headed by Dr. Underwood.

Bale-Hahn SSC
ISON-X42
Lectra 4C
Tevatron LHC

Dr. Baldwin
Dr. Huff
Dr. Noble
Dr. Underwood


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

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

The machine made by Dow Games is either "Archer Quest" or "Zany Circus".

The $6,400 game came out sometime before "Archer Quest".

The machine made by Dow Games came out sometime before the $2,000 system.

The $6,400 system is either the system made by Maxigame or the game made by Hayco Inc..

The game released in 1977 wasn't made by Hayco Inc..

Archer Quest
Bowling Alley
Voyager Hero
Zany Circus


Of the ISON-X42 and the Kiev facility, one will go online in 2018 and the other is headed by Dr. Baldwin.

The Falston LCS will go online 1 year before the project headed by Dr. Baldwin.

The ISON-X42 is either the project headed by Dr. Salinas or the Lisbon accelerator.

The Falston LCS will go online sometime before the Warsaw facility.

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

The project headed by Dr. Salinas will go online sometime after the ISON-X42.

The Zynga Complex will go online 1 year after the project headed by Dr. Chang.

Falston LCS
ISON-X42
Lectra 4C
Zynga Complex

Dr. Baldwin
Dr. Chang
Dr. Salinas
Dr. Weber


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.

The March 3 case didn't have its majority opinion written by Justice Quinn.

The 7-2 decision was 2 weeks after Omar v Powers.

The 4-5 decision was 1 week after Omar v Powers.

Of the 7-2 decision and Zamora v Pibb, one was on March 17 and the other had its majority opinion written by Justice Larson.

Zamora v Pibb was sometime before the 8-1 decision.

Justice Caldwell's majority opinion was either the 7-2 decision or the 4-5 decision.

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


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.

E. carolinus, the one with 750 genes, and the one sequenced by Dr. Roman are three different organisms.

The organism sequenced in November was either the bacteria with 750 genes or E. paradolens.

D. forcilitis, the organism with 750 genes, and the one sequenced in December are three different organisms.

Of the bacteria with 1,000 genes and the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Nielsen, one is E. carolinus and the other was sequenced in December.

The one with 1,000 genes was sequenced in August.

The bacteria sequenced in April, the bacteria with 750 genes, and the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Acosta are three different organisms.

D. forcilitis doesn't have exactly 500 genes.

D. forcilitis
E. carolinus
E. paradolens
V. tenesis


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 found on May 9 held the marbles.

The box that held the ancient coin was found 3 days before the cache at 88.3907 W.

The case at 40.3109 N didn't have the brass key inside it.

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

The box at 88.1863 W, the case found on May 6, and the case at 40.8991 N are three different boxes.

The box at 41.0072 N was found 3 days before the case that held the ancient coin.

The box that held the ancient coin was at 88.3821 W.

ancient coin
brass key
decoder ring
marbles


Neither Mr. Brady's class nor the Geometry class is the course in room 215.

Neither Mr. Brady's class nor Mr. Gilmore's class is the course in room 207.

The course in room 208 has somewhat more students than Mr. Gilmore's class.

Of the Pre-Calculus class and the course with 29 students, one is in room 120 and the other is taught by Tanner.

The Algebra class has 2  more students than Mr. Caldwell'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.

The person who lives in Clovis, Pam Powell, and the attendee who gave Ally the laptop are three different people.

Of the friend who lives in Jonesboro and the friend who gave Ally the blender, one is Pam Powell and the other spent $475.

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

The friend who lives in Sun City spent  more than the person who gave Ally the laptop.

The friend who spent $425 doesn't live in Clovis.

The person who lives in Clovis gave Ally the blu-ray player.

The person who spent $450 is either the friend who gave Ally the blender or the friend who gave Ally the toaster.

Jack Jordan
Kit Kelley
Lily Little
Pam Powell


The fund with a return of 7% started in 1992.

The one begun in 1977 is either the one run by Ule Underwood or Silver Rock.

Of First Crescent and Silver Rock, one is run by Walter Wade and the other started in 1983.

The one begun in 2002 has a 1 percent larger return than Citizen Trust.

First Crescent isn't the hedge fund with a return of 6%.

Neither the one with a return of 9% nor the fund with a return of 7% is the one run by Yolanda Yang.

Citizen Trust
First Crescent
Oak Capital
Silver Rock

Nadine Newton
Ule Underwood
Walter Wade
Yolanda Yang


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

The item made of elm costs 25 dollars less than Velma's item.

The bookshelf is either the item made of ash or Velma's piece.

The coffee table costs  less than Kendra's item.

The $275 piece, the item made of elm and the bookshelf are all different pieces.

Of the footstool and the piece made of walnut, one costs $325 and the other was crafted by Velma.

The piece made of teak costs 50 dollars more than the bench.


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

The salesperson whose order cost $5.35, Peter and Hannah are all different people.

Of the team member who ordered the B.L.T. and the team member whose order cost $5.80, one ordered the water and the other is Chip.

The person whose order cost $5.35 is either the salesperson who ordered the grape soda or the salesperson who ordered the water.

Hannah owes 45 cents less than the team member who ordered the iced tea.

The salesperson who ordered the taco salad owes  more than the salesperson who ordered the water.

B.L.T.
cheeseburger
Italian sub
taco salad


The cache at 40.6656 N was at 88.0431 W.

The cache found on May 12, the case at 40.8991 N, and the cache that held the marbles are three different boxes.

Of the cache at 41.0237 N and the case found on May 3, one was at 88.3821 W and the other held the brass key.

The box at 40.8991 N wasn't at 88.3907 W.

The case found on May 6 held the decoder ring.

The cache at 88.0431 W was found 6 days after the case at 40.8991 N.

The box at 88.2694 W was found sometime before the case that held the sunglasses.

The cache at 88.3821 W was found 3 days before the cache that held the decoder ring.

brass key
decoder ring
marbles
sunglasses


The case at 40.6656 N was found on May 6.

The box that held the marbles was found sometime before the case at 88.3821 W.

The cache at 40.8991 N, the case that held the ancient coin, and the cache at 88.3907 W are three different boxes.

Of the box at 40.2516 N and the box found on May 12, one held the marbles and the other was at 88.1928 W.

The case at 40.5912 N wasn't at 88.1928 W.

The case that held the brass key was found 3 days before the case at 88.0431 W.


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

Of the shrine in Nakai and Matsuno Okura, one was built in 1705 and the other is dedicated to the frog.

The temple in Niwa was built sometime after the temple dedicated to the deer.

The temple dedicated to the mouse was built 120 years after the structure in Toyagi.

The shrine dedicated to the frog isn't in Funai.

The structure dedicated to the frog was built sometime after Takahashi.

Of Sama Takako and the structure built in 1525, one is dedicated to the deer and the other is in Nakai.

Matsuno Okura
Sama Takako
Takahashi
Yamasaki


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

The stock that sold for $27 per share was bought by Ida Mae.

The four stocks were the energy stock, the stock that sold for $25 per share, the stock Bill bought and the stock Ida Mae bought.

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

The stock that sold for $25 per share was in the financial sector.

Of the stock Ida Mae bought and QMZ, one sold for $28 per share and the other was in the telecom sector.

Neither the stock that sold for $26 per share nor KMPP was the stock Bill bought.


Neither the end table nor the bookshelf is Shelley's piece.

Shelley's piece is either the piece made of sandalwood or the bench.

Shelley's piece costs  less than the hutch.

Neither the piece made of sandalwood nor the item made of oak is the hutch.

Of the bookshelf and the $275 item, one was made of ash and the other was made of oak.


The structure built in 1525 is either the structure in Miyato or Yamasaki.

Of Yamasaki and the shrine dedicated to the mouse, one is in Funai and the other was built in 1585.

The temple dedicated to the dragon, Matsuno Okura, and the temple in Miyato are three different shrines.

Of the shrine dedicated to the mouse and the shrine in Uchida, one was built in 1705 and the other is Matsuno Okura.

The temple built in 1645 is dedicated to the mouse.


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

Of the De Vries family's structure and Vlietmolen, one is in Den Bommel and the other was built in 1683.

The structure built in 1706 is either the home in Hoogmade or Zemelmolen.

Of Oostmolen and the home in Leiderdorp, one is owned by the Visser family and the other was built in 1683.

Doesmolen, the home built in 1752, and the structure built in 1706 are three different structures.

The structure in Hoogmade is owned by the Van den Berg family.

The home built in 1683 is owned by the Bakker family.

Doesmolen Oostmolen Vlietmolen Zemelmolen


The course in room 120 doesn't have 31 students.

The course in room 412 has 2  fewer students than the Latin class.

Of Mr. Paul's class and the course with 33 students, one is the Pre-Calculus class and the other is the French class.

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

The Pre-Calculus class is either the class with 31 students or Mr. Herman's class.

The class in room 215 has 4  more students than Mr. Owen's class.


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

The runner who chose mushroom sauce paid 2 dollars more than Elisa.

Neither the runner who ordered fusilli nor the contestant who paid $7.99 was Irma.

Neither the runner who ordered fusilli nor the contestant who chose mushroom sauce was the runner who paid $6.99.

Neither the contestant who ordered fusilli nor the competitor who paid $7.99 was Elisa.

The runner who chose alfredo sauce ordered spaghetti.

The runner who ordered farfalle paid  more than the competitor who chose arrabiata sauce.

The contestant who ordered fusilli paid  more than Florence.


Neither the $4.75 order nor the sandwich with gouda cheese is the order with bologna.

Of Zachary's order and the $5.75 order, one includes gouda cheese and the other includes liverwurst.

Sue's sandwich includes muenster cheese.

The sandwich with muenster cheese costs  more than Archie's order.

Peter's order costs 1 dollar more than the order with liverwurst.

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

Sue's order is either the sandwich with corned beef or the $5.75 order.

bologna
corned beef
liverwurst
prosciutto


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 airplane that went 35 feet was thrown 1st.

The plane that was thrown 2nd landed somewhat shorter than the white plane.

Valerie's design was either the blue plane or the plane that was thrown 6th.

Of Omar's design and the airplane that went 15 feet, one was blue and the other was thrown 2nd.

Of Aaron's design and the airplane that went 45 feet, one was blue and the other was thrown 2nd.

The plane that was thrown 6th was white.

The plane that was thrown 2nd wasn't green.


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

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

Roger's Oak is either the tree in Silk Notch or the tree in Woden Woods.

Evan's Fir is either the 150 ft. tree or the tree in Silk Notch.

The 87 year-old tree is  shorter than the 99 year-old tree.

Old Jarvis is 3 feet taller than the tree in Knox Woods.

The 99 year-old tree and the tree in Woden Woods are different trees.

Neither the tree in Knox Woods nor Evan's Fir is the 99 year-old tree.

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

Benton Notch
Knox Woods
Silk Notch
Woden Woods


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

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Balfour spoke 4 minutes more than the presenter who got the D.

Of the presenter who spoke for 6 minutes and the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Chamberlain, one got the C+ and the other was Colleen.

Perry spoke 4 minutes less than the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Chamberlain.

Of the student who got the D and the student who got the B-, one spoke for 8 minutes and the other was Colleen.

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Churchill spoke 2 minutes less than the student who got the D.

Yvonne didn't talk about P.M. Gladstone.


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 3 years after the second striker.

Of the player who started in 1979 and the person who started in 1982, one was Fichin and the other was the center back.

Fichin started 3 years before the person on the Whitecaps.

The person on the Rangers started sometime before the center back.

The person on the Timberwolves was the full back.

Banben started sometime after the player on the Timberwolves.

center back
full back
second striker
sweeper

Predators Rangers Timberwolves Whitecaps


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

Of Neddy Norris's item and the piece for the person who played right field, one sold for $125 and the other sold for $225.

Neddy Norris's item didn't come out in 1978.

Neddy Norris's item was either the item for the person who played catcher or the item that sold for $125.

The 1999 piece sold for 100 dollars less than Neddy Norris's card.

The card for the person who played right field sold for 50 dollars less than Al Allison's one.

The card for the person who played pitcher sold for 50 dollars more than Daryn Drake's card.

Al Allison
Daryn Drake
Jimmy Jacobs
Neddy Norris


Gibbs v Kintz was sometime before the 7-2 decision.

Of the March 10 proceeding and the 6-3 decision, one was Ayers v Byrd and the other had its majority opinion written by Justice Underwood.

The March 3 proceeding was the 8-1 decision.

The March 3 case had its majority opinion written by Justice Alvarado.

Justice Quinn's majority opinion was sometime before the 2-7 decision.

Omar v Powers, Justice Quinn's majority opinion and Justice Hatfield's majority opinion were all different cases.

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


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 27 ft long specimen was donated to the aquarium in 1996.

Of Evan and the 21 ft long exhibit, one was donated to the aquarium in 2008 and the other is the narwhal.

Gus is somewhat shorter than the right whale.

Gus is 4 feet shorter than the gray whale.

The 21 ft long exhibit wasn't donated in 2012.

gray whale
narwhal
right whale
sei whale


The person who lives in Sun City spent 25 dollars more than the friend who gave Ally the juicer.

Ned Norris spent 25 dollars less than the attendee who lives in Jonesboro.

The person who lives in Clovis, the attendee who gave Ally the juicer, and Ned Norris are three different people.

The attendee who gave Ally the blu-ray player spent 50 dollars more than Ned Norris.

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

The attendee who lives in Jonesboro spent 50 dollars less than Ora Osborne.

Kit Kelley
Mitch Mayo
Ned Norris
Ora Osborne


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 Athens accelerator will go online 1 year before the project headed by Dr. Golden.

Of the facility scheduled to go online in 2016 and the Egert Facility, one is in Copenhagen and the other is headed by Dr. Zimmerman.

Neither the project headed by Dr. Zimmerman nor the Kiev accelerator is the Bale-Hahn SSC.

The Egert Facility is headed by Dr. Golden.

The Kiev facility isn't headed by Dr. Baldwin.

Neither the Bale-Hahn SSC nor the Zynga Complex is the Athens accelerator.

The accelerator scheduled to go online in 2018 isn't in Kiev.

Bale-Hahn SSC
Egert Facility
Lectra 4C
Zynga Complex

Dr. Baldwin
Dr. Golden
Dr. Jennings
Dr. Zimmerman


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 11% expires on 11/2025.

The card that expires on 11/2025 doesn't have a limit of $15,000.

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

The Credit Korp card is either the card with an APR of 8% or the one that expires on 11/2025.

The card that expires on 08/2025 has an APR somewhat higher than the Dell Scargo card.

The card with the $5,000 credit limit has an APR somewhat lower than the Dell Scargo card.

Dell Scargo
Credit Korp
Hoardstrum
TrustCo


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

The class in room 114 has somewhat fewer students than the Spanish class.

The Pre-Calculus class has 2  more students than the course in room 212.

Mr. Franklin's class has somewhat more students than the Algebra class.

Of the course in room 212 and Mr. Avery's class, one is the Algebra class and the other has 35 students.

Of the class in room 114 and the Geometry class, one is taught by Avery and the other is taught by Morrison.

The course in room 314 isn't taught by Franklin.


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.

Abe Alvarez's report was from Long Barn.

The sighting of the oval-shaped UFO wasn't from Kirkman.

Neither the August 4 report nor the August 6 report was Iva Ingram's sighting.

Abe Alvarez's sighting involved the cone-shaped UFO.

The report from Marina was submitted sometime before the report of the cone-shaped UFO.

Of the August 5 report and the sighting of the diamond-shaped UFO, one was from Jackson and the other was reported by Benny Baron.

The sighting from Marina was submitted sometime after the sighting of the diamond-shaped UFO.

Neither the sighting from Jackson nor the sighting from Marina was the August 6 report.

Abe Alvarez
Benny Baron
Gil Gates
Iva Ingram


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.

Perry scored 80 points fewer points than the contestant from Ontario.

Perry scored  fewer points than the contestant from Modesto.

The person who scored 380 points was in lane 3.

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

The four people are the person in lane 2, the player from Fort Kent, the person from Ontario and Perry.


The contestant who scored 300 points was in lane 5.

Rena scored 160 points more points than the contestant in lane 5.

The contestant who scored 460 points and the person from Fort Kent are different people.

Of the player from Modesto and the person in lane 2, one scored 300 points and the other is Rena.

Brandi is either the player who scored 460 points or the player in lane 1.

The person from Cutler scored 80 points more points than Terrence.


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 show that aired on GMA and the show that aired at 6:00pm, one aired on Friday and the other brought in 750,000 viewers.

The program with 500,000 viewers aired on GMA.

The show that aired at 6:00pm had somewhat more viewers than the program that aired on Monday.

The show that aired on BMT, the show that aired at 4:30pm, and the program that aired at 8:30pm are three different programs.

The show that aired at 2:00pm was either the show that aired on Monday or the show that aired on WNW.

Of the show that aired on GMA and the show that aired on Tuesday, one aired at 2:00pm and the other aired at 4:30pm.


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

The dish served on May 13th contains 40 fewer calories than the recipe with 10 grams of protein.

The recipe with 380 calories doesn't have exactly 9 grams of protein.

The meal served on May 11th was either the dish with 400 calories or the garlic tilapia.

Of the dish with 420 calories and the recipe with 15 grams of protein, one was the asian steak and the other was the chili pork.

The chili pork contains somewhat more calories than the dish with 10 grams of protein.

The dish with 10 grams of protein, the recipe served on May 14th, and the dish with 400 calories are three different recipes.

asian steak
bulgur salad
chili pork
garlic tilapia


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 blender spent 25 dollars more than Pam Powell.

Ora Osborne, the friend who spent $425, and the person who lives in Twin Peaks are three different people.

Ned Norris didn't give Ally the blender.

The person who spent $450 gave Ally the HD tv.

The friend who gave Ally the toaster spent  less than the person who lives in Sun City.

The attendee who lives in Sun City gave Ally the blender.

The attendee who spent $475 is either the friend who lives in Jonesboro or the person who lives in Sun City.

The friend who gave Ally the HD tv is either Ora Osborne or the person who spent $425.

Kit Kelley
Ned Norris
Ora Osborne
Pam Powell

Decatur City
Jonesboro
Sun City
Twin Peaks


The report of the oval-shaped UFO was from Russell.

The August 6 report was either Benny Baron's report or the sighting from Embden.

The sighting of the oval-shaped UFO was submitted sometime before the sighting from Embden.

The sighting of the triangle-shaped UFO was submitted 1 day after the sighting from Jackson.

Dan Delgado's sighting involved the horseshoe-shaped UFO.

Of Gil Gates's report and Edith Estes's report, one was received on August 7 and the other was from Embden.

Gil Gates's report didn't involve the triangle-shaped UFO.

Benny Baron
Dan Delgado
Edith Estes
Gil Gates


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

The temple built in 1645 is dedicated to the turtle.

Yamasaki, the temple built in 1645, and the structure in Funai are three different shrines.

The temple dedicated to the mouse isn't in Funai.

Of the temple in Niwa and Takahashi, one was built in 1645 and the other is dedicated to the frog.

The temple in Toyagi was built 120 years after the temple dedicated to the frog.

The temple in Toyagi was built sometime before Sama Takako.


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.

Of "Waldarama" and the $1,250 dummy, one is going to Ypsilanti and the other is Nicole's.

The puppet going to Ypsilanti cost 500 dollars more than "Tombawomba".

Margarita's piece, the $1,500 puppet, and the piece going to Portland are three different dummies.

The dummy going to Vancouver is "Tombawomba".

The $1,500 piece is going to St. Moritz.

Margarita's dummy is either the piece going to Vancouver or "Sniffletoe".

Of the $1,000 dummy and Kelly's dummy, one is "Tombawomba" and the other is "Waldarama".


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 that was found in Tarakan, the 4-year-old, and the animal Francine works with are three different animals.

The animal Francine works with is either the 10-year-old or Pemson.

The ape Dolly works with is 3 years older than Quirrel.

The orangutan that was found in Kendisi, the 4-year-old and the orangutan Francine works with are all different animals.

Of the orangutan that was found in Sebulu and the animal that was found in Kendisi, one is cared for by Beatrice and the other is 13 years old.


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 Lyeilia culture was either the culture with 9,000 people or the culture with 9,500 people.

Neither the society founded in 350 AD nor the culture founded in 850 AD was the Tyash culture.

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

The culture located near Easton was founded sometime before the culture with 9,500 people.

The four cultures were the society founded in 350 AD, the culture with 9,500 people, the culture located near Kentfield and the Lyeilia culture.

The Tyash culture was based near Kentfield.

Of the culture located near Quasqueton and the culture with 5,000 people, one was the Budel culture and the other was the Tyash culture.

Arnolds Park
Easton
Kentfield
Quasqueton


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.

Ollie finished somewhat after the knitter who submitted the black item.

Of the knitter who entered her blanket and the entrant who finished second, one is Ollie and the other made the black item.

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

Ruth finished 1 place after the entrant who submitted the blue item.

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


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.

Neither Rebecca nor Chip is the person whose order cost $6.25.

The team member whose order cost $4.90 is either Hannah or the team member who ordered the B.L.T..

The person whose order cost $5.35 ordered the club sandwich.

Chip owes 45 cents more than the team member who ordered the diet coke.

The team member whose order cost $5.35 is either Irene or the team member who ordered the iced tea.

Of the team member who ordered the cheeseburger and the team member whose order cost $5.80, one ordered the water and the other is Irene.

The team member who ordered the water owes 90 cents more than the team member who ordered the club sandwich.

B.L.T.
cheeseburger
club sandwich
taco salad


Neither the sighting of the horseshoe-shaped UFO nor Gil Gates's sighting was the report from Visalia.

The August 6 sighting was from Yarmouth.

Gil Gates's sighting was submitted sometime after the sighting of the egg-shaped UFO.

The sighting of the egg-shaped UFO was submitted sometime before Dan Delgado's sighting.

The report of the teardrop-shaped UFO was submitted 1 day before Abe Alvarez's report.

The August 5 report wasn't from Greeley.

The sighting from Greeley was submitted sometime after Hal Harrison's sighting.

The sighting of the cigar-shaped UFO was from Visalia.

Abe Alvarez
Dan Delgado
Gil Gates
Hal Harrison


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 ABTR, the stock that sold for $27 per share, the stock that sold for $26 per share and the real estate stock.

Neither the stock that sold for $26 per share nor JMO was the stock Charlie bought.

Of the stock that sold for $26 per share and the stock that sold for $27 per share, one was KMPP and the other was bought by Francine.

Of the real estate stock and the stock that sold for $27 per share, one was bought by Francine and the other was JMO.

The stock that sold for $27 per share was in the technology sector.

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

The stock that sold for $26 per share wasn't in the telecom sector.

health care
real estate
technology
telecom